The Latest Developments in Palestine October 2022

Prepared By: Muath Seyam & Nael Oeda

Israeli Occupation Army Assassinated 29 Palestinians

the Israeli occupation army continued its aggression against the
Palestinians, killing 29 Palestinians inside the West Bank and al-Quds city
in October 2022. The occupation army also arrested dozens of Palestinian
youths. In response to the aggressions of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF), Palestinian
resistance groups continue to target the IOF’s checkpoints that besiege Palestinian cities
and camps in the West Bank. The activities of the resistance groups in Nablus city and
Jenin city represent the primary source of concern for the occupation army. The IOF
constantly attempts to besiege and storm those cities and kill Palestinian resistance
members inside. The occupation army used an explosive device attached to a motorcycle
to assassinate a member of the Palestinian resistance groups inside the city of Nablus.
Human rights organizations assert that what the occupation is doing inside
Palestinian cities are crimes against humanity and extrajudicial killings. Israel and the
United States of America continue to pressure the Palestinian Authority (PA) to arrest the
resistance fighters. The PA’s security services are showing a timid response to the order,
as they are on the horns of a dilemma, whether to continue the security coordination with
the occupation or to take the Palestinian people’s side by covering and supporting
resistance groups.

The 25th Knesset Elections to Aggravate Political Instability in Israel

fter a fierce race between the camp of former prime minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and the camp of the current prime minister Yair Lapid, the
results of the 25th elections for the Israeli Knesset, which were voted on
November 1, 2022, showed a lead in favour of Netanyahu’s far-right-wing bloc, allowing
him to form the new government. The current electoral scene is dominated by the trend of
Israeli society towards the Zionist far-right amid the confinement of the influence of left-wing parties. This election is the fifth in 4 years, and the results indicate that despite Netanyahu’s success, there are possibilities of a politically heterogeneous government to
be formed by the winning camp.
Therefore, the scenario to re-run the elections once any party withdraws from the
coalition is most likely to happen. Europe and the United States have taken a wide range
of steps to boost Lapid’s chances, trying to prevent the annoying and embarrassing
Netanyahu from being back in power.

Unfavourable Expectations for Algerian-brokered deal to end disputes BetweenFatah and Hamas

Algeria hosted the 31st Arab League Summit aiming to achieve some
gains, most notably the achievement of a Palestinian-Palestinian
reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas movements after a 15-year-old
split. It started with Fatah’s refusal to deal with the government formed by Hamas after
winning the 2006 elections. Algeria held several meetings that began a year ago,
culminating in the signing of an agreement between the two factions.
Although, insiders described the deal as nothing more than a protocol agreement.
They firmly expect that Fatah will refuse to implement the terms of the agreement despite
signing it. Algeria is one of the countries that strongly support the Palestinian cause.
Besides, it has genuine respect among the Palestinian factions. Still, the internal
Palestinian situation is complicated due to the intersection of Israeli and American
interests in favour of the continuation of the Palestinian rift.