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2 Palestinians killed, 11 injured by the Israeli occupation forces, which brought the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 72,063 martyrs and 171,726, by February 10, 2026.	Lebanese citizen Mu'hammed Qashaqish was killed by an Israeli drone missile, when he was in front of his home in the Bint Jubail district, in addition five others in other air strikes today, February 16, 2026.
Grieving, at Al-Shifa hospital, the death of three Zaqool family members, including a child, who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces fire on their home, in Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip, on February 16, 2026.	Director of the UN Development Program, Alexander de Croo, in tour in the Gaza Strip, to know about the humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian people and their needs, on February 16, 2026.

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Gaza: Death toll climbs to 72,063 martyrs

Monday 16-February-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,063 martyrs, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Monday morning.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 171,726 people.

In its daily report, the Health Ministry said that hospitals received two civilian bodies, and 11 wounded people over the past 24 hours.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, at least 603 Palestinians have been killed, and 1,618 others have been injured.

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Palestinian killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza City

Monday 16-February-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

A Palestinian citizen was martyred on Monday morning in an Israeli attack in Gaza City’s El-Shuja’iya neighborhood, amid ongoing ceasefire violations in different areas.

A medical source said that a citizen was killed by Israeli gunfire in El-Shuja’iya.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery shelling and opened gunfire in various areas of the Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces shelled areas east of Khan Younus and Rafa'h in southern Gaza.

Israeli gunboats also opened machinegun fire towards the coastal waters of Gaza City, whose eastern outskirts were simultaneously subjected to artillery shelling.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed about 618 Palestinians, including 194 children and 84 women, and injured 1,602 others.

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Child killed in Tammoun by PA forces gunfire; families of detainees hold PA leadership responsible

Sunday 15-February-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Committee of Families of Political Detainees issued a statement condemning what it described as a serious crime committed by Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces in the town of Tammoun, south of Toubas.

The incident resulted in the killing of a child, Yazan Samara, the son of Sameer Samara, who is wanted by the Israeli occupation forces, and the serious injury of his young sister, who was shot in the head when their vehicle was directly targeted.

In its statement released Sunday, the committee said the incident reflects a systematic policy of pursuing individuals wanted by Israeli forces, even at the cost of Palestinian lives, in what it described as an effort to maintain security coordination amid escalating attacks by Israeli forces and settlers across the occupied West Bank.

The committee stated that the continuation of such security practices represents a dangerous deviation from national priorities, placing security forces in confrontation with their own people rather than protecting them.

It held all parties who issued orders, carried out, or provided political cover for the incident fully responsible, adding that attempts to justify the shooting as a routine security measure do not change the fact that Palestinian blood was shed as a result of a decision to pursue an individual wanted by Israel.

The committee called for an immediate halt to the policy of pursuing such individuals and demanded the release of political detainees held over resistance activities, political affiliation, or freedom of expression.

It concluded by stressing that “the blood of our people is not expendable, and it is unacceptable for policies to continue targeting those resisting occupation while leaving the occupation and its settlers unchallenged.”

Separately, the Hamas Movement described the incident as a new “black mark” on the record of the PA security forces, accusing them of turning against their own people instead of ensuring their protection.

In a statement, Hamas said the killing of the child and the critical injury of his sister following direct gunfire at their vehicle highlight the dangerous consequences of repressive policies, particularly at a time when Palestinians in the West Bank face intensified attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.

The Movement warned of the potential impact of such actions on Palestinian social cohesion and held the PA leadership fully responsible for the consequences.

Hamas also called for accountability for those involved, the immediate release of all political detainees, and an end to the pursuit of Palestinians. It further urged efforts to strengthen national unity and consolidate internal ranks in confronting ongoing challenges. 

Dozens of Palestinians kidnaped by IOF in W. Bank and El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Monday 16-February-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped dozens of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank and El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) last night and at dawn Monday.

Local sources reported that a large number of Israeli troops stormed Nablus City and nearby villages, with reinforcements arriving from the El-Tour and Bait Foureek checkpoints.

The IOF arrest campaign in Nablus targeted about 40 citizens, including national and notable figures, as well as women. Most of them were kidnaped from their homes in Nablus City.

In Tulkarem, the IOF carried out raids in the city’s Shuwaika suburb and the town of Dair El-Ghusoon and kidnaped one citizen from his home.

In al-Khalil, Israeli forces kidnaped three citizens from the city and another one from Sa’ir town.

In El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Israeli police forces stormed Qalandya refugee camp and the town of Kafr I'qab, where they carried out a wide campaign of raids and searches that targeted several homes. The operation reportedly included arrests among citizens.

The IOF also stormed other areas of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the West Bank, with no reported kidnappings. 

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IOAR delivers dozens of demolition and stop-work orders in the West Bank and El-Quds (Jerusalem)

Monday 16-February-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (IOAR) delivered demolition and stop-work orders for 60 Palestinian-owned homes and commercial facilities in the West Bank and El-Quds (Jerusalem), citing building without permits.

According to local sources, the Israeli army handed citizens stop-work notices for 20 homes belonging to them in the town of Teqoa southeast of Bethlehem.

In El-Quds (Jerusalem), the Israeli municipality delivered demolition orders for more than 40 facilities in the town of Anata.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army demolished an agricultural room in the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, also on the grounds of lacking permits.

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Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard

Monday 16-February-2026

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Hordes of the illegal Israeli settlers escorted by police officers desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Monday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.

According to local sources, at least 337 of the illegal Israeli settlers entered the Mosque in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards.

During their tours at the Islamic holy site, the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.

The Israeli occupation regime police have recently escalated restrictions on Muslims ahead of the holy month of Ramadhan, issuing orders that have banned dozens of Palestinians from El-Quds (Jerusalem) and 1948 occupied Palestine from entering the Aqsa Mosque.

In a related incident, two Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) Palestinian citizens, including a journalist, received orders from the Israeli police today, banning their entry to the Aqsa Mosque for six months.

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate reported that the Israeli police ordered the Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) journalist Mu'hammed El-Sadiq and a young man from the holy city to stay away from Al-Aqsa Mosque for a period of six months each.

An Al-Aqsa Mosque guard was also handed a similar order today, prohibiting his entry to the Islamic holy site for six months.

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For first time since 1967, Israel moves to expand its illegal settlements in  El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), beyond “Green Line”

Monday 16-February-2026

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Hebrew news reports have revealed that the Israeli government continues to take measures aimed at reinforcing its sovereignty over El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem). These steps have effectively erased the boundaries of the Green Line, which is an artificial line that separates the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948, where the Jewish state was established, from those occupied in 1967.

According to the news site Ynet, affiliated with the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, a new settlement plan is being advanced in the illegal Adam settlement (also known as Geva Binyamin), located north of Jerusalem and south of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

While this plan is officially presented as an expansion of the Adam settlement itself, in fact, it would extend Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries beyond their pre-1967 limits. This expansion would mark the first time since the Six-Day War that Jerusalem’s territory is formally enlarged past those borders.

In essence, the settlement plan is not merely about enlarging Adam but about reshaping the geography of Jerusalem itself. By pushing its boundaries outward, the Israeli government is working on entrenching its control more deeply within the occupied Palestinian territories.

Ynet noted that the plan includes the construction of hundreds of settlement units for the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community on a tract of land located at a distance from the Adam illegal Israeli settlement, adding that the construction in the designated area would create geographic continuity within Jerusalem and effectively expand the Neve Yaakov settlement. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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The British Museum removes the name “Palestine” from its maps following pressure from pro-Israel groups

Sunday 15-February-2026

LONDON, (PIC)

The British newspaper The Telegraph has reported that the British Museum in London has decided to remove the name “Palestine” from its ancient Middle East galleries, following complaints and pressure from pro-Israel organizations.

According to the report published on Sunday, the decision came in response to correspondence from the group UK Lawyers for Israel, which objected to the use of the term “Palestine” to describe historical regions along the eastern Mediterranean coast within the museum’s exhibits.

Some maps and display panels related to ancient Egypt and the Phoenicians had previously labeled the region as “Palestine,” and in certain cases, described some populations as being of “Palestinian origin.” In a letter addressed to museum director Nicholas Cullinan, the group argued that applying the term retroactively across the region over thousands of years erases historical changes and creates a misleading impression of continuity.

According to the newspaper, the British Museum concluded that the term “Palestine” does not carry an “appropriate meaning as a historical geographical term” in this context and decided to remove it from certain explanatory materials.

The changes also affected the description of the Hyksos, who originated in the Nile Delta between 1700 and 1500 BCE, where the phrase “of Palestinian origin” was replaced with “of Canaanite origin.”

The newspaper noted that the decision was also influenced by visitor feedback and surveys, in addition to concerns raised by the UK-based advocacy group.

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"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves. Then, when the latter (final) promise comes, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.