Middle East crisis: Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – as it happened.Four more deaths from starvation recorded in Gaza, health ministry says..
The health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.
This brings the total to 239 since the start of the war, including 106 children, according to the health ministry.
It warned that shortages of food and clean water, combined with the collapse of health services, are driving a worsening hunger crisis across the territory.
The head of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) says he is working to reinstate a documentary about the October 7 attacks after its removal from the schedule sparked a public outcry in Israel.
Cameron Bailey, TIFF’s CEO, said the Canadian film The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue was initially withdrawn due to issues surrounding “legal clearance of all footage”.
However, in a statement published on X last night, Bailey said his “intention was to screen” the film and described it as “an important story” that adds to the festival’s “rich tapestry of perspectives”.
Bailey rejected claims of censorship as “unequivocally false” and urged “patience and understanding”.