Ethnic cleansing fears rise as Israel squeezes space in Gaza: UN
Israeli forces are treating the ‘Yellow Line’, which is encroaching westward, as ‘a kill zone’, the OHCHR says.
![Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are both claiming victory in Israel’s elections while Arab-majority parties celebrate gains in the Knesset. But for Palestinians, the reality on the ground hasn’t changed. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1793212276.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to his supporters at Likud party headquarters in west Jerusalem after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel's general election, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/AP26301069753352-1793162999.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Voting has begun in Israel, with over seven million eligible voters expected at the polls. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/image-1793124710.jpg?resize=770%2C433&quality=80)
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