A Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll conducted in October 2026 found that 53% of Palestinians support a two-state agreement with East Jerusalem as the capital.

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Like Malaysia, Iraq is a Muslim-majority country that does not formally recognize the state of Israel

Muslim-majority Malaysia does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Israel and maintains a diplomatic stance supporting the Palestinian cause

The Yellow Line established under US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan was intended to mark initial Israeli military pullbacks, with further withdrawals to follow.

A poll published on October 14, 2026 showed that 62% of Palestinians believe neither Israel nor Hamas won the war.

Support for armed resistance among Gaza residents rose to 37% in October 2026, up from 21% in August, while 42% across all Palestinian territories preferred diplomacy.

Party identification with Hamas among Palestinians dropped to 19% in October 2026, down from 24% in August and 35% ten months earlier.

Israel is withholding approximately $7 billion in tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority, representing about 65 percent of its income.

Palestinian Authority Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh called on the international community to establish international protection for Palestinians in response to the October 17, 2026 attack on European diplomats in Taybeh

Fifty-three percent of surveyed Palestinians support holding Palestinian Authority elections on November 28, 2026 without delay.

Gaza's Ministry of Economy and Hamas denied imposing commercial taxes, asserting that 10,000-shekel payments were voluntary donations to a national fund supporting needy residents.

COGAT stated that Gaza merchants suspended shipments because Hamas demanded a fee of 10,000 shekels ($3,220) per truck and required 30 percent of sales in cash.

Nahed Sheheiber, head of Gaza's private transport union, stated that Israeli authorities imposed the commercial shipment halt using Palestinian government fees as a pretext.

Right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, who assumed office in August 2026, reversed former President Gustavo Petro's 2024 decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel

Under President Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights and recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

The Palestinian foreign ministry and Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh condemned Colombia's embassy opening in Jerusalem as a violation of international law and international resolutions regarding the city's legal status

Colombia officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on October 14, 2026, with an inauguration ceremony attended by Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar

Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro severed diplomatic ties with Israel in May 2024, criticized Israel's Gaza campaign, closed the Colombian embassy in Tel Aviv, and halted coal exports to Israel

Most foreign nations maintain their embassies to Israel in Tel Aviv, holding that Jerusalem's status must be determined through negotiations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar called Israel a strategic partner and described Colombia's Jerusalem embassy opening as a concrete step toward restoring diplomatic relations

Following the United States' embassy move to Jerusalem in 2018 under President Donald Trump, Colombia became one of a small group of nations—including Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Kosovo, and Somaliland—to open an embassy in Jerusalem