Palestine News Today: Israeli Forces Seize UNRWA Training Centre in East Jerusalem
25 August 2026. Your daily round-up of the most important news about Palestine, compiled from international and regional sources. Today: Israeli forces raid and seize an UNRWA training centre in East Jerusalem, Gaza remembers journalist Mariam Dagga one year on, and a strike destroys an aid warehouse. Below, each story in brief, with links to the reporting it is based on.
Israel Seizes UNRWA Training Centre
Israeli forces raided and seized UNRWA's Qalandiya Training Centre in East Jerusalem's Kafr Aqab. Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated as an Israeli flag was raised.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera
One Year Since Mariam Dagga Was Killed
Gaza marked one year since AP journalist Mariam Dagga was killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, an attack that killed 22 people.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera
Strike Destroys Aid Warehouse, Seven Killed
Seven people were killed in Gaza as an Israeli strike destroyed an aid supply warehouse; the health ministry warned of a complete collapse of basic necessities.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Farewell to a Giant of Resistance Art
Sliman Mansour's paintings blended ancient Palestinian traditions with modern themes of steadfastness, capturing the essence of Palestine.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Popcorn and Cartoons: A Cinema for Gaza's Girls
A group of displaced girls in Gaza gathers each week for a film screening that offers a few hours of safety, laughter and self-expression, one of the few organised activities still running for children.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Israeli Protesters Block Aid Trucks
Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks heading for Gaza, delaying deliveries at a time when the health ministry warned of a collapse in basic supplies.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Palestinian American Barred From His Own Land
Israeli forces told Palestinian American Lou Ridi he could not walk on his own land in Qusra, while settlers moved freely across it, in an incident that drew US attention.
Sources: Al Jazeera
A Child's Tears Over Israel's Kite Threat
A child in Gaza broke down in tears after Israel's threat to treat kite flying as an act of war, in footage that circulated widely and underlined how the threat reached even the youngest.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Where Things Stand
The ceasefire announced in October 2025 has never fully taken hold. Strikes have continued almost daily, and the machinery, fuel and spare parts needed for repairs are still largely barred from entering Gaza. 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
In the occupied West Bank, the UN reports that settler attacks have affected 275 Palestinian communities so far in 2026, nearly matching the 279 recorded across all of 2025, the highest annual figure since records began in 2006. Israeli authorities have demolished more than 1,100 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank this year, displacing over 1,500 people, most of them for building without permits that are almost never issued. More than 90 per cent of Gaza is destroyed or damaged. UNICEF puts the figure for schools at 98 per cent, and thousands of people now shelter in buildings at risk of collapse.
Sources: OCHA
Funding has become its own crisis. UN agencies have cut food aid in both Gaza and the West Bank as Western donations fall, at a moment when humanitarian organisations say needs are at their highest since the war began. Diplomatically, the year has been marked by recognition of the State of Palestine by the UK, Canada and Australia in September 2025, followed by the first Western trade measures against illegal settlements, which Israel has answered with retaliatory steps of its own.
Sources: OCHA
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