Thursday, February 19, 2026 – The West Bank
- Adi Ronen Argov
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
General
1. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights – ethnic cleansing concerns in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip amid intensified violence and forcible transfers by Israel.
Raids and Arrests
‣ Jenin refugee camp and town (403rd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (397th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (383rd consecutive day);
‣ During the night, Israeli forces raided Arrabah, Qabatiya, Beit Ula, Rafat, Al Fawwar refugee camp, Tubas, Qalqilya, Talfit, Dura, Fahma, Kafr Ra'i, Khirbet al Fakheit, Nablus, New Askar refugee camp, Qalandia refugee camp. During the day, they raided Al-Ram, Al-Mughayyir, Hebron, Birzeit, ad-Dhahiriya, Burqa, Sinjil, Zababdeh, Tarqumiyah, Tuqu'a, Beita, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Kafr 'Aqab, Silwad, Qaryut, Beit Ummar. At least 51 Palestinians were arrested, including a woman. 17 were arrested in Qalqilya.

Army attacks on Palestinians
4. Beit Ummar, north of Hebron - raid with teargas. Suffocation injuries.
5. ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron - confiscation of vehicles and their setting on fire.
8. Tarqumiyah, west of Hebron - clashes.
9. Kafr 'Aqab, north of Jerusalem - clashes.
10. Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem - a raid that began last night. Clashes, 3 injured. Later in the evening, more teargas.
14. Nablus - night raid on a house, extensive damage to the structure.
Demolitions
1. Ein al-Beida, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - House demolished.
Colonist attacks on Palestinians
1. Khirbet Makhul, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - shepherd attacked. The army detains him.
2. Hammamat al Maleh, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - residents attacked, one Injured.
3. Khirbet Samra, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - colonists graze their flock on Palestinian land.
4. Fasa'il, northern Palestinian Jordan Valley - house on siege.
5. Imneizil, Masafer Yatta - a colonist chases a herd in an SUV. The Palestinian shepherd tries to stop him. The army detains the shepherd.
6. Khirbet al-Tabban, Masafer Yatta - vandalizing olive trees.
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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