Palestine News Today: EU Condemns E1 Plan as a Teenager Is Killed in Askar Camp
23 August 2026. Your daily round-up of the most important news about Palestine, compiled from international and regional sources. Today: Israeli forces kill a boy in Askar refugee camp as the EU condemns the E1 plan, Gaza's hospitals run short of oxygen, and families keep searching for missing children. Below, each story in brief, with links to the reporting it is based on.
Boy Killed in Askar Camp as EU Condemns E1
Israeli forces shot and killed 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri during a raid on Askar refugee camp near Nablus. Hundreds attended his funeral as the EU condemned the E1 settlement plan.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera
Gaza Hospitals Running Out of Oxygen
Oxygen shortages in Gaza's hospitals are putting premature babies and critically ill patients at risk as the health system nears collapse.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Three Killed as Netanyahu Threatens Over Kites
Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu threatened to intensify attacks and displace residents over alleged kite launches.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Families Search for Missing Children
Families in Gaza are still searching for children and relatives missing during years of war.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Will E1 Split the West Bank?
Al Jazeera explains Israel's E1 plan and why it could cut the West Bank in two and end hopes of a Palestinian state.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Gaza's Displaced Forced to Use 'Stone Age' Toilets
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza struggle to find safe, private and sanitary toilets, with makeshift latrines serving hundreds of people and public health experts warning of disease spreading through camps.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Heavy Strike Hits Warehouse in Central Gaza
A heavy Israeli air strike hit a warehouse in central Gaza, sending a large plume of smoke over the area, in one of a series of attacks that continued despite the ceasefire.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Ex-Colombian President Criticises Renewed Ties
Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro said restoring ties with Israel amounts to applauding the genocide in Gaza, after his country's new government moved to re-establish relations.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Context: Gaza and the West Bank
A year of ceasefire has brought Gaza no rebuilding. Strikes continue, entry restrictions remain, and humanitarian agencies say the shortages of fuel and equipment are now the main obstacle to recovery. Health officials in Gaza record more than 73,900 people killed and over 174,000 injured since October 2023. The figures include those killed in the months since the ceasefire was announced.
Sources: Al Jazeera, OCHA
Across the occupied West Bank, the UN counts 275 communities hit by settler attacks in 2026, a pace that has almost equalled last year's record with months still to run. Demolitions continue alongside the attacks: over 1,100 structures have been torn down this year for lacking permits that Israel rarely grants, displacing more than 1,500 people. UNICEF says 98 per cent of Gaza's schools were destroyed or damaged during the war, and more than 90 per cent of the territory lies in ruins, leaving families sheltering in buildings that engineers have assessed as unsafe.
Sources: OCHA
The UN has warned that the risks facing Gaza's civilians grow sharper as winter approaches, with flooding expected in areas where families are living in tents and damaged buildings and where sanitation has already broken down. Accountability efforts continue in parallel: cases before the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, national investigations in several countries, and growing calls for arms embargoes and trade restrictions.
Sources: OCHA
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