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"