Israel has approved a historic and highly controversial plan to register large parts of the occupied West Bank as “state property,” marking the first such move since its occupation of the territory in 1967. The sweeping proposal, driven by powerful far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich, Yariv Levin and Israel Katz, could fundamentally reshape land ownership and territorial control across the region. Under the new policy, vast areas of Area C, which remain under full Israeli administrative and security control, may be formally registered under Israeli state ownership unless Palestinians can present documented proof of historical ownership. However, most Palestinian land claims were never formally recorded after Israel halted land registration following the 1967 war, leaving many families unable to legally defend their property rights. WATCH 

Deadly Israeli airstrikes have once again torn through Gaza, killing at least 21 people, including women and children, as violence intensifies across multiple fronts. According to regional reports, neighborhoods in Gaza City, including Tuffah and Zeitoun, were among the worst hit since dawn, adding to a death toll that has now surged beyond 71,800 Palestinians killed and more than 171,500 wounded since October 2023. The humanitarian crisis deepened further as the evacuation of patients through the Rafah crossing was abruptly halted, despite earlier coordination efforts with the Palestine Red Crescent Society. Patients had already begun arriving in Khan Younis for transfer when the evacuation plan was suddenly postponed, leaving critical medical cases stranded amid worsening conditions. WATCH