On September 17, 2026, the Israeli Occupation moved the E1 settlement project east of occupied Jerusalem into an advanced implementation phase, after completing the inclusion of its 3,401 housing units in the tender process.

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.

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.

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.