Thursday, February 19, 2026 – The West Bank
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
1. Tuqu'a, south-east of Bethlehem - clashes.
2. Zababdeh, south of Jenin - clashes.
3. Arraba, south-west of Jenin - raid that began last night. Clashes. 4 injured.
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.
6. Al Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron - clashes.
7. Beit Ula, west of Hebron - night raid. One person injured by live 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.
11. Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem – one person injured by gunfire near the Separation Wall. Arrest.
12. al-Am'ari refugee camp, north of Ramallah - clashes.
13. Silwad, north-east of Ramallah - clashes.
14. Nablus - night raid on a house, extensive damage to the structure.
15. Beita, south of Nablus - clashes.
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, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
