Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Morning update

18 October 2025 10:05 BST

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza:

  • The International Criminal Court has rejected a request to cancel the arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant.

  • Heavy Israeli shelling has been reported across the Gaza Strip, particularly in Gaza City. Meanwhile, Israeli gunboats opened fire on a group of fishermen near the Gaza port.

  • The director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society in Gaza City indicated that there are at least 170,000 wounded people in need of surgery. The enclave’s collapsing healthcare system lacks the equipment required to treat patients.

  • Eleven people were killed late on Friday when Israeli forces targeted a civilian vehicle carrying displaced Palestinians as they were inspecting their homes east of the Zeitoun neighbourhood, located in Gaza City.

  • The Red Cross received its fourth batch of Palestinian bodies that had been withheld by Israel.