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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.
Medics said two Palestinians were killed and 13 others injured on Sunday in an Israeli strike targeting a car in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood west of Gaza City. The Israeli army said the strike targeted two Hamas fighters, without providing further details.
About 600 male and female students from East al-Sawahra in Jerusalem face a daily journey that can take more than 90 minutes to reach their schools in Jabal al-Mukaber, due to inspections and congestion at the al-Shayyah checkpoint and a ban on school buses entering their residential areas, according to students and parents.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomed the New Delhi Declaration issued by the 18th BRICS summit, praising its rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians and its support for a two-state solution and full Palestinian membership in the United Nations, as well as its reaffirmation of the protection of holy sites and the facilitation of humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip.
Nine Palestinians, including children, were injured in an attack in Khan Younis, while a pregnant woman died from wounds sustained after being shot by Israeli forces south of the city. The developments coincided with an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City's Al-Sabra neighborhood and the continuation of military operations despite a ceasefire agreement.
The Artists for Ceasefire coalition, launched with a letter signed by 55 artists in October 2023, continues to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the delivery of aid and the safe return of hostages. Its list of participants has grown to more than 470 figures from the arts and culture sectors, while the coalition has launched a campaign urging Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel.
Hundreds of thousands of students began the school year in the West Bank amid risks linked to settler attacks and Israeli army measures. A Palestinian government body says 84 schools face demolition or stop-work orders. In Khirbet Ibziq, students moved into mobile classrooms after their families were displaced and access to their former school became impossible.
Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub ruled out holding the Palestinian legislative election on its scheduled date of 28 November and called for national dialogue and a presidential election first. Central Elections Commission Chairman Rami Hamdallah, meanwhile, reaffirmed that preparations were continuing to implement the timetable within the legally prescribed periods.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s forces would not withdraw from the Gaza Strip, claiming they control 60% of its territory and intend to expand their deployment. His remarks followed an escalation in the Strip, as Hamas urged mediators to pressure the Israeli government to respect the ceasefire agreement.
A UN official warned the Security Council that accelerating settlement activity, settler violence and the displacement of Palestinians are pushing the occupied West Bank toward de facto annexation, amid diverging positions from the Palestinian, Israeli and international representatives.
