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News from Palestine. One line for the skim, one more for every layer under it.

Layer two

Numbers

The running figures, then every number laid under this week’s lines, desk by desk. Each is the latest its source published, with the date it was true.

  • 1,522

    Palestinians killed in Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire (Gaza Ministry of Health)

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 351

    children killed in Gaza since the ceasefire (UNICEF)

    As of 22 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 74,555

    Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023

    As of 26 Oct 2026 · The New Arab

  • 702

    UN and partner aid trucks offloaded at Kerem Shalom in one week (13–19 October)

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 1.1 million

    people WFP still feeds in Gaza after cutting half a million

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · WFP

  • 272

    olive-harvest settler attacks since 1 September, more than any full season on record

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 2,159

    settler attacks in the West Bank in 2026, an average of 7.4 a day

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 3,971

    Palestinians displaced by Israel's Hebron operation (WAFA count)

    As of 26 Oct 2026 · The New Arab

  • 1,790

    Palestinians displaced by demolitions in the West Bank in 2026, 668 of them in East Jerusalem

    As of 19 Oct 2026 · OCHA

  • 8,000–10,000

    bodies believed still buried under Gaza's rubble

    As of 23 Oct 2026 · France 24

Under the stories

53 figures, repeats folded

Gaza 26 figures

FigureWhat it countsUnder the storySource
500Moroccan personnel trained for the ISF (up to)Albania signs up to Gaza stabilisation force as planned base waits on IsraelThe New Arab
150personnel the stalled ISF base near the yellow line would houseAlbania signs up to Gaza stabilisation force as planned base waits on IsraelThe New Arab
351children killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, per UNICEF (as of 22 October)Girl among three reported killed in strike on al-Mawasi displacement areaOCHA
13people killed across Gaza in 24 hours, according to civil defenceThirteen killed in a day as Israeli tanks push west of the yellow line in Deir al-BalahThe New Arab
74,555Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023Thirteen killed in a day as Israeli tanks push west of the yellow line in Deir al-BalahThe New Arab
9households left without shelter by Sunday's fireTents set alight along the yellow line as new markers appear in Shuja'iyyehUN News
200families displaced by an earlier fireTents set alight along the yellow line as new markers appear in Shuja'iyyehUN News
53% → ~70%share of Gaza under Israeli control: allowed by the deal vs official accounts a year onThe Gaza ceasefire, one year on: what phase two promised and why it has stalledAFP via Oman Observer
$17bnpledged at the February 2026 donor conference, with only a tiny fraction transferredThe Gaza ceasefire, one year on: what phase two promised and why it has stalledThe Times of Israel
1,522Palestinians killed since the truce (to 19 October)The Gaza ceasefire, one year on: what phase two promised and why it has stalledOCHA
3security guards killed on campusStrikes on Islamic University campus kill three guards and wound seven studentsAl Jazeera via Yahoo News
95%of Gaza's higher education campuses destroyed or damaged since October 2023, per UNESCOStrikes on Islamic University campus kill three guards and wound seven studentsDemocracy Now!
1,522Palestinians killed since the ceasefire, Gaza health ministry (to 19 October)Israel says strikes killed two men it accuses of moving millions of shekels to HamasOCHA
30,000Hamas personnel on its payroll, according to YnetHamas warned of a new October 7-style attack in message passed through UN official, Israel saysYnet
1,000bodies recovered from rubble since the ceasefire (approx.)A year into the truce, up to 10,000 bodies are thought to remain under Gaza's rubbleFrance 24
8,000–10,000bodies thought still buriedA year into the truce, up to 10,000 bodies are thought to remain under Gaza's rubbleFrance 24
3,000of the missing in Israeli-controlled areasA year into the truce, up to 10,000 bodies are thought to remain under Gaza's rubbleFrance 24
702UN and partner trucks offloaded at Kerem Shalom, 13 to 19 OctoberUN aid trucks rise at Kerem Shalom while commercial deliveries fall by a quarterOCHA
315commercial truckloads, 12 to 18 October (down 25%)UN aid trucks rise at Kerem Shalom while commercial deliveries fall by a quarterOCHA
60%of the $283m winter shelter requirement unfundedUN aid trucks rise at Kerem Shalom while commercial deliveries fall by a quarterOCHA
1.1 millionpeople WFP now supports in Gaza, down from 1.6 millionWFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs short before winterWFP
$450 millionWFP requirement for Gaza and the West Bank, October 2026 to March 2027WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs short before winterWFP
150,000daily hot meals, down from 250,000WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs short before winterWFP
950,000displaced people in sites at medium to high flood riskNearly a million displaced Gazans live in sites at risk of flooding, UN saysOCHA
18%of families needing winter shelter aid that current stocks can partly coverNearly a million displaced Gazans live in sites at risk of flooding, UN saysOCHA
44,000people living in structurally unsafe buildingsNearly a million displaced Gazans live in sites at risk of flooding, UN saysOCHA

West Bank 16 figures

FigureWhat it countsUnder the storySource
10rounds the victim's father says were firedCourt sends settlement security officer accused of shooting Palestinian woman to house arrestThe Times of Israel
3,189people forced from their homes, per Hebron municipality (26 October)Army chief saw no reason to continue Hebron raid, but Netanyahu ordered it onThe Times of Israel / AFP
3,971Palestinians displaced in Hebron by Monday, per WAFANearly 4,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in Hebron after checkpoint attackThe New Arab
128 / 120gates and checkpoints set up across Hebron governorateNearly 4,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in Hebron after checkpoint attackThe New Arab
500+buildings scanned by Israeli troops, per the IDFNearly 4,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in Hebron after checkpoint attackThe Times of Israel
9,000Palestinians with permits to work in settlementsIsrael seals all West Bank land crossings for election dayThe Times of Israel
$170mannual value of the Palestinian olive sector, per B'TselemFarmers report settlers in keffiyehs among those attacking olive grovesFrance 24
272harvest-related settler attacks, 1 Sept–19 Oct 2026Why the olive harvest has become the West Bank's most dangerous seasonOCHA
286,000West Bank olive trees damaged, 2023 to end of September 2026Why the olive harvest has become the West Bank's most dangerous seasonUN News
$157molive sector losses since October 2023, per the Palestinian agriculture ministryWhy the olive harvest has become the West Bank's most dangerous seasonUN News
125physical attacks on olive harvesters in 24 daysSettlers are picking and pressing Palestinian olives as harvest attacks grow, rights group saysYesh Din via Reuters
168incidents of crop theft in the same periodSettlers are picking and pressing Palestinian olives as harvest attacks grow, rights group saysYesh Din via Reuters
272harvest-related settler attacks, 1 Sept to 19 OctHarvest-season settler attacks already exceed the totals for 2024 and 2025, UN saysOCHA
200Palestinians injured in harvest-related attacksHarvest-season settler attacks already exceed the totals for 2024 and 2025, UN saysOCHA
3,200+olive trees and saplings damagedHarvest-season settler attacks already exceed the totals for 2024 and 2025, UN saysOCHA
170settler attacks counted by Yesh Din since 27 SeptemberSettlers burn olive trees in Abu Falah and beat a Washington Post photographerFrance 24

Jerusalem 8 figures

FigureWhat it countsUnder the storySource
668people displaced by demolitions in East Jerusalem in 2026 (to 19 October)East Jerusalem Palestinians cannot vote in Israel's election, but live with its resultsOCHA
60,000shekels in fines imposed before the demolitionFamily of seven forced to demolish their own home in Beit HaninaWAFA
40,661settler entries to the compound, January to August 2026Settlers enter Al-Aqsa compound under police protection and prayWAFA
26incursions recorded at Al-Aqsa in September, per the Awqaf ministrySettlers enter Al-Aqsa compound under police protection and prayWAFA
9,000+entries during Sukkot 2026, Palestinian estimateThe Al-Aqsa status quo: an unwritten deal now being worn awayThe New Arab
1,000+residents of Wadi al-RababaSettlers install iron gate sealing off Silwan's Wadi al-RababaWAFA
16people who lived in the demolished houseIsraeli forces finish demolishing a home for 16 in al-Tur after family's self-demolitionWAFA
69people displaced by the 6 October at-Tur demolition, a UN record for East JerusalemIsraeli forces finish demolishing a home for 16 in al-Tur after family's self-demolitionUN News

Diaspora & World 3 figures

FigureWhat it countsUnder the storySource
3,000+Palestinians forced from their homes in Hebron, per TürkUN rights chief warns Hebron operation raises concerns of ethnic cleansingUN News
33US citizens among those detainedIsrael detains about 80 olive-harvest volunteers, including a US congressional candidateNPR via KPBS
4Palestinians killed since the harvest began, per the Palestinian health ministry (as of 17 October)Settlers attack European diplomats' convoy in Taybeh and beat a French mayorPBS NewsHour / AP