The Day of the First Jerusalem Residency Revocation

On February 10, 2026, Palestinian editorial priorities focused on the unprecedented implementation of residency revocations. Morning reports detailed the Israeli Cabinet’s "annexation coup" in the West Bank, characterized by the stripping of local municipal authorities and the demolition of inhabited homes in Bartaa. Simultaneously, media outlets documented a sharp rise in Gaza ceasefire violations, specifically highlighting a targeted strike on a motorcycle in the central strip that raised the death toll since the truce began to 573. By early afternoon, the narrative shifted to the legal and administrative front as the Palestinian Authority released a draft constitution for the "State of Palestine," a move framed as defiance against Israeli attempts to erase the designation from travel documents. The day’s defining story emerged in the evening: Prime Minister Netanyahu signed orders to revoke the residency of two Jerusalem prisoners and deport them to Gaza. Editors across the spectrum identified this as a "first-of-its-kind" precedent, signaling a transition from administrative annexation to active population transfer.