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Hamas has condemned the Board of Peace after it refused to work with UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, in Gaza. The dispute centres on the agency's role in delivering aid and services in the territory as international arrangements for Gaza's governance and reconstruction take shape. The Board of Peace, the body overseeing post-war plans, has excluded the agency from cooperation, drawing sharp criticism from Hamas.

A Palestinian girl left disabled by an Israeli strike in Gaza is calling on authorities to allow wheelchairs into the territory. Al Jazeera reported her appeal, which highlights the difficulties people with disabilities face amid shortages of medical equipment and mobility aids in Gaza. The story underscores the wider humanitarian toll of the conflict and ongoing restrictions on aid entering the enclave.

A Hamas leader has said that the roadmap agreed for Gaza includes the establishment of a Palestinian state. The statement came amid ongoing international efforts to settle the future of the territory after the war between Israel and Hamas. The claim is likely to fuel disputes over whether ceasefire arrangements point toward statehood or only toward Gaza's reconstruction and governance.

Hundreds of people gathered in Sweden to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza, demonstrating in solidarity with Palestinians. Protesters called for an end to the Israeli military campaign and urged international action. The demonstration is part of a wider wave of pro-Palestinian protests that have swept European cities since the escalation of the Gaza conflict.

The United Nations has added 61 companies to its blacklist of firms operating in Israeli settlements, citing alleged human rights violations against Palestinians. The updated list names businesses across sectors including construction, finance and tourism. The move is expected to draw sharp criticism from Israel and its allies, while Palestinian advocacy groups have welcomed the listing as a step toward corporate accountability.

Palestinian sources report that the militant who abducted Israeli hostage Noa Argamani to Gaza during the October 7 Hamas-led attack has been killed. Argamani was later rescued by Israeli forces in June 2024. The announcement is drawing attention as Israelis and Palestinians continue to follow the fates of those involved in the October 7 attacks and the hostage crisis.

The former head of UNRWA says the board of peace established under Donald Trump's Gaza plan held a previously unreported meeting with the UN Palestinian refugee agency. The claim, reported by Haaretz, suggests back-channel contacts between the US-led oversight body and an organization Israel has sought to sideline. The meeting's agenda and outcomes remain unclear, and officials have not publicly confirmed it.

The United Nations has added 61 companies to its blacklist of firms operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, citing alleged human rights violations against Palestinians. The updated list, maintained by the UN Human Rights Council, names businesses across sectors including construction, technology and finance. It is likely to draw criticism from Israel and its allies while being welcomed by human rights advocates.

The United Nations has added 61 companies to its blacklist of firms operating in Israeli settlements, alleging they are involved in violations of Palestinian rights. The published list of businesses faces sharp criticism from Israel and pro-Israel groups, while human rights organisations have welcomed the move as a step toward corporate accountability in the occupied territories.

The United Nations has added more than 60 companies to its blacklist of firms operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The move targets businesses deemed to be involved in activities supporting the settlements, which Israel disputes and much of the international community considers illegal. The decision is expected to draw strong reactions from Israel, the United States and human rights groups.

A coalition of human rights organisations has issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of Palestinian photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem, ahead of a trial hearing in his case. The groups say he has now spent ten years deprived of liberty, and are pressing for his freedom ahead of the court session.

Palestinian hunger strikers taking part in a protest in Brussels have been hospitalized as their action continues. The development raises concern over the strikers' deteriorating health and keeps attention on the Palestinian cause in the heart of EU institutions, with the protest ongoing despite medical warnings.

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has published an analysis arguing that the October 2023 Al-Aqsa Flood attack was, in his words, "a breakout from the ghetto" by Palestinians who had endured thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of injuries among women and children, and mass home losses, particularly since the 2014 Gaza war. The piece is being widely shared as debate continues over the attack's roots and Israel's response.

Writers for Human Rights events in Valencia, Spain, have put the Palestinian cause at the center of their programme, according to Jaffa News Network. The gatherings bring writers together under a human rights framework, with Palestine given prominent focus. The reports drew attention across Arabic-language media, reflecting continued international cultural and literary engagement with the Palestinian issue amid the ongoing conflict.

Germany has chosen Munich as its candidate city to host the Olympic Games, which would mark the first time the country has hosted them since the 1972 Munich Games, which were overshadowed by the Palestinian terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. Officials hope a successful bid would allow Germany to finally return to hosting the event more than five decades later, though the 1972 legacy looms over the plans.