AGP Executive Report

Taybeh & Olive Harvest: US diplomats visited the Christian Palestinian village after masked settlers attacked European officials, a French mayor and Palestinians during the olive harvest. The EU called for accountability as harvest-season violence escalates. Gaza’s Children: UNICEF says about 60,000 children have lost one or both parents, while more than 340 have been killed since the ceasefire began; roughly 800,000 remain displaced. Books & Film: Authors withdrew a children’s book on Palestinian history from its publisher over editorial disagreements. Documentary NAZA examines Israeli military accounts of AI-assisted targeting in Gaza. Sport: Palestinian karate champion Maryam Bsharat has won her second world title. Finding Common Ground: A new Palestinian-Israeli memoir, The Future Is Peace, aims to challenge cycles of violence.

Olive Harvest: Masked settlers attacked Palestinian harvesters and a visiting European delegation near Taybeh, beating a French mayor and damaging a consular car. The violence threatens a vital livelihood and a longstanding community tradition. Palestinian Stories: Authors Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari have withdrawn a children’s history book from Penguin Random House after a dispute over its account of Palestinian history and the 7 October attacks; they plan to publish it elsewhere in 2027. Books and Free Expression: Sally Rooney’s books are being pulled from UK sale after her publisher said it could no longer pay her over her support for Palestine Action.

Olive Harvest Under Attack: Settlers injured Palestinian farmers and a Washington Post photographer in the West Bank, while masked attackers also targeted European diplomats near Taybeh. A prominent rabbi’s ruling permitting settlers to take Palestinian olives has added to fears for harvesters and their crops. Gaza’s Food Crisis: The Health Ministry says 466 Palestinians, including 157 children, have died from starvation and malnutrition since 2024. UNICEF warns that recent gains for children could quickly unravel if food and commercial supplies remain disrupted. Palestinian Stories and Art: Authors have withdrawn a children’s book on Palestinian history after a dispute with its publisher over edits they say sanitized the past. Other cultural projects continue to connect Palestinians: a musical links artists in Gaza and the West Bank, while poet Lina Jawdat documents books lost during the Nakba.

West Bank Olive Harvest: Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers near Abu Falah, setting vehicles and olive trees alight and injuring harvesters. Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine was also beaten and hospitalized while documenting the assault. Children in Gaza: UNICEF says more than 340 children have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire; about 800,000 remain displaced, many sheltering in tents or damaged buildings. Palestinian Stories: Authors Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari withdrew their children’s history book from Penguin Random House, saying requested edits would sanitize Palestinian history. They plan to publish it with Palestinian-owned Interlink Books. Arts and Culture: Palestinian Bedouin families’ lives and displacement are at the heart of Asmahan Bkerat’s documentary Concrete Land, which grew from a chance encounter with a sheep and eight years of filming. Health and Daily Life: Gaza’s dental care has been devastated: most clinics are damaged, and shortages and high costs leave some residents choosing tooth extraction over treatment.

Olive Harvest: Settlers attacked villages across the West Bank, burning cars and trees and injuring Palestinians and a US journalist as families gathered olives—a harvest central to livelihoods and Palestinian heritage. In Taybeh, a priest says damaged groves are leaving families with less oil and less access to their land. Gaza’s Children: UNICEF warns that malnutrition gains remain fragile after Israel halted commercial goods entering Gaza. Children with amputations also face painful, ill-fitting prosthetics as they grow and struggle to access treatment. Books and Free Expression: UK publisher Faber has stopped supplying Sally Rooney’s books in Britain over her support for Palestine Action. Separately, Palestinian authors withdrew a children’s history book from Penguin Random House over editorial changes. Palestinian Stories on Screen: The documentary NAZA, about civilian deaths in Gaza, has opened in UK cinemas and is set for release in more than 50 countries, drawing praise from reviewers.

Books & Free Expression: Sally Rooney says she can no longer supply books to UK readers after her publisher said it cannot pay her for work while she backs Palestine Action, raising questions about the reach of Britain’s ban. Gaza’s Daily Life: Commercial goods have stopped entering Gaza, cutting off a key source of food and winter supplies for 2.1 million people as the UN warns conditions remain dangerously fragile. Homecoming: After years of treatment in the UAE, Gaza patients are preparing to return to their families, including cancer survivor Ibtisam Salout, who is eager to reunite with her children and grandchildren. Art & Memory: A new exhibition connects artists in Gaza and the West Bank, while Palestinian poet Lina Jawdat is documenting the fate of 70,000 books lost during the Nakba. Palestinian Design: Makeup veteran Zaiie is building a beauty vision rooted in Palestinian identity.

Books & Free Expression: Sally Rooney’s publisher, Faber, will stop supplying her books in the UK, saying it cannot pass her royalties under laws targeting Palestine Action, which she supports. Poetry: Wales’s national poet, Hanan Issa, says her Gaza-referencing poem was rejected for the Welsh parliament’s opening ceremony as too political; she stayed away. Palestinian Stories: Authors Alana Hadid and Jenan Matari pulled a children’s book on Palestine from Penguin Random House after objecting to edits they said distorted their account of Palestinian history. Olive Harvest: Six farmers near Nahalin have petitioned Israel’s High Court for access to their land, saying restrictions, blocked roads and settler threats have disrupted work and damaged livelihoods for three harvest seasons.

Palestinian Beauty: Makeup veteran Reema Shihadeh has launched Zaiie, a beauty brand rooted in her Palestinian heritage, featuring olive oil from her family’s West Bank groves. Books and Free Expression: Sally Rooney and her publisher say her novels will no longer be supplied in the UK after she backed Palestine Action, which Britain has proscribed. Arts: Doha’s new Rubaiya Qatar art quadrennial has named more than 120 participating artists, including Palestinians Mayar Hamdan, Kamal Aljafari and Ahlam Shibli. The Doha Film Festival’s short-film competition will also include stories from Gaza. Literary Heritage: Palestinian poet Lina Jawdat is documenting the fate of 70,000 books lost during the Nakba.

Palestinian Cinema: Doha Film Festival has unveiled 22 shorts for its 2026 competition, including films about life in Gaza and across the Arab world. Olive Harvest: A West Bank farmer was killed in an attack on his family’s grove, as violence threatens another harvest and farmers’ access to their trees. Heritage and Enterprise: Palestinian entrepreneurs are turning traditional games and 3D printing into small businesses, while facing high costs and limited access to markets. Rebuilding Home: A family in Hebron is struggling after their house was demolished, leaving them without shelter and weighing heavily on the children.

West Bank: Israeli forces raided Palestinian NGO offices in Ramallah and the Palestine Medical Complex, while four Palestinians were injured in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank. On Stage: Qatar Museums will premiere Again, a musical linking South African and Palestinian struggles through performance and Palestinian testimony, in Doha from October 27 to 31. For Gaza’s Children: After years of war, children are learning to swim again, a small return to play and everyday life amid continuing hardship. Stories and Heritage: Palestinian filmmakers are working to keep their stories alive amid destruction, while Gaza’s environmental devastation threatens its land and long history. Olive Harvest: Settler attacks and restrictions are disrupting Palestinian farmers’ access to their trees during the harvest season.

Stage & Storytelling: Qatar Museums will premiere Again on Oct. 27, a musical theatre work pairing Palestinian testimony with South African histories of struggle, created with Palestinian writer Sondos Sabra and Isango Ensemble. Music & Solidarity: Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour after speaking up for Palestine has renewed debate over artists’ political speech and who gets heard onstage. Olive Harvest: Settler intimidation is disrupting Palestinian farmers’ access to their land during the harvest, threatening a seasonal tradition and livelihoods. Home & Return: Thousands displaced from northern West Bank refugee camps remain unable to return; many families face damaged homes and cramped rentals. Children’s Lives: After years of war, Gaza children are finding ways back to swimming and taekwondo, reclaiming moments of play and routine.

Homes & Displacement: A Palestinian housing official says more than 200,000 buildings in Gaza—about 82% of the total—were damaged by June 2026, disrupting the lives of families across the territory. Music & Solidarity: Brian Eno is relaunching Opal Records, and in a new interview discusses Palestine alongside his music and the label’s return. Sport for Children: Taekwondo training has resumed for children in Al-Bureij Camp, where coach Mahmoud Al-Kronz is keeping the sport alive despite rubble and scarce resources. Palestinian Stories: Filmmakers are working to preserve Palestinian narratives amid destruction, while a Gaza art exhibition reimagines the meaning of home. Photography: Palestinian photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda has won a Bayeux war prize.

Palestinian Theatre: Application 39, by Palestinian-British writer Ahmed Masoud, imagines Gaza hosting the 2048 Olympics. A Manchester review praised its dark comedy and sharp shifts between a hopeful future and the city’s devastation. Children in Gaza: Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation met children in the Noor orphan-care program online, hearing their hopes and stressing the need for a safe, supportive environment. Art & Memory: A Gaza art exhibit reconsiders the meaning of home, while Palestinian collage film A Fidai Film turns suppressed footage into art. Life Under Attack: Israeli strikes killed Palestinians in Gaza on Monday as raids and arrests swept the West Bank and East Jerusalem. A rights monitor says more than 10,000 children in Gaza have lost at least one leg during three years of war.

Daily Life in Gaza: Palestinians are preserving the memory of familiar streets and landmarks through stories of everyday life, even as war reshapes the places they call home. Culture and Cinema: “Citizen Osama” turns life under bombardment into intimate cinema, while Jerusalem’s Women’s Film Festival puts trauma, healing and hope on screen. Art and Identity: Artist Jordan Nassar’s imagined Palestinian landscapes, shaped through tatreez embroidery, connect traditional craft with questions of home and belonging. Children and Community: Gaza’s junior surf lifesavers are returning to the waves after three years of war, reclaiming a shared pastime amid immense disruption. Family Life: In Gaza, parents say the war has changed their hopes for their daughters’ education, with some families turning to child marriage as hardship deepens.

Film & Memory: Ahmed Hassouna’s Citizen Osama, Palestine’s 2027 Oscar entry, brings viewers close to family life and survival in northern Gaza. Everyday Gaza: Palestinians describe familiar streets reduced to “landmarks made out of memories,” preserving the stories of places that no longer stand. Education & Privacy: A US charity’s plan to use AI to monitor classroom conversations in Gaza has raised concerns about surveillance and who controls children’s education. Youth & Sport: Gaza’s junior surf lifesavers are back in the waves after years of war. Art & Heritage: Jordan Nassar’s imagined Palestinian landscapes draw on tatreez, while Jerusalem’s Women’s Film Festival turns to trauma, healing and hope.

Children’s Lives: Gaza’s junior surf lifesaving program has returned to the beach after three years, bringing children back to the waves, games and sunshine. For coach Hassan Al-Habeel, the joy is shadowed by grief: his son Ali died during the war, and only 15 of the original 45 children have been found alive. Everyday Resilience: Gaza workers are turning tents into offices, finding ways to keep working amid displacement and widespread destruction. Harvest Traditions: Palestinian olive growers face growing obstacles reaching their land as settler attacks disrupt the annual harvest. Palestinian Arts: Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin has won an English PEN award, bringing recognition to a creative voice shaped by life under war.