Palestine Headlines Project
Five police officers were killed while performing their regular duties in Al-Mawasi, according to Gaza’s Interior Ministry.
Three Palestinians, including a father and his four-year-old son, were killed in a separate strike on Gaza City’s Al-Thawra Street.
Israeli gunfire wounded a two-year-old girl in Khan Yunis and displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, including a woman critically injured.
Hebron Assault Enters Tenth Day as Hundreds of Families Remain Displaced 1 Nov
More than 780 families have been affected, including 537 forcibly displaced families comprising 3,361 people, according to relief committee figures.
Israeli forces have arrested more than 115 Palestinians, while continued raids and closures restrict access to homes and basic services.
The Hebron Chamber of Commerce estimates daily direct losses at 10–12 million shekels, while education was disrupted for approximately 262,000 students during the past week.
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Palestinian near Nuseirat as Another Dies of Wounds 31 Oct
Israeli forces shelled several areas and fired toward homes, displacement tents and the Gaza City coastline.
Israel Blows Up Two Hebron Homes, Restrict Movement as Raids Continue 31 Oct
Hebron Municipality reported 4,969 Palestinians displaced, while military closures have disrupted education for 2,872 students.
Israeli occupation forces demolished two homes in Hebron and conducted further West Bank raids, including re-arresting Ahmed Sawalha one day after his release.
Israeli Strike Wounds Two in Gaza City as Forces Demolish Homes, Fire on Tents 30 Oct
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at an apartment in Sheikh Radwan, causing minor injuries to two Palestinians.
Israeli occupation forces demolished homes east of Al-Masdar amid artillery shelling and opened fire toward displacement tents south of Khan Yunis.
‘History Will Ask’: UN Experts Warn of Gaza’s Scholasticide 30 Oct
[UN Rapporteur] Shaheed: 98 percent of Gaza’s schools and all 13 universities are destroyed, with almost 21,000 Palestinian students killed.
[UN Rapporteur] Albanese: Israel has killed nearly 300 journalists and media workers in Gaza.
Rapporteurs detail attacks on education in the West Bank, urging states to halt arms transfers, protect journalists and support UNRWA.
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Israel Bombs Gaza Ministry Worksite, Killing Four Employees in Al-Mawasi 29 Oct
Four civilian employees were killed and more than 30 people were injured when Israel bombed a Ministry of Economy worksite in Al-Mawasi.
Gaza’s Government Media Office said the employees were inspecting goods and preventing the entry of drugs and prohibited materials.
Israeli Strikes Destroy Gaza Homes, Force Families to Flee in Darkness 29 Oct
Israeli airstrikes destroyed a home in Safatawi and a five-story residential building in Al-Bureij refugee camp.
Witnesses said families in Safatawi received only minutes to evacuate before the bombing.
No casualties were reported, but the strikes displaced families and extensively damaged surrounding homes.
‘Extermination, Torture, Rape’: UN Commission Details Israeli Crimes in West Bank 28 Oct
The commission reports 1,080 Palestinians killed and 10,009 injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.
Commissioners identify crimes against humanity, including extermination, persecution, torture, rape and other sexual violence.
The commission urges states to withhold assistance that sustains Israel’s occupation and settlements, demanding stronger international pressure.
Israel Continues Genocidal Acts in Gaza Despite Ceasefire, UN Commission Says 27 Oct
PA Arrests Released Prisoners across West Bank as Families Demand Release 27 Oct
Palestinian Authority ‘security forces’ arrested released prisoners and young Palestinians during home raids across several West Bank governorates. [PA as a corrupt Israeli tool]
The Committee of Families of Political Prisoners condemned the arrests and demanded the detainees’ immediate, unconditional release.
The committee said the campaign coincided with Israel’s assault on Hebron (Al-Khalil) and called for an end to repeated political arrests.
In Gaza, no privacy, no peace: this is what our lives look like a year after the ‘ceasefire’ 27 Oct
Every morning, I look at myself and my neighbours standing in the queue for water, and remember how each of us once had a life of our own, our privacy, our own toothbrush, our own home and our own bathroom. How we used to wash our faces and drink clean water without ever imagining that a day would come when these simple routines would become a battle with ourselves and with every drop of water. Even standing beneath a hot shower has become a dream postponed until further notice.
https://www.theguardian.com/
West Bank Raids: Homes Seized, Palestinians Detained and Vehicles Burned 27 Oct
Israeli occupation forces demolished the Shihab family home in Qalqilya and converted Palestinian properties in Burin and Al-Bireh into military barracks.
Illegal settlers attacked homes, fired at vehicles and burned Palestinian vehicles near Awarta and in Umm Safa.
Israeli Attacks Kill Three in Gaza as Camp Burning Displaces over 200 Families 26 Oct
Three Palestinians, including a child, were killed in Israeli attacks on Al-Mawasi, where thousands of displaced people shelter.
A young man and a girl were shot inside their tent south of Khan Yunis.
Gaza’s housing ministry said Israeli forces burned a displacement camp in eastern Gaza City, uprooting more than 200 families.
Hebron Assault Enters Fourth Day: Thousands Displaced, over 70 Arrested 26 Oct
Approximately 2,649 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced, according to Hebron’s Support and Relief Committee.
Governor Khaled Doudin said Israeli forces detained more than 70 Palestinians and searched over 500 homes.
Extensive closures restricted movement across the governorate, while raids and a forced home demolition were reported elsewhere in the West Bank.
British politicians among international delegates barred from entering West Bank 26 Oct
Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces
……..[British MP Clive] Lewis told the Guardian: “We were detained, taken aside and then interrogated. I use the word interrogated because people were shouted at. We were asked why we were going in, what was happening, why our stories were one way or the other. The bottom line was it was a deeply unpleasant experience.” ….they were detained at the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge by Israeli forces in Jordan for nine hours. “They made a political decision very clearly based on the fact they didn’t want people to witness what’s been going on in the West Bank, especially ahead of the elections,” he added.
‘What Will We Eat Tomorrow?’: Gaza Faces Empty Markets, Renewed Famine 25 Oct
As Gaza’s markets empty and prices soar, displaced parents search for food while patients and pregnant women face mounting risks.
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These fears come as the World Food Programme (WFP) announces the suspension of monthly food assistance to around 500,000 people in the Gaza Strip because of funding shortages.
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Six Palestinians Killed across Gaza as Israel Attacks Islamic University 25 Oct
Israeli attacks killed six Palestinians across Gaza, including three at Islamic University, where an earlier drone strike wounded five students.
West Bank, Gaza Face Election-Day Closure as Israel Mobilizes on Multiple Fronts 25 Oct
Israel announced an election-day closure of the West Bank and Gaza while deploying troops and conducting extensive military readiness exercises.
Weekend raids targeted approximately 40 West Bank villages and 400 locations, while Hebron remained under siege for a third day.
Katz Admits Displacing 2,000 Palestinians as B’Tselem Warns of Ethnic Cleansing 25 Oct
[Israeli Defense Minister] Israel Katz acknowledged that Israeli forces displaced around 2,000 Palestinians from Hebron and said they would be prevented from returning.
Israeli troops seized homes for military use, while closures disrupted schooling, transportation and rubbish collection.
B’Tselem warned that Israel was extending its ethnic cleansing campaign to Hebron, citing displacement, demolitions and settlement expansion.https://www.
Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes 24 Oct
Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said.
The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha. The whole city of 250,000 people was sealed off by checkpoints on every point of entry.
Israeli Forces Begin Days-Long Hebron Assault, Force Families from Their Homes 24 Oct
Israeli army forcibly evacuated families and demolished buildings in Hebron (Al-Khalil), while expanding raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank.
Gaza Faces Renewed Famine Risk as Flour Shortage Shuts Ten Bakeries 24 Oct
Ten of Gaza’s 17 operating bakeries have closed because of a shortage of commercial flour, the bakery owners association said.
Gaza’s Ministry of Social Development warned that continued restrictions could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe affecting hundreds of thousands.
The World Food Programme is cutting assistance to approximately 500,000 Palestinians because of funding shortages.
Girl Killed in Beit Lahia as Israeli Strikes and Gunfire Continue across Gaza 24 Oct
Israeli attacks killed a young man near Palestine Stadium in Gaza City and a girl northwest of Beit Lahia.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 1,547 Palestinians killed and 5,559 injured since the October 2025 ceasefire.
UNICEF said 351 children have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire was announced.
X Shuts Down Accounts of Prominent Palestinian Voices Said Ziad and Khaled Safi 24 Oct
X closed the accounts of Palestinian researcher Said Ziad and digital media consultant Khaled Safi, with no explanation reported for the decisions.
– Sada Social documented more than 625 digital violations targeting Palestinian content in September, including 16 attributed to platform administrators.
– Seventy-five violations affected journalists and media organizations, alongside abuse, incitement and hate speech targeting Palestinian users.
Israeli Drone Kills Palestinian in Gaza as Troops Push ‘Yellow Line’ Westward 23 Oct
An Israeli drone killed a Palestinian in Al-Mawasi on Friday as occupation forces pushed the yellow line westward and demolished buildings.
Hebron Update: Two Israeli Soldiers Confirmed Killed, Palestinian Wounded in Dura 23 Oct
The Israeli army announced two soldiers killed and four wounded in Friday’s Hebron shooting, updating earlier reports that listed only injuries.
Israeli occupation forces shot a Palestinian driver in the chest in Dura, leaving him critically wounded, and detained three Palestinians in Hebron.
Troops maintained closures around Hebron and surrounding towns, restricting movement and conducting further home raids.
Netanyahu Orders Hebron Siege, Prepares Full West Bank Lockdown 23 Oct
Netanyahu ordered an immediate closure of Hebron (Al-Khalil) and preparations for a comprehensive West Bank lockdown, with entrances sealed by Israeli forces.
Separate overnight raids targeted Palestinian homes, towns and a university campus, with arrests reported across several governorates.
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Netanyahu orders ‘very extensive’ operation in West Bank after two Israeli soldiers killed 23 Oct
Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to prepare for a “very extensive” operation in the occupied West Bank after two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians were killed in an exchange of fire near a checkpoint in Hebron.
The Israeli prime minister said the military would go house to house and demolish homes, in an operation on a scale unseen in the occupied West Bank for decades, after the Israeli military said it had thwarted a “terror attack” by two armed Palestinians on Friday. Tensions are high before next week’s election.
20-Minute Clash: What We Know So Far about the Hebron Shooting 23 Oct
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What Happened, and Who Was Wounded?
Six Israeli soldiers were wounded on Friday morning in a shooting targeting a military checkpoint near Hebron (Al-Khalil), before Israeli occupation forces killed the two Palestinian attackers, according to Al-Jazeera and Al Mayadeen.
Al-Jazeera reported two soldiers in critical condition, while Al Mayadeen reported four critically wounded. Both outlets put the total number of wounded at six.
The attack occurred at approximately 7:30 am near the Farsh al-Hawa checkpoint at Hebron’s western entrance. Israeli Channel 14 described the targeted position as a military tower near the illegal Telem settlement.
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Returning to Marry, Detained at Rafah: Palestinian Man’s Whereabouts Unknown 23 Oct
A young Palestinian from the Al-Shaer family was detained at Rafah while returning to Gaza to marry after years of engagement.
Cancer patient Amal Al-Rifi and her daughter were detained earlier this week after returning from medical treatment in Egypt.
Addameer has documented seven arrests since the crossings reopened, including patients, companions and Palestinians seeking to continue their studies.
Gaza’s Last Bakeries Could Close in 48 Hours as 1.4 Million Face Acute Hunger 22 Oct
Gaza’s remaining bakeries face closure within 48 hours as Israeli restrictions choke supplies and funding cuts deepen an escalating hunger crisis.
Seven bakeries could close within 48 hours without fresh flour deliveries, while Euro-Med Monitor says incoming supplies meet only 37 percent of Gaza’s needs.
Around 1.4 million Palestinians face acute food insecurity as funding shortages force the World Food Programme to cut assistance.
Guterres warned that Israel continues severely restricting essential aid and appealed for $450 million to sustain food assistance across Gaza and the West Bank.
‘Picking Olives Is Not a Crime’: Israel Detains US Congressional Candidate 22 Oct
Israeli occupation forces detained Brad Lander and olive harvesters as a Palestinian commission documented 23 attacks and violations against farmers.
Israeli Attacks Kill Three in Gaza as 10-Year-Old Dies of Earlier Wounds 22 Oct
An Israeli drone strike on an electric bicycle killed its rider and a passerby in western Gaza City.
Another drone strike killed Ramadan Mohammed Abu Shahada near Khan Yunis, while 10-year-old Abdul Rahman Khalil Awad died of earlier wounds.
‘Permanently Unusable’: Gaza’s Last Hospital Generators Face Irreversible Failure 22 Oct
Gaza’s Health Ministry warned that generator engines could burn out permanently, leaving them unusable even if oil supplies eventually arrive.
Hospitals urgently need more than 2,500 liters of operating oil monthly; 70 percent of generators were already out of service in September.
The remaining generators power operating rooms, intensive care units, neonatal incubators, ventilators and dialysis machines amid the continuing electricity blackout.
‘Out of Control’: Guterres Sounds Alarm as Settlers Burn Groves, Attack Farmers 22 Oct
Guterres described the occupied West Bank as “simply out of control,” saying daily Israeli settler attacks aim to drive Palestinian communities from their land.
A Palestinian commission documented 409 attacks against olive farmers, trees, farmland and equipment between October 1 and 21.
Mustafa Barghouti said more than 1,300 Israeli checkpoints had turned Palestinian communities into “fragmented prisons,” severely disrupting education, healthcare and economic activity.
Israeli Forces Kill Girl, Bomb Civilian Vehicles and Demolish Gaza Homes 22 Oct
Israeli occupation forces killed a girl in Jabaliya, while drone strikes killed two other Palestinians in Gaza City and Khan Yunis.
A man, his wife and their two children were wounded when artillery struck their tent inside a school courtyard.
Israeli forces also attacked evacuated homes and continued demolishing residential buildings in eastern Gaza City.
Gaza Hospitals Near Power Failure as Hunger and Poverty Deepen 21 Oct
Gaza’s Health Ministry warned that exhausted generator oil supplies could cause mechanical failures and interrupt life-saving medical services.
Hospitals require more than 2,500 liters of generator oil monthly, alongside spare parts and urgent maintenance.
Quds News Network warned that restrictions, shrinking aid, high prices and lost incomes leave families hungry even when food appears in markets.
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23 Palestinians Detained in West Bank Raids as Illegal Settlers Assault Residents 21 Oct
Israeli occupation forces detained 23 Palestinians Wednesday as illegal settlers attacked residents and entered Al-Aqsa under police protection amid worship restrictions.
Rada Details Deadly Rafah Ambush, Says Israel Shelled Tents during Evacuation 21 Oct
Rada [a force affiliated with Palestinian resistance security in Gaza] said its members killed and wounded collaborators in an October 8 ambush near Abu Hafez well in Rafah’s Al-Mawasi area.
The force said the close-range confrontation took place despite intensive Israeli drone surveillance.
Israeli forces fired artillery and smoke rounds during the casualty evacuation, striking nearby homes and displacement tents. [validating that targets were working for Israel]
Six Gaza Students Killed in Two Days, Two Schoolgirls Shot in Jabaliya 21 Oct
Gaza’s Education Ministry reported six students killed and others wounded in Israeli attacks over the preceding two days.
Israeli military vehicles fired at Muradiya Girls’ School and its surroundings Wednesday, wounding sixth-grader Souad Qandil and fourth-grader Amna Khaled Ali Khader.
The attacks came about a month after in-person schooling resumed, threatening efforts to restore education following nearly three years of disruption.
Gaza Families Face Floods and Collapsing Ground as Winter Aid Falls Short 21 Oct
UN assessments identified 160 families sheltering in a former rainwater collection pit threatened by flooding from rain and sewage.
Other families are living on a cliff edge where erosion could cause the ground beneath their tents to collapse.
Available supplies can only partially support fewer than one-fifth of nearly 300,000 families needing winter shelter assistance.
Israeli Strikes Kill Seven as Gaza Hospitals Treat Recurring Child Malnutrition 20 Oct
Israeli attacks killed seven Palestinians on Tuesday, including a 15-year-old boy and a married couple, Al Mayadeen reported.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has recorded 466 deaths from starvation and malnutrition since 2024, including 157 children.
Families and doctors described recurring child malnutrition amid poverty, expensive food, inadequate supplies and shortages of essential treatments.
Worshippers Barred, Activists Targeted as Israel Expands Al-Aqsa Restrictions 20 Oct
A Palestinian union said Israeli occupation authorities have issued more than 1,000 orders banning access to Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem’s Old City this year.
Jerusalem International Center head Hassan Khater warned that restrictions increasingly target mosque guards, Waqf employees, women and former detainees.
Repeated renewals turn three- or six-month bans into prolonged exclusion, restricting worship and the documentation of Israeli incursions, Khater said.
‘A Donkey to Stay in Gaza’: Ben-Gvir Mocks Palestinians in AI Campaign Video 20 Oct
Ben-Gvir posted an AI-generated campaign video depicting Gaza in 2030 with destroyed schools, infrastructure and a ruined port.
The clip mocks Palestinians who remain, declaring: “You’d have to be a donkey to stay in Gaza.”
The video promotes a vision consistent with his repeated demands for Palestinian displacement, Israeli occupation and settlements in Gaza.
Short of funds, UN food agency cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank 19 Oct
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Skau [Carl Skau, acting head of the World Food Program]:life in Gaza remains “absolutely brutal” and incredibly dangerous, with U.N. teams recording about 50 attacks per day in the past week.
https://apnews.com/article/un-
Gaza families fear food shortages as Israel halts commercial shipments 18 Oct
Gaza residents report rising prices after commercial shipments stopped, while families unable to afford extra supplies fear further shortages if the closure continues. [see 15 Oct Israel halts commercial goods…]
Child Misk al-Dalu Killed as Israeli Gunfire Hits Gaza Displacement Tents 18 Oct
‘I Don’t Know Why I’m Here’: Palestinian Mother Pleads to Give Birth outside Prison 18 Oct
Five months pregnant, Palestinian detainee Baraa Abu Khadija describes weight loss, exposure to gas and denied hospital examinations inside Damon.
Israeli occupation forces arrested Abu Khadija, an English teacher at the Ruwwad Al-Ghad institute, before dawn on August 27, 2026.
She said she did not understand why she remained imprisoned.
“I don’t know why I’m here, or why they brought me to this place,” she told the lawyer.
Gaza Buries 75 Recovered From Rubble as More than 8,000 Remain Missing 18 Oct
Hundreds attended the funeral of 75 Palestinians, including women and children, recovered from destroyed homes in Gaza City’s Al-Daraj neighborhood.
The victims belonged to around 20 families, including Palestinians who had sought shelter in the homes after being displaced.
Civil Defense estimates more than 8,000 missing Palestinians remain beneath rubble and warns recovery could take eight years with current resources.
Beatings, Yellow [drinking] Water, Surveillance: Palestinian Journalist Describes Isolation 18 Oct
Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Taweel has endured roughly 50 days in isolation, facing beatings, gas attacks and deprivation, prisoners’ group says.
Tear Gas, Arrests and Road Closures: Israeli Forces Raid Occupied West Bank 18 Oct
Israeli occupation forces raided West Bank towns on Sunday, detaining Palestinians and firing tear gas at an olive press, causing injuries, including among children
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats in West Bank 17 Oct
French mayor and archbishop also attacked during violent attempt to stop Palestinians harvesting olives
Israeli Attacks Kill Five in Gaza, Including Boy Returning from School 17 Oct
Muhammad Riyad Abu Hammad, 14, was killed while returning from school in Deir al-Balah; the Education Ministry said shrapnel penetrated his school bag.
Israeli strikes killed two Palestinians in a displacement tent in Al-Tuffah, another near Dar Al-Arqam School and a Palestinian in Rafah.
Gaza’s Health Ministry recorded six deaths and 43 injuries over 48 hours, bringing the ceasefire death toll to 1,511.
‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza 17 Oct
Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marry
Wijdan Abu Matar, 43, was forced to leave Gaza in November 2023 with her eight children for medical treatment, while her injured husband, Hatem, remained behind.
https://www.theguardian.com/
Armed, Protected, Unpunished: Reports Detail Israel’s Role in Settler Attacks 17 Oct
Illegal settlers burned a Palestinian vehicle, injured olive harvesters and attacked farmers across the occupied West Bank, while Israeli occupation forces conducted arrests and closures.
Israeli media, rights organizations and former officials have documented accusations of soldiers assisting attackers and government policies enabling violence.
Yesh Din recorded 377 violent incidents involving illegal settlers and soldiers in two weeks through October 10, affecting 162 Palestinian towns and villages.
Alone in Gaza: Genocide leaves Palestinian man without family or a home 16 Oct
One man wanders Gaza in search of somewhere to sleep, having lost his family in an Israeli bombing.
Every morning, Mahmoud Khalla goes to the nearby cemetery to visit the graves of the family members he lost during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
He has held on to this morning routine in the months since he buried them, imagining his family is still around.
For Mahmoud, 40, the cemetery is the resting place of some of the people he has loved the most in his life.
His wife, his three children, his parents, his two brothers and their families, his sister and her children, and other relatives had all gathered in their family home in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on December 21, 2023.
An Israeli strike then targeted the five-storey family home, destroying the building and killing all 39 people inside. Mahmoud left his home shortly before it hit and is the only one left in his family.
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