'Israeli' settlements in the West Bank have expanded for decades, reshaping Palestinian communities and access to land. UN reporting says more than 4,300 Palestinians have been displaced across the West Bank in 2026 due to demolitions, evictions, settler attacks and related access restrictions, with settler attacks and related restrictions accounting for about 60% of that displacement.

For Palestinian families, this can mean losing homes, farmland, access to water and freedom of movement. And with 'Israeli' officials openly supporting settlement expansion, the issue is also tied to the future of a Palestinian state.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II met in New York on Sunday with Ben Black, Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).

The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation between Jordan and the DFC across major strategic and vital development projects.

Discussions highlighted leveraging Jordan’s geopolitical position as an integrated regional hub for exchange and connectivity in key sectors, including energy, logistics, water, railways, and internet infrastructure.

The meeting was attended by Zaid Al-Baqain, Director of the Office of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

'Israeli' ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Amichai Eliyahu attended the Hallel prayer for Chol Hamoed alongside Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, the Rabbi of Safed, in the Valley of Ben Hinnom in Jerusalem.

Thousands of worshippers took part in the prayer.

Dozens of Palestinian couples took part in a mass wedding ceremony in Dura, south of Hebron, celebrating their marriages together in a communal event. The ceremony featured Palestinian traditions, with families and newlyweds gathering for festivities accompanied by folkloric music and traditional celebrations.

'Israeli' National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a conference focused on settlement activity in the Gaza border area, known as the Gaza envelope.

Thousands of protesters blocked a key route through a predominantly Catholic neighborhood in Portadown on Sunday, preventing a scheduled march by the Protestant Orange Order organization from passing through the area for the first time in 28 years.

The standoff follows a ruling by Northern Ireland’s High Court that permitted the parade along Garvaghy Road, reviving one of the region's historically contentious marching disputes.

The court decision rejected a final challenge brought by local residents after Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal overturned a temporary injunction granted a day prior.

Israel’s political system relies on coalition governments, meaning a prime minister needs enough parties to work together to reach a majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Netanyahu has repeatedly built coalitions that gave him enough support to form a government.

Now, with Israel’s October 27 election approaching, the opposition is coordinating while the question of who can build the next coalition remains central.

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said 'Israel' has been unable to “break the resistance” during a ceremony in Beirut’s southern suburbs marking two years since Israel killed the group’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Thousands took to the streets of Madrid to protest Spain’s housing crisis, rising rents and evictions. The demonstration was also fueled by the eviction of 87 year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her longtime home. Protesters later set up an overnight camp in Puerta del Sol, calling for action on housing.

Far-right 'Israeli' National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the Al-Buraq Wall in occupied Jerusalem on the second day of Sukkot to perform religious rituals.

Ben-Gvir was also seen raising a Torah scroll during the visi