Palestinians from Nur Shams refugee camp can see their homes from the surrounding hills, but cannot return to them, as the IDF extends closure orders in the area. 'We are waiting only to learn how long the next extension will be,' one resident says

The Board of Peace's reconstruction plan is caught between the worsening misery on the ground and Israel's condition of separating security and civilian control, as Netanyahu's government still harbors fantasies of population transfer

Arrest operations targeting ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, along with protests against them, ceased last month. The IDF cited operational needs, while the High Court noted that fewer than 10 percent of those arrested in the first half of 2026 were ultra-Orthodox