Palestine News Today: US Midterm Results Reshape Gaza Debate as West Bank Raids Continue
5 November 2026. Tuesday's US midterm elections delivered wins for candidates who campaigned on ending the war in Gaza, with ripple effects already being felt in Israeli politics, Middle East Monitor and Common Dreams report. Meanwhile, Israeli forces pressed ahead with mass arrests, home seizures and a deadly drone strike in the occupied Palestinian territories, even as solidarity actions spread from London to Australia.
Muslim American doctor wins US House seat from New Jersey
Adam Hamawy, a Muslim American doctor of Egyptian descent who treated people wounded in Israel's war on Gaza, won a seat in the US House of Representatives, Middle East Monitor reports, citing the Associated Press. His victory came as Democrats made sweeping gains nationwide in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Progressive Gaza critics make historic gains in Congress
Democracy Now! reports that Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim US Senator after defeating his Republican opponent in Michigan, part of a broader Democratic sweep that flipped control of both chambers of Congress. Common Dreams reports that Jewish Voice for Peace Action celebrated the victories of several insurgent congressional candidates who campaigned against the war in Gaza, while Common Dreams also notes that youth-led climate and economic justice organizers helped secure additional wins in Michigan.
Sources: Democracy Now!, Common Dreams, Common Dreams
Palestinian advocate says Gaza policy fueled Democratic wins
Palestinian official Mustafa Barghouti said the midterm results reflect public backlash against President Trump's alliance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Anadolu Agency. Al Jazeera separately reports that the Democratic Socialists of America saw record wins, crediting support for its positions on the Gaza war and healthcare.
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera
Israeli opposition says US vote blocks Netanyahu unity bid
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said the US midterm outcome has ruled out any unity government led by Netanyahu, Middle East Monitor reports. Separately, Anadolu Agency reports that a wave of elections in Israel and abroad has left the country facing a coalition deadlock and increasingly isolated internationally.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency
Dozens held outside UK top court over Palestine Action ban
British police arrested 25 people outside the UK Supreme Court on suspicion of expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organization, ahead of a hearing on the ban, Anadolu Agency reports. The arrests underscore ongoing tension in the UK over restrictions on pro-Palestinian activism.
Sources: Anadolu Agency
London gathering links Gaza war to rising global fascism
Artists and activists from Palestine, Bangladesh, Iran and Britain met in London to discuss how art can resist censorship and what they described as rising fascism tied to the war on Gaza, Middle East Monitor reports. Participants framed Palestine as a testing ground for repression that could spread elsewhere.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Drone strike kills Palestinian sheltering in Gaza displacement camp
An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza, killing one person and wounding another, medical sources told Anadolu Agency. Separately, Gaza's Education Ministry said an Israeli strike killed a 17-year-old schoolgirl, and a bombing at a university college left 15 casualties, Middle East Monitor reports.
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor
West Bank raids bring dozens of arrests, including journalists
Israeli forces detained 45 Palestinians across the West Bank, including two journalists, with most arrests concentrated in Nablus and Hebron, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society told Anadolu Agency. One journalist was rearrested just two weeks after a previous release, while a separate raid reported by Middle East Monitor saw 30 more Palestinians detained.
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor
Homes seized and family evicted in occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities seized eight Palestinian homes in the eastern West Bank and confiscated nearly 627 acres of land from three villages northwest of Ramallah, a Palestinian commission said, according to Anadolu Agency. Near Hebron, Middle East Monitor reports that Israeli forces evicted a Palestinian family from their home and converted it into a military post.
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor
Settlement produce and solidarity farming draw scrutiny abroad
A Guardian analysis by the human rights group Global Echo found that organic dates grown in illegal West Bank settlements, worth more than $5 million across dozens of shipments, were sold in Australia labeled as 'produce of Israel.' In a separate gesture of solidarity, Al Jazeera reports that a group of former Israeli military generals has offered support to Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank.
Sources: The Guardian, Al Jazeera
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