Palestine News Today: Gaza buries 105 recovered bodies as UK arms exports and Palestine Action ban scrutinised
1 October 2026. Today's coverage centres on Gaza, where families laid to rest the remains of 105 people recovered from the rubble after a 17-day operation, and on mounting UK pressure over arms exports and the banning of Palestine Action. Elsewhere, settler violence in the West Bank, international diplomacy and worldwide solidarity actions continue to dominate the picture.
Calls grow for UK to lift Palestine Action ban
The Scottish Greens have urged the British government to reverse its ban on the Palestine Action group, according to Middle East Monitor. Separately, Al Jazeera reports that a 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was arrested for showing support for the organisation. The cases have added to pressure on ministers over the use of proscription powers against pro-Palestine activism.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera
UK arms export 'double lock' criticised as ineffective
The Campaign Against Arms Trade says Britain's so-called 'double lock' system on arms exports to Israel has not resulted in a single new licence suspension, Middle East Monitor reports. Campaigners argue the mechanism, introduced amid concerns over Gaza, has failed to translate into concrete restrictions on weapons sales.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Green party accused of being targeted over Palestine stance
The Guardian reports that a group called Greens for Palestine has encouraged people to join the UK Green party specifically to push an agenda equating Zionism with racism. The organisation has links to activists who say pro-Israel 'infiltrators' should be removed from Britain, raising concern among some party members about outside manipulation.
Sources: The Guardian
Gaza families bury 105 recovered victims
Palestinian families held a funeral ceremony at the site of the Al-Taj residential towers massacre after Egyptian and Civil Defence teams recovered the remains of 105 victims following a 17-day operation, Anadolu Agency and Middle East Monitor report. Al Jazeera notes the remains were carried in a funeral procession attended by relatives of those killed in the Israeli attack.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera, Anadolu Agency
Satellite images expose scale of Gaza destruction
New Google Maps imagery from June this year, revealed by the Guardian, shows extensive destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship across Gaza that has continued even since a fragile ceasefire began almost a year ago. The images underline the scale of the humanitarian crisis facing the territory's 2.3 million residents.
Sources: The Guardian
UN says Israeli restrictions blocking aid to most of Gaza
Israeli restrictions covering 65% of Gaza's land remain the main obstacle to delivering aid and shelter, according to the United Nations as reported by Anadolu Agency. Agencies are assessing temporary relocation sites ahead of the rainy season as overcrowding and fuel shortages continue to cripple relief efforts.
Sources: Anadolu Agency
Settler mob attacks Palestinian family in West Bank
The International Committee of the Red Cross says Israeli settler violence has made daily life 'untenable' for Palestinians in the West Bank, the Guardian reports, after more than 100 militant settlers overwhelmed Israeli security forces during an assault on a family trying to return home in Jalud. Separately, Middle East Monitor reports settlers attacked farmers and prevented olive harvesting in Salfit, while hundreds of Israeli occupiers stormed Joseph's Tomb in Nablus under military protection. Switzerland has condemned the violence, calling the level of attacks intolerable and urging Israel to protect civilians and hold perpetrators accountable.
Sources: The Guardian, Middle East Monitor, Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency
Fears grow for prisoner threatened by Israeli minister
Middle East Monitor reports that the fiancée of Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh fears he may have been assaulted after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was filmed threatening him with death inside his cell. She said she has not been able to confirm his wellbeing since the incident.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Gaza hospital director nominated for EU rights prize
Detained Gaza hospital director Abu Safiya has been nominated for the European Parliament's human rights prize, Anadolu Agency reports, alongside officials from the International Criminal Court among other nominees. The nomination highlights continued international attention on accountability for actions against Palestinian medical workers.
Sources: Anadolu Agency
Child marriage surges in Gaza amid hunger crisis
Mondoweiss reports that child marriage in Gaza is rising sharply, with 20.6% of recent marriages involving girls under 18. The outlet links the trend to hunger, displacement and the collapse of the legal system, warning that girls are losing their childhoods to a form of 'protection' that offers none.
Sources: Mondoweiss
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