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Daily Briefing — Palestine, 29 August 2026

Israeli forces killed Palestinians in both Gaza and the West Bank on 29 August 2026, as settler violence surged across the occupied West Bank and Israel targeted a key UNRWA facility in East Jerusalem. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli attacks across Gaza killed two people and struck a hospital supply warehouse, with Gaza’s Health Ministry noting rising casualties amid escalated Israeli operations. WAFA reported that a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli forces in central Gaza Strip, while a separate WAFA report confirmed one Palestinian was killed and two others injured in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza.

Gaza

Israeli strikes continued to take Palestinian lives in Gaza on 29 August. Al Jazeera reported that the attacks hit a hospital supply warehouse, compounding the already critical humanitarian situation. Three additional Palestinians were injured in a separate Israeli drone strike, according to WAFA. The day’s violence follows Al Jazeera’s reporting that Israeli strikes on 28 August killed five people, including three members of one family, as Palestinians across the strip continued to face severe food insecurity.

Humanitarian conditions in Gaza remain dire. Mondoweiss reported that acute malnutrition continues to soar across Gaza, with Israeli restrictions on food entry stalling recovery from famine. Al Jazeera also documented a “cash famine” forcing Gaza’s residents to rely on unreliable online payment systems. A warning from Board of Peace envoy Mladenov that Gaza could be “gone for good” underscored the urgency of the crisis, with a separate report noting that the ceasefire risks collapse. OCHA’s 2026 Flash Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory has recorded requirements of $4.1 billion, with coverage standing at only 39.5%, leaving $2.5 billion unmet, according to OCHA.

Israeli threats against Gazans flying kites added a further dimension to the daily terror faced by civilians. Mondoweiss reported that Israel treats any kite flown in Gaza as an “act of war” and has ordered its army to treat them like drones. Thirteen-year-old Muhammad Owais told Mondoweiss: “I don’t know what we can do that won’t anger Israel.” Al Jazeera reported that Israel’s defence minister renewed threats to expel Palestinians from areas where kites or balloons are flown.

West Bank

Settler violence across the West Bank reached alarming levels on 29 August, with multiple attacks documented by WAFA throughout the day. Israeli colonists attacked homes and opened fire in Yasuf, attacked Palestinians and foreign activists, attacked farmers in Burqa under military protection, damaged agricultural property, and attacked al-Mughayyir village. Two Palestinian sisters were injured in a colonist attack near Ramallah, and a Palestinian family was attacked by Israeli colonists. Colonists also besieged Palestinian youths inside a home in a Nablus-area town, and conducted provocative tours in Bethlehem-area lands.

Israeli forces also killed Palestinians in the West Bank. WAFA reported that one Palestinian was killed and another injured in an Israeli airstrike. The previous day, Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli strike killed three Palestinians in Jenin. Israeli forces also seized an agricultural tractor, and two Palestinians, including a child, were shot during Israeli military activity, according to WAFA. OCHA data shows that so far in 2026, 1,027 structures have been demolished and 1,364 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank, according to OCHA.

The situation in Qusra drew particular attention. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli settlers surrounded a Palestinian home in Qusra, while a prior report detailed how three new Israeli-installed gates around Palestinian homes in the village were deepening fears of a permanent Israeli presence. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission documented 900 fires set by the occupation in a recent report.

Jerusalem

Israel raided and shuttered UNRWA’s Qalandia Training Center, the agency’s first and last vocational college in East Jerusalem, prompting a sharp response from the agency. WAFA reported that UNRWA condemned Israeli actions targeting the Qalandia Training Center. Al Jazeera reported on the raid and closure, describing the center as a lifeline for Palestinian refugees. A reporter’s notebook by Al Jazeera detailed the threat to the institution, which represents the only remaining UNRWA vocational facility in East Jerusalem.

Politics

South Africa submitted a dossier to the International Court of Justice on Israel’s non-compliance with ICJ orders, according to WAFA. Separately, Mondoweiss reported that Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and rival Fatah dissidents have united in an unprecedented coalition ahead of the first Palestinian elections since 2006, though Israeli repression and foreign pressure raise doubts about whether free elections are possible under occupation. The Palestinian Cabinet warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and escalating conditions in the West Bank.

Sources

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