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News from Oct 29, 2026 (UTC)

Palestine isCalm

A little better than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 16Oct 29

Why

  1. Hebron has been under an Israeli lockdown for a week, which a Palestinian human rights group says amounts to an international crime.

    10 eventsaljazeera.com, en.shafaqna.comSource

  2. Israel continues raids in the occupied West Bank and has arrested 13 Palestinians.

    7 eventsmiddleeastmonitor.comSource

  3. Israeli forces demolished a residential building and bulldozed land in al-Walaja, Bethlehem.

    7 eventsmiddleeastmonitor.comSource

What happened

  • Statements23%
  • Cooperation22%
  • Criticism16%
  • Protests0%
  • Pressure14%
  • Fighting25%

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