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12.01.2026

The Day of the Khan Younis Police Chief Assassination

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 12.01.2026.

It displays 158 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

12.01.2026 โ‡ข The Day of the Khan Younis Police Chief Assassination
โŒจMorning editorial priorities focused on the internal security breach in Gaza following the targeted assassination of Khan Younisโ€™s police investigations director, an event local media attributed to collaborators with Israel. This development disrupted the narrative of the Cairo-led governance talks, even as a Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt to discuss the technocratic committee. By midday, editors highlighted a deepening rift as Fatah formally rejected the 'Cairo Plan,' asserting that any administrative body without Palestinian Authority oversight would threaten national unity.
Simultaneously, satellite data reporting the destruction of 2,500 buildings since the ceasefire began competed for space with warnings of a 'polar storm.' By evening, the focus shifted to the humanitarian catastrophe as the storm destroyed hundreds of displacement tents, resulting in the death of a woman in Gaza. Media attention also tracked Israeli hospital alerts and ministerial calls for permanent occupation, contrasting sharply with the Trump administrationโ€™s advancing 'Gaza Peace Council' appointments.
12.01.2026

07:31 (05:31)โ‡ขFatah Rejects the Cairo Governance Plan

โŒจThe Palestinian editorial cycle focuses on Fatah's rejection of Cairo-led negotiations over Gaza management, asserting the Palestinian Authority's exclusive institutional legitimacy (Sama News, Ultra Palestine). Simultaneously, editors are prioritizing the escalation of Israeli military operations in the West Bank, particularly the large-scale raids in Nablus and Hebron (Al-Ayyam, PNN English, PNN). This shift highlights a growing domestic tension between diplomatic transitions and intensified field incursions.
08:09
08:28

09:21 (07:21)โ‡ขThe Gaza Governance Deadlock

โŒจPalestinian media outlets are prioritizing the administrative and military deadlock in Gaza, focusing on the disputes surrounding the Mladenov-led technocratic committee and the proposed Gaza Peace Council (Felesteen News, Sama News, Arabi21). Editors simultaneously highlight the convergence of a deep winter storm with a sharp lack of civil defense resources, framing the weather as an existential threat to displaced populations (Raya Media Network, Palsawa News).
09:34
10:16
10:17

10:45 (08:45)โ‡ขKhan Younis Police Chief Assassinated

โŒจThe editorial focus has pivoted toward the targeted assassination of Khan Younis's police investigations director (Felesteen News, Palsawa News, Sama News). This development is framed alongside lingering administrative friction regarding the Cairo-led Gaza management committee (Raya Media Network). Concurrently, media attention tracks intensified military pressure, reporting on civilian displacements in the West Bank and renewed lethal fire in Gaza's eastern sectors (Al-Quds, PIC, PIC English).
10:50
10:58
12:21

12:40 (10:40)โ‡ขKhan Yunis Police Chief's Targeted End

โŒจPalestinian editors are prioritizing the assassination of Khan Yunis's investigations chief and the resumption of lethal strikes in Gaza, portraying these as systematic violations of the ceasefire (Felesteen News, PIC, Al-Resalah, Quds News Network, Palestine Chronicle). Simultaneously, attention is fixed on Trump's administrative moves regarding the 'Gaza Peace Council' and looming military options against Iran (Sama News, PNN, PNN English, Raya Media Network).
12:40
12:45
13:43

14:03 (12:03)โ‡ขThe Gaza Peace Council Horizon

โŒจPalestinian editors are currently focusing on the institutionalization of the 'Gaza Peace Council' under President Trump, identifying its leadership as a pivotal regional shift (Sama News, Palsawa News). Simultaneously, reporting emphasizes the escalating attrition of land and life, specifically through forced displacement in the Jordan Valley and the assassination of security officials in Gaza (Raya Media Network, Quds News Network, Palestinian Information Center).
14:32
14:41

16:02 (14:02)โ‡ขFractured Visions of Gaza Peace

โŒจPalestinian media outlets are increasingly focused on the internal security crisis in Gaza following the assassination of the Khan Yunis investigations chief (Raya Media Network, Alwatan Voice). This is coupled with deepening skepticism regarding regional stability, as editors highlight the friction between Trump's 'Gaza Peace Council' appointments and Israeli ministerial demands for permanent re-occupation (Palsawa News, Sama News). Reports also continue to track casualty figures and incursions in Nablus and Hebron (Al-Quds, PNN).
16:19
17:20

17:22 (15:22)โ‡ขPost-Ceasefire Ruin From Above

โŒจPalestinian media outlets are prioritizing satellite data analysis from the New York Times, which documents the destruction of over 2,500 buildings in Gaza despite the ceasefire (Raya Media Network, Palsawa News, Quds News Network). Concurrently, Fatah is heightening its rhetoric against Hamas, warning that a technocratic committee without Palestinian Authority oversight threatens national unity (Alwatan Voice), while public anger mounts over internal security breaches in Khan Yunis (Al-Resalah).
18:46

19:48 (17:48)โ‡ขPolar Storms and Tattered Tents

โŒจPalestinian editors are prioritizing the dual threat of a severe polar storm and health crises, as sub-zero temperatures endanger 127,000 unsuitable displacement tents (Palestinian Information Center, Palsawa News). Concurrently, Shifa Hospital reports the spread of lethal respiratory viruses (Al-Quds). Diplomatically, attention remains on Cairo as Hamas signals a shift toward Egyptian-led talks on Gaza's administrative future and national unity (Alwatan Voice, Sama News).
20:35
21:57
22:16

23:27 (21:27)โ‡ขWinter Shreds the Tattered Tents

โŒจPalestinian media outlets are pivoting toward a humanitarian and security crisis as a polar storm destroys hundreds of displacement tents, leading to civilian casualties (Palsawa News, Felesteen News). Concurrently, editors are highlighting Israeli hospital preparations for an emergency transition linked to regional tensions with Iran (Palestine Chronicle, Sama News), alongside reports of continued Israeli ministerial demands for permanent occupation in Gaza (Al-Quds).