The latest on the war in the Middle East

Israel has passed a law banning the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians from operating in the country, in a move sharply criticized by multiple Western countries. Follow live updates here.

• Israel’s parliament defied international criticism to pass laws banning the UN’s relief agency for Palestinians from operating in the country, a move that could have devastating consequences for millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation. • The Gaza health ministry says a total of 93 people were killed following an airstrike in northern Gaza. The strike hit a five-story building in Beit Lahiya on Tuesday morning. Separately, Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens, according to Lebanese authorities. • Hezbollah has named Naim Qassem as its new secretary-general following Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah last month, it said in a statement Tuesday. Qassem was previously Hezbollah’s second in command. • South Africa has submitted evidence for its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, South Africa’s presidency said in a statement Monday. Israel has strongly refuted the claims. A lack of food and humanitarian aid entering Gaza will likely have “catastrophic consequences” as winter approaches, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday. Citing a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, the WFP said more than 90% of Gaza’s population will face severe food insecurity by November, and that more could be impacted by famine if conditions don’t improve.