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Main events on October 26th

  • US officials discussed a possible United Nations resolution or international agreement to authorise a multinational “peace force” in Gaza with mediators in Qatar.
  • A Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops at the Meitar checkpoint, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, as violence continues there.
  • “We have the strong and sufficient will on our part to prevent war from restarting, and we are not giving the occupation any pretext for a return to war,” the head of Hamas in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, told Al Jazeera.
  • The Gaza Tribunal issued its final findings, saying that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and that “Israeli perpetrators and their Western enablers” should not be allowed to escape justice for their crimes.
  • A US official with the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that political commentator Sami Hamdi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and will be deported to the United Kingdom.