Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza
Israeli air strikes were reported near Al Nuseirat camp in the centre of Gaza on Monday morning, more than a week into a major assault on the southern part of the enclave.
Drones fired on civilians on Al Sina and Al Maghribi streets while the army destroyed homes in the Tal Al Hawa quarter and set fire to others in Al Nuseirat camp, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
The air strikes came a day after the Israeli military ordered people to leave the area of Al Bureij camp, also in central Gaza, before launching operations there.
Thousands departed and headed to Nuseirat or the nearby city of Deir Al Balah, Wafa reported.
The evacuation orders over the past week displaced 9 per cent of Gaza's population, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) said on Monday.
There were 29,000 people living in the area Israel ordered to be cleared on Sunday, it added.
Wafa reported that Ali Al Tatar, six, had died “as a result of malnutrition” at Al Ahli Arab hospital in northern Gaza, where the UN said a full-blown famine had taken hold.
This brings the total number of people who died from a lack of food to 39, Wafa said.
The Palestinian death toll from Israel's offensive in Gaza rose to 39,363 after 39 people were killed between Sunday and Monday, while the number of injured rose by 93 to 90,923, the local Health Ministry said.
The war began on October 7 with cross-border raids by Palestinian militants who killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and took about 240 hostages back to Gaza.
Three more bodies arrived at Al Ahli Arab Hospital – after being killed three days ago in the neighbourhood of Sabra, in the western part of the Gaza Strip, local sources reported.
Efforts by the US, Qatar and Egypt to mediate a ceasefire have failed so far. Israel submitted another draft ceasefire agreement to mediators in Rome on Sunday, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said, with talks set to continue “in the coming days”.
The meeting was scheduled to take place on Thursday in Doha but was postponed until Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was heavily criticised for the delay by the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
Israel's Kan broadcaster cited an Israeli official who said it was a “meeting for the sake of a meeting”.
The war has prevented 39,000 high school pupils from Gaza from sitting their school-leaving exams, Palestine's Ministry of Education said on Monday as the results of the exams were released.
Celebrations by successful Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank were muted out of respect for their counterparts in Gaza, where about 10,000 pupils and 400 teachers have been killed in the war, according to the ministry.
“We are keeping our celebrations indoors and not publicising them out of respect to the martyrs of Gaza,” said Ammar Awamer, who scored 99.4 per cent in one of the exams.
Turkey warning
Turkey warned it could “enter” Israel “as it did in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh”, although President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not specify the type of intervention he mentioned.
In the previous conflicts, Turkey equipped allies with drones and other military equipment, also sending advisers.
“We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them,” Mr Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Rize on Sunday.
“There is no reason why we cannot do this … We must be strong so that we can take these steps.”
Ten tax points to be aware of in 2026
1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years
If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.
2. E-invoicing in the UAE
Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption.
3. More tax audits
Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks.
4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime
Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.
5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit
There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.
6. Further transfer pricing enforcement
Transfer pricing enforcement, which refers to the practice of establishing prices for internal transactions between related entities, is expected to broaden in scope. The UAE will shortly open the possibility to negotiate advance pricing agreements, or essentially rulings for transfer pricing purposes.
7. Limited time periods for audits
Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion.
8. Pillar 2 implementation
Many multinational groups will begin to feel the practical effect of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT), the UAE's implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax under Pillar 2. While the rules apply for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2025, it is 2026 that marks the transition to an operational phase.
9. Reduced compliance obligations for imported goods and services
Businesses that apply the reverse-charge mechanism for VAT purposes in the UAE may benefit from reduced compliance obligations.
10. Substance and CbC reporting focus
Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity.
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Brescia v Lazio (3.30pm)
SPAL v Verona (6pm)
Genoa v Sassuolo (9pm)
AS Roma v Torino (11.45pm)
Monday
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AC Milan v Sampdoria (6pm)
Juventus v Cagliari (6pm)
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cons: Flaherty
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