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Israeli air strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, the Palestinian Civil Defence announced. Five of them were journalists, most of whom were killed in Al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.
The Lebanese Health Ministry has updated the death toll from Israel's attacks to 2,672, with another 12,468 wounded since 8 October, 2023.
An investigation by the Associated Press published on Sunday shows some damage to two military sites in Iran as a result of Israel's attacks on Saturday. The AP analyzed satellite images of the Parchin Military Complex and the Khojir Military Base, both southeast of the capital Tehran.
Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi confirmed on Sunday a proposal presented in Doha that involves a two-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of four Israeli captives in exchange for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners. Spy chiefs from the US, Israel, and Egypt are meeting with Qatari officials in Doha in a bid to renew attempts at a temporary truce.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he held separate phone calls with his Israeli and Iranian counterparts on Sunday to urge them to avoid what could become a "catastrophic" regional war after Israel's strikes on Iran.
While Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon falters, a war by other means is taking place behind the frontlines.
Diplomatic, political and media actors are mobilising to realign Lebanon away from supporting Palestinian resistance and in line with Israeli aims in Lebanon.
On 11 October, the US ambassador in Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, reportedly held a series of meetings with Lebanese politicians, including “independent” members of parliament. She reportedly told them to be ready for a new “post-Hezbollah era”, whereby the party’s alleged control of the state and border crossings would no longer hold.
Washington’s special envoy and former Israeli soldier and lobbyist, Amos Hochstein, is publicly appearing on major Lebanese networks and peddling the same story, but couched in diplomatic language.
Read more: US plans for a post-Hezbollah Lebanon are trying to revive a failed strategy
Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed five journalists on Sunday, the government media office in Gaza has confirmed.
"We strongly condemn the unprecedented and ongoing crimes of the occupation against Palestinian journalists, as it was announced that 5 of them were martyred today, and we confirm that [Israel] will not intimidate them or prevent them from continuing their role in exposing the fascist entity," the statement read.
"The systematic crimes against journalists in the Gaza Strip require the international community and its institutions to take serious steps to stop them and hold accountable this fascist government that has made the Palestinian journalist a target for killing and revenge," it added.
The five journalists have been identified as Saed Radwan with Al-Aqsa TV, Hamza Abu Salmiya with Sanad News Agency, Haneen Baroud with Al-Quds Foundation, Abdulrahman Al-Tanani with Sawt Al-Shaab, and Nadia Al-Sayed who worked with multiple news outlets.
تغطية صحفية| حركة حــ ـمـ.ـــاس: ندين بشدة جرائم الاحتلال غير المسبوقة والمتواصلة بحق الصحفيين الفلسطينيين، حيث تم الإعلان عن ارتقاء 5 منهم اليوم، ونؤكد أنها لن تُرهبهم ولن تمنعهم من مواصلة دورهم في فضح الاحتلال. pic.twitter.com/NtbsTuD5XH
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) October 27, 2024
The Lebanese Health Ministry has updated the death toll from Israel's attacks to 2,672, with another 12,468 wounded since 8 October, 2023.
On Saturday, 19 Lebanese were killed and 108 were injured.
- الجنوب: 7 شهداء و 48 جريحا
— Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon (@mophleb) October 27, 2024
- النبطية: 10 شهداء و 55 جريحا
- بعلبك الهرمل: شهيدان و 5 جرحى
وهو ما يؤدي إلى الحصيلة الإجمالية التالية ليوم أمس: 19 شهيدا وإصابة 108 بجروح.
بذلك ترتفع الحصيلة الإجمالية للشهداء منذ بدء العدوان حتى يوم أمس إلى 2672، والجرحى إلى 12468 .
An investigation by the Associated Press published on Sunday shows some damage to two military sites in Iran as a result of Israel's attacks on Saturday.
The AP analyzed satellite images of the Parchin Military Complex and the Khojir Military Base, both southeast of the capital Tehran.
The Parchin site has been of particular interest to the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has said that Iran carried out tests of high explosives which could lead to the development of a nuclear weapon.
Iran has yet to confirm that its military bases have indeed been struck by Israel.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he held separate phone calls with his Israeli and Iranian counterparts on Sunday to urge them to avoid what could become a "catastrophic" regional war after Israel's strikes on Iran.
The comments follow UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's assertion that Israel has a right to defend itself, but that Iran must not respond.
Today I held important calls with Israeli FM @Israel_Katz and Iranian FM @araghchi.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) October 27, 2024
The UK continues to press for de-escalation and an end to the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza.
A regional war would be catastrophic and is in no one's interests.
Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi confirmed on Sunday a proposal presented in Doha that involves a two-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of four Israeli captives in exchange for an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners.
Spy chiefs from the US, Israel, and Egypt are meeting with Qatari officials in Doha in a bid to renew attempts at a temporary truce.
Asharq News is also reporting that Hamas is submitting its own comprehensive plan to mediators that would outline the steps toward an immediate ceasefire and end to the war.
It has been 381 days since Israel launched its war on Gaza, and Gaza-based journalist Ahmed Dremly feels like he has become an expert in the struggle to stay alive.
"For readers who have not yet endured this sort of grim living, allow me to describe what you could expect," he writes for Middle East Eye.
"I'm using my own experiences as an example, but they are near-universal for the more than two million citizens of Gaza."
Read more: 'Endless nights of terror': Six constants of Israel's war in northern Gaza Strip
Harrowing images have emerged from the Israeli air strike on al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, where people are digging through the rubble with their bare hands in search of their loved ones.
In a video shared by journalist Hossam Shabat, the few available first responders can be seen attempting to pull a lifeless body by the legs from beneath the collapsed structure at Asma school.
At least nine people have been killed, including an 8-year-old child, the Palestinian Civil Defence said.
The Israeli occupation forces have committed a new massacre at Asmaa School, which was sheltering displaced people from northern Gaza in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/0cgV90oAl0
— حسام شبات (@HossamShabat) October 27, 2024
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Israel is "making the conditions of life untenable for the Palestinian population" in northern Gaza and suggested it must face "accountability for crimes under international law".
Guterres also reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire.
The devastation & deprivation resulting from Israel’s military operations in North Gaza are making the conditions of life untenable for the Palestinian population there.
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) October 27, 2024
This conflict continues to be waged with little regard for the requirements of international humanitarian…
Eight people have been killed and 25 wounded in an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Haret Saida, the country's health ministry has reported.
The attack reportedly targeted a residential building.
An Israeli TV presenter has come under criticism after being filmed blowing up a building in Lebanon during a broadcast.
Danny Kushmaro, a news presenter on Channel 12, was shown wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet while a soldier instructed him on how to detonate an explosive device.
A soldier told Kushmaro that a nearby building had been used to launch rockets into northern Israel. After a countdown, the journalist then pressed the detonator button, destroying the building.
No additional details were provided on the location of the report.
The incident drew condemnation on social media, with many calling it a violation of journalistic ethics.
Read more: Israeli TV presenter faces criticism after blowing up building in Lebanon
The death toll from the Israeli attack on al-Shati camp in Gaza City has risen to nine, including three journalists, Wafa news agency reported.
Earlier, the agency cited medical sources saying that an Israeli strike had targeted Asma school, where displaced people were sheltering.
The three journalists were identified as Saed Radwan, Haneen Baroud and Hamza Abu Salima.
Three journalists were among the eight Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike on the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
The journalists were identified as Hamza Abu Selmeyeh, Saed Redwan and Haneen Baroud.
Their deaths bring the total number of journalists killed in Gaza since October 7 last year to 180, according to Al Jazeera.
