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Monday, February 16, 2026 – The West Bank

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • 4 days ago
  • 3 min read

General

1. North Jerusalem – Announcement of construction of 2,780 housing units in a new colony - Adam.


Killed

1. Muhammad Kamel Sharim, 18, Qalqilya.


Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (400th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (394th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (380th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Kafr 'Aqab, Qalandia refugee camp, Deir al-Ghusun, Nablus, Shuweika, Shuqba, Salem, Beit Iba, Beit Ummar. During the day, they raided Tuqu'a, ad-Dhahiriya, Wadi Al-Khums, Azzun, Al Khader, Raba, Silwad, Shabtin, Al-Bireh, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Al-Mughayyir, Faqqua, Illar, Seida, Salfit, Beit Fajjar, At-Tur, Al-Arroub refugee camp.



‣ Since yesterday evening, 60 Palestinians have been arrested or detained, including 3 women and a Palestinian member of parliament. 45 of them since midnight;

‣ Issuance and renewal of 41 administrative detention warrants.


Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Jenin - military vehicle hits a taxi. 2 injured.

2. Faqqua, north-east of Jenin – set up of a military post in a house.

3. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - night raid on houses and destruction of property. Clashes ensue later in the day.

4. Kafr 'Aqab, north Jerusalem - night raid on houses and destruction of property. Clashes.

5. At-Tur, south-east Jerusalem - raid, teargas.

6. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - clashes.


7. Khirbet al Fakheit, Masafer Yatta – school bus transporting children and teachers is stopped and intimidated.

8. Susya, Masafer Yatta - soldier prevents shepherds from protecting their flocks during a colonist attack, then attacks one of them and detains another.


9. Salfit - large-scale raid along with helicopters and bulldozers. Families are forcibly evicted from their homes.

10. Qalqilya – one person killed by gunfire near the northern checkpoint.


11. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - clashes, suffocation injuries.

12. Shabtin, west of Ramallah - clashes.

13. Nablus - night raid, extensive arrest operation. 23 persons arrested.


Demolitions

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - construction stop order for 10 houses.

2. Al Khader, south-west of Bethlehem - demolition of a commercial structure.


3. Beit Jala, north-west of Bethlehem - demolition of an auto parts store.

4. Raba, south-east of Jenin - demolition of a farming structure.

5. Shuqba, north-west of Ramallah - demolition of a house.

6. Awarta Checkpoint, south-east of Nablus - demolition of a shack and uprooting of trees.



Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Kisan, south-east of Bethlehem - grazing inside the village.

2. Harba, Masafer Yatta - a drone coming from a nearby outpost chased and startled a flock of sheep. soldiers-colonist intimidated the shepherd.


3. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah - stones thrown at Palestinian vehicles.

4. Turmus Ayya, north-east of Ramallah - expansion work on the outpost near residents' homes. Later, a raid on a Palestinian family's home.


5. Aqraba, south-east of Nablus - house attacked.

6. Qusra and Jalud, south-east of Nablus - clashes between residents and colonists.

Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.


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