## From the Margins: #### Under-reported news from Israel, Palestine, and the broader SWANA region: March 27, 2026 *These roundups are, and will always be, free. No paywalls. If you find them useful, you can help fuel future ones with a cup of coffee [here](https://paypal.me/ridaaburass?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US). Thanks!* **TL;DR**: The War with Iran still dominate headlines. Overall, at least [1,900](https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-strikes-killed-over-1900-people-iran-red-crescent-says?topic=War%2520on%2520Iran&nid=436636&fid=553468) were killed by US-Israeli attacks in Iran since the war began; [1,100](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168709) were killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon. [15](https://www.timesofisrael.com/9-injured-as-iran-fires-7-missile-salvos-at-israel-within-hours-many-with-cluster-warheads/) Israeli civilians and foreign nationals were killed within Israel in Iranian missile attacks, as well as four Palestinians residents of the West Bank. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has consolidated its control over much of Gaza; several Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Strip. Under the cover of War, settler gangs have considerably escalated their attacks across the West Bank, killing residents, burning cars and homes, and setting up new outposts. Dozens of Sudanese civilians were killed in two separate drone strikes. --- ##### The Gaza Strip: - 2026-03-23 - [Four people were killed](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-least-four-gaza-attack-police-jeep-during-third-day-eid) and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a police car in the central Gaza Strip. - 2026-03-23 - Thousands of Gazans remain missing, [leaving families in agonizing uncertainty](https://www.wired.com/story/hassan-took-a-bike-ride-now-hes-one-of-the-thousands-missing-in-gaza/), unable to confirm what happened to their loved ones. [Families struggle to issue death certificates](https://www.wired.com/story/what-happens-when-you-cant-get-a-death-certificate-in-gaza/), resulting in legal and financial difficulties. - 2026-03-25 - [A Palestinian man was killed, and seven others were injured](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168675), in an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. - 2026-03-26 - Israel [erected a series of outposts](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2026-03-26/ty-article-magazine/32-outposts-10-mile-barrier-idf-builds-new-border-in-gaza-heres-how-it-looks/0000019d-1f59-d9d3-a5df-3f5d54440000) and fortifications along the "Yellow Line" - the separation line between the Israeli military and Hamas in the Gaza Strip - raising concerns this temporary line would become permanent with time. ---- ##### The West Bank, inc. East Jerusalem: - 2026-03-23 - Israeli [settlers rampaged across the West Bank](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-settlers-torch-west-bank-clinics-homes-cars) for the [second consecutive night](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settlers-rampage-across-west-bank-torching-homes-and-cars), torching cars and houses. - 2026-03-23 - Israeli forces [detained six Palestinians](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168543), including a journalist, in and around Hebron. - 2026-03-23 - Israeli forces [detained a Palestinian teenager and physically assaulted him](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168562) during a raid on a village near Ramallah. - 2026-03-24 - Israeli settler attacks, evictions and demolitions [surge](https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-evicts-palestinians-west-bank-amid-settler-attacks) across the West Bank. - 2026-03-25 - 11 Palestinian families [have been pushed out of their homes](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/25/israel-forcibly-displaces-more-palestinian-families-in-east-jerusalem) in occupied East Jerusalem. - 2026-03-26 - Israeli settlers [shot and critically wounded](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168701) a Palestinian man near Bethlehem. Settlers [shot another Palestinian man](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/168698) in the foot near Nablus. - 2026-03-27 - [Another night of unchecked settler violence](https://www.newarab.com/news/palestinian-killed-jewish-settlers-rampage-through-west-bank) in the the West Bank: A Palestinian man was killed, 14 others were wounded, while settlers establish five new outposts deep in Palestinian territory ([in Area A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_areas_in_the_Oslo_II_Accord), which the Oslo Accords designated as areas under full Palestinian civil and security administration). [According to the Israeli NGO Kerem Navot](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-03-27/ty-article/.premium/palestinian-man-from-east-jerusalem-shot-dead-by-israeli-near-bethlehem/0000019d-2cdc-d088-afdf-eede52e60002), "Establishing four outposts in Area A is unprecedented by any measure, and shows the extent to which the State of Israel has lost control not only over settlers in the West Bank, but also over the army, the police and other authorities". - 2026-03-27 - [Two Palestinians were killed](https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2026-03-27/ty-article/0000019d-2fda-d868-a1bd-7ffbc9b70000) by Israeli military fire near Jerusalem. #hebrew ---- ##### Palestinian citizens of Israel ('48 Palestinians): - 2026-03-16 - [Another Palestinian citizen of Israel was killed in a crime-related incident](https://www.arab48.com/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9/2026/03/24/%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9) today, bringing the total number of homicides within the community to 68 so far this year. #arabic - [Gun violence is a systemic problem](https://abrahaminitiatives.org/victims-of-violence-and-crime-in-arab-society-in-2024/) within the '48 Palestinian community, perpetuated by institutional neglect. --- ##### Israel: - 2026-03-24 - Top Israeli brass [want](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-03-24/ty-article/israel-to-hold-southern-lebanon-block-residents-return-defense-minister-says/0000019d-1f6a-d7c1-a59f-df7b2cd60000) to hold onto large swaths of southern Lebanon - up to the Litani River - and prevent displaced residents from returning. - 2026-03-24 - The Knesset (Israel's parliament) [passed a law](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-891046) expanding the power of Rabbinic and Sharia courts in Israel, authorizing them to act as arbitrators in limited civil matters. --- ##### SWANA and beyond: - 2026-03-23 - Worth reading [this analysis](https://he.crimethinc.com/2026/03/19/iran-between-repression-co-optation-and-war-three-waves-of-counterrevolution) of the anarchist faction of the Iranian protest movement, facing challenges on several fronts. #iran - 2026-03-24 - A small number of Western, [ICC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court) member states [are working to undermine](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iccs-risks-politicisation-states-seek-sideline-karim-khan-judges-report) a judges' report, which found no evidence of misconduct against ICC prosecutor [Karim Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan). Such a move would severely weaken and politicize the ICC. #icc - 2026-03-26 - A top Iraqi Kurdish commander [said](https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-kurdish-commander-says-there-are-no-plans-invade-iran) that his forces have no plans to invade Iran. #iraq #kurdistan - 2026-03-26 - At least [28 civilians were killed](https://www.newarab.com/news/least-28-civilians-killed-sudan-drone-strikes) in two separate drone strikes in Sudan. #sudan