Middle East
Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them police
Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them police in Khan Younis, medics say; Israel says it struck militants in the area.
Gaza
Gaza: 24 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them police. Key developments, background and analysis.
24 stories on Gaza since 25 September 2026; the latest was published on 2 November 2026.
Key developments
- Israeli strikes kill eight Palestinians in Gaza, five of them policeIsraeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including five police officers in western Khan Younis and three people in Gaza City, according to medics and the Hamas-run interior ministry.
- Mahmoud Khalil says Americans are finally seeing Palestinians as equalsMahmoud Khalil, 31, says the pro-Palestinian movement has succeeded in changing American public opinion, in an interview a week before the US midterm elections.
- ICC wins EU's top rights prize while facing US sanctionsThe European Parliament awarded the 2026 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the ICC and its senior officials.
- Over 150 authors urge UK to change Palestine Action ban after Rooney sales endMore than 150 writers and artists signed a letter urging the UK to amend its 'draconian' ban on Palestine Action.
- Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefireIsraeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, including a married couple and a 17-year-old boy, medics said.
Americas
Mahmoud Khalil says Americans are finally seeing Palestinians as equals
Mahmoud Khalil, held for three months over pro-Palestinian activism, says US opinion is shifting a week before the midterms. His deportation is still sought.
Europe
ICC wins EU's top rights prize while facing US sanctions
The European Parliament awarded its 2026 Sakharov Prize to the International Criminal Court, which faces US sanctions over its Netanyahu arrest warrant.
Europe
Over 150 authors urge UK to change Palestine Action ban after Rooney sales end
More than 150 writers including Annie Ernaux and Arundhati Roy urged Britain to amend its Palestine Action ban after Sally Rooney's books were pulled from sale.
Middle East
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire
Israeli fire killed four Palestinians in Gaza, including a married couple and a 17-year-old, as Britain rejected an inquiry into its role in the war.
Europe
UK universities worked together to curb Palestine protests, Amnesty says
An Amnesty report says UK universities shared tactics, hired intelligence firms and worked with government to suppress pro-Palestine student protests.
Middle East
WFP cuts Gaza food aid by a third as funding runs short
The World Food Programme will help 1.1 million people in Gaza instead of 1.6 million, with winter near and most of the displaced population relying on aid.
Middle East
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya, torch vehicles
Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya and set three vehicles on fire, with 136 harvest-season attacks recorded this month.
Middle East
UN warns Gaza is 'dangerously fragile'; commercial supplies stall
A UN envoy warned Gaza faces another winter in tents, with 1,500 killed since the ceasefire, as commercial goods deliveries stalled in a dispute over payments.
World
Nobel laureate Navi Pillay tells Trump his ICC sanctions are unlawful
Nobel laureate Navi Pillay, who led the UN inquiry that found genocide in Gaza, said Trump's sanctions on the ICC were illegal and showed double standards.
Islamabad
Dar and Omani FM discuss Hormuz, Gaza and Kashmir at joint commission
Ishaq Dar and Oman's Badr Albusaidi discussed regional tensions and vowed closer ties at the eighth Pakistan-Oman Joint Ministerial Commission in Islamabad.
Middle East
Gaza and Sudan hold 90pc of people in catastrophic hunger
About 641,000 people in Gaza and 637,000 in Sudan faced catastrophic hunger in 2025, as emergency-level food insecurity hit its highest level since 2021.
Middle East
Gaza photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top Bayeux war prize
Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda won the Bayeux war correspondents' photography prize and the public vote for his Gaza work, 'What War Leaves Behind'.