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Palestinian areas face a wave of demolitions and land seizures as Israeli authorities advance settlement plans and tighten controls around Jerusalem and the West Bank. Reports describe homes razed or ordered demolished, livelihoods disrupted, and residents displaced amid growing international concern.
UNRWA’s Qalandiya Training Centre, which trains about 340 Palestinian refugees each year, has been raided and closed by Israeli forces. Staff have been expelled, and materials are being removed as the site is eyed for a new educational complex by Jerusalem authorities. UNRWA says the move deprives students of vital vocational training and worsens a broader funding and legal fight surrounding the agency.
Palestinian and regional organizers have launched the Gaza International Festival for Women's Cinema, screening films among tents and ruined buildings to preserve Palestinian voices in a Gaza still shaped by Israel's war. The festival runs October 26–31, highlighting women's stories despite widespread displacement and destruction.