Israeli forces kill several people across Gaza, as settlers and military continue attacks in the occupied West Bank.

<article data-history-node-id="428116" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/mps-say-starmer-must-not-meet-israeli-president-set-visit-uk-report" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/mps-say-starmer-must-not-meet-israeli-president-set-visit-uk-report" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">MPs say Starmer must not meet Israeli president set to visit UK: Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Labour MPs have said that Prime Minister Keir Starmer must not meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who is set to visit the UK next week,&nbsp;The Guardian newspaper has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/04/israel-president-visit-london-talks-ministers-isaac-herzog">reported</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Herzog is expected in the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the British newspaper.</p> <p>“The UK’s recognised the ‘real risk’ of genocide perpetuated by Israel, so unless this meeting is about peace, what message are we sending?” Sarah Champion, Labour MP and chair of the international development committee, wrote in a post on X.</p> <p>Former shadow chancellor and Labour MP John McDonnell said he was “appalled at the decision to allow this representative of a government that is systematically killing Palestinian children on a daily basis to visit our country”.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="420213" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/collective-punishment-war-crime-israel-doing-it-anyway" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/collective-punishment-war-crime-israel-doing-it-anyway" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Collective punishment is a war crime. Israel is doing it anyway</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel Katz made remarks this week that solidified something legal experts have long stated:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;is collectively punishing the people of Gaza.</p> <p>The defence minister&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/Israel_katz/status/1902388250053861589" target="_blank">published a video</a>&nbsp;directly addressed to “the residents of Gaza”, issuing a “last warning”.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Soon, the evacuation of the population from combat zones will resume, and what follows will be far more severe: you will pay the full price,” he warned.&nbsp;</p> <p>He called on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>&nbsp;in the enclave to return Israeli captives and expel Hamas.&nbsp;“The alternative is utter destruction and devastation.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Collective punishment - defined as an action taken against a group in response to an act committed by individuals thought to be part of that group -&nbsp;<a href="https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/collective-punishments" target="_blank">is a war crime</a>.&nbsp;</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a aria-label="Collective punishment is a war crime. Israel is doing it anyway " href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/collective-punishment-gaza-war-crime-israel-doing-it-anyway">Collective punishment is a war crime. Israel is doing it anyway</a></h3> <p><img alt="Displaced Palestinians set up tents at a landfil in the Yarmuk area in Gaza City on 20 March 2025 (AFP/Omar al-Qattaa)" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/max_2600x2600/public/images-story/gaza-march-20-2025-afp.jpg.jpg?itok=dKXvs5in"></p> </div> </div> </article>