concept

Palestinians

Also known as: Palestinian issue

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The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, April 2026 ... securitycouncilreport.org Security Council Report 1 day ago 5 facts

measurementThe number of Palestinians displaced in the context of settler violence and access restrictions in the occupied West Bank has reached 1,697, surpassing the total for the entire year of 2025, according to a 27 March 2026 update from OCHA.

measurementLocal health authorities reported that 13 Palestinians were killed in Gaza between 17 and 25 March 2026, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

measurementBetween 2021 and 2025, 144 Palestinians were killed in the Jerusalem Governorate and at least 11,555 were arrested, amid allegations of arbitrary detention and ill-treatment.

measurementThe monthly average number of Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank has risen to 105 in 2026, compared to 69 in 2025 and 30 in 2024, according to a 19 March 2026 update from OCHA.

measurementSince the ceasefire announcement in October 2025, 689 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza.

China and Russia's foreign policy in the Middle East and ... wasj.ir World Applied Sciences Journal 3 facts

claimThe geopolitical strategies of China and Russia regarding the Palestinian issue have facilitated the formation of an alliance and closer ties with Iran and the Resistance Axis.

claimChina and Russia utilize the Palestinian issue as a tool to confront Western influence and strengthen their diplomatic relations with Arab countries and Iran.

claimChina primarily employs economic tools and soft diplomacy to influence Middle Eastern affairs and the Palestinian issue.

After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net Arab Reform Initiative Mar 13, 2026 2 facts

claimThe author asserts that Israeli policies in Gaza and the West Bank threaten the existence of Palestinians, endanger Jordan's interest in preserving the territorial basis for a Palestinian state, and threaten Egyptian national security by attempting to forcibly and permanently expel Gazans to the Sinai Peninsula.

perspectiveThe proposed regional security pact aims to contain confrontation by opposing Israeli military aggressiveness, stopping Iranian externalization strategies, reducing intra-regional rivalries, supporting a just outcome for Palestinians, and increasing collective agency against U.S.-China competition and global multipolarity.

Experts react: How the US war with Iran is playing out around the ... atlanticcouncil.org Atlantic Council Mar 1, 2026 2 facts

measurementOver seventy thousand Palestinians were killed and Gaza's infrastructure was destroyed following the Hamas assault on Israel on October 7, 2023.

claimThe current war has caused Palestinians to lose momentum for rebuilding their lives and has diverted global attention away from their plight in the Gaza Strip and land confiscations in the West Bank.

Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Amr Hamzawy · Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Mar 5, 2025 2 facts

claimWestern powers limited their engagement with the Palestinian cause to humanitarian, economic, and financial aid, which facilitated the marginalization of the Palestinian issue.

accountBetween 2015 and 2023, Israel employed a dual strategy of aggressive action by far-right and religious governments against Palestinians and Iranian allies, alongside calculated diplomatic openness toward select regional actors.

Miscellanea: The War in Iran - A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry acoup.blog A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry Mar 25, 2026 1 fact

claimPolling indicates that for the first time in American history, more Americans sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis.

Iran's 'Axis of Resistance': The proxy forces shaping Mideast conflicts latimes.com Los Angeles Times Mar 1, 2026 1 fact

measurementThe Israel-Hamas war resulted in the deaths of more than 70,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, a figure considered reliable by the United Nations and other independent observers.

Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org Arms Control Association 1 fact

perspectiveThe New Jersey Star-Ledger editorial board asserted on February 26, 2015, that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making a peace deal with Palestinians impossible by expanding housing settlements on the West Bank and using military superiority to appease religious zealots.

The Israel-Hamas War: Risks of Escalation and Scenarios for ... mei.edu Middle East Institute 1 fact

perspectiveAntony Blinken has emphasized the necessity of long-term planning and increased U.S. engagement in the Middle East, while asserting that the Palestinian issue cannot be sidelined.