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26.10.2025

The Day Gaza's Leadership Transferred to Technocrats

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 26.10.2025.

It displays 144 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

26.10.2025The Day Gaza's Leadership Transferred to Technocrats
Palestinian media on October 26 focused on the emerging agreement between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa to lead a technocratic committee in Gaza. Early reports highlighted Hamas leader Haniyeh's statements indicating readiness to hand over full administrative control, including security, to a unified Palestinian government and acceptance of any national figure for Gaza's leadership. Throughout the day, discussions evolved, culminating in reports of an agreement for Al-Shawa's appointment. However, by late evening, Fatah denied having approved the chairmanship of the administrative committee in the Gaza Strip. Concurrently, news continued to cover Israeli aggressions in Gaza and the West Bank, alongside ongoing efforts to retrieve Israeli captives' bodies in Gaza.
26.10.2025

01:20Hamas on Gaza Governance

Palestinian media extensively covers Hamas leader Haniyeh's statements regarding Gaza's future. Haniyeh indicates Hamas is prepared to hand over full administrative control, including security, to a unified Palestinian government and accepts any national figure for Gaza's leadership, while affirming continued discussions on the status of weapons (Al-Resalah, Alwatan Voice, Maan News Agency, Palestinian Information Center, Palsawa News). Concurrently, reports note continued Israeli truce violations in Gaza (Arabi21) and Trump's 48-hour ultimatum to Hamas for returning Israeli bodies (Sama News).
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06:24Renewed Gaza Strikes and West Bank Raids

Palestinian media extensively reports on Israeli aggression in Gaza, detailing airstrikes targeting vehicles and the demolition of homes, alongside continued Israeli incursions and arrests in the West Bank (Maan News Agency, Palestine News Network, Sama News, Felesteen News, Al-Ayyam, Palestinian Information Center (English)). Meanwhile, Egyptian teams have begun searching for Israeli bodies in central Gaza as part of the truce agreement (Arabi21).

07:51Hamas Ready for Gaza Handover

Palestinian media extensively covers emerging discussions on Gaza's post-war administration, with Hamas reportedly ready to hand over management and talks concerning international force deployment (Raya Media Network, Palestinian Information Center). Concurrently, reports detail renewed Israeli aggressions, including airstrikes and arrests in the West Bank (Al-Ayyam, Palestine News Network, Quds News Network, Palestinian Information Center (English)), alongside global support for South Africa's genocide case against Israel (Maan News Agency, Sama News).

09:22Gaza's Despair: Waste, Hunger, Trauma

Palestinian media continues to focus on the future of Israeli captives' bodies in Gaza, with reports indicating retrieval could take months amidst US-Tel Aviv tensions (Alwatan Voice, Palestine News Network). Concurrently, Hamas reiterates its openness to any national figure governing Gaza (Palestinian Information Center, Palestinian Information Center (English)), while Israeli army actions, including turning Gaza's periphery into a waste dump and its soldiers' psychological distress, are highlighted (Felesteen News, Maan News Agency, Sama News).
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11:32Abbas Names Successor, Gaza's Daily Horrors

Palestinian media extensively covers President Abbas's constitutional declaration delegating presidential authority to his deputy in case of a vacancy, reflecting concerns about succession (Maan News Agency, Palsawa News, Palestine News Network). Concurrently, reports highlight the dire humanitarian situation for children in Gaza amidst ongoing destruction (Felesteen News, Palestinian Information Center, Al-Resalah), alongside Israeli kidnappings in the West Bank (Palestinian Information Center (English)).
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14:22Hamas Enters Yellow Line

Palestinian media extensively covers the ongoing search for Israeli captives' bodies in Gaza, with Hamas's "Shadow Unit" accompanying Red Cross teams into the "Yellow Line" area, which Israel permitted (Maan News Agency, Sama News, Arabi21). Concurrently, reports highlight Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon resulting in fatalities (Palestinian Information Center (English), Raya Media Network) and Israel's allocation of funds to assert control over archaeological sites in the West Bank (Palestine News Network).

16:49Gaza Children: Daily Horrors

Palestinian media continues its extensive coverage of the search for Israeli captives' bodies in Gaza, with new details emerging about operations and Egyptian-Palestinian discussions on Gaza (Quds News Network, Palsawa News, Arabi21, Sama News). Concurrently, reports highlight the dire situation of children in Gaza, with UNICEF emphasizing the importance of a ceasefire (Palestinian Information Center, Palestinian Information Center (English)). Discussions also concern the Israeli Defense Minister's tour of the Lebanese border with a US envoy (Maan News Agency, Raya Media Network).

19:19Gaza's New Technocrat Leader

Palestinian media extensively reports on an agreement between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa to head a technocratic committee in Gaza (Alwatan Voice, Maan News Agency, Palsawa News, Sama News). Concurrently, reports highlight Israel's continued prevention of international press access to Gaza amidst concerns over exposing war atrocities (Quds News Network), and the ongoing struggle of displaced Palestinians in the Jordan Valley (Palestine News Network (English)).