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Palestinian factions say they agree to let independent technocrat committee run Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem October 24, 2025

Administration will manage basic services ‘in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions’, says joint statementThe main Palestinian factions have said they have agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the …

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Scottish fire engine destined for West Bank may return after 15-month Israeli seizure
ByLibby Brooks Scotland correspondent October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Dundee firefighters request return of donated appliance to avoid Nablus officials having to pay £16,000 Ashdod holding feesA fully equipped fire engine donated by Dundee firefighters to their counterparts in the West Bank city of Nablus could be sent b…

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West Bank residents fear they may be Israel’s next target after Gaza
ByWilliam Christou and Sufian Taha in Jenin October 24, 2025

With the war in Gaza drawing down, Palestinians worry the Israeli military will turn its attention towards the West BankShadi Dabaya’s body bears the scars of the Israeli occupation. The 54-year-old proudly stuck out his jaw to show the chunk of his ch…

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WHO says aid situation in Gaza ‘remains catastrophic’ despite ceasefire – Middle East live
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025

WHO’s director general says there has been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took holdSirens that sounded in communities near Gaza early on Friday were determined to be a false identification, the Israeli milit…

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US secretary of state Marco Rubio says ‘Hamas cannot be involved in governing Gaza’ – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi October 24, 2025October 24, 2025

Rubio also said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) cannot play a future role in Gaza, claiming it is a ‘subsidiary of Hamas’At least 14 migrants died when their inflatable dinghy capsized in the Aegean Sea off the Turkish resort of Bodrum, …

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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UK’s biggest weapons firm BAE grounds ‘lifeline’ aircraft delivering food aid
ByMark Townsend October 24, 2025

Exclusive: In the year they announced record profits, Britain’s arms maker has revoked licence to fly for planes taking supplies of food to starving people in South Sudan, Somalia and DRCBritain’s biggest weapons manufacturer, BAE Systems, has quietly …

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Plain rice and little else: life for 120,000 refugees inside Mauritania’s vast camp on Mali’s border
ByEromo Egbejule in the Mbera refugee camp October 24, 2025

Over a quarter of a million refugees live in Mbera and nearby villages, and more than half are under 18. But aid cuts mean providing essentials has become even harderSeveral mornings a week, Mohamed ‘Momo’ Ag Malha walks at least 7 miles (11km) around …

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‘They told me not to speak out’: the woman who took on China – and won her husband’s freedom
ByTom Levitt October 23, 2025

After fleeing Chinese repression, Uyghurs Idris and Zeynure Hasan thought their family would be safe. But Beijing’s growing influence led to Idris’s arrest and a long battle to be reunitedZeynure Hasan was at home in Istanbul in July 2021 when her husb…

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Vance says Knesset votes on annexing West Bank are an ‘insult’ as Netanyahu halts progress
ByLorenzo Tondo Jerusalem October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

US vice-president suggests votes were ‘stupid political stunt’ as Israeli PM orders a stop to any further work on bills The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered a halt to the advancement of parliamentary bills linked to the annexatio…

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