Qatar, France call for opening of Hormuz and Gaza ceasefire implementation
Qatari and French leaders stress need to restore freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz.

Qatari and French leaders stress need to restore freedom of navigation in Strait of Hormuz.



![Israeli forces have been raiding Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and turning them into interrogation centres. Whilst an Israeli minister calls for the settlement of the entire occupied West Bank. [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1792607094.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)

![Israeli settlers posted outside the Abayat home in Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, occupied West Bank [Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Photo-of-settlers-posted-outside-Abayat-home-Umm-Safa-1792581885.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Huda Abu Leila, 30, says she is struggling to provide nutritious food for her five daughters amid rising prices and shortages in Gaza. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2-1792526638_e541e8-1792563377.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted an AI-generated video mocking the devastation in Gaza.
A couple and a 17-year-old are among those killed by Israeli air attacks and gunfire in the Gaza Strip.
Britain’s reopened refugee resettlement scheme offers no escape for Palestinians in Gaza.
Settler olive harvest attacks top 2025 total, journalist and diplomats attacked as Israel halts Gaza commercial imports.
HSBC’s ‘sharia-compliant’ fund invested over $100 million in companies linked to Israel’s military.

Israeli police released a video they say shows the arrest of 10 suspects over weekend settler violence.
HSBC bought $130m worth of shares in firms tied to Israel’s military, in breach of Islamic law compliance requirements.
Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s election, Ben-Gvir faces student protesters.
Displaced families in Gaza fear worsening food insecurity as planned aid cuts coincide with continued restrictions.

Doctors who volunteered in Gaza have described working during Israel’s genocidal war on the strip.