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Sunday, February 22, 2026 – The West Bank

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

General

1. The order to close Al Jazeera’s offices in Ramallah extended by 90 days.


Killed

1. Mohammad Wahbi Hanani, 17, Beit Furik. Shot yesterday by colonists and soldiers who raided the village with live fire, critically wounded. Died this morning from his injuries.



Raids and Arrests

‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (406th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (400th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (386th consecutive day);

‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Ya'bad, Azzun, Beit Furik, Bani Na'im, Misilyah, Beita, Qalqilya, Tubas, Deir Abu Da'if, Burqa, Barta'a, Faqqua, Yatta, Arranah, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, Beit Ummar, Al-Arroub refugee camp, Kobar. During the day, they raided Baqat al-Hatab, Nablus, Tell, Old Askar refugee camp, Sa'ir, Issawiya, Beitunia, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Huwara, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Hizma, Al-Bireh, Ramallah, Tuqu'a, Idna, Asira al-Qibliya. At least 18 arrested.



‣ The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club reports that more than 100 Palestinians, including women and children, arrested since the beginning of Ramadan;

‣ The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club and the Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs report that Israel issued or extended 87 administrative detention orders against Palestinian detainees.


Army attacks on Palestinians

1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem – raid, teargas, stun grenades.


2. Faqqua, east of Jenin – raid, shops and businesses forced to close.

3. Misilyah, south of Jenin – raid, live fire, stun grenades.

4. Ya'bad, south-west of Jenin – soldiers assaulted residents, severe beatings during a raid.

5. Tubas – raid, teargas.


6. Idna, west of Hebron – raid, live fire, stun grenades.

7. Qalqilya – raid on several homes, arrests.


8. Azzun, east of Qalqilya – raid on a house, arrest of a father and his three sons.

9. Ramallah – one injured by rubber bullet during a raid on a rooftop Iftar gathering (Sath Marhaba) in the city.

10. Ein Sinya, north of Ramallah – new military checkpoint at the town entrance.

11. Nablus – raid in the Khallet al-‘Amud cemetery area, arrests. Demolition of a memorial to Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in the city.


12. Beit Furik, east of Nablus – raid, the army locates an explosive device and detonates it.

13. Huwara, south of Nablus – raid by a military force and colonists. The force deployed near Einabus junction, provocations. Clashes erupted.



Demolitions

1. Al Khader, south-west of Bethlehem – demolition order for a two-storey house after an appeal against a previous order was rejected.


Colonist attacks on Palestinians

1. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – colonists expel farmers and graze their herds on cultivated plots.


2. Tammun, south of Tubas – earthworks for construction of a new outpost in the Umm al-Kabish area.

3. Atuf, south of Tubas – colonists block a dirt road leading to a resident’s home to force him to leave.

4. Mukhmas, north-east of Jerusalem – residents confront colonists.


5. Al-Aizariya, south-east of Jerusalem – colonists attack in the Bir al-Maskub area adjacent to the village.

6. Masafer Yatta – colonists chase a school bus with two off-road vehicles.


7. Al Mirkez, Masafer Yatta – colonists break into a home and release sheep into the yard.

8. Al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah – more families from the Bedouin community leave the town due to ongoing colonist violence.


9. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah – colonists attack a farmer ploughing his land, steal his horse and ploughing equipment.

10. Sinjil, north-east of Ramallah – colonists attempt to enter a house on the outskirts of the town.

11. Ni'lin, west of Ramallah – colonists fence off agricultural land in the Jabal al-‘Alam area of the town.


12. Burin, south of Nablus – colonists throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near the Yitzhar colony.

13. Qaryut, south of Nablus – colonists uproot olive trees using bulldozers.

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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