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<article data-history-node-id="448630" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-turned-gaza-largest-and-harshest-ghetto-modern-history-euro-med" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-turned-gaza-largest-and-harshest-ghetto-modern-history-euro-med" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel turned Gaza into 'largest and harshest ghetto' in modern history, Euro-Med says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said that Israel has turned Gaza into the "largest and harshest ghetto" in modern history.</p> <p>The&nbsp;human rights organisation pointed to Israel's use of&nbsp;starvation “as a lethal weapon", the enclave's diminishing health care system, as well as severe shortages of necessary equipment, aid and other humanitarian needs.&nbsp;</p> <p>"The consequences of turning Gaza into a ghetto extend beyond the constant threat of death, striking at the heart of its economic and social structure," the rights group said.</p> <p>"Entire families have become wholly dependent on aid to survive after losing their homes and income, with no prospect of restoring their normal lives."</p> <p>The Euro-med press release comes amid Israel's continued and deliberate concentration of over&nbsp;two million people in less than&nbsp;30 percent of the Gaza Strip. The enclave is considered to have the highest population density in the world.</p> </div> </div> </article>

At 15, Zaid was separated from his parents, beaten, and starved. He is just one of hundreds of Palestinian children detained amid a post-Oct. 7 surge.

<article data-history-node-id="448591" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/switzerland-says-unprecedented-level-israeli-settler-violence-cannot-be" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/switzerland-says-unprecedented-level-israeli-settler-violence-cannot-be" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Switzerland says ‘unprecedented level’ of Israeli settler violence 'cannot be tolerated'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Switzerland's Ministry of Foriegn Affairs condemned Israeli settler violence on Wednesday following an attack on the village of Jalud by around 100 settlers the day before.</p> <p>"The unprecedented level of settler violence cannot be tolerated," the foriegn office wrote in a post on X, adding that "Israel must protect Palestinian civilians and bring those responsible to justice".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/WestBank?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WestBank</a> | The unprecedented level of settler violence cannot be tolerated.<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/Switzerland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Switzerland</a> condemns yesterday's attack on the village of Jalud by around 100 settlers.<br> <br> Israel must protect Palestinian civilians and bring those responsible to justice.</p> — Swiss MFA (@SwissMFA) <a href="https://x.com/SwissMFA/status/2105314748313284899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="448571" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hundreds-jewish-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hundreds-jewish-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hundreds of Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Islamic Waqf says roughly 700 Israeli settlers stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque&nbsp; this morning, marking another provocation at the religious site.&nbsp;</p> <p>The body, which manages the site in occupied East Jerusalem, reported the incursion on Sukkot’s fifth day, a Jewish holiday.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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