Oct. 27, 2026 — More than 3,000 Palestinians have been evacuated by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron since Oct. 23, the UN aid office OCHA said, and UN human rights chief Volker Türk said the operation raises serious concerns of ethnic cleansing, UN News reported. The operation began after two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint near Hebron on Oct. 23; both gunmen were killed. Türk said homes and businesses had been demolished and called for those displaced to be allowed to return.
Oct. 27, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 24 report. A nurse responding to an Ebola alert was killed by protesters in Bafwasende, in Congo's Tshopo province, on Oct. 24, and another health worker was badly injured, UN News reported; the UN's Ebola coordinator and WHO's chief condemned the attack. In Kenya, 20 contacts of the country's first case were released from quarantine on Oct. 26 after 21 days without symptoms, WHO said; 98 remain in quarantine, and eight contacts have tested positive.
Oct. 27, 2026 — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order creating a Highway 1 Task Force, led by the state transportation and natural resources agencies, to identify vulnerable stretches of the coastal highway and speed preventive work before potential El Niño storms, his office said. The order directs Caltrans to prioritize landslide prevention where practicable. Emergency projects on the Big Sur stretch, about 75 miles of coast between Carmel and Cambria, cost about $312 million from 2020 through 2026, the office said. He also signed a second order on flood preparedness.
Oct. 27, 2026 — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the next phase of the $20.4 million Safety Net Bridge Program, which gives short-term help to residents facing a loss or interruption of CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits, the County said. Food distributions with local food banks have held 22 events since August and served an estimated 3,400 households. The program also funds primary care and medication access, community health fairs, and Medi-Cal enrollment help. The County will report on its performance every six months.