Thursday, October 1, 2026 – The Palestinian Society in Israel
General
1. A panel of nine justices in the Supreme Court deliberated on the disqualification of the candidacies of Sami Abu Shehadeh, Ofer Cassif, the Joint List, and Ra'am, following their disqualification by the Elections Committee. The panel, headed by Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, advised Sami Abu Shehadeh, chairman of Balad, to withdraw in order to avoid a precedent-setting ruling, and rejected the disqualification of the others. Following internal party deliberations, Sami Abu Shehadeh decided to withdraw, but to continue serving as chairman of the Balad party.
Criminal Incidents
1. I'billin — One seriously wounded in a shooting incident.
Arrests
1. 25 individuals without a permit were arrested throughout the Triangle.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
