Arab League, OIC and Egypt condemn Colombia’s Jerusalem embassy
The League cited Security Council resolutions 478 and 2334; the OIC chief wrote to Colombia’s foreign minister urging a reversal and warned of consequences.
Brief · Source: WAFA (Arab League, OIC, Egyptian Foreign Ministry statements), 6 Nov, 18:15
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PLO refugee official warns UNRWA against laying off staff over budget gap
Ahmad Abu Holi wrote to Commissioner-General Christian Saunders after Saunders said in Berlin that large layoffs were possible without new funding. WAFA / PLO Department of Refugee Affairs
Arab League to mark its first remembrance day for what it calls genocide victims
Arab ministers designated 17 October each year; the League says more than 700 people were killed in Gaza on that day in 2023, including at al-Ahli hospital. WAFA / Arab League
Israel’s army chief warns of ‘potential for escalation,’ condemns settler violence
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said the army would keep enabling the olive harvest; the 98th Division has been sent to the West Bank, The Times of Israel reported. The Times of Israel
Israeli troops raid Red Crescent office and hospital in Salfit, seize camera footage
Soldiers threatened to open fire if the Yasser Arafat Hospital did not hand over its recordings, official sources told WAFA; troops came back later in the day. WAFA (official sources)
Ministry condemns Mukhmas mosque arson as commission counts 23 since 2023
Racist slogans were sprayed on the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, the ministry said; the commission counts 13 arson attacks on mosques so far in 2026. WAFA / Palestinian Foreign Ministry; Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission
Settlers beat three Palestinians in Abu Nujeim, southeast of Bethlehem, WAFA reports
One of the men was taken to hospital; the area has faced repeated attacks, including gunfire at residents’ cars in August, WAFA said. WAFA
Vice President al-Sheikh condemns Colombia’s embassy opening in Jerusalem
Hussein al-Sheikh said the move flouts international law and the city’s special legal and historical status, and urged the world to act. WAFA
Settlers attack Qawawis homes in Masafer Yatta; elderly man hurt, owner arrested
Settlers smashed doors and cameras before Israeli forces arrived and detained the owner of the damaged house; olives were stolen east of Yatta, an activist said. WAFA
Three killed in Israeli strikes and fire in Gaza, bringing day’s toll to five, WAFA says
A drone strike on a car in al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, killed two men and wounded a woman; another man was killed by gunfire in Jabalia camp. WAFA
Commission records 21 attacks on olive harvest across seven governorates in one day
Settlers carried out 12, the army 8 and one was joint, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said. WAFA / Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission