EU and Israel Revive the EU-Israel Association Council

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.

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.