Palestine News Today: UK Threatens Diplomatic Expulsions as Gaza Faces 'Asphyxiation' Warning
6 October 2026. Britain is threatening to expel dozens of Israeli diplomats in a growing row over the closure of its East Jerusalem consulate, while medical and human rights groups warn Gaza's humanitarian crisis is deepening by the day. Across the West Bank, demolitions, settler attacks and military raids continued, even as solidarity movements and international pressure for accountability keep growing worldwide.
Britain warns of expelling 27 Israeli diplomats
The UK has warned Israel it will expel 27 Israeli diplomats from the embassy in London unless Israel reverses its decision to shut the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, according to Middle East Eye and Anadolu Agency, citing Israeli media reports. The warning was reportedly delivered by the British ambassador. Israel's foreign minister announced the consulate closure last month in retaliation for Britain's ban on trade with Israeli settlements.
Sources: Middle East Eye, Anadolu Agency
Doctors Without Borders says Gaza being strangled
Medecins Sans Frontieres said Israel is progressively asphyxiating Gaza and continuing what it described as genocide, according to Middle East Monitor. The organization pointed to patients facing severe difficulty accessing care amid inadequate health services at hospitals including Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Palestinian statistics agency: most of Gaza's buildings wrecked
Eighty-two percent of buildings in Gaza have been damaged by Israeli bombardment, according to Palestinian statistics authorities cited by Middle East Monitor. Displaced families are reported to be living in makeshift tents around heavily damaged structures, including the Islamic University building in Gaza City.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Israeli army reportedly digs trench to tighten Gaza siege
The Israeli military is tightening its blockade of Gaza by building a wide trench and an earthen embankment, Middle East Monitor reported, citing Israeli media. The outlet said this is occurring alongside continued targeted killings of Hamas members.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
West Bank violence leaves one dead, multiple wounded
One Palestinian was killed and several others injured in separate Israeli army and settler attacks across the West Bank, according to Anadolu Agency and Middle East Monitor. Israeli forces reportedly opened fire on a vehicle near Hebron, while settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives near Jenin; Anadolu Agency separately reported eight Palestinians injured as homes, livestock sheds and vehicles were torched and damaged in other West Bank attacks.
Sources: Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency
Hebron-area home and Birzeit University memorial demolished
Israeli forces demolished a residential building housing two Palestinian families in the Khallet al-Dairat area south of Hebron, Middle East Monitor reported. Separately, the army demolished a memorial inside Birzeit University near Ramallah and arrested 12 Palestinians during raids across the West Bank.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Middle East Monitor
Hebron rights defender detained after reporting settler attack
Palestinian human rights advocate Issa Amro was detained for seven hours at an Israeli military base after helping a family he says was attacked by armed settlers near Hebron, according to Democracy Now! Amro, founder of Youth Against Settlements, said soldiers who arrived at the scene ignored the settlers and instead targeted him and the Palestinian family.
Sources: Democracy Now!
Former European officials press EU on settlement crackdown
A group of former European diplomats, ministers and officials is urging the European Union to take action against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Middle East Monitor reported. The call comes as Israeli authorities continue expanding settlement construction projects, including in the Maale Arugot area.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
UK Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' vote sparks fallout
The UK's Green Party voted at its Brighton conference to declare that Zionism is a form of racism, passing the motion by 1,022 votes to 813, Middle East Eye reported. A Palestinian party member called the vote vital, while the head of the party's Jewish Greens said she may leave over what she called an unhelpful motion, according to The Guardian.
Sources: Middle East Eye, The Guardian
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