Germany calls Gaza’s humanitarian situation catastrophic in reply to lawmakers
Berlin told the Left party’s parliamentary group that aid deliveries need comprehensive improvement and said it has given up to €420 million since October 2023.
Brief · Source: WAFA, 6 Nov, 08:31
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Israeli forces arrest seven in pre-dawn raids on Nablus and Qalqilya, WAFA says
Troops also searched homes and questioned residents in Deir Dibwan, Burqa, Turmus Ayya and Qibya in Ramallah and al-Bireh governorate, security sources said. WAFA
Israeli strike on Gaza City apartment kills a woman, local sources say
The apartment was near the Abu Talal junction in al-Rimal; several people were wounded, and heavy fire was reported east of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. WAFA
Settlers set fire to mosque, car and olive tree in Mukhmas, governorate says
The attack came after midnight; the Israeli military said no suspects were identified and it had opened an investigation. WAFA / Jerusalem Governorate; AFP
Israeli forces detain eight in Hebron area, including four boys, Prisoners’ Society says
Detainees from Sa’ir, al-Burj and Beit Ula were beaten, the society said; a couple from al-Dhahiriya was questioned for hours in Kiryat Arba settlement. WAFA / Palestinian Prisoners' Society
West Bank settler population reaches about 790,000, statistics bureau says
A statement for Arab Environment Day says outposts set up in 2023-2025 control about 1.07 million dunums and displaced 118 herding communities. WAFA / PCBS and Environment Quality Authority
Troops tear-gas Jenin-area olive pickers despite prior coordination, sources say
Farmers from al-Fandaqumiya, Jaba’ and Silat al-Dhahr were forced out; in Ya’bad, settlers stole harvested olives and expelled pickers, local sources said. WAFA
Israeli forces detain a boy in Issawiya, Jerusalem Governorate says
Forces and Israeli municipal crews also entered the al-Bustan neighbourhood of Silwan, south of al-Aqsa Mosque, the governorate said. WAFA / Jerusalem Governorate
Gaza consumer prices rose 11.36% in September, statistics bureau says
A 25-kilogram sack of white flour averaged 56 shekels in Gaza; prices rose 0.53% in the West Bank and 0.44% in Jerusalem, the bureau said. WAFA / Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Israeli forces demolish home and family shelter in Masafer Yatta, sources say
An 80-square-metre house in Ighzaywa and a 40-square-metre shelter for a family of seven in Umm al-Khair were razed; a mobile toilet was seized. WAFA
Settlers bulldoze land in Beit Dajan and Burin to prepare new outpost, sources say
Two bulldozers opened new roads east of Beit Dajan and razed land around a family’s home in Burin, local and security sources told WAFA. WAFA