Friday 6 November 2026
WAFA’s daily round-up: four killed in Gaza, dozens detained in West Bank
West Bank and Gaza — The agency’s closing tally lists raids, arrests, settler attacks, demolitions and road closures in the West Bank, and strikes and demolitions across Gaza. Round-up · WAFA (daily round-up)
Israeli forces raid Azzun and Tulkarm’s Shweikeh suburb, firing tear gas
Troops stopped cars and held passengers in Shweikeh and fired sound and gas grenades in Azzun; a checkpoint at Qalqilya’s southern entrance slowed traffic earlier. Brief · WAFA
Jordan and Australia reaffirm two-state solution, reject West Bank annexation
A joint statement after King Abdullah II’s talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra also condemned the E1 settlement project as illegal. Brief · WAFA (Jordan-Australia joint statement)
Journalists’ syndicate says Israel is waging a wide war on Palestinian reporters
The syndicate said 260 journalists have been killed in Gaza and more than 240 detained, 38 of whom are still held, and asked for protection in the field. Brief · WAFA / Palestinian Journalists Syndicate
Commission records 21 attacks on olive harvest across seven governorates in one day
West Bank — Settlers carried out 12, the army 8 and one was joint, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. Figures · WAFA / Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
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. Brief · WAFA
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. Brief · WAFA
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. Brief · WAFA / Palestinian Foreign Ministry; Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
Israeli troops raid Red Crescent office and hospital in Salfit, seize camera footage
Salfit — 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. Update · WAFA (official sources)
Israel’s army chief warns of ‘potential for escalation,’ condemns settler violence
West Bank — 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. Statement · The Times of Israel
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 · WAFA / Arab League
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. Brief · WAFA / PLO Department of Refugee Affairs
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. Brief · WAFA / Palestine Monetary Authority
Man, 90, and woman beaten during hours-long Israeli raid on Tammun, Red Crescent says
Special forces surrounded a house in the town south of Tubas; a young man was detained to pressure his brother to surrender, the Prisoners’ Society said. Brief · WAFA / Palestine Red Crescent Society
Israeli forces detain mother of man they killed in 2023, near Tulkarm checkpoint
The 47-year-old woman from Tulkarm refugee camp was detained near Jubara checkpoint, the Prisoners’ Society said; two young men were also arrested in the governorate. Brief · WAFA / Palestinian Prisoners' Society
Israeli forces ransack prisoners’ commission office in Salfit, demolish Haris workshops
Troops tore photographs and questioned staff at the office, its director said; three vehicle-repair shops owned by two brothers were razed in Haris. Brief · WAFA
Tuqu’ sealed for a second day as Israeli forces install new gate near Jenin
All seven entrances to Tuqu’ are closed with iron gates, its mayor said; a new gate at Wad Da’uq follows gates fitted at Arraba’s entrances on Tuesday. Brief · WAFA / Tuqu' Municipality
Israeli bulldozers uproot hundreds of olive trees in Kafr Malik, sources say
Thirty-five dunums of farmland beside the bypass road were razed under a military order issued ten days earlier, local sources told WAFA. Brief · WAFA
Settlers beat 17-year-old picking olives in Beita, Red Crescent says
In nearby Beit Furik, settlers stopped farmers harvesting east of al-Naqra road, in Area B, and dumped the olives they had gathered, local sources said. Brief · WAFA / Palestine Red Crescent Society
Settlers try to stop olive harvest in Turmus Ayya; residents push them back, sources say
Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah — The settlers retreated toward an outpost set up on the town’s plain late last year, local sources told WAFA. Update · WAFA
Settlers bulldoze land in Beit Dajan and Burin to prepare new outpost, sources say
Two bulldozers opened new roads east of Beit Dajan and razed land around a family’s home in Burin, local and security sources told WAFA. Brief · WAFA
Israeli forces demolish home and family shelter in Masafer Yatta, sources say
Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron — An 80-square-metre house in Ighzaywa and a 40-square-metre shelter for a family of seven in Umm al-Khair were razed; a mobile toilet was seized. Update · WAFA
Israeli forces detain a boy in Issawiya, Jerusalem Governorate says
Forces and Israeli municipal crews also entered the al-Bustan neighbourhood of Silwan, south of al-Aqsa Mosque, the governorate said. Brief · WAFA / Jerusalem Governorate
Troops tear-gas Jenin-area olive pickers despite prior coordination, sources say
Farmers from al-Fandaqumiya, Jaba’ and Silat al-Dhahr were forced out; in Ya’bad, settlers stole harvested olives and expelled pickers, local sources said. Brief · WAFA
West Bank settler population reaches about 790,000, statistics bureau says
A statement for Arab Environment Day says outposts set up in 2023-2025 control about 1.07 million dunums and displaced 118 herding communities. Brief · WAFA / PCBS and Environment Quality Authority
Israeli forces detain eight in Hebron area, including four boys, Prisoners’ Society says
Detainees from Sa’ir, al-Burj and Beit Ula were beaten, the society said; a couple from al-Dhahiriya was questioned for hours in Kiryat Arba settlement. Brief · WAFA / Palestinian Prisoners' Society
Settlers set fire to mosque, car and olive tree in Mukhmas, governorate says
Mukhmas, northeast of Jerusalem — The attack came after midnight; the Israeli military said no suspects were identified and it had opened an investigation. Update · WAFA / Jerusalem Governorate; AFP
Israeli forces arrest seven in pre-dawn raids on Nablus and Qalqilya, WAFA says
Nablus — Troops also searched homes and questioned residents in Deir Dibwan, Burqa, Turmus Ayya and Qibya in Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, security sources said. Update · WAFA
Germany calls Gaza’s humanitarian situation catastrophic in reply to lawmakers
Berlin told the Left party’s parliamentary group that aid deliveries need comprehensive improvement and said it has given up to €420 million since October 2023. Brief · WAFA
Two Palestinians hit in the head by rubber-coated bullets at village gate, sources say
Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah — They were trying to cross the iron gate that has long sealed the road between Ras Karkar and Kharbatha Bani Harith, local sources told WAFA. Update · WAFA (English)