Israeli Settlers and Forces Attack Palestinians During Annual Flag Day March

The Knesset enacted a new temporary-order law that restricts family unification when a Palestinian citizen or resident of Israel has a spouse from the occupied Palestinian territory.

Israel designated around 22,000 dunams near Jericho as a nature reserve. Palestinian critics warned that the measure restricted Palestinian access to land.

The UN’s ongoing independent commission of inquiry issued its first report, examining underlying causes of conflict and alleged violations in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel.

Israeli authorities moved to approve 4,427 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank, deepening concerns about land and a future Palestinian state.

Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed secretary-general of the PLO Executive Committee, a senior position in the Palestinian national movement.

The Knesset dissolved, ending the Bennett–Lapid coalition. A new election followed the government’s loss of parliamentary support.

PalQuest reviewed the Bennett–Lapid government’s actions in the West Bank, including settlement expansion and measures affecting Palestinian residents.

US President Joe Biden met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem; the meeting ended without a joint statement.

Israel decided to deduct $176 million from tax revenues it collects for the Palestinian Authority, connecting the deduction to payments to prisoners and their families.

Israeli forces killed Ibrahim Nabulsi in Nablus. His death became a focus of Palestinian mourning and protest.