More than 100 Israeli settlers rioted in the West Bank village of Jalud, setting fire to Palestinian properties, throwing stones at Israeli security forces, and wounding three Border Police officers. The attack occurred as the military attempted to escort a displaced Palestinian family back to their home, forcing troops to retreat and preventing the family's return.
A war-damaged residential building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on September 16, killing at least 21 people including 11-12 children. Rescue teams ended search operations on September 17 after saving 45 people from the rubble.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated categorically that Israel has no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, responding to recent proposals by Israeli ministers to expel the territory's two million residents. During a West Bank visit, Huckabee also condemned settler violence and urged severe consequences.
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.
Two Israeli ministers have proposed plans for the forced expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, reviving proposals repeatedly voiced by right-wing politicians over the past three years as they seek to rally supporters before an upcoming election. The proposals come amid ongoing violence in Gaza despite ceasefire efforts.
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.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who sits on the security cabinet, advocated in a taped interview for killing dozens of Palestinians in Gaza each night and encouraging mass emigration from the territory. The comments come amid ongoing reports of Israeli troops forcing Palestinian families from homes in the West Bank.
Israeli settlers have surrounded and besieged Palestinian families in their homes in the West Bank village of Qusra for multiple days, cutting off water and electricity in what residents describe as an attempt to forcibly take their properties. The Israeli military has moved to intervene, while security sources warn the situation resembles a 'powder keg' that could explode.
Israeli forces demolished the home of Farouk Ramadan in the West Bank town of Tal on August 11, less than three weeks after he was killed during a July 24 clash that erupted when Israeli settlers approached the town, leaving one settler and one Palestinian dead. The demolition comes amid continued Israeli raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, with the UN warning the territory is at a 'breaking point.'
Israeli forces demolished the home of Farouk Ramadan in the West Bank town of Tal on August 11, less than three weeks after he was killed during a July 24 clash that erupted when Israeli settlers approached the town, leaving one settler and one Palestinian dead. The demolition comes amid continued Israeli raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, with the UN warning the territory is at a 'breaking point.'
Nearly 6,000 people were displaced in one day from West Darfur amid clashes between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces, while a mass grave containing at least 25 bodies, including women and children, was discovered in Kurmuk after the army retook the town.
Gaza's health ministry recorded over 3,950 miscarriages between January and June 2026, triple the rate of the previous six months, with approximately one miscarriage for every five live births. Pregnant Palestinian women face severe healthcare access challenges and dangerous living conditions in displacement camps during the ongoing conflict.
Satellite imagery shows that Israel has constructed a network of earthen barriers totaling more than 23 kilometers in the area of Gaza’s “yellow line”, separating more than half of the territory under Israeli military control from the rest of the enclave. The project has heightened Palestinian fears that the temporary boundary could become permanent as implementation of the U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement remains stalled.
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.
Israeli airstrikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others, according to health officials. One strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, killing an eight-year-old boy and his grandfather.
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.
Multiple fronts of international criticism emerge against Israel, including US congressional calls for Gaza medical evacuations, Amnesty International accusations of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, demands for a detained Gaza doctor's release, Ireland relocating a soccer match over Gaza war protests, and US legislative battles over military cooperation provisions.
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.
