By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Israeli strikes have killed five people in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian rescue services. The Israeli army says it targeted several fighters, while Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire in force since 10 October 2025, Le Monde reports.
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Israeli strikes kill at least thirteen people in Gaza.
1 NovIsraeli strikes kill eight people in the Gaza StripEight people, including a four-year-old child, were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday, according to Civil Defence and local hospitals cited by L’essentiel, Business Day Nigeria and La Presse de Tunisie. Three victims were reported in Gaza City and five in Khan Younis. La Presse de Tunisie says the deaths bring the toll from strikes in the territory since the previous morning to ten.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: L’essentiel ·
Palestinian residents returned to their damaged homes in Hebron after the Israeli army withdrew at the end of a 10-day operation. The UN estimates that more than 3,000 people were displaced, while the army says it searched several sites and seized weapons, according to officials quoted by Sowetan.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Sowetan ·
The Israeli army has withdrawn from a neighbourhood in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, after an operation that displaced thousands of Palestinians. Residents are beginning to return to damaged or ransacked homes, following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers in late October, France 24 Afrique reports.
🇵🇸 Palestine · Source: France 24 ·
Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei says Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan are taking a firmer stance against Israel than some of Tehran’s traditional partners. He reports remarks attributed to the Saudi defence minister about Israel’s ambitions in the region, according to the Zambian Observer.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Zambian Observer ·
UK extends standard wait for permanent residence to 10 yearsThe UK government plans to extend the standard wait for permanent residence from five to 10 years, while retaining a five-year route for health and care workers. The reform, due to apply next year and also affect migrants already settled in the country, was revised after criticism, Vanguard reports.The week in Africa
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