Kafr Aqab is a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, under Israeli control since 1967, caught in the area’s complex political and security dynamics.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the U.S.-backed 15-point Gaza roadmap and said Israeli troops will not withdraw until Hamas is "genuinely disarmed." Hamas has affirmed its commitment to the plan, Washington says discussions with Israel are continuing, and the Israeli military has largely paused targeted strikes while ceasefire and reconstruction arrangements remain stalled.
The Qalandia UNRWA training centre, near east Jerusalem, has been evacuated by Israeli forces. UNRWA condemns the entry of armed forces into a UN facility. Israel says it will renovate the site into an educational and community complex after banning UNRWA from Israeli territory.