On February 19, 2026, Israeli forces stormed Qalqilya, in West Bank, carrying out a arrest campaign. 1. At 22:30, they stormed the town of Azzun and conducted a patrol. 2. At 23:30, they stormed the town of Kafr Thulth and conducted a patrol. 3. At 00:50, they stormed the city of Qalqilya, arrested 18 citizens, and withdrew at 05:20. **Arrest:** The 18 detainees in the city of Qalqilya are: Musa Abdel Rahim Sawy, Kamal Ibrahim Al-Baz, Salah Muhammad Nasoura, Baraa Kamal Al-Baz, Abdel Rahman Nidal Harb, Abdel Rahman Kamal Al-Baz, Omar Nidal Harb, Muhammad Sameh Mahmoud Afana, Murad Rifaat Nofal, Walid Jibril, Omar Qaraqe, Baraa Iyad Hammad, Islam Kamal Al-Baz, Abdullah Muhammad Shuraim, Omar Qashmar, Musab Al-Baz, Hassan Harb, and Yasser Muhammad Saeed Hammad. At 15:00, the same day, the occupation forces arrested the citizen: Juriya Muhammad Hamdan Ahmed - resident of the village of Ras Tira, while she was near the apartheid wall.

On February 18, 2026, Muhammad Jamal Abu Siam, 19, was injured by settlers. He died as a result of his injuries during an attack on the village of Mukhmas, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Ministry of Health. In the same attack, five citizens were injured by live bullets or severly beaten, three of them by live bullets, all transferred to the hospital with one in a critical condition. During the attack, the settlers were filmed stealing dozens of sheep. According to protective presence and local sources, the Jewish Pogromist Militias, stationed in "Ma'ale Michmach" Terror Outpost, Are responsible of the pogrom: they solte more than 200 sheep, shotfour Palestinians and murdered 19 year old Nasrallah Abu Siam. Israeli forces later arrived, and during the violence, armed settlers killed 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam and injured several others. Abu Ali said the army shot teargas, sound grenades and live ammunition. Israel’s military acknowledged using what it called “riot dispersal methods” after receiving reports of Palestinians throwing rocks but denied that its forces fired during the clashes. “When the settlers saw the army, they were encouraged and started shooting live bullets,” Abu Ali said. He added that they clubbed those injured with sticks after they had fallen to the ground. Nasrallah Abu Siam is the first martyr this year shot by the settlers, bringing the number since October 7, 2023 to 37 - according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission - in light of the escalation of the colonialists’ attacks on Palestinian villages, towns and communities in the West Bank. The village of Mukhmas, and the nearby Bedouin community of Khallet al-Sidra, are subjected to repeated attacks by colonialists, under the protection of the occupation forces, including attacks on citizens and shooting at them, destroying and burning homes, barns and vehicles, sabotaging solar panels and surveillance cameras and seizing a number of them. The "Khallet al-Sidra" community is located about 800 meters northeast of the village of Mikhmas, where 16 families from the Kaabna and Jahalin clans reside, and together they number 59 people, about half of whom are children, who live by raising livestock. **According to Haaretz:** Israeli Army Blocks Palestinian Bedouins From Rebuilding Their West Bank Homes Burned by Israeli Settlers. Bedouin residents of Mukhmas arrived Sunday to rebuild homes torched by settlers but were stopped by Israeli soldiers, who said the area was a closed military zone. When asked about an Israeli man who photographed the houses, a soldier responded, 'He can do whatever he wants' **Timeline of the events on February 18:** According to the investigation of Jasper Nathaniel ~2:35 PM – A shepherd from Mukhmas is harassed by settlers trying to steal his livestock. He escapes to the village. Local men gather to protect their animals. ~Shortly after 2:35 PM – About 30 masked settlers arrive, accompanied by 5 Israeli soldiers. Settler named Amir claims he will help and orders villagers to retreat, promising no harm to the livestock. 3:27 PM – Physical violence erupts. Villagers attempt to retrieve livestock, beaten back by settlers and soldiers. Army fires tear gas and stun grenades. An elderly man is badly burned. Settlers drive off more sheep and goats. 3:48 PM – Settlers open fire with M16s. Nasrallah Abu Siyam shot in the thigh; bullet severs main artery. Others carrying him are also targeted. Settlers beat Nasrallah and other victims with rods. Army continues gassing village. After shooting – Settlers and army leave, taking 300+ livestock. Villagers call ambulance but cannot pass army checkpoint. They transport Nasrallah by car toward Ramallah hospital. ~5:30 PM – Nasrallah carried on foot to waiting ambulance due to traffic and checkpoints. Arrives at hospital nearly two hours after shooting. ~5:30 PM – 10:00 PM – Doctors attempt to save him for 4.5 hours. 10:00 PM – Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, pronounced dead. Later that night – Settlers return to the village; villagers gather in larger numbers to protect the village. Settlers leave without incident. **Name of the martyr:** Nasrallah Muhammad Jamal Abu Siam The 3 wounded (one of them was severely beaten) as a result of gunfire by the occupation forces and settlers on the outskirts of the village of Mikhmas are: 1. Osama Muhammad Kanaan, 2. Laith Muhammad Salama Abu Ali, 3. Salama Muhammad Salama Abu Ali. **Rare US State Dept comment** on the killing of a Palestinian American, Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19 yo: *“We can confirm the death of a U.S. citizen in the West Bank on February 18. We extend our deepest condolences to the family and expect a full, thorough, and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. U.S. Embassy Jerusalem has been in direct contact with the family to provide assistance.”* **On February 20, 2026**, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres condemns killing of 19-year-old dual Palestinian-American in occupied West Bank, calling by the moouth of spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric “for a prompt, thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of the incident and for those responsible to be held to account,” Guterres also urged Israel “to take concrete steps to halt and prevent all acts of violence by Israeli settlers against (the) Palestinian population” in line with its “obligations as the occupying power.” However, on this occasion, António Guterres did not call for an end to the illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories following the ICC ruling in August 2024.

On February 18, Israeli forces demolished a residential complex in the Al-Harayeq area south of Hebron, near the Haggai settlement. The complex consisted of two buildings (10 apartments total) — one three-storey building with six apartments and another two-storey building with four apartments. The homes belonged to the Salhab family and housed more than 40 residents (some reports say around 50 people). The buildings belonged to Mohammed Salhab and his brothers. Salhab said the demolition happened despite him having legal documents proving the family’s ownership of the land and an ongoing court appeal against the demolition orders. The owner said the demolition took place despite legal documents proving land ownership and an ongoing court appel.

The demolition/explosion of the house of Raafat (Ra’fat) Dawasa in Silat al-Harithiya, west of the city of Jenin, took place on 18 February 2026 (overnight into that day or early morning). On February 17, 2026, Israeli bulldozers had already begun demolishing the house that day. On February 17, Israeli bulldozers began demolishing the house after evacuating the neighboring houses. The occupation had stormed the town and fired live bullets at school students, coinciding with the storming of the town of Al-Yamoun, accompanied by “-Eitan” armored vehicles, and closed the entrances leading to Silat Al-Harithiya from the Al-Yamoun side. At 09:30, on February 18, the occupation forces demolished a 3-story house owned by the family of the martyr Raafat Mahmoud Sobhi Dawasa. At 12:30, they fired stun grenades and tear gas towards citizens, under the pretext that they had been stoned while demolishing a house. Dawasa was part of the squad that laid the charge that led to the fall of the Israeli late Capt. Alon Sakaggio, wounding 16 other soldiers in operational activity in Jenin on 27 June 2024. In addition, Dewasa took part in the attack at the Meholah Junction in which the Israeli late Jonathan Deutsch was murdered, and another Israeli citizen was injured on August 11, 2024. Dawasa was killed By an Israeli airstrike on August 18, 2024, as a result of the bombing of a vehicle in which he was traveling with Ahmed Abu Arra, and the Israeli authorities notified the family last October of their intention to demolish the house. This operation is as part of broader Israeli military incursions in the Jenin area. This huge explosion, demand an evacuation order for all the neigborhood and caused civilian damage to surrounding homes. Israel has a long-standing policy of demolishing or blowing up homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks presented as a deterrence measure against future violence but mostly used as occupation tool and retalation against the family of the Palestinian resistants. Home demolitions are highly not allowed by the International law: Human rights organizations (e.g., Amnesty, HRW) argue they constitute collective punishment, which is prohibited under international humanitarian law. **Israeli explanation (official narrative):** According to Israeli sources, the house belonged to Raafat Dawasa, described as a senior Hamas operative in the Jenin area. He was accused of involvement in attacks in 2024 that killed two Israelis (an Israeli soldier and a civilian "The senior Hamas operative from northern Samaria took part in the killings of IDF Capt. Alon Sacgiu, 22, and Yonatan Deutsch, 23."). He himself was killed in August 2024 during an Israeli operation. The demolition was presented as part of counter-terrorism measures and ongoing military activity in northern West Bank. IDF we site precises that "IDF forces from the Yahalm unit, the Yiftah MGB, the engineering forces of the Menashe Brigade and the forces of the Nahal Patrol completed a "divisional" operation in the village of Silat al-Hartiya last night (Tuesday)."

On February 16, 2026, Mohammad Kamal Shreim was martyred after being hit by Israeli bullets in the vicinity of the northern checkpoint of the city of Qalqilya. Eyewitnesses reported that the young man was on a dirt road leading to the separation wall on the western-northern side of the city before he was targeted by a bullet fired by a sniper, which led to him being directly hit in the back, as the bullet penetrated his body. The young man was transferred to the government hospital in the city of Qalqilya, but medical teams announced that he died as a result of his injury. On February 16, a large crowd of Palestinians carrying his body bid a final farewell to Mohammad Shreim.

At 22:25, on February 16, the Israeli forces stormed the city of Salfit, raided and searched many homes, turned the upper floor of a building into a military point, broke a coffee kiosk, arrested 3 citizens (including a soldier from the National Security Forces), and beat 2 citizens. At the same time, the Israeli forces closed the iron gate at the northern entrance to the city of Salfit to traffic, all entrances to the city of Salfit (Iskaka Bridge, Wadi Al-Shaer Road, Khirbet Qais Village Road, and Al-Mashfa - Farkha Village Road), with dirt barriers, to traffic until the report was prepared. **Physical abuse:** during their storming of the city of Salfit, the occupation forces beat 2 citizens while raiding their homes: Sarafandi Tayseer and Ashraf Zuhd. They occupied the upper floor of the Al-Nour Building and turned it into a military point, they also broke a coffee kiosk owned by the citizen Karam Al-Masry before arrested him. **Arrest:** 1. At 11:30, the occupation forces arrested the citizen: Thaer Abdel Hamid Khalil, north of the town of Deir Ballut, while he was on his grounds. 2. The 3 detainees in the city of Salfit are: Al-Askari - Ali Muhammad Ali Shtayyeh, Hafez Mahmoud Al-Zeer, and Karam Al-Masry. On February 17, 2026, at 14:25, the Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the northern entrance to the city of Salfit, to search vehicles and verify citizens’ identities until 15:40. Settlers attack At 11:55, a group of settlers were present in the Al-Matwi area between the city of Salfit and the town of Bruqin, and they attacked and sprayed pepper gas on the citizen: Ihab Al-Masry, while he was passing through the pla **A leaflet was dropped on the town saying:** *"To the residents of Salfit The Israeli security forces are determined to prevent any form of support for terrorists and will continue to act against terrorism at all times and in all places, even during the month of Ramadan. Anyone who attempts to harm Israeli civilians or Israeli security forces risks being shot with live ammunition and arrest. Our eyes are on you"*

On February 13, 2026, a large fire broke out in a residential building in Gaza City that also contained warehouses belonging to the Qatari Committee (a humanitarian aid body). The incident occurred on Al-Thawra Street in the Al-Rimal neighborhood. The blaze spread quickly through the lower floors, filling the building with heavy smoke and threatening nearby structures. Because of the siege and Israel’s blockade of firefighting equipment, which authorities describe as part of a genocidal policy, emergency services—already degraded by years of conflict damage—are operating with limited capacity, making it harder to control the blaze. **Response and conditions:** Palestinian Civil Defense crews, helped by police and local residents, worked for several hours (reports say more than 3–8 hours) to control the fire. The response was severely hampered by lack of equipment and resources, which officials link to widespread destruction and restrictions affecting emergency services in Gaza. Firefighters focused mainly on preventing the flames from spreading to surrounding buildings. **Casualties and damage:** Several residents suffered smoke inhalation and were taken for medical treatment. Others were evacuated from the building. The fire caused extensive material damage, including to homes and warehouse contents. Authorities opened an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

In Talfit, south of Nablus, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in Talfit, south of Nablus, injuring many. Settlers reportedly fired live ammunition and tear gas at residents trying to resist the assault. Homes and vehicles were vandalized. The Israeli forces surrounded the village mosque as worshippers exited after Friday prayers. Earlier, settlers accompanied by soldiers had attacked residents, fired live rounds — injuring a young man in the thigh — assaulted others, and smashed vehicle windows. Israeli forces then fired live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas at residents and their homes, causing multiple cases of suffocation. **Casualties:** Local officials said 25 Palestinians were wounded when illegal settlers, under army protection, stormed the village. 15 suffered tear-gas inhalation 1 was shot with live fire 9 were beaten Several vehicles, homes, and even a mosque were damaged Israeli troops reportedly fired tear gas while settlers carried out the assault. Al Jazeera reports that 54 Palestinians were injured earlier today in an attack by Israeli settlers and occupation forces in the town of Talfit near Nablus, West Bank. **Attack on journalists covering the incident:** Israeli forces fired at an Al Jazeera news crew as it covered an illegal settler attack in the town of Talfit. Soldiers shot towards its team, causing partial damage to camera equipment. Al Jazeera correspondent Tharwat Shaqra said in a live broadcast that troops used live ammunition against the crew before firing a tear gas canister that directly struck and damaged filming gear. The journalists were positioned in a clearly visible, open area and were targeted without being asked to leave the location. The Israeli forces did not immediately comment on the incident.

On February 13, 2026, in the northeastern West Bank, colonizers assaulted Palestinian shepherds in Khirbet Makhoul in the northern Jordan Valley. Mahdi Daraghma, head of the al‑Maleh Village Council, said colonizers attacked residents near their tents in Khallet Makhoul. Israeli forces also abducted Yusef Bisharat, his wife, and their son near their tents, Kamal Bani Odal, according to the head of the Tubas office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society

On the begining of February 2026, Israeli settler attacks have forced 15 Palestinian families to flee the As-Satih area in the village of Deir Al-Duyuk, west of Jericho in the occupied West Bank. Settlers began plowing and leveling land surrounding the families’ homes, preventing them from accessing or using it. The displaced families belong to the Al-Ara’ra clan, one of the latest Bedouin communities forced to leave due to settler violence. The Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights said the operations caused extensive damage to agricultural land. On Wednesday February 11, 2026, around 50 settlers, accompanied by a bulldozer and an Israeli military vehicle, stormed al-Duyuk al-Tahta village west of Jericho in what local sources described as a coordinated attack. They demolished and vandalized homes—some built of tin sheets, others of concrete—expelled residents, prevented their return, and reportedly seized personal belongings, livestock, and vehicles. Israeli settlers demolished at least 15 Palestinian homes and about 20 structures in the village. The demolitions took place on Tuesday, February 11, continuing from morning until dark, using bulldozers. The village is in Area C, about 500 meters from Area A under full Palestinian control. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Civil Administration stated they were not responsible for the demolitions, though eyewitnesses reported settlers arrived alongside soldiers in uniform. **Eyewitness Accounts:** A resident described the events to Haaretz: “30 settlers arrived in the morning at my uncle's house… They were accompanied by several soldiers in uniform and carrying weapons.” “They threatened my uncle and his family, beat the men and demanded everyone leave the house. Then they moved to my father's house and subsequently to the rest of the homes. They drove us all away with threats and destroyed the homes with two or three bulldozers. Most of my family, about 60 people, were left homeless.” “Three of my family members were wounded. One of them even fainted, and he had to be treated at a hospital… We called both the Palestinian and Israeli police. The Palestinian police couldn't do anything. No one helped my family. We've been living here for 14 years.” **Official IDF Statements** “Following the report, a force arrived at the scene. No suspects were identified in the area, but some 20 homes and Palestinian property were found destroyed… The IDF strongly condemns violence and will continue to act to maintain the security of residents and public order in the area.” **Far-right Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu publicly justified the demolitions:** “We will destroy any [home] built on Jewish people's heritage. We will return here, pave roads and make the place flourish.” “We do not apologize for holding onto our land… we are reclaiming our heritage sites and deepening our historical hold on the land of our forefathers for the sake of our children's future.” **Alon Arad of Emek Shaveh, an anti-occupation archaeological group, stated:** “According to international law, the only excavations Israel can carry out in the West Bank are those intended to enable Palestinian development. It's forbidden to excavate for the purpose of developing settlements or for any other purpose.” **Broader context:** The incident comes amid a sharp escalation in settler violence across the West Bank since October 2023, including killings, arrests, forced displacement, land confiscation, and settlement expansion. On February 8, Israel’s security cabinet approved measures that Palestinians say alter the legal and civil status of the West Bank to deepen Israeli control, warning they could pave the way for formal annexation and further undermine prospects for a Palestinian state under UN resolutions.