The move, seen as illegal under international law, risks undermining efforts to head towards the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal

The Israeli prime minister is facing corruption charges that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

<article data-history-node-id="431877" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eight-bodies-pulled-rubble-maghazi-after-israeli-strike" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eight-bodies-pulled-rubble-maghazi-after-israeli-strike" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Eight bodies pulled from rubble in Gaza after Israeli strike</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="442" data-start="240">Rescue workers in the Maghazi camp have recovered the bodies of eight Palestinians from beneath the ruins of a home destroyed by an earlier Israeli strike, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.</p> <p data-end="597" data-start="444">Teams on the ground said the effort took hours as they searched through collapsed concrete and twisted metal left behind by the attack in central Gaza.</p> <p data-end="958" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="599">The latest discovery brings the number of bodies retrieved since the ceasefire announced on 11 October to 582, thousands more are believed to be under the rubble.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

Britain licenced £172m in military equipment exported to the UAE between April and June this year

The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.

Trump said he was aware of an Israeli push to sell the kingdom F-35s of 'reduced calibre' but would disregard it

Gaza’s youth are haunted by trauma amid uncertainty over ceasefire; over 80 percent suffer symptoms, psychologists warn.

Social media activist was shot dead whilst covering clashes between Israel-backed militia and Hamas fighters, Al Jazeera reports

<article data-history-node-id="430055" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/prominent-palestinian-activist-saleh-al-jafarawi-killed-armed-militia" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/prominent-palestinian-activist-saleh-al-jafarawi-killed-armed-militia" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi, who was known for documenting Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, was killed late on Sunday whilst reporting on armed hostilities in Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported.</p> <p>The Qatar based broadcaster reported that&nbsp;Jafarawi was shot dead by an armed militia in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, as he covered&nbsp;clashes between an Israel-backed entity and&nbsp;Hamas fighters.</p> <p>Al Jazeera reported that several displaced Palestinians were also killed during the clashes, with the armed group seeking to exploit the security vaccuum in the city following Friday's historic announcement that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;and Hamas had approved a deal to "end the war" and exchange prisoners.&nbsp;</p> <p>"Every day is a new loss and a new goodbye, another sadness - even though the Israeli military has stopped this war but what is left from this army and the betrayal of some people," Mohamed Shahen, a Gaza-based journalist, said in reference to the Gaza gangs, as he shared a video of the lifeless body of the activist.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-al-jafarawi-prominent-palestinian-activist-killed-militia-gaza-city">Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Saleh al-Jafarawi was killed on 12 October 2025 whilst reporting on armed clashes in Gaza City (Instagram/ albulhakim_abu_riash)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d8535cc3-4145-4e4f-b28d-b40de2753c90" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2025-10/IMG_1020.jpg" width="1170" height="851" alt="Saleh al-Jafarawi was killed on 12 October 2025 whilst reporting on armed clashes in Gaza City (Instagram/ albulhakim_abu_riash)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Saleh al-Jafarawi was killed on 12 October 2025 whilst reporting on armed clashes in Gaza City (Instagram/ albulhakim_abu_riash)</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>

The hefty price tag amounts to each taxpayer giving each citizen of Israel about $3,400 since 7 October 2023

This week's general strike for Gaza, led by unions and dockworkers, draws on a long tradition of antiwar resistance - and puts growing pressure on Italy's right-wing government

Pressure is growing to ban Israel from the 2026 World Cup, with a key vote reportedly expected as early as next week.

<article data-history-node-id="429251" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-least-51-palestinians-gaza-dawn" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-least-51-palestinians-gaza-dawn" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces kill at least 51 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="806" data-start="707">Medics in Gaza say at least 51 Palestinians have been killed since dawn today in Israeli attacks.</p> <p data-end="872" data-start="808">Hospitals reported that 30 of the victims were from Gaza City.</p> <p data-end="1011" data-start="874">According to the same sources speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, 12 people were shot dead while attempting to collect aid in the central and southern parts of the Strip.</p> </div> </div> </article>

The Hague Group convenes 34 states on the sidelines of the General Assembly to gather support for eight concrete measures to stop the Gaza genocide

<article data-history-node-id="429254" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-all-israelis-reject-palestinian-state-denounces-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-all-israelis-reject-palestinian-state-denounces-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a combative speech to a nearly empty UN General Assembly hall on Friday, where he portrayed himself as the standard-bearer of mainstream Israel in rejecting the creation of a <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;state and denouncing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza" target="_blank">Israel's genocide in Gaza</a>&nbsp;as “a joke”.</p> <p>Netanyahu criticised countries that recognised a Palestinian state at the UN this week, and said his position is unfairly portrayed in the western media.&nbsp;</p> <p>"It’s not the prime minister who himself is extreme or… held hostage by extreme parties to his right, it’s over 90 percent of Israelis," Netanyahu said.&nbsp;</p> <p>“My opposition to a Palestinian state…is the policy of the state of Israel,” he said.</p> <p>As Netanyahu’s speech began, dozens of world leaders and diplomats&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-general-assembly-2025-diplomats-walk-out-protest-israel-netanyahu" target="_blank">walked out</a>&nbsp;of the assembly hall in protest, even as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">US</a>&nbsp;diplomats cheered him.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a aria-label="Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel' " href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/netanyahu-says-israelis-reject-palestinian-state-gaza-genocide-blood-libel">Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel'</a></h3> <p><img alt="Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 26 September 2025 in New York City (Alexi J Rosenfeld/Getty Images/AFP)" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/Netanyahu-UN-2025-AFP.jpg.jpg?itok=fzDVre6D"></p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="429255" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-teenager-dies-starvation-gaza-hospital" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-teenager-dies-starvation-gaza-hospital" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian teenager dies of starvation in Gaza hospital</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="273" data-start="215">​​Doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic that a 17-year-old Palestinian boy has died of starvation in the Gaza Strip.</p> <p data-end="1018" data-start="845">Medical staff reported that the teenager also lacked access to proper treatment, underscoring the collapse of Gaza’s health system under Israel’s blockade and ongoing war.</p> </div> </div> </article>