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<article data-history-node-id="431238" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cair-16-year-old-us-citizen-israeli-prison-appeal-home-us" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cair-16-year-old-us-citizen-israeli-prison-appeal-home-us" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Cair launches appeal to bring Palestinian teen detained by Israel home to US </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The US's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation launched a fresh appeal on Friday for the Trump administration to advocate for the release of 16-year-old&nbsp;Mohammed Ibrahim, who has been detained in an Israeli prison for eight months.&nbsp;</p> <p>Israeli prosecutors allegedly threatened to keep Ibrahim imprisoned for another three years unless he admitted to a crime he did not commit. If he does, he would then serve a two-year prison sentence.</p> <p>In a statement,&nbsp;Cair’s government affairs director, Robert McCaw, said: “For every day that Mohammed Ibrahim is unjustly imprisoned and abused by the Israeli military, we will continue to pressure our elected officials to demand his immediate release.”</p> <p>A campaign, entitled #BringMohammedHome, is<strong>&nbsp;</strong>running until Saturday and will include vigils, rallies, online campaigns, phone banking, and letter-writing initiatives across the country.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="431239" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-agency-says-october-marked-highest-number-israeli-settler-attacks" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-agency-says-october-marked-highest-number-israeli-settler-attacks" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">October marks highest number of Israeli settler attacks since records began</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The&nbsp;United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released a report saying that&nbsp;October marked the highest number of settler attacks&nbsp; in a single month in the West Bank since records began.</p> <p>The agency has been tracking settler attacks since 2006.&nbsp;</p> <p>Accxording to the report, more than 260 Israeli settler attacks took place in the West Bank in October.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Palestinians are still facing shortages of food, water, medicine and other supplies as a result of Israeli restrictions.

<article data-history-node-id="431240" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-issues-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-katz-and-ben-gvir-over-genocide" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-issues-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-katz-and-ben-gvir-over-genocide" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Katz and Ben-Gvir over genocide charges</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 37 senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Tamara Ben Gvir, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, and Naval Forces Commander David Saar Salama.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true"> <br aria-hidden="true"> The officials are accused of committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Gaza, as well as ordering attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian aid to the blockaded enclave.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true"> <br aria-hidden="true"> According to the prosecutor’s statement, Israel’s actions in Gaza since October 2023 have included systematic attacks on civilians, hospitals, and essential infrastructure. The office cited incidents such as the bombing of the al-Ehli Baptist Hospital, the destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, and the killing of six-year-old Hind Rajab, allegedly shot multiple times by Israeli troops.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true"> <br aria-hidden="true"> The investigation also covers Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. Survivors of that operation, who were later repatriated to Türkiye, gave testimony and forensic evidence that contributed to the case.&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true"> <br aria-hidden="true"> Officials said the suspects are not present in Türkiye but confirmed that international arrest warrants have been issued. The prosecutor’s office noted that proceedings are continuing “with precision and in all aspects.”&nbsp;<br aria-hidden="true"> <br aria-hidden="true"> If carried out, the warrants would represent one of the most sweeping legal actions by a national court against Israeli leaders in connection with the war in Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>