The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – The Palestinian Society in Israel

General

‣ First day of Ramadan. Ramadan Kareem.

Killed

1. Ahmed Muhammad Ashkar, 18-years-old, Kabul.

2. Osama Abu Abid, 25-years-old, Laqiya.

Criminal Incidents

1. Iksal - a man in his 40s was badly injured in a shooting incident, and was taken to HaEmek Hospital in Afula.

2. Haifa - shooting in the Khalsa neighborhood. Two young men, whose identities have not yet been released, were killed. A burned vehicle, located in Shemen Beach under a bridge, was apparently used by the assassins. Police sources said that it was likely a dispute between criminals.

3. Kabul, an 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed by police fire. Border Police officers who were on duty at the scene claim that the rider did not respond to police calls to stop. The police said that the incident is under investigation.

4. Laqiya - a 25-year-old man was badly injured in a shooting incident. MADA teams performed CPR on him and are took him in critical condition to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba, where he was pronounced dead.

5. Nazareth – shots fired at a residential building. No casualties reported.

6. Sakhnin - a powerful explosive device was detonated near a residential building at dawn. No casualties reported, but property damage was caused.

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