Palestine News Today: US Officials Accused of Hiding Gaza Reports as Ceasefire Deaths Mount
9 October 2026. A new report alleges a senior US Embassy official in Jerusalem suppressed diplomatic cables on Palestinian suffering, as humanitarian groups say Israeli attacks continue to kill Palestinians in Gaza almost daily despite the ceasefire. Solidarity campaigns, boycotts and legal pressure are growing worldwide as the West Bank olive harvest comes under attack and Gaza's hospitals remain crippled.
Report: US official hid cables shielding Netanyahu government
According to Middle East Monitor and Anadolu Agency, a senior adviser to the US ambassador to Israel has systematically suppressed, delayed and rewritten internal diplomatic cables to shield the Israeli government. The altered dispatches reportedly concerned West Bank occupation expansion and the deaths of American citizens, preventing scrutiny of Israeli actions.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency
Campaign targets Biden officials over Gaza policy
Middle East Monitor reports that progressive organizations in the United States are campaigning to bar former Biden administration officials from future positions of power, citing their alleged complicity in Washington's support for Israel's war on Gaza.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Israeli attacks kill Palestinians daily despite Gaza ceasefire
Islamic Relief says Israel has killed or wounded a Palestinian in Gaza roughly every 90 minutes since the ceasefire began, according to Al Jazeera, and is calling for global action. Anadolu Agency and Middle East Monitor report five Palestinians were killed and more than a dozen injured in fresh Israeli attacks across Gaza City and the north and south of the territory. Al Jazeera also reports an Israeli air strike hit an apartment building in Gaza City's al-Sabra neighborhood, killing several people including children.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, Al Jazeera
Gaza hospitals still unable to function fully
An Israeli rights group says no hospital in Gaza is currently operating at full capacity, Middle East Monitor reports, with one facility in the Nuseirat refugee camp forced to suspend services entirely because of acute fuel shortages and a lack of spare parts.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
Settlers attack Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank
Mondoweiss reports one Palestinian was killed and dozens injured in settler attacks on the West Bank olive harvest, which it says are continuing with the Israeli army's approval. Palestinians have now been barred from accessing their own olive groves for a fourth consecutive year.
Sources: Mondoweiss
UK consulate in Jerusalem downsized, not closed
The Guardian and BBC News report that the UK and Israel have stepped back from a full diplomatic rupture after Israel moved to shut Britain's consulate general in East Jerusalem in response to UK sanctions on illegal settlements. The building will be rebranded a UK mission with most diplomats, including the consul general, leaving and only a handful of staff remaining. The Guardian notes Israel's move was also intended to tighten its grip on a city it seeks to fully annex.
Sources: The Guardian, The Guardian, BBC News
Amnesty faults France over arms sent to Israel
Amnesty International's French office has criticized Paris for increasing military equipment deliveries to Israel, Middle East Monitor reports, amid continued scrutiny of European governments' roles in supplying weapons used in the war on Gaza.
Sources: Middle East Monitor
UK health body cuts ties with Israeli drugmaker
The Guardian reports the Royal College of Pharmacy has dropped sponsorship from Teva UK, the British arm of Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, becoming the second major UK health body to sever ties with the company after sustained pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners.
Sources: The Guardian
Worldwide solidarity actions and boycotts intensify
Middle East Monitor reports calls in Indonesia for a boycott of a concert by singer Andrea Bocelli over his perceived support for Israel. Separately, Anadolu Agency reports artists around the world, including a Belgian-Moroccan poet detained for hours after speaking about Palestine on stage, describe facing death threats and canceled work for voicing solidarity with Palestinians.
Sources: Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency
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