Morning update

Morning update Good morning, Middle East Eye readers. Here are the latest updates: The UK has condemned the Israeli government's approval of 19 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying that the move risks undermining the 20 Point Plan and prospects for long-term peace. Six Palestinian detainees who were released from Israeli detention and were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Israeli military is gearing up to arm 10,000 reserve soldiers with weapons that will be kept permanently in their homes, Israeli media have reported. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised over the deadly terror attack that targeted a Hanukkah event. Israel's Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said that the Netanyahu government's probe will not allow for investigating the truth about the 7 October attack.