Daily brief
Italian writer Erri De Luca was excluded from the Salerno Letteratura festival after making statements about the war in Gaza. Festival organizers said the decision was not censorship but reflected a lack of shared views on Palestinian deaths. De Luca responded that the festival had excluded itself from him.
Israel plans major expansion of West Bank settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
A Palestinian church committee condemned Israeli violations against Christian holy sites in Lebanon.
A report recommends NHS staff should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges.
London activists tried to erect a statue of a jailed Palestinian leader.