Iran 'ready' for Israel's retaliatory attack; UK considering sanctions for two Israeli cabinet members

UK gives £1m to support medically evacuated Palestinians

The UK has announced £1m of assistance to the Egyptian health authority to support medically evacuated Palestinians from Gaza.

The funding will include vital medical supplies and medication including chemotherapy and equipment to aid rehabilitation.

It was announced as Hamish Falconer - the UK's minister for the Middle East - visited the region for the first time.

Mr Falconer met with officials to discuss aid flows into Gaza and visited the Egyptian Red Crescent's warehouse and al Arish general hospital to see how UK funding to the World Health Organization will be used.

The UK has already donated 78,000 shelter items, 76,000 wound care kits, and 1.3 million items of medicine to Gaza.

The strike drew widespread international attention, as footage circulated showing 19-year-old Shaban al Dalu being burned alive. 

The satellite images show a large area in the centre of the compound was burned after the strike. 

Other imagery, captured on 12 October, shows the burned area was almost completely covered in tents and temporary structures before the strike.

The area around the hospital has been occupied for months by people displaced by fighting in the Gaza strip.

Israeli officials have claimed the strike was targeting a Hamas "command and control centre", and said the "incident is under review".  

Work has started in the southern Lebanese village of Qana to clear debris after an Israeli strike last night.

Photos show several flattened buildings and others with their top floors collapsed. 

Rescue workers were pictured carrying away the bodies of victims and a bulldozer was used to clear rubble and search for people who may be trapped.

At least 15 people were killed in the blast, Lebanon's civil defence agency has said. 

Another 15 were wounded, it added.

The Israeli military is yet to comment on the attack. 

France 'bans Israeli firms from trade show'

France has banned Israeli firms from participating in an upcoming military naval trade show, two sources have told Reuters.

Euronaval, which is organising the annual naval fair between 4 and 7 November, did not respond to requests for comment by the news agency. 

Paris banned Israeli firms from taking part in a military trade show earlier this year. 

At the time, the defence ministry said conditions were no longer right for the companies to take part, with Emmanuel Macron, the president, "calling for Israel to cease operations in Gaza".

Last week, France condemned "unjustifiable" Israeli attacks on UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon. 

In a joint statement, France, Spain and Italy said they were "outraged" by the strikes, accusing Israel of seriously violating its obligations under humanitarian international law. 

Starmer 'looking at' sanctioning two Israeli cabinet members

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is considering sanctioning two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers.

The UK prime minister said he was "looking at" imposing sanctions on finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who are vocal supporters of settlements in the occupied West Bank. 

He said the pair had made "abhorrent" comments about the situation in Gaza and the West Bank. 

Earlier, the UK, France and Algeria called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the "dire" humanitarian situation in northern Gaza. 

50 aid trucks allowed into northern Gaza, says Israel after US ultimatum

Fifty trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have been allowed into northern Gaza, the Israeli military has said, after the US warned it to boost aid efforts or risk losing weapons funding.

The delivery was ordered by Israel's defence minister, Yoav Gallant, according to COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of civilian affairs in Gaza.

No food entered northern Gaza for the first two weeks of this month, the UN World Food Programme said, as Israel launched a second military operation there. 

But last night, the US issued senior Israeli officials an ultimatum, saying the country has 30 days to allow at least 350 trucks a day to enter Gaza through all four major crossings, or risk losing military support. 

Israel must also implement "humanitarian pauses" across Gaza to enable humanitarian activities, including vaccinations and aid distribution, for at least the next four months.

Number killed in strike on southern Lebanese city rises

The number of people killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon has risen from five to six, the Lebanese health ministry has said. 

A further 43 people have been injured, it added. 

Earlier, we told you the city's governor had confirmed the local mayor had been killed in the attack, which hit a municipal building. 

Lebanon's prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the strikes, saying they "intentionally targeted a meeting of the municipal council".  

The Israeli military said it had struck dozens of Hezbollah targets and dismantled "underground infrastructure" in the attack. 

UK calls for urgent UN Security Council meeting over Gaza crisis

The UK has called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the "dire" humanitarian situation in northern Gaza. 

David Lammy, the foreign secretary, said access to basic services was "worsening" in the enclave, with the UN reporting that "barely any food" had entered for the past two weeks. 

"Israel must ensure civilians are protected and ensure routes are open to allow life-saving aid through," Mr Lammy said. 

"Along with our French and Algerian counterparts, we have called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council today to address this." 

He reminded all parties involved in the Middle East conflicts that they were bound by international law, and noted that the UK's "steadfast support" for Israel's security had not changed. 

"Along with our international partners, we continue to call for an immediate ceasefire to allow more humanitarian aid to get in and get the remaining hostages out," he added. 

Israel has been widely criticised for not allowing more aid into Gaza since ground operations began last October - with lengthy checks required at tightly controlled border crossings.  

Israel has repeatedly said it allows adequate aid in but that Hamas steals it, while also accusing humanitarian organisations of not doing enough to transport it. 

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