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<article data-history-node-id="429824" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-ten-palestinians-killed-israel-over-past-day" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-ten-palestinians-killed-israel-over-past-day" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises, as ten Palestinians killed by Israel over past day </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p dir="LTR">The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023 has risen to 67,183, according to the Palestinian health ministry. The majority of those killed are women and children.</p> <p dir="LTR">At least&nbsp;169,841&nbsp;others have been wounded during that time.</p> <p dir="LTR">The ministry added that 10 bodies and&nbsp;61&nbsp;wounded people were brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="429822" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-leads-1300-israelis-al-aqsa-mosque-incursion" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-leads-1300-israelis-al-aqsa-mosque-incursion" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a>&nbsp;minister&nbsp;Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of ultra-nationalists in a raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday, the second day of&nbsp;the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.&nbsp;</p> <p>Under the protection of heavily armed forces, the minister of national security took part in religious rituals alongside many others.</p> <p>The raid - along with the performance of prayers in the mosque’s courtyards - violates the long-standing status quo.</p> <p>This set of rules, recognised internationally and upheld by world powers, designates Al-Aqsa Mosque as an exclusively Islamic site, where only Muslims are permitted to worship.</p> <p>In a&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/itamarbengvir/status/1975837606622732513" target="_blank">post</a>&nbsp;on his X&nbsp;account, Ben Gvir claimed that Israelis are "winning on the Temple Mount" - the Jewish term for the raised plateau on which Al-Aqsa Mosque stands.</p> <p>“We are the owners of the house on the Temple Mount. I only pray that our Prime Minister will allow a full victory in Gaza as well - to destroy Hamas, God willing, to return the hostages, and we will achieve an absolute victory,” he added.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-ben-gvir-leads-settler-incursion-al-aqsa-mosque">Ben Gvir leads 1,300 Israelis in Al-Aqsa Mosque incursion</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="577fe133-5158-4a42-a435-391aa40ae832" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/israel-incursion-al-aqsa-itamar-ben-gvir-october-2025-reuters.jpeg" width="1400" height="776" alt="Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads settlers in a raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque on 8 October 2025 (Reuters/Jewish Power)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> <section>&nbsp;</section> </div> </div> </article>

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