Sunday 18 October 2026
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Gaza & Palestine

Israeli artillery shelling east of Deir al-Balah city in central Gaza Strip

Occupation forces fire heavily toward citizens' homes east of Maghazi camp in central Gaza Strip

Martyrdom of citizen Suhail Adel Assaf (40 years old) by gunfire from the occupation forces in the Jabalia al-Balad area, north of the Gaza Strip

Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal: The Israeli targeting of the Sabra area in Gaza City yesterday resulted in the complete destruction and collapse of 12 residential apartments, severe damage to 41 apartments, and partial damage to 64 apartments.

Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal: ▪The Israeli targeting of the Sabra area in Gaza City yesterday resulted in the complete destruction and collapse of 12 residential apartments, severe damage to 41 apartments, and partial damage to 64 apartments. ▪According to the field tally, the total number of damaged apartments reached about 117 residential apartments, meaning the situation of about 819 people was affected, at a rate of 7 people per apartment, between loss of shelter and some homes becoming unfit for habitation. ▪Families' suffering begins after the bombing with the loss of shelter and stability amid the harsh humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.

Injury by fire from the Israeli occupation army in Al-Alawin Street in Jabalia al-Balad, northern Gaza Strip

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas: The U.S. president's decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court constitutes a serious attack on international justice

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas: ▪The decision by the U.S. president to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court constitutes a serious attack on international justice, and a blatant attempt to protect Netanyahu and the occupation leaders from accountability for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity committed against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. ▪Netanyahu’s praise, as a wanted person by the International Criminal Court, for this decision reveals his fear of the path of accountability, and his effort to evade appearing before the court and facing the consequences of the crimes committed in Gaza. ▪Targeting the court because it is carrying out its responsibility to pursue the perpetrators of the most serious international crimes will not deter it from performing its duty; accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity is a collective commitment established by the Rome Statute, and justice must in no way be subject to political pressure and bargaining. ▪We call on countries of the world, especially the states parties to the Rome Statute, to reject these sanctions and fulfill their obligations by supporting the International Criminal Court, and taking practical measures to protect its judges and staff and ensure the continuation of its work. ▪Defending justice requires steps that go beyond condemnation, and prevent the perpetrators of war crimes from escaping punishment.

UN Women: Nearly 50,000 women and girls in the Gaza Strip have been killed or seriously injured since October 2023

, equivalent to one in every 21 women and girls in the Strip, while about one million women and girls remain displaced from their homes.

A Hamas leadership source to Al Araby TV: We are ready to contest the legislative and presidential elections if they are held

A Hamas leadership source to Al Araby TV: ▪We are ready to contest the legislative and presidential elections if they are held ▪We have finalized the alliance that includes Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the reformist current in Fatah ▪In the Cairo meetings, we affirmed our rejection of postponing the elections without national consensus ▪We will register the alliance list in the West Bank and Gaza simultaneously on Tuesday morning, the last day for candidacy

Two girls injured by gunfire from the occupation forces near Hamad City, north of Khan Younis city, southern Gaza Strip

8 injured, including critical cases, as a result of shelling by an Israeli drone that targeted the tent of the Abu Dan family in the Al-Qadisiyah area west of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip