“Israel’s” post–October 7 exclusion of Palestinian workers led to a major labor shift, replacing them with foreign workers while still relying on Palestinians in reduced and informal ways, revealing economic disruption and the limits of full labor substitution.

From makeshift camps west of Tripoli to first-aid workshops and legal and media training sessions, preparations are intensifying for the Moroccan Sumud Flotilla 2, part of a broader Maghreb initiative aiming to reach the Egyptian border in a renewed attempt to break the Israeli Occupation’s blockade on Gaza.

Yasser Mahmoud Abbas’s election to Fatah’s Central Committee was more than a routine congress result; it marked the rise of a figure long associated with business circles and behind the scenes roles into the movement’s top decision making body.

Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath has found himself once again at odds with authorities, this time in Paris, the city that once welcomed him after his release from years of detention in Egypt, presenting him as a symbol of free expression and human rights.

Israeli bulldozers tore down dozens of Palestinian shops on the edge of a town southeast of Jerusalem this week, clearing land ahead of a settlement-linked road project in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli Occupation has not only controlled Palestinian movement since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, but has also built a system of unofficial travel ban lists, turning the al-Karama Crossing into a tool of punishment.

Palestinian education in the West Bank is being eroded by violence, restrictions, demolitions, and financial crisis, disrupting schooling and endangering its future.

When the ceasefire was announced on October 10, 2025, Gaza residents hoped to return home in peace, but instead of restoring freedom of movement, Israeli military lines divided the territory and confined people to an increasingly restricted space.

Growing Greek-Israeli military ties, alongside Athens’ acceptance of the Global Sumud Flotilla activists, effectively gave "Tel Aviv" a way out of a political clash with European capitals.

The 2026 Palestinian local elections, held under restrictive conditions and without Hamas participation, produced Fatah-backed wins that critics say reflect limited competition, low turnout, and a broader legitimacy crisis.

The Gaza Strip is witnessing a bloody escalation characterized by continuous attacks carried out by Israeli occupation forces against the internal security apparatus, primarily the police.

Rising Israeli settler violence and restrictions by both Israeli Occupation Forces and the Palestinian Authority have led Palestinians to revive local guard committees as a form of community self-defense in the West Bank.

Continued Israeli targeting of Gaza police since the October 2025 ceasefire has impacted internal security and daily life and prompted competing efforts and proposals to fill the resulting security vacuum.

Within days of the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran breaking out in late February 2026, streets across West Bank cities filled with lines at gas stations as prices for vegetables and bread surged, and the strain has persisted despite a two-week ceasefire.

As the war, described by Netanyahu as a seven-front war spanning Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, the West Bank and beyond, continues to expand, Al-Jazeera has again become a focal point of controversy—not only for its coverage, but as a target in an escalating media battle.