Megan O’Toole

Satellite images show most el-Fasher civilians likely still trapped Latest images suggest that majority of 260,000 civilians still in captured city, as mass RSF killings continue

Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue

Israeli PM Netanyahu orders army to carry out ‘powerful’ attacks on Gaza Israeli drone attack close to the southern city of Khan Younis kills at least 2 people despite ceasefire.

Breaking: Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to carry out ‘powerful’ strikes on Gaza

Live: Gaza buried under 61 million tonnes of rubble Meanwhile, NGOs raise alarm over Israeli rejections of applications to transport aid into Gaza

A UN agency has warned that Gaza is buried under more than 61 million tonnes of debris, with three quarters of buildings in the besieged enclave destroyed by two years of Israeli attacks.

ICJ rules Israel’s ban on Unrwa and aid blockade violate international law The International Court of Justice says Israel has obligation to ensure and facilitate humanitarian relief to Palestinians

The ICJ has ruled that Israel’s Gaza aid blockade violates international law, citing its obligation to facilitate humanitarian relief for Palestinians.

Exclusive: Hamas says Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ destruction of Gaza behind delay in locating captives' bodies A Hamas source says that, along with 10,000 Palestinians still under the rubble, locating the bodies of captives requires 'time and effort'

Hamas says Israel’s ‘indiscriminate’ destruction of Gaza is behind the delay in locating bodies of captives

Why Gaza ceasefire hopes are overshadowed by dread Amid a regional competition for power, Arab and Islamic states view Tel Aviv as a useful partner, while Palestinians are once again relegated to the sidelines

‘Two years into the genocide in Gaza, under a sky heavy with chaos and an unclear future, Palestinians … must reckon with the cruelty of the regional order - and with how easily Arab and Muslim lives are crushed beneath the weight of economic interests, especially those tied to Israel.’

World leaders gather in Egypt for Gaza ceasefire summit After his stopover in Israel, President Trump has arrived in Egypt where world leaders have gathered for a summit on Gaz

Trump and regional leaders have signed a document to formalize the Gaza ceasefire deal at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh.

‘Everybody is a fighter’: Inside a First Nation’s quest for justice A decades-long fight ramps up in Grassy Narrows as mercury poisoning threatens its water, people and way of life.

'Everybody is a fighter in Grassy': The poisoned river and a First Nation's quest for justice

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Determined to reclaim their land, Palestinians return to ruined Gaza homes US President Donald Trump says Israeli captives held in Gaza will be released on Monday.

‘Nothing but rubble’: Palestinians returning to Gaza City are finding their homes and neighbourhoods erased.

Marwan Barghouti secretly removed from prisoner list by Israel, source says Source close to prominent Palestinian prisoner tells MEE Witkoff and mediators had OKed his release before Israeli prime minister's office unilaterally removed name last minute

The Israeli prime minister's office has unilaterally removed Marwan Barghouti's name from the prisoner exchange list at the last minute, endangering the Gaza ceasefire deal's implementation, a source tells Middle East Eye.

Trump says Israel, Hamas agree on ‘first phase’ of Gaza peace plan The US president says he may travel to Egypt this weekend as negotiators hold talks to end two years of the war in Gaza.

Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of his ceasefire plan, entailing a release of captives and an Israeli withdrawal to an ‘agreed upon line.’

Gaza genocide two years on: The West must be deradicalised so this never happens again This brutal war on Palestinians has not just unleashed Israel's demons. It has unmasked our own regimes, as they crack down on humanitarian activism

Two years of Gaza genocide: ‘The intensifying campaign of demonisation will grow, as will the crackdown on fundamental and long-cherished rights. Israel has declared war on the Palestinian people. And our leaders are slowly declaring war on us.’

At least 92 Palestinians killed every day in Gaza for 2 straight years; U.S. opens the door for war with Venezuela Drop Site Daily: October 7, 2025

An average of nearly 100 Palestinians per day have been confirmed killed since Israel’s genocide began two years ago. Its attacks on Gaza continue to this day.

Israel is seeking full domination of the region. After Gaza, no Arab country is safe As the US enables Israel's violent expansionism, regimes across the region have failed to marshal a credible deterrent

‘Israel is seeking full domination of the region. After Gaza, no Arab country is safe’

Middle East Eye Fellowship - applications now open until 1 November - middleeasteye.org/fellowship

Delighted to announce the launch of Middle East Eye’s first-ever Fellowship programme, designed to support in-depth reporting by freelance journalists across the Middle East. For more details and to apply before the deadline of November 1, please visit:

www.middleeasteye.net/fellowship

Live: Israel begins unlawful interception of Sumud Flotilla vessels Meanwhile, Italy and Greece call on Israel not to hurt the Global Sumud Flotilla activists

Live-stream coverage and communications have been lost with several boats as Israel intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Why Trump's 'peace plan' is a disaster for the Palestinians By demanding submission and making self-determination entirely conditional and vague, the plan constitutes a colonial subjugation of Palestinian national aspirations

The US ‘peace plan’ is defined ‘by profound asymmetry, conditional rights, and the imposition of external control, reflecting a continuation of colonialist logic rather than a genuine pathway to self-determination. Trump, in the shoes of previous imperialists, imposed the plan as an ultimatum.’

Trump says Netanyahu has agreed to 20-point proposal to end Gaza war If both sides agree to the proposal, the war will immediately end, says the proposal shared by the White House.

Netanyahu has accepted Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza, which requires the disarmament of Hamas and the end of the group’s rule in the Palestinian territory. Hamas has yet to publicly respond.

Recognition of Palestine is a repeat of the West’s Oslo 'peace' fraud Britain’s Keir Starmer is already pulling the rug from under his own grudging declaration. The only hope of change is of the unintended consequences variety

‘Imagine that these four leading western countries had recognised Palestine not in late 2025, when Palestine is in the final stages of being eradicated, but in the late 1990s, during a period of supposed Palestinian state-building.’

Final goodbye: MEE reporters on the pain of being forced out of Gaza City Facing death or displacement, Palestinian journalists make the agonising decision to leave or stay in the city under Israeli attack

Final goodbyes to Gaza City: ‘I look at the walls of my house, even the lamp, and it breaks my heart, the little details. It feels strange to think I won’t have a house. This thought will haunt you no matter where you go.’

Britain recognises Palestine, 108 years on from Balfour declaration Recognising a Palestinian state will further deteriorate already strained relations between Britain and Israel, two historical allies

The UK, Canada and Australia have officially announced their recognition of a Palestinian state. France is expected to imminently follow suit.

Gaza City communication blackout isolates 800,000 Palestinians Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says shutdown of internet and telecommunication is 'silencing' Palestinians voices amid Israeli assaults

‘Silencing their voices’: Israel’s decimation of Gaza City has left around 800,000 Palestinians in a total internet and telecommunications blackout.

Live: Gaza City and north lose internet and phone service amid Israeli attacks Meanwhile, Netanyahu to make fourth visit to White House later this month

Gaza City is facing an internet and mobile network blackout amid Israel’s ground offensive and intensified attacks.

After Israel's strike, will Qatar continue Gaza mediation? If neutral negotiating venues are now legitimate targets, this fundamentally alters the calculus for future conflict resolution

Israel’s attack on Doha ‘sets a dangerous precedent for international mediation more broadly: if neutral negotiating venues are now legitimate targets, this fundamentally alters the calculus for future conflict resolution.’

Revealed: More people charged since Palestine Action ban than during entire ‘war on terror’ Four times as many people charged under Section 13 terror powers since July than between 2001 and June 2025

Four times as many people have been charged in the UK under Section 13 counterterrorism powers since Palestine Action was proscribed in July than during the entire ‘war on terror’ since 2001, Middle East Eye can reveal.

Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...

Bellingcat’s analysis points to the use of improvised incendiary munitions, dropped from above, in both attacks on the Gaza flotilla this week - even as Tunisian officials cite ‘no evidence of any hostile act or external targeting.’

Live: Israel bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar Meanwhile, six Palestinians in Gaza died of starvation in 24 hours

The senior Hamas members targeted by Israel in Doha all survived the attack, according to Middle East Eye’s sources.

Several blasts heard in Qatar's Doha, Axios says assassination attempt against Hamas officials Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.

Several blasts have been heard in Doha, amid reports of an Israeli assassination attempt against Hamas officials.

Netanyahu calls on residents of Gaza City to 'leave now'

Netanyahu is calling on residents of Gaza City to ‘leave now,’ as Israeli forces prepare to ramp up attacks on the city of one million people.

Genocide by remote control: Israel's explosive robots devastate Gaza Israeli forces deploy explosive robots at 'unprecedented pace', obliterating homes and displacing families

‘I could hear the sound of shrapnel and debris hitting everything, horrifying noises’ - At the centre of Israel’s new wave of violence in Gaza City is its latest battlefield tactic: remotely controlled, explosive-packed vehicles.