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Israeli politicians intensified campaign rhetoric as settlement activity, demolitions and movement restrictions continued in the occupied West Bank. Killings and humanitarian deterioration also continued in Gaza despite a reported ceasefire.
Homes razed in Jinba
Updated satellite imagery and UN assessments show widespread damage across Gaza, including destroyed neighbourhoods, farmland, places of worship and infrastructure. The report also estimates 61 tonnes of rubble and up to 10,000 bodies in the ruins, while reporting more than 74,000 Palestinian deaths since October 7, 2023.
UNRWA reported that about 82% of structures in Gaza had been damaged.
Families in Gaza City are living in damaged and unstable buildings because safer housing and shelter materials are difficult to obtain. A war-damaged residential building collapsed on September 16, killing 21 people, according to the UN and Gaza Civil Defence.
People killed in the Gaza City building collapse
A UN news brief reports civilian casualties from Russian attacks in Ukraine, displacement and deaths in Yemen, severe economic damage in Gaza, and rights experts’ concerns about Colombia’s anti-drug policies.
Civilians killed in Ukraine between 1 and 24 September
Polls show Netanyahu's and Eisenkot's blocs below a majority, while Ra’am and the Joint List are projected to win 13 seats and could be decisive. Israel’s Supreme Court overturned their election disqualifications.
At least 61 Knesset seats are needed to form an Israeli government without support from another bloc.
An algae bloom along the southern Mediterranean coast clogged filters at five of Israel’s six main desalination plants, causing temporary shutdowns and reduced output. Scientists linked the worsening bloom to untreated sewage discharged from Gaza.
Israel's main desalination plants affected by the bloom
UNFPA reports a sharp rise in gender-based violence against women and girls in Gaza, including early and forced marriage. Its analysis found reported early and forced marriage cases rose in the second quarter of 2026, while sexual violence reports also increased.
The United Nations Population Fund reported that cases of early and forced marriage increased by 123% in Gaza in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter.
AllegedRecep Tayyip Erdoğan said civilians killed in Gaza despite the ceasefire