GAZA01
Journalism
Healthcare workers’ accounts
Eyad Qatrawi interviews bereaved Gaza healthcare workers.
Published
Covers Retrospective since 2023; interviews undated.
PALESTINE / PEOPLE. PLACE. PERSPECTIVE.
Beyond the
headline.
People, place, history and the news shaping Palestinian lives. A space to keep looking, keep learning and keep asking better questions.
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01 / GAZA & THE WEST BANK
Keep paying
attention.
DAILY BRIEFING
Reviewed
Source publication dates and reporting periods appear on every report.Reviewed 2 November 2026. Monday Gaza incident reporting and Sunday Hebron reporting added; useful older humanitarian reports and frontline accounts retained with their original dates. Reuters’ indexed report was accessible, but its full page could not be opened; its provisional figures are attributed to medics. OCHA’s latest listed situation report is titled 29 October and displayed as published 31 October; its data cover earlier periods. Publication dates differ from event periods. No fresh UNICEF, WHO or UNRWA figures are asserted. Figures may be revised; sources are assessed critically, not treated as perfectly unbiased.
8 sourced reports
GAZA02
Journalism
Medics report three deaths in Monday strikes
Reuters reports that medics counted three people killed in Israeli strikes on 2 November: two in the Khan Younis area and one in Al-Mussadar. Six people were reported wounded in the southern strikes. These are attributed, provisional incident figures, rather than a verified cumulative toll.
Published
Covers 2 November 2026; morning reporting
WEST BANK03
Journalism
Hebron families face continuing restrictions
Al Jazeera reports continuing displacement and business closures in Hebron.
Published
Covers Operation since 23 October; reporting on 1 November 2026
OCHA’s earlier estimate of approximately 3,000 displaced people remains under verification. Later municipal figures combine people displaced or affected and are not directly comparable.
GAZA04
Humanitarian report
Nutrition support, one family at a time
UNICEF describes families’ experiences of accessing nutrition services. It says displacement, difficult living conditions and limited access to varied food continue to put young children at risk, while partners provide screening, supplements and treatment.
Published
Covers Ongoing programme and family experiences; no single fieldwork date given
WEST BANK05
Humanitarian report
A record month of documented settler attacks
OCHA recorded 397 settler attacks causing casualties or property damage during 1–26 October—the highest monthly figure in its series, which began in 2006.
Published
Covers 1–26 October 2026
Report titled 29 October; source page displays 31 October.
GAZA06
Humanitarian report
Respiratory illness dominates consultations
OCHA attributes 60% of Health Cluster consultations to respiratory infections during 18–25 October. The proportion describes recorded consultations, not Gaza’s population.
Published
Covers Health consultations: 18–25 October 2026
Report titled 29 October; source page displays 31 October.
WEST BANK07
Humanitarian report
Herding families displaced in the Jordan Valley
OCHA reports that attacks and access restrictions displaced 24 Palestinian herding families from Khirbet Ras al Ahmar: 94 people, including 40 children.
Published
Covers West Bank reporting period: 20–26 October 2026
Report titled 29 October; source page displays 31 October.
WEST BANK08
Journalism
Everyday life under growing restrictions
Shatha Yaish, Oren Ziv and Basel Adra report how settlement expansion, military restrictions and displacement have reshaped Palestinian life. Residents describe pressures on work, schooling, family visits and access to land. This reported feature follows changes across several years, rather than counting incidents on a single day.
Published
Covers The preceding four years, particularly developments since 7 October 2023; published 26 October 2026
These are original summaries of linked reporting, not live eyewitness verification. Figures remain attributed to the organisation reporting them. Several cards may draw on one report; they are not independent confirmations.
02 / UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT
A little context.
A clearer picture.
Background to return to.
Primary sources to explore for yourself.
THE GEOGRAPHY
One people. Geographically separated places.
The occupied Palestinian territory comprises the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Gaza is on the Mediterranean coast; the West Bank lies beside Jordan. They are geographically separated, but both form part of the territory discussed in UN reporting on Palestine.
UN · Facts and figuresDISPLACEMENT & MEMORY
1948: understanding the Nakba
During the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation, about 750,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes. Palestinians call this mass displacement the Nakba, meaning “catastrophe”. Its consequences continue through the unresolved refugee question and the histories of displaced families.
UN · History of the question of PalestineA SHORT HISTORICAL THREAD
1967 and Oslo: occupation and interim arrangements
Israel occupied Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem in June 1967. On 13 September 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the Oslo Declaration of Principles, establishing a framework for interim Palestinian self-government. Jerusalem, refugees, settlements and borders were left for permanent-status negotiations.
UN · Original Oslo Declaration of PrinciplesSECURITY COUNCIL · 23 DECEMBER 2016
What international law says about settlements
UN Security Council Resolution 2334 reaffirmed that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have no legal validity and violate international law. The resolution demanded an immediate and complete end to settlement activity there.
UN Security Council · Resolution 2334INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE · 19 JULY 2024
The ICJ’s advisory opinion
The ICJ concluded that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory was unlawful and must end as rapidly as possible. This was an advisory opinion on international legal obligations. The opinion itself is non-binding; it was not a criminal conviction of an individual.
ICJ · Case 186 and opinionUNDERSTANDING A DEFINITION
Who does UNRWA count as a Palestine refugee?
UNRWA’s operational definition covers people who normally lived in Palestine between 1 June 1946 and 15 May 1948 and lost both home and livelihood because of the 1948 conflict. Descendants through the male line can also register. This determines eligibility for assistance; it does not describe every displaced Palestinian.
UNRWA · Palestine refugeesThe ICJ’s 19 July 2024 occupation opinion is separate from the South Africa v. Israel genocide proceedings and from the ICC’s criminal cases. Background reviewed 31 October 2026.
03 / A LIVING PALESTINE
More than
a news story.
Places, memory, creativity and ordinary life.
These photographs are historical, not current news images.
Fishing boats at Gaza Port
Photo: Gisha Access · CC BY-SA 2.0 / credits ↗
Eastern Nablus and Balata al-Balad
Photo: Ibro84 · CC BY-SA 3.0 / credits ↗
CRAFT / MEMORY / STORYTELLING
Culture carried
across generations.
Palestinian embroidery carries skills and traditions between generations. UNESCO added it to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. Palestinian Hikaye, a storytelling tradition primarily carried by women, joined the list in 2008.
The geometric decoration is an original illustration, not a documented embroidery sample.04 / FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
Read widely.
Look closely.
Palestinian voices belong in the story.
Evidence should remain open to inspection.
JOURNALISM / FRONTLINE REPORTING
Al Jazeera
Reporting that includes Palestinian correspondents in Gaza. Read the byline and distinguish news from opinion.
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM
+972 Magazine
Palestinian and Israeli journalists covering occupation, rights and everyday life. News and analysis have different roles.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY
Reuters
A cross-check for reported developments. Follow attribution and look for the evidence behind a claim.
HUMANITARIAN EVIDENCE
UN OCHA oPt
Situation reports, access information and documented incidents. Check reporting periods, definitions and source notes.
CHILDREN / HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMMES
UNICEF Palestine
Updates on children, nutrition, education and programme delivery. These are institutional reports, not an independent newsroom.
HEALTH EVIDENCE
WHO
Health-system assessments and emergency updates. Data may be provisional and describe an earlier reporting period.
How this page is put together
We centre Palestinian lives and civilian impact. We link the original source, name who is making a claim, and keep news, institutional reporting and historical context distinct. No outlet is free of perspective; a familiar name is not a substitute for evidence.
The daily review checks both Gaza and the West Bank. If reliable new reporting cannot be checked, the previous dated briefing stays visible. We do not advance its review date just because a day has passed.
Deaths, injuries and displacement figures can change or use different definitions. Read the source’s methodology and reporting period. We do not combine incompatible totals or present provisional figures as final.
Spot an error or a missing source? Bring it to the forum ↗KEEP THE CONVERSATION HUMAN
A source. A question.
A better understanding.
Share evidence, ask with care and treat people with dignity. Challenge an idea without attacking a people or a faith.
Talk about PalestinePhotograph credits & licences
These are genuine historical photographs. Display versions have been resized, converted to WebP and may be cropped by the page layout. Each adapted photograph retains its stated Creative Commons share-alike licence.
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives · 13 April 2019
Bahnfrend / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fishing boats at Gaza Port · 8 June 2008
Gisha Access / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Eastern Nablus and Balata al-Balad · 11 June 2010
Ibro84 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0