7 stories for 2026-03-25 · Israel/Palestine
Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, while the Israeli military conducted raids across the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem. Reports also document looting of public and private property in Gaza during the conflict. In Lebanon, displaced families in Beirut face severe shortages of basic necessities, prompting volunteer initiatives to provide essential supplies.
UN experts have urged Israel to release a detained Gaza doctor, citing reports of severe torture. The call represents international concern over the treatment of the detainee.
Israeli settlers are expanding into Areas B and A of the West Bank, which are nominally under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction, displacing Palestinian communities. This expansion follows decades of settler consolidation in Area C.
A report questions whether UNRWA is effectively addressing the needs and circumstances of Palestinian refugees.
Israeli media outlets have reported suicide attempts occurring in settlements in the northern region. The reports indicate these incidents are happening away from public scrutiny.
Approximately a year and a half after the occupation's closure of the Rafah crossing, people are beginning to return to Gaza. The article examines conditions at the Rafah crossing and accounts from returning residents about the state of the territory.
On February 18, the first day of Ramadan, approximately 30 Israeli settlers attacked the eastern outskirts of Mukhmas, a Palestinian village of about 1,200 people located north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.