In the West Bank, Israeli settlers with a military escort attack Palestinians harvesting olives in Battir, causing injuries. Israeli settlers also attack Palestinians harvesting olives during a raid in Hizma, forcing them to flee. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child near Hebron. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Beit Furik. Elsewhere, Israeli forces seize olive harvests and damage 3 vehicles during a raid in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya. Israeli forces also arrest 65 Palestinians during raids in ‘Anata. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Shati’ refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Rafah, killing at least 88 people, including at least 38 in a home in Khan Yunis and 12 people waiting to receive aid in Shati’ refugee camp. Israeli forces also storm the Kamal Adwan Hospital, arresting several people and opening fire inside the hospital. The WHO says it has lost contact with the hospital’s staff. Israelis storm the Israeli buffer zone around Gaza, seeking to resettle in Gaza. 3 Israeli soldiers are killed in northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beirut, Hasbaiyya, Khiam, and other towns and villages, killing at least 19 people, including 3 journalists is what is described as a deliberate targeting in Hasbaiyya. Israeli forces also bomb the Qaa crossing to Syria, putting it out of service. The Qaa crossing is the second of 3 crossings Israeli forces have bombed and put out of service. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Majdal Krum, killing 2 people, and the Shomera area, injuring 6 Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah forces also launch a drone at an Israeli military base east of Safed. In Iran, Israeli forces bomb Iranian military bases in the Ilam, Khuzestan, and Tehran provinces, killing 4 soldiers and causing limited damage according to the Iranian armed forces. Israeli forces also bomb air defense batteries in Syria and Iraq according to the New York Times. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 10/25; AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT 10/26; AP, AP, HA, NYT 10/27; AP, NYT 10/28)
More than *42,847 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,000 children and 11,487 women, and around 100,544 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 760 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 166 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 359 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,363 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023.
UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq calls for protection of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, saying the UN has evacuated 23 patients and some hospital staff to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, while providing fuel, medicine, blood, and surgical supplies. (AJ 10/25)
Lebanese health minister Firass Abiad says Israel has attacked 55 hospitals in Lebanon, including directly hitting 36, and that 163 rescuers and health workers have been killed in Israeli strikes. (AJ, AP 10/25)
Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi meets with U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken, telling him that Israeli is ethnically cleansing northern Gaza. Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati says Israel is violating international law by attacking civilians, journalists, and medical staff in Lebanon during a meeting with Blinken in London. Blinken also meets with Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty. U.S. president Joe Biden is interrupted by a pro-Palestine protester during a speech in Arizona. Biden says she should be allowed to speak and that there are “a lot of innocent people being killed and it has to stop.” (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU 10/25)
The ICC announces that it has replaced Romanian judge Iulia Motoc, 1 of the judges presiding over the question of whether to issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Judge Beti Hohler from Slovenia replaces Motoc, who reportedly is unable to serve due to medical reasons. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan is also accused of sexual misconduct, an accusation that he denies. ICC officials say the accusation may be part of an Israeli smear campaign against Khan. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU 10/25; HA 10/26)
The PA, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Oman, Bahrain, Algeria, the UAE, and Pakistan condemn the Israeli attack on Iran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Iran is entitled and obligated to defend itself against Israel. Iranian officials indicate that they received warnings about the strikes before they happened. Tunisia calls on the international community to end Israel’s “reckless approach.” Russia says Israel must stop provoking Iran into retaliatory action. The U.S. says it hopes that there will be no further escalation. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 10/26; AJ, NYT 10/27)
The finance ministers of the U.S., Japan, Canada, the EU, the Netherlands, Australia, and France write a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu warning that if Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich does not approve the extension of the financial correspondence between Israeli and Palestinian banks in the West Bank by 10/31 the Palestinian banking system will collapse, leading to the collapse of the Palestinian economy. (AX 10/27)
Microsoft fires 2 employees who organized a vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington on 10/24 for Palestinians killed in Gaza. (AJ 10/25; AP 10/26)
*No updated casualty number from the Gaza Health Ministry.