Palestinian youth shot in the foot near Huwara checkpoint
Red Crescent medics said Israeli forces at first kept their crews from reaching the wounded young man south of Nablus before letting them through.
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Six-year-old girl dies of gunshot wounds in al-Mawasi
Tihani Shalalfeh was shot by Israeli forces in the coastal area west of Khan Younis and died on Tuesday morning, WAFA reported, as firing continued in central and southern Gaza.
Settlers burn three cars and spray slogans in Umm Safa overnight
The head of the Umm Safa village council said settlers entered the western neighbourhood after midnight, set three vehicles alight and daubed racist slogans on walls.
Two families ordered out of their homes in Far'un as troops take them over
Israeli forces turned two houses south of Tulkarem into military posts and told the families they could not return until Wednesday morning, local sources told WAFA.
Today27 Oct 2026 · 2 stories
Israeli forces close every entrance to Ramallah on election morning
Gates and checkpoints around Ramallah were shut from early Tuesday and new checkpoints went up on the side roads residents use to get around them, WAFA reported.
Israel turns back 23-member delegation heading to Birzeit conference
British and Spanish lawmakers were among those held for hours at the Allenby Crossing and then refused entry to the West Bank, Birzeit University said.
Monday 26 October 2026 · 5 stories
In Gaza's tents, a kilowatt-hour now costs ten times its pre-war price
With the grid destroyed, private generators sell electricity at around 30 shekels per kilowatt-hour, and families who cannot pay are going without light.
Fire destroys tent camp near Shuja'iyya junction, displacing over 800
WAFA said Israeli drones set the camp alight overnight; the UN separately reported arson attacks on families' tents along the Yellow Line in the same area.
Qatar and Egypt condemn Ben-Gvir's entry to Al-Aqsa compound
The two governments said the visit by Israel's national security minister, escorted by police and joined by hundreds of settlers, breached the status quo at the holy site.
Hebron displacement passes 3,000 as UN rights chief warns of collective punishment
Volker Türk called for everyone forced from the Jalda and Ein Deir Baha neighbourhoods to be allowed home, as Palestinian figures put the number displaced near 4,000.
Settlers attack olive pickers in Beit Kahil as harvest incidents pass 480
A Palestinian commission says it has recorded 482 attacks on the olive harvest in nine West Bank governorates since picking began this month.
Sunday 25 October 2026 · 1 story
PLO rejects UNRWA layoff plan and seeks $70m to pay staff
The PLO Executive Committee says mass job cuts would not fix the agency's finances and asked donors for urgent money to cover November and December salaries.
Saturday 24 October 2026 · 2 stories
About 70 Palestinians detained across the West Bank since Friday, PPS says
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society said most of those held were former prisoners, and that hundreds more had been interrogated in the field during raids.
About 1,200 forced from homes as Israel launches Hebron operation
The army began house searches and demolitions in two Hebron neighbourhoods after gunmen killed two soldiers at a checkpoint; the PA called it collective punishment.
Thursday 22 October 2026 · 2 stories
Palestinian goods trade deficit widens 17% in August
Statistics bureau figures show exports to Israel rising while exports to the rest of the world almost halved, deepening dependence on a single market.
EBRD and EU open €25.9m green finance line for Palestinian firms and homes
Loans through local banks will fund solar, efficiency and waste projects, with EU grants covering up to a quarter of eligible investments.
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · 1 story
UN warns of 'ominous start' to the West Bank olive harvest
OCHA counted at least 160 harvest-related settler attacks in the first two weeks of October, while movement restrictions keep thousands of farmers from their trees.
Monday 19 October 2026 · 1 story
WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third, leaving 500,000 without support
The World Food Programme says funding for its Palestine operations is under half of past years and it needs $450 million to keep going through March.