An Israeli drone strike targeted a group of Palestinians in western Gaza City, injuring at least three people.

Ukraine and Russia have conducted another prisoner of war swap.

270 Ukrainian PoWs were exchanged for 270 Russian PoWs.

One of the Israeli soldiers injured in the Palestinian attack on an IDF position near the West Bank city of Hebron has died of his injuries.

Netanyahu has since announced that Israel will be expanding their military operations across the West Bank in response, applying the same offensive model used against Palestinian armed groups in the refugee camps in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm to Palestinian neighbourhoods, starting with the Hebron neighbourhood that the two perpetrators lived in.

He stated that Israeli forces will "evacuate residents, move from house to house, seize weapons, and dismantle and destroy all terrorist infrastructure". He also warned that the same offensive model could be expanded to other cities, stating that they are "ready to execute it, and will determine the timing, but the time is coming".

Ukraine and Russia have reportedly agreed to a localised ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, Russian-controlled Kherson Oblast, starting on October 28, to allow for the entry of humanitarian aid the the evacuation of civilians through a designated corridor.

The 1,700-2,000 civilians remaining in the city will reportedly be allowed to travel to their preferred destination, including Russia and Ukraine.

Two more Israeli targeted assassination strikes have been carried out on the Gaza Strip in the last few hours, targeting the western suburbs of Gaza City and the outskirts of Khan Younis.

At least two people have been killed and several others injured.

What the main highway into Kramatorsk from the west currently looks like.

Brent crude oil continues to soar and is now at over $117.

And the war hasn't even resumed yet...

The IDF confirmed the deaths of two Israeli soldiers killed in a Palestinian armed attack on a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron.

They also reported that three other soldiers were lightly injured.

Iranian Mi-17 helicopters were seen flying over Tehran earlier today.

—❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘We have information indicating that Iran wants to attack us before the election’

@Middle_East_Spectator

If I were Iran, I'd attack before the U.S. midterms. Send some ballistic missiles to American bases and force Trump into responding at this crucial point for his term in office. Really capitalise on how unpopular this war is in the U.S. at such a sensitive time in American politics.

But Iran still seems too focused on trying to appear like the "good guys" or "reasonable" on the international stage. No matter what Iran does, western governments will never see them anywhere near that.

Restraint is a good thing for other reasons, but you should also know when is the right time to use your leverage and play your cards to maximum effect.

Now is the best time for that.

⚡️🇷🇺🇮🇷🇺🇲🇮🇱 Russia has reportedly evacuated their nuclear scientists from Iran aboard flight RFF740. The flight left Iran with its transponder off before continuing towards Russia over the Caspian Sea.

A similar flight pattern was observed in February, earlier this year, when Israel and the United States launched a wave of strikes across Iran.

@wfwitness

Situation on the Omelnyk direction, Zaporizhzhia Oblast:

Over the last few weeks, Russian forces have intensified their assault operations in the Omelnyk direction, making important advances across multiple different areas.

In the northeast, Russian forces pushed the Ukrainians further away from Pryluky, recapturing a series of treeline positions just east of the railway line. From here, they are carrying out deep infiltrations through the treelines north of Vozdvyzhivka where they are attempting to consolidate, and are launching assaults on Ukrainian positions to the north near Kosivtseve and Rizdvyanka. Russian DRGs and individual infiltration groups were also detected operating in and around the village of Lyubytske.

To the south, the Russians regained control over the railway line east of Verkhnya Tersa and cleared the village of Tsvitkove from earlier Ukrainian infiltrations. From here, they were able to establish control over a number of treeline positions southeast of Vozvyzhivka, and are now attempting to infiltrate the southeastern part of the village and the eastern approaches to Lisne. Other Russian assault groups are infiltrating through the large grey-zone north of Verkhnya Tersa, reaching the eastern approaches to Dolynka.

To the southwest, Russian forces continued their gradual advance west of Zaliznychne, and managed to capture a forested gulley south of Hirke. From here, they are launching assaults on Hirke from the south, where clearing operations against Ukrainian positions are underway. Infiltrations west and southwest of Hirke are also being carried out, supported by an ongoing expansion of the control zone along the highway north of Huliaipilske.

Further southwest, following the complete capture of Huliaipilske, the Russians were able to establish control over the fields south of Novoselivka and the southern part of the village. From here, they are infiltrating further west down both banks of the Zherebets River, entering the northern part of Novoselivka and the fields south of Yehorivka. Some small groups of Russian infiltrators have also been able to cross the Zherebets River and enter Yehorivka from the south, from which they are infiltrating north towards Shyroke and west into the eastern outskirts of Omelnyk. Fighting also continues for Chervona Krynytsia and the surrounding areas, where a large grey-zone remains.

+ ~38.66 km² in favour of Russia.

Interactive map: amkmapping.com

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