Judge Rules Against Trump Bid to Deport Pro-Palestinian Students
August 29, 2026. A federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's effort to deport pro-Palestinian students, settlers attacked an NBC news team in the West Bank, and Gaza ran out of cancer medicines. Here's each story in brief, with links to the original reporting.
Judge Rules Against Deporting Pro-Palestinian Students
A US federal judge ruled against the Trump administration's attempt to deport pro-Palestinian students, criticizing it for infringing on their free speech.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Settlers Attack NBC Crew
Masked settlers injured members of an NBC news team and a Palestinian woman in the West Bank.
Sources: Al Jazeera
No Cancer Medicine Left in Gaza
Doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital say Gaza has run out of cancer medicines.
Sources: Al Jazeera
UNRWA Vocational Center Ordered Shut
Israeli forces raided UNRWA's vocational center and ordered its closure.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Envoy: Gaza Could Be Gone for Good
Nickolay Mladenov warned that without rebuilding, Gaza could be lost for good.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Four Killed as Hospital Warehouse Hit
Israeli attacks killed four people in Gaza and struck a hospital supply warehouse, leaving victims under rubble.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Four Trapped as Settlers Surround Qusra Home
At least four people were trapped inside a home in Qusra as settlers surrounded it, in the third week of the village siege.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Six Palestinians Arrested After Settler Raid
Israeli forces detained six Palestinians after settlers stormed Qusra, attacked residents and damaged homes.
Sources: Al Jazeera
Grapevines Return in Gaza
Farmers in Gaza have brought damaged grapevines back into fruit, a small recovery in a devastated farming sector.
Sources: Al Jazeera
The Bigger Picture
Nearly a year after the ceasefire announced in October 2025, civilians in Gaza still face daily danger amid widespread destruction, continuing strikes and limits on the supplies and equipment needed to rebuild. Gaza's health ministry says more than 73,900 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023 and over 174,000 wounded, including at least 1,381 killed since the ceasefire took effect.
Sources: Al Jazeera, OCHA
Settler violence in the occupied West Bank is near record levels, with the UN counting 275 Palestinian communities affected in 2026, almost matching the total for all of last year. Permit demolitions have destroyed more than 1,100 Palestinian structures in 2026 and displaced over 1,500 people, a third of everyone forced from their homes in the West Bank this year. With 98 percent of Gaza's schools damaged or destroyed and over 90 percent of the territory in ruins, thousands of families are living in structures already declared unsafe.
Sources: OCHA
Medical services remain near collapse. Hospitals are rationing power because of fuel shortages, oxygen is limited, and agencies report that specialist medicines, including cancer drugs, have repeatedly run out. Most UN member states now recognize Palestinian statehood, but recognition has not changed conditions on the ground, and Palestinian officials argue that without enforcement the occupation continues unchanged.
Sources: OCHA
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