Palestine weekly: Israel attacks children, hospitals in bloody week in Gaza

The past week in Gaza saw continued Israeli attacks, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,108 people since October, including multiple children. Incidents included a 10-year-old killed in al-Mawasi, a six-year-old shot in Zeitoun, and a World Central Kitchen driver shot dead while delivering aid. An Israeli drone also struck Kamal Adwan Hospital, wounding staff. The cumulative death toll since October 2023 has reached 73,231, with 173,686 wounded.

• Humanitarian aid remains severely disrupted, with UN data indicating that food parcels cover only 75% of minimum caloric needs and shelter assistance has decreased due to funding shortfalls and Israeli restrictions.
• In the West Bank, a report documented an unprecedented pace of de facto annexation, with 185 new outposts and 102 new settlements established between 2023 and 2025, leading to the expulsion of 118 Palestinian herding communities.
• Settler violence, often under Israeli military protection, continued, with at least 35 incidents causing casualties or property damage in a single week. US Congressman Ro Khanna reported being detained by settlers and soldiers while touring a West Bank village.
• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decreed legislative elections for November 28, the first in 20 years, though significant obstacles remain, including Israeli permission for voting in East Jerusalem and Gaza's ruined infrastructure.