Gaza & Palestina
92 personen, onder wie 47 patiënten en 45 begeleiders, verlaten de Gazastrook via de grensovergang Rafah om in het buitenland behandeling te krijgen
Hoofd van de olijvenpersencommissie in de Gazastrook, Shahir Al-Rifi:
▪ Het aantal persen dat geschikt is voor gebruik is aanzienlijk gedaald vergeleken met 2022, toen er 39 persen waren met een productiecapaciteit van 136 ton per uur. ▪ Het aantal persen dat kan worden ingezet is gedaald tot 8 persen, waarvan de meeste in het centrale gouvernoraat. ▪ De persen kampen met een ernstig tekort aan reserveonderdelen en sterk gestegen onderhoudskosten, naast stroomuitval en een tekort aan brandstof. ▪ Er is contact met ondersteunende instellingen om te voorzien in brandstof, generatorolie, technisch personeel en training van teams in de bedieningswijze. ▪ Er worden begeleidingsrondes georganiseerd voor boeren in de velden en er wordt gewerkt aan het beschikbaar stellen van een deel van de arbeidskosten voor de oogstwerkzaamheden. ▪ De persen vormen een belangrijke schakel tussen de landbouw- en industriële sectoren en een belangrijke bron van werkgelegenheid in de velden, transport, opslag en bediening. ▪ De eerste schattingen wijzen op ongeveer 5 duizend ton olijven binnen een oppervlakte van naar schatting 5 duizend dunam beplant met olijfbomen. ▪ Er wordt gestreefd naar benutting van de persopbrengsten en verlaging van de productiekosten in overeenstemming met de koopkracht van de consument in de sector.
Kind gewond door kogels van de bezetting in de kuststrook van de stad Khan Younis, ten zuiden van de Gazastrook
Alliance of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations:
▪ We affirm that legislative elections are an inherent right of the Palestinian people and a national and democratic entitlement to renew legitimacy and build institutions based on the popular will and the rule of law. ▪ We welcome moving ahead with holding the elections scheduled for 28 November 2026 as a fundamental step to end the state of stagnation and institutional division and to strengthen political participation. ▪ We affirm the need for the elections to be free, fair, transparent, competitive and inclusive, and to guarantee citizens’ right to vote and run without exclusion or discrimination. ▪ We believe that the unity of the electoral process must include Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as an expression of the unity of the people, the land and the Palestinian cause. ▪ We call for ensuring the participation of displaced persons and those affected by the war, and for not turning the loss of homes, documents or places of residence into a reason to prevent them from exercising their electoral right. ▪ We affirm the need to protect the independence and neutrality of the Central Elections Commission and to enable it to perform its duties away from any interference or political pressure. ▪ We call for providing an environment that guarantees freedom of opinion and expression, assembly, election campaigning and the media, and protects candidates, activists, journalists and observers. ▪ We affirm the importance of ensuring the genuine and effective participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities and marginalized groups in elections, candidacy and decision-making. ▪ We warn against the use of political money, vote-buying or exploiting humanitarian needs and public resources to influence the will of voters. ▪ We call for independent and effective local monitoring of all stages of the electoral process and for benefiting from international monitoring in accordance with legal frameworks. ▪ We affirm the need to combat hate speech and electoral disinformation and to ensure that all lists and candidates reach citizens in a balanced media environment. ▪ We affirm the need to respect the election results and to resort to legal and judicial means in the event of objections, in a way that guarantees the peaceful transfer of power. ▪ We believe that legislative elections must be an entry point for completing the democratic process, including holding presidential elections and activating the institutions of the Palestine Liberation Organization on democratic and representative foundations. ▪ We call for a comprehensive national dialogue that strengthens political pluralism, reconciliation, participation and accountability, and rebuilds the Palestinian political system on democratic foundations. ▪ The Palestinian people deserve elections that reflect their free will and an effective parliament that is held accountable and protects rights and freedoms, and the success of the elections is measured by the extent of their integrity, inclusiveness and respect for their results, not merely by their holding.
Israëlisch artillerievuur ten zuiden van Khan Younis, ten zuiden van de Gazastrook
Gewonden nadat bezettingsvliegtuigen eerder verwoest huis in het kamp van Khan Younis, ten zuiden van de Gazastrook, hebben getroffen
Names of the martyrs of the “Ahmed” family who were killed when occupation aircraft destroyed their home last night in Project Beit Lahia, north of Gaza:
▪Moumen Abd al-Rahman Ahmed (father) ▪Haneen Mousa Fares Saleh (mother) ▪The child Lana Moumen Ahmed (daughter) ▪The child Bana Moumen Ahmed (daughter)