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The United Nations has said it could expand the delivery of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza if the Israeli occupation authorities lifted the restrictions and obstacles they impose on the entry of relief materials.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Israeli authorities have refused the entry of several essential items into the Gaza Strip, claiming they fall outside the scope of humanitarian assistance or are classified as “dual-use” items.

OCHA said these items include vehicles and spare parts, solar panels, mobile toilets, X-ray machines, and electric generators.

The office noted that since the ceasefire, Israel has rejected 107 requests to bring in relief materials, including blankets, winter clothes and tools and materials to maintain and operate water, sanitation and hygiene services.

October 2025 recorded the highest monthly number of Israeli settler attacks since OCHA began documenting such incidents in 2006, with more than 260 attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both – an average of eight incidents per day.

Settler violence during this olive harvest season has reached the highest level recorded in recent years, with about 150 attacks documented so far, resulting in the injury of more than 140 Palestinians and the vandalism of over 4,200 trees and saplings across 77 villages.

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator called for the protection of Palestinians in the West Bank amid the rise in attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property.

One in every five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces so far in 2025 across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was a child.

Israeli authorities issued 14 demolition or stop-work orders against approximately one third of structures in Umm al Kheir Bedouin community in the southern Hebron governorate, placing about 70 people, including 30 children, at risk of displacement.

Read more in our latest update: http://ochaopt.org/.../humanitarian-situation-update-337...

Press Conference today, Nov 5...please read

Invitation to attend a press conference about the recent demolition orders issued by the Civil Administration concerning the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 , 13:00 pm, in person in Umm al-Khair, at the village community center, or online via Zoom (registration details below).

Tareq Hathaleen, a resident and an organizer in the village: “The lawyers working to defend Umm al Khair say we have a 1 in 5 chance of success in court. We need you to be with us now. This is our home and we will not leave. We will not give up, and we need your help.” 

The Israeli authorities announced plans to demolish 14 houses in the village, including the community center, amounting to one third of the village. If they carry out the demolitions,  residents will face homelessness as the weather turns cold. The demolition orders arrived on the same day on which the Israeli army was required to explain to the court why it had ignored its injunction preventing settlement and construction work in a new outpost built in Umm al-Khair.

In August, settlers placed caravans near the houses of Umm al-Khair, about a month after Umm al-Khair’s resident, the activist and community leader, Awdah Hathaleen was shot and killed by the sanctioned settler Yinon Levy, while settlers were preparing the land for the new outpost. The new outpost was established just a few steps away from the community center, in the middle of the village, effectively cutting the village in half. While working on the outpost settlers with the backing of the Israeli authorities cut the main water pipe of the village several times, leaving hundreds of residents with no running water.  Settlers are claiming that the new outpost is an extension of Carmel settlement, which was established on the lands of Umm al-Khair in 1981. However, in order to reach the new outpost, settlers pass through the village, often harassing the residents as they pass through, accompanied by military forces ensuring that residents do not leave their homes while the settlers are walking in the village. 

This press conference will provide an opportunity to witness first hand and to hear from residents about the wider context of the planned demolitions, which serve as another tool used by the Israeli regime, to forcefully displace the residents. 

Details of the Press Conference:

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Time: Time: 1:00 PM Palestine | 12:00 PM Central Europe  | 11:00 AM London | 6:00 AM New York

Location (in-person): Umm al-Khair, community center

Online, register here to receive the zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ptUtCOOT3ODXM_FCvTF-g

Your presence and coverage are crucial in shedding light on what Umm al-Khair and other villages in the West Bank are facing.

For further information or to confirm your attendance, please contact:

Khalil Hathaleen - +972-593304766, Eid Suliman +972-522045664

We look forward to welcoming you.

UN Relief Chief calls for protection of Palestinians in West Bank

Statement on the West Bank by Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator

New York, 4 November 2025

Reports of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property across the West Bank continue.

Many are related to Palestinians’ attempts to harvest their olive crops.

Palestinians have been killed and injured. Their homes and property damaged. Their livestock attacked.

More trees have been damaged and more communities affected this year than in the previous six years.

The failure to prevent or punish such attacks is inconsistent with international law.

Palestinians must be protected.

Impunity cannot prevail.

Perpetrators must be held accountable.

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Starbucks has announced plans to close 400 stores across North America — a move analysts link to plummeting sales and the ongoing global boycott over the company’s stance on the Gaza genocide.

Since the boycott began, Starbucks has faced sharp revenue drops in multiple regions, including the Middle East, North Africa, and even the U.S., where many stores have reported steep declines in foot traffic.

The backlash began after the company sued its own workers’ union for expressing solidarity with Palestine — a move that sparked a wave of public outrage and protests worldwide.

Now, as Starbucks shutters hundreds of stores, the message from consumers is clear:

People are done funding companies that profit off silence in the face of genocide.