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.

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.

Trump’s Peace Council has stalled due to weak international support, funding shortfalls, centralized governance, and escalating regional tensions, raising doubts about its viability.

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.

With Gaza still lying in the ruins of a devastating war and Israeli Occupation raids and settlement attacks intensifying across the West Bank, Palestinian municipal ballot boxes are set to open on April 25, 2026.