{"id":315881,"date":"2026-03-05T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=315881"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:55:41","slug":"ngo-action-news-5-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/ngo-action-news-5-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NGO\u00a0Action\u00a0News\u00a0&#8211; 5 March\u00a02026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. The Committee and the Division for Palestinian Rights of the UN Secretariat provide the information \u201cas is\u201d without warranty of any kind, and do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, or reliability of the information contained in the websites linked in the newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Middle\u00a0East<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 27 February,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/en\/settlements-in-jerusalem-2023-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peace Now<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the report\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/peacenow.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Settlements-in-Jerusalem-2023-2025-ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHow the Government is Undermining the Chances for Peace \u2013 Israel\u2019s Settlement Policy in Jerusalem 2023-2025&#8243;<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Key findings\u00a0include\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">advancement of plans for 33,519 new housing units for Israelis in occupied East Jerusalem, the planning of 4 new settlements in East Jerusalem, located within or on the edges of Palestinian neighborhoods, the approval of the E1 plan and publication of tenders for its construction, alongside steps to seal off the entire Ma\u2019ale Adumim area (the heart of the West Bank) from Palestinians, and the promotion of\u202f4 new settlements in the outer ring surrounding East Jerusalem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On\u00a025 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/publications\/27384.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Haq and Just\u00a0Peace Advocates<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0released\u00a0the\u00a0joint report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cIsraeli Appropriation and Exploitation in Palestine Using\u00a0Medjool\u00a0Dates\u201d.\u00a0The report\u00a0highlights\u00a0that the disparity between Israeli\u00a0and Palestinian date exports is a result of intentional roadblocks imposed by Israel\u00a0as part of its illegal occupation policies.\u00a0The\u00a0impact of the\u00a0production and sale of\u00a0Medjool\u00a0dates by Israeli companies\u00a0includes\u00a0land appropriation\u00a0and\u00a0exploitation of Palestinian\u00a0labor\u00a0and\u00a0natural resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 25 February, MIFTAH issued the position paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miftah.org\/Doc\/PolicyPapers\/Legalizing_Occupation_New_Israeli_Measures_in_the_WestBank_Policy280226.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cLegalizing Occupation: New Israeli Measures in the West Bank\u201d<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on the government of Israel\u2019s approval of land registration in the occupied West Bank as Israeli \u201cstate property\u201d. The NGO argues\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that the policies of dispossession in the West Bank, ranging from land registration changes and planning authority transfers to settlement expansion, must be understood as interconnected with broader efforts that simultaneously erase Palestinian presence in the Gaza Strip.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 25 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.btselem.org\/press_releases\/20260225_ethnic_cleansing_in_the_west_bank_settler_militia_attacked_khirbet_susiya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B\u2019Tselem \u2013 The Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> issued a press release on the \u201cethnic cleansing in the West Bank\u201d. The NGO reports that Israel\u2019s ethnic <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cleansing in the West Bank has so far displaced more than 4,000 Palestinians from their homes, with 51 communities expelled in their entirety and<\/span> 14 communities in part. It warns that settler-violence has become far more extreme over the past year, including pogroms and severe assaults on Palestinian residents inside their homes.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 24 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phr.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PHRI-2025-ENG-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physicians for Human Rights \u2013 Israel<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0published\u00a0its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2025 Annual Impact Report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where it described how it responded\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to the war on Gaza, worsening conditions in Israel\u2019s incarceration system, a deepening crisis in the West Bank,\u00a0among other challenges, through\u00a0direct medical intervention with public campaigning and policy-change work to protect lives, uphold human dignity, and reaffirm healthcare as a universal and inalienable right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 19 February,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alhaq.org\/advocacy\/27366.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a coalition of human rights organizations<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0including Palestinian civil society organizations\u00a0sent a joint letter\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to all Permanent Representatives to the Â鶹APP Office\u00a0in Geneva, urging hybrid participation during informal consultations on resolutions throughout 2026 UN Human Rights Council sessions.\u00a0They urged\u00a0Member\u00a0States, particularly those introducing resolutions during the HRC sessions, to ensure that all informal consultations are made available on\u00a0Webex\u00a0to allow for broad and diverse participation from civil society\u00a0organizations, human rights defenders.\u00a0They called on\u00a0Member States to address the ongoing\u00a0UN liquidity crisis\u00a0and its dire consequences on the\u00a0work of the HRC and to prevent creating further restrictions on civil participation and engagement with the HRC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"16\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 12 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gisha.org\/en\/ill-will\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gisha \u2013 Legal\u00a0Centre for Freedom of Movement<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the report \u201cIll Will: Israel\u2019s Policy on Medical Evacuations from the Gaza Strip\u201d.\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report explores the medical evacuation policy in place until\u00a0now,\u00a0and\u00a0demanding\u00a0that Israel\u00a0facilitate\u00a0patients\u2019 access to medical treatment as a matter of urgency and to all the destinations that can accept them, including facilities in the West Bank and Israel.\u00a0Gisha\u2019s position is that Gaza is occupied territory and as such, Israel is\u00a0obligated\u00a0by the laws of war governing belligerent occupation. It has a duty to respect and preserve civilian life and to positively attend to the needs of the civilian population in Gaza, an obligation anchored in\u00a0Article\u00a043 of the Hague Regulations of 1907.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Africa,\u00a0Asia\u00a0and\u00a0Europe<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a03 March,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/prc.org.uk\/en\/post\/5220\/human-rights-council-prc-calls-for-an-accountability-framework-on-forced-displacement-and-denial-of-the-right-of-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Palestinian Return Centre<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0informed it\u00a0delivered an oral statement during the discussion under Item 2 at the 61st session of the Â鶹APP Human Rights Council in Geneva, within the interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on his report concerning the Occupied Palestinian Territory, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 58\/2.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0urged the Human Rights Council to\u00a0establish\u00a0a clear accountability framework addressing forcible transfer and the denial of\u00a0return, and\u00a0called for the protection of UNRWA\u2019s mandate as an essential safeguard for Palestinian refugee rights until a just solution is achieved.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 26 February,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/02\/israel-opt-global-impunity-fueling-israels-unlawful-annexation-measures-in-the-west-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued the press release \u201cGlobal\u00a0impunity\u00a0fueling\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0unlawful\u00a0annexation\u00a0measures in the West Bank\u201d.\u00a0The NGO\u00a0stated\u00a0that since December 2025, Israeli authorities have unleashed\u00a0a series of unlawful measures deliberately designed to\u00a0dispossess\u00a0Palestinians in the\u00a0occupied\u00a0West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to make the annexation of the territory an irreversible reality. These measures are in brazen defiance of the ICJ Advisory Opinions of 2004 and 2024, the latter of which unequivocally found Israel\u2019s presence in the OPT to be unlawful.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 23 February,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/law4palestine.org\/key-obligations-of-third-states-with-respect-to-the-economic-activities-sustaining-in-whole-or-in-part-the-relevant-internationally-wrongful-conduct-by-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law for Palestine<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued\u00a0the\u00a0paper\u00a0\u201cKey\u00a0obligations of\u00a0third States with\u00a0respect to the\u00a0economic\u00a0activities\u00a0sustaining \u2013 in\u00a0whole or in\u00a0part \u2013 the\u00a0relevant\u00a0internationally\u00a0wrongful conduct by Israel\u201d.\u00a0It analyzes Israel\u2019s violations of multiple peremptory norms of international law, the scope of activities sustaining the offending conduct, third state obligations and the consequences\u00a0of these binding international obligations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 23 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/al-shabaka.org\/policy-labs\/after-gazas-genocide-what-world-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Shabaka \u2013 The Palestinian Policy Network<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0held the policy lab\u00a0\u201cAfter Gaza\u2019s Genocide: What World Order?\u201d, featuring\u00a0Noura Erakat and Jake\u00a0Romm.\u00a0The speakers discussed\u00a0how Gaza helped shatter the old status quo and what that break\u00a0reveals about\u00a0the world being built in its wake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>North America\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 4 March,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/fmep.org\/resource\/what-do-west-bank-palestinian-youth-want\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation of Middle East Peace<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> published its latest podcast \u201cWhat do West Bank Palestinian youth want?\u201d in which FMEP President Lara Friedman spoke with author and scholar Nathan J. Brown about his recent article \u201c<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/research\/2026\/02\/youth-palestine-west-bank-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For Younger Palestinians, Crisis Has Become a Way of Life<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 3 March,\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palestine-studies.org\/en\/node\/1658644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Palestine Studies<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0issued\u00a0the\u00a0article \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How Israel\u2019s Siege of Gaza Is Deepening the Water and Public Health Crisis\u201d, describing how Gaza has endured, since October 2023, one of its most severe water and sanitation crises, as extensive bombardment has devastated critical infrastructure, triggering prolonged energy shortages and compounding environmental strain. Damaged systems and poor maintenance have made water inaccessible to those who need it, preventing fulfillment of basic needs such as drinking, cooking, and hygiene.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">On 24 February,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2026\/02\/24\/israel-aid-groups-barred-from-gaza-west-bank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Rights Watch\u00a0(HRW)<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0reported that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Israeli\u00a0authorities plan to\u00a0ban<\/span> 37 international NGOs from operating in Gaza and the West Bank as of 1 March for refusing to provide the Israeli government with lists and biodata of their staff as part of new registration requirements. Also, in the West Bank, settler violence is on the rise, illegal settlements are expanding, and campaigns of forced displacement and housing demolitions are ongoing. HRW stated, \u201cMaking the distribution of humanitarian aid to Palestinians a national security concern is yet another Israeli \u2018assault on dignity\u2019 of Palestinians and part of a larger pattern of debilitating Palestinian civil society and the international presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United\u00a0Nations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 3 March,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrwa.org\/newsroom\/official-statements\/unrwa-commissioner-general-occupied-palestinian-territory-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNRWA Commissioner-General<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Philippe Lazzarini issued a statement denouncing the attack on education in the OPT. In Gaza, hundreds of thousands of children have been out of formal school since October 2023. UNRWA is keeping them learning in temporary spaces and online lessons, despite huge obstacles. But they need to get back into the classroom. In the West Bank, displacement, school closures and daily stresses put 48,000 Palestine Refugee students at risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"17\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On\u00a02 March,\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-experts-condemn-board-of-peace-2mar26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN experts<\/a><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> issued a joint statement to condemn the \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d and call a reparative, rights-based approach to reconstruction in Gaza. \u201cThe right of Palestinians to self-determination is inalienable, it is not a conditional privilege,\u201d the experts said. \u201cDecision-making concerning Gaza\u2019s reconstruction and future should be in the hands of Palestinians, who should be able to remain and return voluntarily and in safety to their land and properties. Their right to self-determination also extends to decisions concerning the reconstruction of Gaza and the type of development they wish to pursue. Such decisions should not be imposed by foreign powers.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[360],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This newsletter informs about recent and upcoming activities of Civil Society Organizations working on the question of Palestine. 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