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Here are Saturday's key updates on Israel, Gaza and the West Bank: ■ British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation. ■ The remains handed over by Hamas Friday night do not match any known Israeli hostages, an Israeli forensic examination concluded. Israel received notice in advance that Hamas was unsure about the identity of the remains. ■ Hamas issued a statement saying that the group offered to send Israel samples from unidentified remains, but that Israel refused the handover of samples, asking for the remains themselves for examination. ■ Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 22 bodies over 48 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement, adding that a further nine have been wounded. The ministry reported that since the cease-fire took effect three weeks ago, Israeli fire has killed 226 people in Gaza and wounded another 594. ■ The U.S. Central Command, known as CENTCOM, published a video showing Palestinians in Gaza looting an aid truck in Khan Yunis on Friday. ■ The U.S. Justice Department announced that a New York resident was sentenced to 17 months in prison for "hate crimes in connection with his repeated assaults of Jewish victims in New York City between 2024 and 2025" that occurred during protests against the war in Gaza ■ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to sign a mutual defense pact with the United States during his mid-November visit to the White House, The New York Times reported, citing an American official and another source familiar with the details of the trip. ■ An Israeli drone struck the village of Kfarsir near the Litani River in southern Lebanon, Al Mayadeen reported.
