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27 October 2026

World

UN panel says Israel still committing genocide in Gaza

A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has continued genocidal acts in Gaza after the October 2025 ceasefire, and that the situation in the West Bank has worsened. Israel's Geneva mission calls the report a misinformation campaign. The Palestinian health ministry reports 74,561 deaths in Gaza since October 2023, including 1,565 since the ceasefire took effect. It also says Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians over the past two days, including a six-year-old girl. The report covers events from 7 October 2023 to September 2026.

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Israel election count continues, Netanyahu bloc projected at 53 seats

More than 29,000 double‑envelope ballots, about 6 % of the total, have been counted, and the Central Elections Committee expects the remaining count to finish by the afternoon. Projections after regular ballots show Benjamin Netanyahu’s right‑religious bloc at 53 seats, Gadi Eisenkot’s opposition at 48 seats, and Arab‑led parties at 19 seats, leaving all three blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a majority. Voter turnout reached 77.7 %, the highest since 1999.

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26 October 2026

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Israeli strikes kill several in Gaza; Hebron operation displaces thousands

Israeli airstrikes and fire in Gaza killed 13 people in the 24 hours to 26 Oct, Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said, with about 60 wounded. Five Palestinians, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed on 26 Oct, according to medical sources and first responders. Separately, Israeli troops fired a stun grenade on 27 Oct to disperse protesters in Hebron, where a military operation has displaced more than 3,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations. Israel says the operation responds to a 23 Oct attack that killed two soldiers at a checkpoint. Israelis were voting in an election on 27 Oct.

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25 October 2026

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Israel expands West Bank crackdown ahead of election

Israel's military began a multi‑day operation on 23 Oct in the occupied West Bank after two soldiers were killed, carrying out searches, arrests, and demolitions of homes and businesses. The army announced closure of all land crossings on election day, barred Palestinian workers from settlements, and ordered a siege of Hebron, evacuating residents and displacing hundreds.

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24 October 2026

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