Critics worry that the creation of 'alternative safe communities' may tip the enclave into permanent division.

The corporation stands at a crossroads. Down one path lies self-censorship and hollow apologies; down the other lies the public it was built to serve

<article data-history-node-id="430818" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-press-review-gaza-attack-prompted-soldiers-collapsing-tunnel" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-press-review-gaza-attack-prompted-soldiers-collapsing-tunnel" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli press review: Gaza attack prompted by soldiers collapsing tunnel</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p dir="LTR">Palestinian fighters who attacked Israeli troops in Gaza on Tuesday had been hiding in tunnels for months and do not seem to have had anything to do with the Hamas leadership, Israeli news site Walla&nbsp;<a href="https://news.walla.co.il/item/3790366" target="_blank">reports.</a></p> <p dir="LTR">An Israeli reservist was killed when the fighters fired at soldiers in southern Gaza’s Rafah.</p> <p dir="LTR">In retaliation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered widespread&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-unleashes-wave-attacks-across-gaza-latest-truce-violation" target="_blank">attacks</a>&nbsp;across the Gaza Strip, killing more than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children, in another massive Israeli violation of the ceasefire.</p> <p dir="LTR">According to Walla, the Israeli military believes the fighters hid for a long time in a tunnel around the al-Janina neighbourhood east of Rafah, an area under Israeli control.</p> <p dir="LTR">The attack was aimed at troops using heavy equipment.</p> <p dir="LTR">According to military, the tunnel in which the Palestinian fighters were hiding began to collapse, prompting them to attack, which took the soldiers by surprise.</p> <p dir="LTR">You can read our full Israeli press review below.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-press-review-gaza-attack-prompted-soldiers-collapsing-tunnel">Israeli press review: Gaza attack prompted by soldiers collapsing tunnel</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army on 3 October 2025, shows an Israeli soldier in Gaza City (Jack Guez/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="88215e2b-835e-4c62-a464-e0b9ac4e4c4e" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/israeli%20soldier%20gaza%20city%20afp.jpeg" width="1400" height="788" alt="This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army on 3 October 2025, shows an Israeli soldier in Gaza City (Jack Guez/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army on 3 October 2025, shows an Israeli soldier in Gaza City (Jack Guez/AFP)</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> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="430394" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-killed-israel-bombs-tent-sheltering-displaced-people-nuseirat" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/six-killed-israel-bombs-tent-sheltering-displaced-people-nuseirat" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Six killed as Israel bombs tent sheltering displaced people in Nuseirat refugee camp</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="503" data-start="312">Al-Awda Hospital says six Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced people in the Abu Salim area west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>

At the Israeli parliament, the US president's speech sought to reassert dominance. It instead exposed a waning empire now facing a global reckoning for its complicity in genocide

Mahmoud Abu Foul, taken from northern Gaza, says he lost his sight due to severe torture in an Israeli prison.

European soccer’s governing body reportedly paused a vote on suspending Israel after Trump released his 20-point 'peace plan' for Gaza.

Netherlands joins Ireland, Spain and others saying they may not take part in 2026 contest over Israel's genocide in Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="428357" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-informed-qatar-israeli-attack-doha-denies-being-notified" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-informed-qatar-israeli-attack-doha-denies-being-notified" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US says it informed Qatar before Israeli attack, Doha denies being notified </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The White House on Tuesday said that Donald Trump had his envoy notify Qatar of an impending attack by Israel, adding that the US president spoke with the leaders of both countries after the strikes, news agency AFP has reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>“President Trump immediately directed Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters during a briefing.</p> <p>Qatar denies being warned by the United States before the Israeli attack.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Debunking the latest lie from pro-Israel propagandists: Egypt could open its border crossing with Gaza anytime and end the Israeli-created famine in the Strip. Here's the truth.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has been sanctioned by the US for her criticism of Israel's atrocities in Gaza