Recently released Palestinian detainees who were abducted from the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces have described an “organized and systematic practice of sexual torture,” including rape and sexual assau...

In dem Alter, in dem andere in Rente gehen, hat Merz seine politische Karriere noch einmal so richtig gestartet. Er könnte ein bequemeres Leben haben - daran denkt er momentan aber nicht. Von Sabine H...

<article data-history-node-id="431341" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-ben-gvir-hands-out-sweets-after-death-penalty-bill-palestinians" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-ben-gvir-hands-out-sweets-after-death-penalty-bill-palestinians" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel's Ben Gvir hands out sweets after death penalty bill for Palestinians advances</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli&nbsp;</a>minister Itamar Ben Gvir handed out sweets in parliament on Monday after a bill&nbsp;allowing death penalty for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Palestinian%20prisoners" target="_blank">prisoners</a>&nbsp;passed its first reading.&nbsp;</p> <p>The bill was approved by a majority of 39 out of 120 Knesset members, with 16 voting against in Israel's parliament.</p> <p>It would allow judges to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis on so-called “nationalistic” grounds.</p> <p>The legislation would not apply to Israelis who kill Palestinians under similar circumstances.</p> <p>The bill now requires two more readings in the Knesset before it can become an official law.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Hamas called the&nbsp;legislation "fascist and sadistic" and called for global action against Israel, including "deterrent sanctions."</p> <p>The Islamic Jihad said&nbsp;the bill's passing was "a dangerous criminal escalation".</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-gvir-distributes-sweets-after-preliminary-approval-prisoner-execution-law">Israel's Ben Gvir hands out sweets after death penalty bill for Palestinians advances</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir walks inside the Knesset on 13 October 2025 (Reuters/Chip Somodevilla)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0a7329b2-e352-40da-a2d1-4e5b1fc4068f" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/2025-10-13T084808Z_1903024092_RC2WAHA3PE1Y_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-TRUMP-min%20%281%29.JPG" width="6096" height="3429" alt="Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir walks inside the Knesset on 13 October 2025 (Reuters/Chip Somodevilla)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir walks inside the Knesset on 13 October 2025 (Reuters/Chip Somodevilla)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Several injured after Israeli football fans attack Palestinians dining at a restaurant with knives, sticks and bottles

<article data-history-node-id="431340" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-warplanes-conduct-two-air-strikes-khan-younis-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-warplanes-conduct-two-air-strikes-khan-younis-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli warplanes conduct two air strikes on Khan Younis in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli warplanes on Tuesday conducted two air strikes east of Khan Younis city in Gaza,&nbsp;local media reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Gaza media office on Monday said Israel has so far violated the 10 October ceasefire deal 282 times, during which it has killed 242 Palestinians, and wounded 620.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Britain's public broadcaster said it is 'conducting further due diligence'

<article data-history-node-id="431302" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/only-91-315-bodies-returned-israel-identified-most-show-signs-torture" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/only-91-315-bodies-returned-israel-identified-most-show-signs-torture" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Only a third of 315 bodies returned by Israel identified,&nbsp;most show signs of torture</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Gaza health ministry said on Monday that only 91 of the 315 bodies released by Israel so far as part of the ceasefire agreement have been identified, due to the condition of the bodies.</p> <p>Most of the bodies showed signs of torture, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.</p> <p>The ministry decided to bury the bodies of 38 Palestinians who were being held by Israel in the Cemetery for the Unknown after it "became impossible to identify them".&nbsp;</p> <p>The absence of testing equipment due to the Israeli blockade and the destruction of laboratories in Gaza has made the identification process difficult.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="431285" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-continues-demolition-residential-buildings-khan-younis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-continues-demolition-residential-buildings-khan-younis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli army continues demolition of residential buildings in Khan Younis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli army on Monday carried out demolition and explosion operations on residential buildings in the eastern areas of Khan Younis city, South of the Strip, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israeli demolition operations, which have been noticeably increasing in pace and intensity recently, target every two-storey building or house, according to Engineer Hamdan Radwan, mayor of Bani Suheila&nbsp;in eastern Khan Younis.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

The Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, is at a point where further damage may rob the world of a crucial bulwark against climate change.