2026 in Palestine

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Events of the year 2026 in Palestine .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President (PLO)	Mahmoud Abbas
	Vice President	Hussein al-Sheikh
	Prime Minister	Mohammad Mustafa

• Government of Palestine – Nineteenth government of Palestine

Events

• Ongoing — Gaza war

January

• 1 January —
  • Israel orders the banning effective 1 March of 37 humanitarian agencies from operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to comply with its revised regulations on the disclosure of detailed information on their Palestinian staff. ^[1]
  • The Palestinian Authority submits applications for 14 locations across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to be designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. ^[2]
• 5 January – The Israeli Ministry of Communications approves the delivery of equipment necessary to upgrade Palestinian cellular networks from 3G to 4G in the West Bank. ^[3]
• 14 January – The United States announces the start of the second phase of the Gaza peace plan. ^[4]
• 19 January – The IDF launches a large-scale counterterrorism raid in Hebron, arresting at least seven people. ^[5]
• 20 January – Israel demolishes the headquarters of UNRWA in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. ^[6]
• 21 January – Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir allows the issuance of gun licences to residents of 18 Israeli settlements in the West Bank. ^[7]
• 26 January – The body of Ran Gvili is recovered by the IDF from northern Gaza, ending the Gaza war hostage crisis. ^[8]

February

• 2 February – The Rafah Border Crossing is partially reopened under the supervision of Israel and Egypt. ^[9]

Deaths

• 12 January – Mahmoud Al-Astal, senior police officer in Khan Yunis. ^[10]

See also

• Outline of the Gaza war
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2026

References

1. "Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza". France 24. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
2. "Wary of Israeli appropriation, Palestine lists 14 sites with UNESCO". Al Jazeera. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
3. "Israel approves upgrade to 4G mobile services to Palestinians in West Bank". Reuters. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
4. "Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says". Associated Press . 14 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
5. "Israel launches 'large-scale' military raid in occupied West Bank's Hebron". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
6. "Israeli crews target UN facilities for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem". Associated Press . 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
7. "Israeli minister approves gun licences for 18 illegal West Bank settlements". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
8. "Israel recovers the last hostage's remains in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase". Associated Press . 26 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
9. Tondo, Lorenzo (2 February 2026). "Israel agrees to limited reopening of Rafah border crossing in Gaza". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 February 2026.
10. "Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

External links

• Media related to 2026 in the State of Palestine at Wikimedia Commons