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2026 in Palestine

Events of the year 2026 in Palestine.

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Incumbents

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President (PLO) Mahmoud Abbas
Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh
Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa

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January

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February

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  • 2 February – The Rafah Border Crossing is partially reopened under the supervision of Israel and Egypt.[9]
  • 18 February – A 19-year old Palestinian American is killed in an attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Mukhmas in the West Bank.[10]
  • 23 February – Israel designates the online Palestinian media platforms Al Asima News, Quds Plus, Alquds Albawsala, Maraj and Maydan Alquds as terrorist organizations, accusing connections to Hamas.[11]
  • 27 February – The Supreme Court of Israel allows aid groups barred for refusing to comply with new Israeli regulations to continue operating in Gaza and other Palestinian territories while it considers the case.[12]
  • 28 February – The Rafah Border Crossing is closed by Israel, citing "security reasons" amid the start of the 2026 Iran war.[13]

March

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  • 8 March – Two Palestinians are shot dead at a close range in the head by Israeli settlers in Abu Falah, in the occupied West Bank. Another Palestinian is killed after Israeli soldiers throw smoke grenades during the attack.[14]
  • 12 March – The IDF drops charges against five soldiers accused of raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention camp.[15]
  • 14 March – Hamas calls for Iran to cease their attacks on Middle East neighbors during the war. They also reaffirm Iran's right to defend itself from Israel and the United States.[16]
  • 15 March –
  • 18 March – Four people are killed in an Iranian missile attack that hit a hair salon in Beit Awwa, West Bank.[19]
  • 19 March – The Rafah Border Crossing partially reopens for the first time since the start of the 2026 Iran war.[20]

April

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  • 26 April – 2026 Palestinian local elections: Supporters of president Abbas win a majority of contested seats including some in Gaza's Deir al-Balah. One of the Deir al-Balah lists, largely seen as Hamas-aligned, win only two of the 15 seats contested in Gaza.[21]

May

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June

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  • 9 June – The UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia and New Zealand imposes sanctions on networks that finance and enable settler violence in the West Bank.[27]
  • 26 June – Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza City and other areas of northern Gaza.[28] Hamas deploys armed operatives on Gaza streets to suppress the protests.[29]

July

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  • 2 July – Hamas announces that it executed a person in Gaza whom it accused of collaborating with Israel and assisting in the assassination of several senior Hamas leaders, including former Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Izz al-Din Haddad.[30]
  • 6 July — Hamas announces the resignation of its civil administration under the Gaza peace plan.[31]
  • 13 July — The EU announces that it had reach a deal with Israeli authorities for the implementation of two large waste and water management projects in Gaza.[32]
  • 15 July — Morocco signs an agreement to join the International Stabilization Force in Gaza.[33]
  • 16 July — The Palestinian Authority releases an audit which supposedly found that a new welfare program stopped a scheme that critics described as "pay-to-slay" in response to US pressure.[34]
  • 20 July — Hamas announces the election of Khalil al-Hayya as its leader.[35]
  • 23 July
    • An Israeli is critically injured in a stabbing in the vicinity of Elon Moreh. The two Palestinian assailants are shot and killed.[36]
    • An Israeli is moderately injured in a stabbing in the vicinity of Ganim. The assailant is subdued.[37]
  • 24 July —
  • 26 July — The Israeli security cabinet authorises the entry of President Trump's Board of Peace into Gaza.[41]
  • 27 July —
    • Palestinian media reports that a woman lost her pregnancy after an ambulance was delayed at a checkpoint in the West Bank following a blockade imposed on Nablus.[42]
    • Sixty Palestinian detainees are released by Israel into Gaza.[43]
  • 28 July — The IDF and Israeli Civil Administration demolish a Palestinian home erected without a permit in Ein al-Hilweh in the West Bank, despite the Supreme Court of Israel's interim ruling urging the state not to demolish the structure until it responds.[44]
  • 30 July — Hamas and other Palestinian factions agree to a progressive disarmament plan in the Gaza Strip under international supervision.[45]

August

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ↑ "Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza". France 24. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wary of Israeli appropriation, Palestine lists 14 sites with UNESCO". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Israel approves upgrade to 4G mobile services to Palestinians in West Bank". Reuters. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says". Associated Press. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Israel launches 'large-scale' military raid in occupied West Bank's Hebron". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem". Associated Press. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Israeli minister approves gun licences for 18 illegal West Bank settlements". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Israel recovers the last hostage's remains in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase". Associated Press. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Tondo, Lorenzo (2 February 2026). "Israel agrees to limited reopening of Rafah border crossing in Gaza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say". AP News. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Israel designates 5 Palestinian media platforms 'terrorist organizations'". Arab News PK. 23 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there". Associated Press. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment". Al Jazeera. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of sexually assaulting Palestinian detainee". AP News. 12 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Hamas calls on Iran to stop "targeting neighboring countries"". CBS News. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank". BBC. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Israeli strike on police vehicle kills eight". Brecorder. AFP. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Death toll in Iranian missile strike that hit West Bank Palestinian town rises to four". The Times of Israel. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "Rafah crossing partially reopens after weeks of closure". Africanews. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "Palestinian leader's loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza". Reuters. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  22. 1 2 "Israel kills Hamas armed wing leader Haddad in Gaza strike". Reuters. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "US lifts sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians". ABS-CBN News. AFP. 20 May 2026. Archived from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role". The Guardian. 21 May 2026.
  25. 1 2 "Hamas's armed wing confirms Israel killed its new leader in Gaza strike". France 24. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "EU expands Hamas sanctions to senior political figures defending violent actions". The Brussels Times. 29 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "UK and allies sanction networks enabling settler violence in the West Bank". GOV.UK. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year". The Times of Israel. 26 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Reports in Gaza: Hamas acts to suppress resident protests planned for tonight". Ynet. 26 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Hamas executes a man in Gaza accused of collaborating with Israel". Democrata. 2 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "Hamas says group-backed Gaza government resigns to hand power to Palestinian technocrats". Haaretz. 6 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "EU announces 900 million euro 'Team Gaza Initiative' aid package, says Israel approved Gaza waste management projects". Haaretz. 13 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "Morocco signs agreement to join Gaza International Stabilization Force, state media say". Haaretz. Reuters. 15 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "Heeding US demand, PA releases audit that purportedly found new welfare program ended 'pay-to-slay'". The Times of Israel. 15 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new leader, statement says". Haaretz. Reuters. 20 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Initial report: Man seriously wounded in stabbing attack near West Bank settlement; Two Palestinians killed by gunfire". Haaretz. 23 July 2026.
  37. ↑ "IDF says attacker subdued after reported stabbing in northern West Bank". Haaretz. 23 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "Israeli, four Palestinians killed in West Bank shooting after clashes erupt". Haaretz. 24 July 2026.
  39. ↑ "Israeli death toll in West Bank clashes rises to two; IDF names soldier killed". Haaretz. 24 July 2026.
  40. ↑ "UNESCO adds West Bank site, Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli opposition". France 24. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  41. ↑ "Israeli security cabinet approves entry of Trump's Board of Peace into Gaza". Haaretz. 26 July 2026.
  42. ↑ "Woman loses pregnancy after ambulance delayed at West Bank checkpoint, Palestinian report says". Haaretz. 27 July 2026.
  43. ↑ "Israel Releases 60 Palestinian Detainees to Gaza in Largest Release Since October Cease-fire". Haaretz. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  44. ↑ "Report: Civil Administration razes Palestinian home in West Bank despite court order". The Times of Israel. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  45. ↑ Al Jazeera Staff (30 July 2026). "Hamas reaches Gaza disarmament agreement with Board of Peace". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  46. ↑ "Palestinian Islamic Jihad agrees to Gaza disarmament plan — report". The Times of Israel. 2 August 2026.
  47. ↑ "Twenty-four Palestinian prisoners released from Israel arrive to hospital in Khan Yunis, Palestinian reports say". Haaretz. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  48. ↑ "First woman envoy for Palestine dies in France: family". France 24. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  49. ↑ "الموت يُغيّب الشاعر الفلسطيني أديب ناصر بعد مسيرة حافلة بالعطاء". جريدة الدستور الاردنية (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  50. ↑ "Walid Khalidi, historian of the Palestinian cause, dies aged 100". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  51. ↑ "News anchor Jamal Rayyan passes away at 72". Roya News. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  52. ↑ "Israel Ramps up Qassam Killings in Gaza for Fourth Consecutive Day". Aawsat. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  53. ↑ "عائلة حسونة تتقبل التعازي بوفاة الوزير الاسبق كمال في عمّان الثلاثاء | وفيات | وكالة عمون الاخبارية" [Hassouneh Family Receives Condolences on the Death of Former Minister Kamal in Amman on Tuesday]. Ammon News (in Arabic). 21 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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