Arab League to mark its first remembrance day for what it calls genocide victims
Arab ministers designated 17 October each year; the League says more than 700 people were killed in Gaza on that day in 2023, including at al-Ahli hospital.
Brief · Source: WAFA / Arab League, 6 Nov, 17:15
The rest of the day
Displaced families living in a Khan Younis cemetery patch tents before winter
A WAFA video shows families covering worn tents with nylon and tarpaulins against the rain, with no safe shelter as the wet season nears. WAFA (video report)
Palestinian central bank chief urges IMF-backed fix for banking ties with Israel
Yahya Shunnar said about 50 billion shekels a year flows through correspondent banking with Israeli banks, whose legal cover has been cut to two-week periods. WAFA / Palestine Monetary Authority
PLO refugee official warns UNRWA against laying off staff over budget gap
Ahmad Abu Holi wrote to Commissioner-General Christian Saunders after Saunders said in Berlin that large layoffs were possible without new funding. WAFA / PLO Department of Refugee Affairs
Israel’s army chief warns of ‘potential for escalation,’ condemns settler violence
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the army would keep enabling the olive harvest; the 98th Division has been sent to the West Bank, The Times of Israel reported. The Times of Israel
Israeli troops raid Red Crescent office and hospital in Salfit, seize camera footage
Soldiers threatened to open fire if the Yasser Arafat Hospital did not hand over its recordings, official sources told WAFA; troops came back later in the day. WAFA (official sources)
Arab League, OIC and Egypt condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy
The League cited Security Council resolutions 478 and 2334; the OIC chief wrote to Colombia’s foreign minister urging a reversal and warned of consequences. WAFA (Arab League, OIC, Egyptian Foreign Ministry statements)
Ministry condemns Mukhmas mosque arson as commission counts 23 since 2023
Racist slogans were sprayed on the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, the ministry said; the commission counts 13 arson attacks on mosques so far in 2026. WAFA / Palestinian Foreign Ministry; Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
Settlers beat three Palestinians in Abu Nujeim, southeast of Bethlehem, WAFA reports
One of the men was taken to hospital; the area has faced repeated attacks, including gunfire at residents’ cars in August, WAFA said. WAFA
Vice President al-Sheikh condemns Colombia’s embassy opening in Jerusalem
Hussein al-Sheikh said the move flouts international law and the city’s special legal and historical status, and urged the world to act. WAFA
Settlers attack Qawawis homes in Masafer Yatta; elderly man hurt, owner arrested
Settlers smashed doors and cameras before Israeli forces arrived and detained the owner of the damaged house; olives were stolen east of Yatta, an activist said. WAFA