President Biden Meets with President Abbas in Bethlehem; No Joint Statement

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.

Israeli settlers marched through Jerusalem for Flag Day; Israeli forces and settlers attacked Palestinians during the event, according to PalQuest.

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.

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.

The European Union and Israel reconvened their Association Council, reviving a forum for diplomatic relations despite objections to ongoing occupation.

Tamer al-Kilani, associated with the Lions’ Den group, was killed in Nablus in a blast widely attributed to an Israeli operation.

Benjamin Netanyahu formed a coalition with far-right and religious parties, including figures advocating further settlement expansion and annexation.