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Fears for Gaza ceasefire grow after Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Trump’s peace

Hamas has claimed Israel has killed 24 Palestinians since the ceasefire began, while Israeli hostage families call on the truce to be terminated if the remaining bodies in Gaza are not returned

The Independent UK

Gaza latest: Trump says ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill Hamas’ if violence continues

President’s threat comes after Hamas executed seven Palestinians for ‘collaborating’ with Israel

The Independent UK

Gaza ceasefire under pressure as Israel says repatriated body is not that of a hostage

Confusion surrounded aid deliveries into Gaza on Wednesday amid a row over the return of deceased hostages

The Independent UK

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Aid begins to enter Gaza as Israel limits deliveries over alleged Hamas truce violations

Israel says it will only allow 300 trucks carrying aid and food to enter Gaza daily, despite the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas allowing for double that amount.

Euronews

First Thing: Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash aid entering Gaza

Rafah crossing will be allowed to open, say reports, after Hamas hands over more remains of hostages. Plus, gaffes made by world leaders when they think no one is listening

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Aid trucks bound for Gaza line up at Egypt’s Rafah crossing

Trucks filled with humanitarian aid destined for Gaza line up at Egypt’s Rafah crossing on Wednesday (15 October).

The Independent UK

Israel says Rafah crossing will reopen as more hostages identified

Israel said it will reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt and allow humanitarian aid into the enclave after Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages, public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday.

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Israel urged to open more Gaza border crossings to allow surge of aid

Aid agencies and UN officials call for more entry points to allow ‘thousands of trucks’ to enter devastated territory

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu says bodies of hostages received as Trump reportedly says fighting could resume if Hamas fails to uphold agreement – as it happened

Netanyahu says Israeli military receive two bodies; Trump says ‘as soon as I say the word’ Israel would resume Gaza attacks

The Guardian - AU

Israel to limit aid delivery as Rafah border reopens, Hamas returns the bodies of four more hostages

While Trump expresses optimism over a ceasefire, fighting continues on the ground leaving more Palestinians dead and little progress in talks. Israel says it will half the aid delivery originally planned, and Gaza’s future remains uncertain.

Euronews

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

The Guardian - UK

Aid delivery into Gaza scaled up ahead of summit for peace in Egypt

Dozens of trucks crossed the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on Sunday, as tens of thousands of Palestinians return to their destroyed neighbourhoods. Meanwhile, world leaders are expected to gather to finalise the peace deal in Egypt on Monday.

Euronews

An AP photographer shares the stories behind some of her most poignant Gaza images

AP photographer Fatima Shbair tells the stories behind some of her most poignant images from covering the war in her homeland, Gaza

The Independent UK

With or without a ceasefire, humanitarian aid must enter Gaza. We managed it in previous wars

Global powers ensured aid during civil wars in Syria and Sudan. We need a ‘Lifeline Rafah’ or more people will starve, says Moazzam Malik, CEO of Save the Children

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Euronews

Aid drivers hope for Gaza entry as Egyptian and Palestinian leaders meet at Rafah crossing

Euronews travelled to the Rafah border crossing with the Egyptian foreign minister and the Palestinian premier.

International Business Times

Israeli Controls Choke Gaza Relief At Egypt Border, Say Aid Workers

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.

Al Jazeera

Is Israel using Gaza tribal militias to help ethnic cleansing?

Yasser Abu Shabab escaped prison and has since emerged as an Israeli-backed militia leader in southern Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites

Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

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The Independent UK

‘Apocalyptic’ pictures of Gaza’s devastation echo the destruction of the Hiroshima bomb 80 years on

IN FOCUS: Palestinians have been represented for the first time at a memorial for the bomb dropped on Japan, amid warnings the world has not learned the lessons from 80 years ago. Alex Croft reports

The Independent UK

Trump envoys praise ‘incredible’ aid efforts during Gaza visit after UN says nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed seeking food

Three Palestinians were killed at a Gaza aid site just hours after a visit to Rafah by Steve Witkoff and Mike Huckabee

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death trap’

Witkoff says he is helping ‘craft a plan’ to deliver aid as UN reports that Israeli forces have killed 1,353 Palestinians who were waiting for food

Euronews

Genocide is taking place in Gaza and Europe is duty bound to stop it, Israeli scholar says

Rising voices accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza, accusations Israel denies. Holocaust and genocide scholar Omer Bartov points to the intent to destroy Palestinians in an interview with Euronews.

Euronews

'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed hunger monitor

The UN-backed IPC warns of famine in Gaza, predicting widespread death unless immediate action is taken. Starvation and malnutrition are escalating due to the ongoing war.

Al Jazeera

Inside the aid-seeker ‘kill zone’ Israel created in Gaza

Hundreds of starving, aid-seeking Palestinians in Gaza have lost their lives to Israeli aggression or starvation.

Evening Standard

Lammy hints at sanctions for Israeli minister over Gaza camp plans

Israel Katz has reportedly put forward plans to move 600,000 Palestinians to a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah.

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