Israel bans Red Cross from visiting to detained Palestinian combatants
Israel has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for visiting Palestinian prisoners detained under a law targeting “illegal combatants”, Defence Minister Israel Katz announced.
“The opinions presented to me leave no doubt that Red Cross visits to terrorists in prisons would seriously harm the state’s security. The safety of the state and our citizens comes first,” he said in a statement.
Israel defence minister warns Hamas leadership will have ‘no immunity’
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that Hamas leaders will have no immunity.
“There will be no immunity for anyone in the leadership of the terrorist organisation Hamas—neither for those in suits nor for those hiding in tunnels,” Katz said, referring to several Hamas political leaders residing in Doha.
“Whoever raises a hand against an (Israeli) soldier, his hand will be severed. The (Israeli military) has been instructed to act decisively against every Hamas target and will continue to do so.”
On September 9, Israel attacked Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, triggering widespread condemnation and drawing a rebuke from US President Donald Trump.
More than 100 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, officials say
More than 100 people, many of them children, have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, the enclave’s civil defence agency and hospital officials say.
Gaza death toll climbs to 81, hospital officials say
The death toll in Gaza from overnight Israeli strikes has climbed to 81, hospital officials said.
Earlier Wednesday, at least 60 people – of which more than half were children – were reported killed. Shifa Hospital Director Mohammed Abu Selmia said the Gaza City hospital had now received another 21 bodies from the strikes, including seven women and six children.
He said he expects the death toll to rise as many of the 45 wounded are in critical condition, among them 20 children.
Israel army ‘resumes’ ceasefire after deadly attacks
The Israeli military said it had reinstated the Gaza ceasefire after carrying out a series of strikes on dozens of militant targets since the previous day.
“Following a series of strikes, in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were struck, the IDF has begun the renewed enforcement of the ceasefire in response to Hamas’ violations,” the military said.
“As part of the strikes, the IDF and ISA struck 30 terrorists holding command positions within the terrorist organisations operating in the Gaza Strip,” it added.
More than 60 people were killed in the strikes, of which more than half of them were children, local hospital officials said.
In pictures: Aftermath of the strikes
A Palestinian man brings an injured child to Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, October 29, 2025.
Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana, AP
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army strike on their tent camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, October 29, 2025.
Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana, AP
Gaza death toll rises to at least 60, hospital officials say
Local hospital officials say at least 60 people – more than half of them children – have been killed in Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza.
The Aqsa Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah said at least 10 bodies, including those of six children, reached the hospital overnight after two Israeli airstrikes in the city. In southern Gaza, the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it received 20 bodies after five Israeli strikes in the area, of which 13 were children. In central Gaza, the Al-Awda Hospital said it had received 30 bodies of which 14 were children.
Trump says ‘nothing’ will jeopardise Gaza ceasefire, despite Israeli strikes
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday “nothing” would jeopardise the ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel’s deadly strikes.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after an Israeli soldier was killed, blaming the attack on Hamas. The militant group has denied the accusations.
Trump defended Israel’s actions, saying it “should hit back” if its soldiers were killed, but added that “nothing’s going to jeopardise” the truce.
“They killed an Israeli soldier. So the Israelis hit back. And they should hit back,” Trump said.
At least 50 dead, including 22 children, in fresh Israeli strikes
At least 50 people, including 22 children, have been killed in fresh Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the enclave’s civil defence agency said. Around 200 people were also wounded in the attacks that began on Tuesday evening.
“At least 50 killed, including 22 children and a number of women and children, as a result of the ongoing Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since last night,” Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the agency, told the AFP news agency.
Bassal said the strikes were a ” clear and flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement”, and described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic and terrifying”.
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