Doctors imprisoned without charge, beaten and starved will remain in 'detention' says Israel as it blocks international access to Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="429973" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-palestinian-factions-reject-any-foreign-guardianship-over-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-palestinian-factions-reject-any-foreign-guardianship-over-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas, Palestinian factions reject any ‘foreign guardianship' over Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine rejected in a joint statement on Friday any "foreign guardianship" over&nbsp;Gaza, stressing that its governance is a purely internal Palestinian matter.</p> <p>They also expressed their readiness to benefit from Arab and international participation in the reconstruction of the enclave.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="429802" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-425" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-425" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Morning update</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,</p> <p>Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The organisers of a new&nbsp;Gaza-bound aid flotilla said the Israeli army intercepted at least three of its boats on Wednesday.</p> </li> <li> <p>Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday said he strongly condemned the Israeli military after it intercepted several boats carrying aid to&nbsp;Gaza, and demanded that Malaysian activists taking part in the flotilla mission be released.</p> </li> <li> <p>Qatar's prime minister and senior delegates from the United States and Turkey will join Hamas and Israeli negotiators on Wednesday for a third day of talks aimed at ending Israel's war on&nbsp;Gaza.</p> </li> <li> <p>US President Donald Trump voiced optimism that there was a "real chance" to end the war in&nbsp;Gaza.&nbsp;"I think there's a possibility that we could have peace in the Middle East," he said.</p> </li> <li> <p>Explosions heard clearly in southern Israel as a result of intense Israeli attacks&nbsp;on Gaza, Al Jazeera reported, citing Israeli media.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="429725" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-rights-office-flags-ill-treatment-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-rights-office-flags-ill-treatment-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UN rights office flags ill-treatment of Gaza flotilla activists detained in Israel</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The UN human rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan on Monday said that his office&nbsp;had received worrying information about the ill-treatment of&nbsp;Global Sumud Flotilla activists detained in Israel, Anadolu news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>"We have received worrying information of ill-treatment and violations of due process rights of the flotilla participants," the spokesperson said.&nbsp;</p> <p>He added that the office "has long raised the alarm regarding the intentionally degrading conditions" in Israeli prisons and detention centres.</p> <p>More than 400 activists, parliamentarians, and lawyers were detained after Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound aid flotilla earlier this week.</p> <p>Some of the detainees have since been deported, while proceedings for others are still underway.</p> <p>Spanish activists of the Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla on Monday&nbsp;alleged mistreatment and violation of rights by Israeli authorities.</p> <p>Earlier,&nbsp;Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said that allegations regarding the abusive treatment of climate activist Greta Thunberg are "very serious" if confirmed.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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