The most important development and reform interventions implemented by the government last week

Ramallah - Ofoq News - The Government Communication Center issued a report highlighting the most important development and reform interventions implemented by the Palestinian government during the past week (10/11/2026 - 10/17/2026), which are as follows.

The Prime Minister, Dr. Muhammad Mustafa, the Central Wholesale Market for Vegetables and Fruits in Tulkarm, launched the Palestinian National Industries Festival, “Ben Omraha,” and continued the implementation of government projects in the governorate, stressing the continued development of the agricultural and industrial sectors, and the promotion of local production, investment, and job creation, despite the Israeli challenges and restrictions. He also met with the Secretary-General of the International Trade Union Confederation, calling for more international pressure to ensure that Palestinian workers return to their workplaces and receive their financial dues.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strengthened bilateral relations with Libya through the Foreign Minister’s meetings with a number of senior Libyan officials, and informed the Arab ambassadors and members of the Palestinian community of developments in the Palestinian issue and the needs of the community. The Ministry also condemned Colombia’s opening of an embassy to the occupation in occupied Jerusalem, and rejected the Israeli measures against the British Consulate General in Jerusalem.

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing carried out the final handover of the Azoun-Kafr Thalth road project in Qalqilya Governorate, and during the minister’s tour in Jericho and the Jordan Valley, it opened the Amman Street rehabilitation project, referred a tender to rehabilitate the southern entrance to the governorate, “Al-Quds Street,” and continued the rehabilitation work of the arrivals hall in the Jericho rest stop. In the Gaza Strip, the Ministry, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, continues to improve shelter and prepare for the winter. It carried out interventions in the Humed shelter center in Gaza City, which includes 93 displaced families, which included providing water tanks with a capacity of 12,000 litres. Shelter improvement work began at the Al-Salam Olympic site west of the city, where the installation of 123 shelter units made of reinforced plastic tents was completed, while work on installing bathrooms and water tanks continues.

The Ministry of Agriculture opened the central wholesale market for vegetables and fruits in Tulkarm, under the patronage and participation of the Prime Minister, as part of a project to develop three central markets in the West Bank. It also implemented 11,118 livestock vaccination doses for the benefit of 284 breeders and farmers, and handed over to the Surif Livestock Association an integrated unit for producing fodder seeds at a cost exceeding 2.5 million shekels, and distributed dairy processing equipment to 72 farmers in Tuqu. Zaatara and Al-Ubaidiya. The Ministry followed up on six agricultural projects in Qalqilya worth 384,000 shekels, and in cooperation with World Vision International and local councils, implemented an agricultural intervention worth 102,000 shekels to support farmers in hot spots. As part of the national campaign for the 2026 olive picking season, the Ministry and its partners distributed 248 electric olive pickers, in addition to ladders and mattresses, in various governorates, specifically in the targeted areas.

The Ministry of Education organized a media briefing in cooperation with the Government Communication Center, during which the Minister reviewed the achievements and challenges of the education sector over two and a half years. The Ministry opened the Jawdat Ayesh Barghouti Secondary School for Boys in Kafr Ain. Partnership agreements were also signed between the Universities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem and the Italian University of Rome Sapienza, to establish two colleges specialized in technology, artificial intelligence, applied sciences and engineering, allowing their graduates to obtain certificates accredited by the Italian university. The Scientific Research Council discussed the development of the scientific research system, and the results of the comprehensive applied examination for technical colleges for the summer session 2026 were announced.

The Water Authority continued to seize illegal water connections on the conveyor line in the Halqoum area, south of Bethlehem, where a connection and three hoses were seized. In Hebron, it also continued the completion of the operation of the sewage station in Kharas and the connection of the Nuba network to it, and the study of technical solutions for water and sanitation needs in Beit Iksa, Beit Iba, Maithalun, and Kifl Haris, developing water sources and reducing losses in Marada and Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, and determining water and sanitation priorities in the western Bethlehem countryside. The interventions included following up on the completion of the technical and procedural requirements for the sanitation project for northeastern Ramallah in coordination with the European Union and the European Investment Bank, identifying the needs for the rehabilitation of the water network and studying a sanitation project in Azzun Atma.

The Ministry of Local Government opened development projects in Juresh, southeast of Nablus, worth 5.1 million shekels, including solar energy, water, and roads. It also announced the start of a project to rehabilitate and pave the Awarta-Odla-Huwara Street.

The Ministry of Social Development and its partners implemented a package of social and humanitarian interventions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which included emergency food, non-food and cash aid, purchasing vouchers and empowerment projects for 1,664 families in the West Bank worth 176 thousand shekels, in addition to 12,590 food interventions, and the distribution of 5,355 loaves of bread and 970 cups of drinking water in Gaza. The Ministry also implemented hundreds of interventions to protect women, childhood, juveniles, orphans, people with disabilities, health insurance, and other interventions in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Land Authority suspended the schedules of rights for 17 settlement basins during September, with a total area of ​​about 4,094 dunums, including 2,341 real estate plots and apartments, allowing rights holders to review the schedules and submit objections before the competent land and water settlement courts within the legal period, in preparation for establishing rights and real estate properties.

The Ministry of National Economy carried out 104 inspection tours within a week, seized about 7 tons and destroyed about 63 tons of invalid materials, processed 64 complaints, referred two violators, issued 11 notifications and undertakings, and collected 19 samples for laboratory examination. It also opened the door to importing a number of commodities within the commodity lists (A1), (A2) and Quota 2026, including frozen meat, electrical appliances, cement, dairy, cheese, potatoes, and others.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications established a new service line to serve the students and employees of Al-Quds Open University in Qalqilya, in addition to inspecting and strengthening prevention and safety measures in the Tulkarm vehicle sheds, and intensifying supervisory patrols to seize violating and illegal vehicles in cooperation with the police, as 1,174 violating vehicles were seized in Ramallah and Al-Bireh. The Ministry also received 31 complaints, of which it processed and closed 19 complaints.

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities signed an agreement with the International Trade Union Confederation to declare principles and solidarity to protect the tourism sector in Palestine and support its workers. The Ministry also opened the Beit Ummar Heritage Market. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities concluded the “How Beautiful Our Country” activities with the participation of a delegation from our people in the 1948 territories, to introduce the Palestinian tourism, historical and heritage components. It also received archaeological sites in Nablus and Sebastia, tourists and visitors, and organized a visit for a group from the occupied Golan Heights to the Tulkarm Museum and tourist facilities in the governorate.

The Ministry of Labor and the Palestinian Employment Fund completed the signing of the beneficiaries’ contracts and followed up on their work sites in partnership with UNDP, while 7,620 cubic meters of solid waste were collected and transported through temporary employment. Inspection teams also carried out 73 field visits, including 73 establishments employing 256 male and female workers, and occupational safety and health teams carried out 24 visits targeting 458 male and female workers. The Ministry provided electronic employment services to 3,169 job seekers and graduates, and issued 1,355 unemployment certificates with the aim of benefiting from free health insurance.

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics announced the cost of living index duringSeptember 2026, coinciding with the issuance of a joint statement with the Environmental Quality Authority revealing more than 61,000 Israeli and colonial attacks in the West Bank between 2022 and 2025, and that only 3% of agricultural land in the Gaza Strip is available for use because it is not damaged. The agency also began implementing a survey of the impact of the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian labor market, and provided statistical data in various sectors to about 50 local and international bodies.

The Minister of Interior held a meeting with a number of institutions to discuss confronting campaigns of incitement, defamation, and cyberbullying. Palestine concluded its participation in the Second Arab Regional Forum for Early Warning Systems and Disaster Preparedness in Tunisia. The police arrested 1,259 wanted persons, including 4 dangerous ones, executed 3,315 judicial warrants, and dealt with 61 drug seizure missions and 275 criminal incidents. While the Civil Defense carried out 198 firefighting missions and 61 rescue missions, conducted 827 public safety tours, and inspected and licensed 318 elevators. The customs police also followed up on 91 tax and customs evasion cases and monitored markets, and destroyed 1,876 tons of violating goods.

The General Authority for Civil Affairs in various governorates continues to facilitate farmers’ access to their lands during the olive harvest season, and coordinate service and humanitarian interventions in various governorates, including maintaining roads, water and electricity networks, facilitating the movement of citizens and students, transporting the injured, receiving the bodies of martyrs, releasing detainees and vehicles, and following up on repairing damage resulting from settler attacks, in a way that supports the steadfastness of citizens and ensures the continuity of basic services.

The Ministry of Women's Affairs launched the second phase of the economic empowerment initiativeTo women's associations in Qalqilya, the International Federation of Trade Unions delivered a report on the impact of war and occupation on women's employment and labor rights, and participated in the Jerusalem Conference for Creative Women, reviewing efforts to protect, empower, and enhance women's participation in decision-making.

The Environmental Quality Authority carried out 63 monitoring and inspection rounds, followed up on 7 environmental complaints, granted 7 environmental approvals and 10 permits to import chemicals, and followed up on the closure of two random dumps in Tulkarm and Qalandiya al-Balad, north of Jerusalem, in addition to monitoring olive presses. It also discussed the development of an air quality monitoring network, and implemented awareness and information activities about environmental challenges and the dangers of unsafe discharge of wastewater and car trash waste.

The Ministry of Culture organized a series of cultural and heritage events and activities in the governorates, including exhibitions, festivals, dabke, folk tales, olive picking, and training workshops, in addition to the launch of the “Authenticity Renewed... and a Never-Ending Story” exhibition in Salfit, and the Heritage Exhibition at Al-Istiqlal University, in addition to the “Heritage for Villages Behind the Wall” festival in Jenin, popular heritage events in Qalqilya, Nablus, and Tubas, the opening of the Beit Ummar Heritage Market, and the first Birzeit Days Festival. She also launched the Watad Cultural Salon and a literary forum at An-Najah University.