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Sep 8, 2026

Netanyahu under fire over report UAE warned him of Hamas attack before October 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing political backlash after reports emerged that UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan warned him of an imminent Hamas attack approximately 10 days before the October 7, 2023 assault. According to excerpts from a forthcoming book published in Haaretz, Netanyahu allegedly did not brief security chiefs about the warning, which he has denied as "an absolute lie."

Sep 8, 20265 sources

Sep 3, 2026

Multiple Palestinians killed in West Bank amid escalating violence and settler attacks

Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank over several days, including during military raids and amid a surge in settler violence that has drawn international condemnation. The violence included attacks by militant settlers on Palestinian communities and an Israeli being stabbed.

Sep 3, 20264 sources

Two Palestinian teenagers killed in West Bank as Israeli forces raze village near Hebron

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian youths, including 16-year-old Khalil Abu Alia, during a confrontation in Al-Mughayyir village that began when settlers attempted to steal sheep. Separately, Israeli military razed an entire village near Hebron in what residents describe as an escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.

Sep 3, 20264 sources

Sep 2, 2026

Humanitarian crisis deepens in occupied Palestinian territories amid violence and aid cuts

The UN reports a deeply alarming humanitarian situation across the occupied Palestinian territories, as the World Food Programme halves West Bank food assistance due to funding shortages while Israeli settler and military violence escalates, killing two Palestinian teenagers and targeting mosques.

Sep 2, 20265 sources

Aug 22, 2026

Palestinian author Sabri Jiryis, witness to 1948 Nakba, subject of profile on Zionism foundations

Middle East Monitor profiles Palestinian author and researcher Sabri Jiryis, who witnessed the 1948 Nakba in Fassouta village in the Galilee at age 10 and was among 160,000 Palestinians who remained in the region.

Aug 22, 20261 source

Aug 19, 2026

Israel's Itamar Ben-Gvir showcases gallows construction site for executing Palestinians

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video tour of a gallows complex under construction where Palestinians convicted of terror offenses will be executed, including viewing booths for victims' families. The move has drawn international condemnation and criticism that it provides ammunition to Israel's enemies.

Aug 19, 20266 sources

Aug 9, 2026

Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan as US official defends proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point peace plan for Gaza issued by President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, while a senior US official overseeing the proposal defended it as the "only way forward" to prevent another attack like the October 7, 2023 Hamas assault.

Aug 9, 202611 sources

Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan as US official defends proposal

Aug 9, 20263 sources

Aug 5, 2026

Israel allocates $37 million to seize control of over 70 West Bank heritage sites

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the allocation of 113 million shekels ($37 million) to develop and take control of more than 70 historical and archaeological sites across the occupied West Bank, expanding Israeli control over Palestinian heritage locations amid intensified settlement expansion.

Aug 5, 20265 sources

Jul 20, 2026

Israeli forces demolish multiple Palestinian homes in the West Bank, displacing families

Israeli forces demolished five inhabited Palestinian homes in the Bethlehem governorate on July 22, 2026—four in Nahhalin and one in Za’atara—according to WAFA and local reports. IMEMC separately reported that Israeli authorities demolished a home, a carwash facility, and two livestock farms in Rafat, northwest of Jerusalem. Anadolu Agency documented that the four Nahhalin homes were demolished on the grounds that they lacked building permits.

Jul 20, 20264 sources

Jun 10, 2026

Amnesty International accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' campaign in occupied West Bank

Amnesty International released a report on June 10, 2026, accusing Israel of conducting a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank through accelerated settlement expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians, and annexation measures. The human rights organization characterized these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Jun 10, 20266 sources

May 17, 2026

Palestinians in Gaza mark 78th anniversary of Nakba amid ongoing displacement and destruction

Millions of Palestinians commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 mass expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians during Israel's creation, with survivors in Gaza drawing parallels between historical displacement and current conditions of destruction in refugee camps.

May 17, 20262 sources

May 12, 2026

Hamas Sexual Violence Report Documents Systematic Rape During October 7 Attack

A landmark report concluded that Hamas militants and their allies raped, assaulted and sexually tortured victims during and after the October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel, detailing systematic sexual violence.

May 12, 20261 source

May 11, 2026

EU Foreign Ministers to Approve Sanctions on Israeli Settlers

EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are set to approve sanctions on Israeli settlers, with the breakthrough coming after Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar replaced Viktor Orbán, who had previously blocked such measures.

May 11, 20262 sources