Palestine in March 2026: the most important developments in politics
In Palestine in March 2026, the main political development was the first meeting between Hamas representatives and envoys of President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace', held in Cairo on 16 March. The talks took place as the war involving Iran complicated efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. On 24 March the UN Security Council heard that commitment to the US-backed plan is crucial for Gaza's recovery. Israel said it would partially reopen the Rafah Crossing, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the Palestinian issue was being 'conveniently forgotten' because of the war on Iran.
Legal and rights questions ran alongside the talks. On 12 March the Israeli military's top lawyer dropped charges against several soldiers accused of beating and sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee from Gaza at the Sde Teiman facility, and the Netherlands and Iceland announced they would join the International Court of Justice case against Israel over the war in Gaza. On 24 March Israel's High Court was reported poised to allow the expulsion of aid groups from the West Bank and Gaza, and a judge said a Palestinian teenager had apparently been starved in detention before his death. Israeli forces killed a Palestinian family in the West Bank on 16 March, and Vice President JD Vance denied a heated exchange with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over settler violence.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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