Palestine News Today: Palestinian-American Women Make History as West Bank Violence Intensifies

6 November 2026. Today's coverage opens with historic US election wins for Palestinian-American women and a London police settlement over the treatment of a pro-Palestinian activist. The rest of the day's news centers on escalating settler violence and demolitions across the occupied West Bank, continued deadly strikes in Gaza despite the ceasefire, and the mounting threat posed by winter storms to displaced families.

Two Palestinian-American women win historic US elections

Middle East Monitor reports that Ruwa Romman has become the first Palestinian-American elected to the Georgia State Senate, winning the 7th District race with approximately 66 percent of the vote. A second Palestinian-American woman also made history with an electoral win in New York, according to Middle East Monitor, marking a milestone for Arab American political representation in the United States.

Sources: Middle East Monitor, Middle East Monitor

London police settle case with pro-Palestinian activist

The Metropolitan Police have settled a legal claim brought by a 68-year-old pro-Palestinian activist who said he was treated like a criminal during his arrest, The Guardian reports. Tej Singh Bhandal was detained under anti-terrorism legislation at St Pancras International station after returning to the UK by train. Civil liberties advocates have pointed to the case as part of a wider pattern of criminalizing pro-Palestinian protest in Britain.

Sources: The Guardian

Settlers seize eight homes, displace families in Jericho

Israeli settlers have seized eight Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozens of residents, Al Jazeera reports. The United Nations says settlers reportedly used live ammunition and beat Palestinians, forcing families to flee for their safety. Anadolu Agency reports a UN spokesman described 377 settler attacks since September as a record for the olive harvest season.

Sources: Al Jazeera, Anadolu Agency

Settlers torch Palestinian olive grove near Ramallah

Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees belonging to Palestinian farmers in the village of Burqa, near Ramallah, according to Al Jazeera. The attack is among hundreds recorded this harvest season, part of a pattern of settler violence targeting Palestinian agricultural livelihoods across the West Bank.

Sources: Al Jazeera

Israeli forces raze homes, displace over 100 near Jerusalem

Israeli forces demolished five Palestinian homes in Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem, leaving more than 100 people without shelter, according to Al Jazeera and Middle East Monitor. Middle East Monitor reports the demolitions were carried out without prior notice. The destruction adds to a growing wave of forced displacement across the occupied West Bank.

Sources: Al Jazeera, Middle East Monitor

Israel advances new settlement construction near Jerusalem

Israeli authorities issued tenders for 91 new settlement units in the northern occupied West Bank and revised the timetable for the contentious E1 project, according to Middle East Monitor and Anadolu Agency. A Palestinian commission says the E1 tender east of Jerusalem alone covers 2,167 settlement units, a project long criticized internationally for threatening the territorial contiguity of a future Palestinian state.

Sources: Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency

European lawmakers push for ban on settlement goods

A group of European lawmakers is urging the European Union to ban trade in products from illegal Israeli settlements, Anadolu Agency reports. Spanish MEP Hana Jalloul Muro said it is unacceptable for the EU to be aware of its legal obligations yet fail to act on the settlements, which are considered illegal under international law.

Sources: Anadolu Agency

Deadly Israeli strikes persist despite Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli attacks killed four Palestinians and wounded 11 others across Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports, continuing violations of the ceasefire that has technically been in effect since October 10, 2025. Hamas has urged mediators to press Israel to fully implement the agreement, according to Middle East Monitor.

Sources: Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor

Storms threaten nearly a million displaced Gazans

Gaza's civil defense agency has warned that heavy rains and strong winds threaten nearly 950,000 displaced Palestinians living in flimsy shelters, according to Middle East Monitor and Anadolu Agency. UN figures cited show more than 400,000 displaced people face high flood risks, while 44,000 are living in structurally unsafe buildings amid the ongoing destruction from Israeli attacks.

Sources: Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency

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