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'Home truths' from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war In a speech filled with Islamophobic vitriol, the British commentator has ripped away the last fig leaf concealing Zionism's true purpose

'Home truths' from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/melanie-phillips-home-truths-convey-one-message-israel-will-always-be-war

More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says <article data-history-node-id="431944" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-100000-palestinians-likely-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-100000-palestinians-likely-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p>At least 100,000&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>&nbsp;were likely killed in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza" target="_blank">Israel’s war on Gaza</a>, according to a new study released by one of Germany's leading research institutes, the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Germany.&nbsp;</p> <p>The MPIDR published a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mpg.de/25778228/1125-defo-gaza-study-reveals-unprecedented-losses-of-life-and-life-expectancy-154642-x" target="_blank">report</a>&nbsp;on Tuesday, determining that the number of people killed in the Gaza Strip is substantially higher than the Palestinian health ministry’s own figures.&nbsp;</p> <p>MPIDR is Europe's second-largest institution for demographic research and one of the largest worldwide.</p> <p>The study estimated that 78,318 people were killed in Gaza between 7 October 2023 and the end of 2024 as a direct result of the war. In a subsequent analysis, the authors found that by 6 October 2025, the number of conflict-related deaths in Gaza had likely surpassed 100,000.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/more-100000-palestinians-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute-says">More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says</a></h3> </div> </div> </article>

More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-100000-palestinians-likely-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute

More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says Max Planck Institute finds Gaza war-related death toll is substantially higher than the Palestinian health ministry’s own figures

More than 100,000 Palestinians likely killed in Gaza, leading German institute says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/more-100000-palestinians-killed-gaza-leading-german-institute-says

UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades <article data-history-node-id="431943" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-says-gaza-reconstruction-cost-70bn-over-decades" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-says-gaza-reconstruction-cost-70bn-over-decades" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p>The UN has said that reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will cost $70bn over the coming decades, while warning of imminent economic collapse in the occupied&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian&nbsp;</a>territories</p> <p>The report released by the&nbsp;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) said&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s bombardment of the enclave had created a&nbsp;"human-made abyss" in Gaza,&nbsp;with the economy contracting by 87 percent over the course of 2023-2024.</p> <p>Israel's systematic destruction and economic siege has&nbsp;left its GDP per capita at just $161, among the lowest in the world.</p> <p>Meanwhile, repeated attacks by soldiers and settlers in the occupied West Bank were also plunging the Palestinian territories into crisis.</p> <p>The UN said decades of economic progress had been wiped out in Palestine.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-reconstruction-gaza-cost-70bn-over-decades">UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades</a></h3> </div> </div> </article>

UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-says-gaza-reconstruction-cost-70bn-over-decades

Lebanon gives citizenship to Fifa chief Gianni Infantino President Joseph Aoun grants 'symbolic gesture' to Infantino, whose wife is Lebanese, appearing to bypass century-old law which prevents women passing citizenship to spouses

Lebanon gives citizenship to Fifa chief Gianni Infantino - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanese-president-gives-citizenship-fifa-chief-gianni-infantino

UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades Reports says economic crisis in the besieged enclave is most 'severe on record'

UN says Gaza reconstruction to cost $70bn over decades - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-reconstruction-gaza-cost-70bn-over-decades

Turkish spy chief meets with Qatari, Egyptian officials on Gaza: Report <article data-history-node-id="431937" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkish-spy-chief-meets-qatari-egyptian-officials-gaza-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkish-spy-chief-meets-qatari-egyptian-officials-gaza-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Turkish spy chief meets with Qatari, Egyptian officials on Gaza: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Turkey's spy chief met with his Egyptian counterpart and Qatar's foreign minister in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss transitioning to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and increasing joint efforts in coordination with the US, a Turkish source said.</p> <p>"During the meeting, [they] also agreed to continue strengthening coordination and cooperation with the Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) to eliminate all obstacles to ensure the continuity of the ceasefire and to prevent further violations," the source said, adding that the three officials also discussed countering Israeli violations of the accord.</p> <p>- <em>Reporting by Reuters</em></p> </div> </div> </article>

Turkish spy chief meets with Qatari, Egyptian officials on Gaza: Report - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkish-spy-chief-meets-qatari-egyptian-officials-gaza-report

The UAE is buying the West's silence over its 'race war' in Sudan, says top general Yasser al-Atta, the Sudanese army's second-in-command, tells MEE that ceasefire talks should exclude Trump envoy Massad Boulos

The UAE is buying the West's silence over its 'race war' in Sudan, says top general - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-buying-wests-silence-over-its-race-war-sudan-says-top-general

UAE and Japanese financial institutions buy big stakes in Indian banks - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-japan-financial-institutions-buy-big-stakes-indian-banks

Israel says it received coffin of Gaza captive from Red Cross <article data-history-node-id="431934" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-received-coffin-gaza-captive-red-cross" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-received-coffin-gaza-captive-red-cross" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel says it received coffin of Gaza captive from Red Cross</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces received the body of a Gaza captive from the Red Cross.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel says it received coffin of Gaza captive from Red Cross - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-received-coffin-gaza-captive-red-cross

Israeli settlers establish new outpost near Bedouin community in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-establish-new-outpost-near-bedouin-community-west-bank

Israeli settlers establish new outpost near bedouin community in West Bank <article data-history-node-id="431933" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-establish-new-outpost-near-bedouin-community-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-establish-new-outpost-near-bedouin-community-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers establish new outpost near bedouin community in West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A group of Israeli settlers established a new outpost on Tuesday afternoon inside the Bedouin community of Shallal Al-Auja, north of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.</p> <p>Hasan Mlehat, general supervisor of the Al-Baidar Organisation for the Defence of Bedouin Rights, said the settlers erected initial structures on the ruins of an abandoned home in the community and built metal barracks and internal divisions at the site.</p> <p>The new settler structure raised the number of outposts in and around the community to four, which the organisation described as part of ongoing expansion efforts threatening Bedouin communities in the area.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli settlers establish new outpost near bedouin community in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-establish-new-outpost-near-bedouin-community-west-bank

Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic <article data-history-node-id="431932" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/popemobile-transformed-gaza-mobile-childrens-clinic" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/popemobile-transformed-gaza-mobile-childrens-clinic" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The popemobile used by the late pope Francis on his 2014 visit to Bethlehem re-emerged on Tuesday as a mobile children's clinic to be deployed in&nbsp;Gaza.</p> <p>But instead of transporting the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics, the re-branded "Vehicle of Hope" is now set to serve in the war-battered&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;Strip, in accordance with the late pope's wishes.</p> <p>It was unveiled in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, around the corner from the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square, where preparations are well underway for Christmas.</p> <p>"The Vehicle of Hope is ready for its new mission," Cardinal Anders Arborelius, the Bishop of Stockholm, told a press conference, after blessing the vehicle.</p> <p>"We want every child we reach to feel seen, heard and protected. The rights and well-being of the child come first."</p> </div> </div> </article>

Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/popemobile-transformed-gaza-mobile-childrens-clinic

Israel army says Red Cross received body of captive in Gaza <article data-history-node-id="431930" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-army-says-red-cross-received-body-gaza-captive" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-army-says-red-cross-received-body-gaza-captive" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel army says Red Cross received body of captive in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli military said the Red Cross received the remains of a captive held in Gaza on Tuesday, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.</p> <p>According to information provided by the Red Cross, a coffin of a deceased captive has been transferred into its custody and is on the way to Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, the army said in a statement.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel army says Red Cross received body of captive in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-army-says-red-cross-received-body-gaza-captive

UN warns of infection risk as Gaza’s ponds threaten to overflow <article data-history-node-id="431929" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-warns-infection-risk-gazas-ponds-threaten-overflow" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-warns-infection-risk-gazas-ponds-threaten-overflow" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN warns of infection risk as Gaza’s ponds threaten to overflow</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned on Monday that possible overflowing of ponds in Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood could increase the risk of infections.</p> <p>"Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan ponds are again at risk of overflowing – and only short-term fixes like draining sewage into the sea are possible," the agency said in a post on X.</p> <p>"This raises the risk of infections," the agency added, calling for the equipment needed to repair vital systems to be allowed in.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">⚠️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gaza?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Gaza</a>’s Sheikh Radwan ponds are again at risk of overflowing – and only short-term fixes like draining sewage into the sea are possible.<br> <br> This raises the risk of infections.<br> <br> It is crucial that the equipment needed to repair vital systems be allowed in. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InvestInHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InvestInHumanity</a> <a href="https://t.co/sEkJBZp0xh">pic.twitter.com/sEkJBZp0xh</a></p> — OCHA OPT (Palestine) (@ochaopt) <a href="https://twitter.com/ochaopt/status/1993328651274731802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

UN warns of infection risk as Gaza’s ponds threaten to overflow - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-warns-infection-risk-gazas-ponds-threaten-overflow

Former Israeli security and legal officials object to death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners <article data-history-node-id="431928" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Former Israeli security and legal officials object to death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">Former senior officials in the defence and justice establishments contacted Israel's National Security Committee chairperson to warn of the consequences of advancing a death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis, with no appeal, Haaretz reported.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">"The proposal will severely damage the security of Israel and its citizens, and could endanger Jews and Israelis around the world," they said in a statement, adding that&nbsp;it would deepen divisions in Israeli society.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">The former officials called for the proposal to be removed from the Knesset agenda, saying that imposing the death penalty is "unacceptable in terms of legal norms, and therefore unconstitutional".</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">The statement was signed by former Shin Bet chiefs Ami Ayalon and Carmi Gillon, former Shin Bet legal advisor Eli Bachar, and former deputy attorney general Dina Zilber, among other former senior officials.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Former Israeli security and legal officials object to death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty

Former Israeli security and legal officials object new death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners <article data-history-node-id="431928" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Former Israeli security and legal officials object new death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">Former senior officials in the defence and justice establishments contacted Israel's National Security Committee Chairperson to warn of the consequences of advancing a death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis with no appeal, Haaretz reported.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">"The proposal will severely damage the security of Israel and its citizens, and could endanger Jews and Israelis around the world," they said in a statement, adding that&nbsp;it would deepen divisions in Israeli society.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">The former officials called for the proposal to be removed from the Knesset agenda, saying that imposing the death penalty is "unacceptable in terms of legal norms, and therefore unconstitutional."</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">The statement was signed by former Shin Bet chiefs Ami Ayalon and Carmi Gillon, former Shin Bet legal advisor Eli Bachar, and former deputy attorney general Dina Zilber, among other former senior officials.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Former Israeli security and legal officials object new death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/former-israeli-security-and-legal-officials-object-new-death-penalty

‘Normalisation’ with Israel: What it means and why it’s not happening US attempts to promote the Abraham Accords with Saudi Arabia and others have been poleaxed by Israel’s genocide in Gaza

‘Normalisation’ with Israel: What it means and why it’s not happening - https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/normalisation-israel-what-it-means-diplomacy-saudi-arabia

B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing' <article data-history-node-id="431927" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/btselem-settlers-unpunished-21-killings-west-bank-ethnic-cleansing" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/btselem-settlers-unpunished-21-killings-west-bank-ethnic-cleansing" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing'</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;settlers have gone unpunished in 21 cases where they killed&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>&nbsp;over the past two years amid what B’Tselem describes as a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/occupation" target="_blank">occupied</a>&nbsp;West Bank.</p> <p>The human rights group noted that the military has been enforcing “an increasingly permissive and reckless open-fire policy” in the Palestinian territory, including the use of air strikes, since 7 October 2023.</p> <p>The military has also armed “thousands of settlers” while turning a blind eye to their near-daily bloody attacks on Palestinian civilians.</p> <p>In a social media&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/btselem/status/1992565333605888307" target="_blank">post</a>&nbsp;on Monday, B’Tselem said there have been 21 cases of settlers killing Palestinians since October 2023, but “not a single perpetrator has been convicted”.</p> <p>Overall, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 1,004 Palestinians in the West Bank since then, including 217 minors, according to B’Tselem’s tally.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/death-inevitable-over-1000-palestinians-killed-israeli-violence-west-bank">B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing'</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli soldiers patrol Palestinians entering their land to harvest olives during the annual harvesting season, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 4 November 2025 Reuters/Raneen Sawafta)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d0ab28aa-273c-4811-9283-20f25170fa20" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/israel-force-palestinians-west-bank-nablus-olive-harvest-season-november-2025-reuters.JPG" width="1386" height="780" alt="Israeli soldiers patrol Palestinians entering their land to harvest olives during the annual harvesting season, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 4 November 2025 Reuters/Raneen Sawafta)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli soldiers patrol Palestinians entering their land to harvest olives during the annual harvesting season, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 4 November 2025 Reuters/Raneen Sawafta)</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>

B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/btselem-settlers-unpunished-21-killings-west-bank-ethnic-cleansing

Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775 <article data-history-node-id="431926" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 69,775 people, most of them women and children, have been killed in Israel's war in Gaza since October 2023, medical sources said on Tuesday.</p> <p>The sources said the number of wounded had risen to 170,965, while many people remain trapped under rubble, with ambulance and rescue teams unable to reach them because of dangerous conditions and widespread destruction.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Gaza war death toll surges to 69,775 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775

Gaza war death toll surges to 69775 <article data-history-node-id="431926" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza war death toll surges to 69775</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 69,775 people, most of them women and children, have been killed in Israel's war in Gaza since October 2023, medical sources said on Tuesday.</p> <p>The sources said the number of wounded had risen to 170,965, while many people remain trapped under rubble, with ambulance and rescue teams unable to reach them because of dangerous conditions and widespread destruction.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Gaza war death toll surges to 69775 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surges-69775

B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing' With West Bank death toll since October 2023 topping 1,000, Palestinians say ‘death is inevitable’

B’Tselem: Settlers unpunished for 21 killings in West Bank ‘ethnic cleansing' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/death-inevitable-over-1000-palestinians-killed-israeli-violence-west-bank

Gaza: Heavy rain floods camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation <article data-history-node-id="431925" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-heavy-rain-floods-camps-un-warns-bleak-situation" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-heavy-rain-floods-camps-un-warns-bleak-situation" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza: Heavy rain floods camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Heavy rain submerged displacement tents in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, deepening the suffering of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>&nbsp;already struggling with the hardships of being uprooted.</p> <p>The downpour turned camps in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis into pools of mud and water, making movement nearly impossible, local media reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>Floodwater seeped into many tents, endangering families and their few remaining belongings.</p> <p>Cold weather has compounded the misery of children and the elderly, amid severe shortages of blankets, winter clothing and heating.&nbsp;</p> <p>Weather conditions are worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis for hundreds of thousands of displaced people.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/heavy-rain-floods-gaza-displacement-camps-un-warns-bleak-situation">Gaza: Heavy rain floods camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation&nbsp;</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A Palestinian woman covers her head with a cardboard box as she walks under the rain in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 25 November 2025 (AFP.Bashar Taleb)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d0c58f1e-d482-4a23-b376-f9ec8ab0dd7c" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/000_863P6R7%20%281%29.jpg" width="2000" height="1125" alt="A Palestinian woman covers her head with a cardboard box as she walks under the rain in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 25 November 2025 (AFP.Bashar Taleb)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A Palestinian woman covers her head with a cardboard box as she walks under the rain in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 25 November 2025 (AFP.Bashar Taleb)</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>

Gaza: Heavy rain floods camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-heavy-rain-floods-camps-un-warns-bleak-situation

Awarding Venezuela's Machado the Nobel Peace Prize is the last straw. It must go By honouring a genocidal Zionist and cheerleader for US aggression in Venezuela, the award is once more exposed as an instrument of western imperialism, devoid of moral authority

Awarding Venezuela's Machado the Nobel Peace Prize is the last straw. It must go - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/why-world-must-dismantle-very-idea-nobel-prize

Hamas set to hand over remains of captive later on Tuesday <article data-history-node-id="431924" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-set-hand-over-remains-captive-later-tuesday" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-set-hand-over-remains-captive-later-tuesday" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas set to hand over remains of captive later on Tuesday</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hamas' military wings, Saraya al-Quds and the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said on Tuesday they will hand over to&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;the remains of a captive at 4 pm (1400 GMT).</p> <p>The armed wing of Islamic Jihad said it had located the body of a captive on Monday during search operations in the central Gaza Strip.</p> <p>Hamas released all the living captives and returned the remains of 25 of 28 dead captives, in line with the ceasefire that came into effect on 10 October.</p> <p>In exchange, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners into its custody and returned the bodies of hundreds of dead Palestinians.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Hamas set to hand over remains of captive later on Tuesday - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-set-hand-over-remains-captive-later-tuesday

Gaza death toll rises <article data-history-node-id="431923" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">The bodies of at least 17 Palestinians, including 14 pulled from rubble, and 16 wounded in Israeli attacks, arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Gaza health ministry said on Tuesday.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">Israeli attacks have killed 345 Palestinians and wounded 889 others in Gaza since the ceasefire on 11 October, the report said.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Mourners carry a body during the funeral of a Palestinian, who according to medics, was killed the day before in an Israeli military strike, from the Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City on November 23, 2025. " data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b6f52b47-b86c-4b8c-aa5b-2ff0f2e31d9f" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_84W78B7.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="Mourners carry a body during the funeral of a Palestinian, who according to medics, was killed the day before in an Israeli military strike, from the Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City on November 23, 2025. " typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Mourners carry a body during the funeral of a Palestinian, who according to medics, was killed the day before in an Israeli military strike, from the Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City on 23 November, 2025. (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> </div> </div> </article>

Gaza death toll rises - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say

Gaza death toll rises <article data-history-node-id="431923" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel killed 17 Palestinians in 24 hours, Gaza officials say</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">The bodies of at least 17 Palestinians, including 14 pulled from rubble, and 16 wounded in Israeli attacks, arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Gaza health ministry said on Tuesday.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">Israeli attacks have killed 345 Palestinians and wounded 889 others in Gaza since the ceasefire on 11 October, the report said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israel killed 17 Palestinians in 24 hours, Gaza officials say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killed-17-palestinians-24-hours-gaza-officials-say

As the UAE expands military footprint in Africa, Algeria draws line in the sand - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-expands-its-military-footprint-africa-algeria-draws-line-sand

Heavy rain floods Gaza displacement camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation Winter looms over 1.7 million displaced people as Israeli siege fuels shortages of shelter, food and medical supplies 

Gaza: Heavy rain floods camps as UN warns of ‘bleak’ situation  - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/heavy-rain-floods-gaza-displacement-camps-un-warns-bleak-situation

Israeli committee backs bill easing Jewish purchase of West Bank land <article data-history-node-id="431922" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-committee-backs-bill-easing-jewish-purchase-west-bank-land" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-committee-backs-bill-easing-jewish-purchase-west-bank-land" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title"> Israeli committee backs bill easing Jewish purchase of West Bank land</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee approved a bill that would make it easier for Jewish people to purchase land in the occupied West Bank, moving it to a first reading in the Knesset,&nbsp;Israel’s national parliament, Haaretz reported.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">Four Knesset members supported the proposal, and there were no opponents.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli committee backs bill easing Jewish purchase of West Bank land - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-committee-backs-bill-easing-jewish-purchase-west-bank-land