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Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza resumed in-person schooling as the 2026–2027 academic year began, after an interruption lasting nearly three years. Classes are being held in temporary schools and centres, including tents and metal and wooden structures, amid damage to 98 per cent of school buildings and acute shortages and rising prices of stationery.
The isolation of Khirbet Ras al-Ahmar in the northern Jordan Valley is continuing after a trench was dug and the last access route to the area was closed, restricting the movement of 47 families and thousands of livestock. Foreign solidarity activists reached the community carrying food supplies and water, amid acute shortages of water, fodder and medicines.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf condemned Itamar Ben-Gvir and groups of settlers entering the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and performing Talmudic rituals there, while the developments coincided with the closure of the Ibrahimi Mosque, clashes in Jerusalem and the killing of a settler in the West Bank.
The West Bank saw an escalation on Sunday after a settler was killed in a shooting near the Halamish settlement and a Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces near Jenin. The events were accompanied by arrests, the closure of checkpoints and roads, military reinforcements and a curfew in neighbourhoods of Hebron, as well as Israeli calls to demolish the shooter’s home and execute him.
Thousands of displaced people in the Gaza Strip face the risk of buildings they have taken refuge in collapsing, amid warnings that rain and soil erosion could worsen the situation. Civil Defence says more than 2,000 buildings require urgent intervention, while the lack of safe alternatives and restrictions on bringing in tents and heavy equipment have prevented their evacuation.
Two Palestinians were injured in a settler attack in the Wadi al-Shaer area, while Israeli forces arrested Palestinians during raids in several West Bank governorates. The developments coincided with the Israeli security establishment raising its alert level ahead of Yom Kippur and examining possible scenarios on several fronts.
Children in Gaza have resumed limited education in tents and temporary spaces amid acute shortages of desks, books, water and transport. Preparations for the school year include 359 temporary learning spaces, as teachers try to combine shortened curricula with psychosocial support for children affected by war, displacement and loss.
At least three Palestinians, including Basir al-Barsh, the son of the director-general of Gaza’s Ministry of Health, were killed and seven others injured in Israeli strikes and gunfire in different parts of the Strip, while the Ministry of Health said the cumulative toll since the war began had risen to 73,910 killed and 174,914 injured.
Nasser Medical Complex has resumed cochlear implant surgeries after the service was suspended in the Gaza Strip when the war began, targeting 50 children in the current phase. Palestinian medical teams and a Russian medical delegation have completed 10 successful operations, with plans to treat about 100 additional cases and restore early hearing screening for newborns.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the US decision not to grant President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, calling it unjustified and contrary to efforts to restore trust and develop Palestinian-American relations.
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 21 Palestinians, including 12 children and five women, after a six-story residential building collapsed in the industrial zone west of Gaza City early Wednesday. About 100 people are estimated to be missing or trapped under the rubble amid a severe shortage of rescue equipment.
Palestinians are awaiting legislative elections on November 28, 2026, to be followed by presidential and national elections in the first quarter of 2027. Researchers and politicians say the vote could renew the legitimacy of institutions, but it faces obstacles linked to the war in Gaza, Israeli restrictions in the West Bank and Jerusalem, and the need to achieve national consensus.
Palestinian communities in Area C of the West Bank face attacks targeting water sources, livestock, electricity networks and homes, according to rights groups and Palestinian and UN bodies. Human Rights Watch says 5,900 Palestinians have left 107 communities entirely or partially since October 2023.
An Israeli official said Tel Aviv had received US approval to continue assassination operations in the Gaza Strip, provided civilians are spared. The statement comes as strikes continue and Israel and Hamas trade accusations of violating the ceasefire, amid renewed UN warnings about potential civilian casualties.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military was prepared to target Hamas upon receiving orders, linking this to enabling what he called a “migration plan” in the Gaza Strip. He made the remark in response to criticism from Ofer Winter, while Washington had previously denied any plan to forcibly remove residents.
Gaza Civil Defence announced that the death toll from the collapse of a structurally damaged building west of Gaza City had risen to 20, including five children, while 16 others were injured. Rescue teams and volunteers continue searching for dozens of missing people under the rubble amid a shortage of equipment needed for search and rescue operations.
Hamas announced the death of Nail Abu Obeid, commander of the al-Qassam Brigades’ Rafah Brigade, in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening. Palestinian sources said the strike targeted tents housing displaced people in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, killing a girl and injuring more than 14 people.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for international investigators to be granted access to all parts of Gaza after hundreds of bodies and human remains were recovered from beneath the rubble. The UN estimates that more than 8,000 missing people remain under the rubble, warning that potential evidence could be lost during clearance operations.
Israeli authorities released 35-year-old Palestinian Dana Joudeh on Monday evening, along with her daughter, whom she gave birth to inside Damon Prison that same day. The mother and her newborn were taken from the al-Jalama checkpoint near Jenin to a hospital in Ramallah, amid Palestinian accusations that the prison administration had denied pregnant detainees adequate care.
Arab and international lists and initiatives collecting children’s books related to Palestine are expanding, presenting the issue in language suited to different age groups. Writers and illustrators use stories, artwork and heritage elements to introduce new generations to the land and identity, while the International Board on Books for Young People’s list currently includes 61 titles and may grow.
Several Palestinians were injured in a drone strike carried out by Israeli forces on the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, amid gunfire and shelling elsewhere in the Gaza Strip. Gaza’s Health Ministry warned of a humanitarian disaster threatening the medical system after fuel supplies to 13 non-governmental health institutions were halted.
Pastoral settlement outposts in the West Bank rely on tents, small herds and a limited number of settlers to exert influence over large areas. Israeli rights groups say the model receives financial and security support, restricting Palestinians’ access to grazing areas, water and farmland and threatening the livelihoods of Bedouin and pastoral communities.
Russian journalist and activist Andrei X documented the presence of Israeli soldiers during attacks he said were carried out by settlers in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, and accused them of removing journalists and activists. The incidents coincided with two Palestinians being injured in an attack near Salfit, and Palestinians being arrested and a foreign activist being detained during raids in the West Bank.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said two Palestinians were killed and 13 others, including critically injured people, were wounded in an Israeli strike targeting a vehicle in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. At the same time, the Health Ministry warned that a shortage of oil, fuel and spare parts could shut down hospital generators, threatening vital departments and life-saving services.
