From a Palestinian refugee born in Syria to an engineer working in the energy sector and one of the most prominent Palestinian activists in Germany, Zaid Abdulnasser’s trajectory culminated in August 2026 with his inclusion on a U.S. terrorism-related sanctions list.

Louay Abu Rida returned to Qusra to protect his home from a settler siege, exposing the broader pattern of settler violence, restrictions on Palestinians, and the lack of accountability for nine Americans killed in the West Bank since 2022.

Private and Christian institutions suspended essential classes on September 1, protesting the deliberate denial of West Bank teachers' vital permits.

The Palestinian banking system’s heavy dependence on "Israel" has exposed it to growing financial risks, with two Israeli banks processing billions of shekels in transactions each year and controlling a key channel to the Israeli financial system.

The rapprochement between Hamas and Mohammad Dahlan’s faction is taking on a political and electoral dimension, with talks of a broad alliance including Islamic Jihad, leftist groups and independents to contest the November 28, 2026, legislative elections.

“Israel’s” delayed investigations into the killings of Hind Rajab and 15 rescue workers in Rafah raise questions about genuine accountability amid a longstanding pattern of limited and inconclusive investigations into Palestinian deaths.

UNICEF describes Gaza’s education crisis as a learning crisis affecting every school-age child, with foundational skills eroding and students struggling to reach the level expected for their age.

A proposed EU–Israel data-sharing deal could give Israeli authorities access to sensitive European data, raising serious legal and human-rights concerns over its use against Palestinians.

For more than a decade, waste from the Israeli Occupation has flowed into various parts of the West Bank, while a large market for collecting, dismantling, and extracting metals from electronic waste has taken shape in the southern Hebron area.

Over the years, Israeli Occupation authorities have accumulated a large number of Palestinian bodies and remains, initially as part of a policy that tied their detention to cases involving captives, missing people, and captive exchange deals.

The Gaza Board of Peace agreement was supposed to pave the way for a new phase, ending the war and laying the groundwork for new security and political arrangements in the territory, particularly after Hamas made a significant concession on an issue it had long treated as a core principle: its weapons.

Gaza’s fate ahead of “Israel’s” elections is caught between U.S. pressure to advance the withdrawal and disarmament plan and Netanyahu’s electoral need to avoid a broad pullback before Hamas is fully disarmed.

Palestinian legislative elections are set for November 28, 2026, but they face a widening gap between a completed legal framework and unresolved questions over how the vote can actually be carried out.

Counterterrorism laws and security designations can turn essential humanitarian operations in Gaza into potential legal risks, as aid organizations and workers face allegations of providing support to Hamas.

The West Bank is entering a new phase of deeper Israeli Occupation control, with 26 military battalions deployed, forces remaining in Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams camps, and preparations to occupy another camp and displace its residents.