8 h. ago Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

President says ‘the Israelis have accepted my terms’ and urges release of hostages to secure peace agreementDonald Trump on Sunday issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian militant group to accept a deal to release hostages from Gaza.“The Israelis have accepted my Terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last warning, there will not be another one!” Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Israel says a Houthi drone from Yemen has hit near its southern airport, halting flights

A drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group has hit Israel's southern airport, closing airspace and halting flights, according to the Israeli military

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24 h. ago Ministers considering human rights reform in bid to head off Reform as defence secretary say Starmer going ‘up a gear’ – UK politics live

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood expected to to say asylum seekers will be moved from hotels to barracksJohn Healey also said Shabana Mahmood will be “just as tough as Cooper” on Palestine Action, the campaign group opposing Israel’s assault on Gaza that the government controversially proscribed under the Terrorism Act in July, making membership of or support of the group a criminal offence.More than 425 people were arrested in London yesterday at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.I think you’ll start to see Keir Starmer insist that dealing with the small boats, solving the immigration illegal immigration crisis, is part of the jobs the whole of government, not just the Home Office.So with the Home Office, I have been putting military planners into their Border Command and into their planning for the future, and we are looking at the potential use of military and non military use sites for temporary accommodation for the people who come ac...

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26 h. ago Italian media’s true thoughts on Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari after difficult start

Lewis Hamilton has struggled to adapt at Ferrari since getting his dream move, with the seven-time world champion's time with the Maranello-outfit coming under scrutiny

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28 h. ago After largely ignoring suffering in Gaza, Israeli media start to report on Palestinian hardships

The war in the Gaza Strip is starting to look different these days on the Israeli news

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42 h. ago There are only two ways to get a breakthrough in Israel – and stop Netanyahu from destroying Gaza

The Israeli government has repeatedly said the release of all remaining hostages and disarmament of Hamas would end the war, but in reality, Netanyahu’s military objectives in Gaza City come first, sources tell chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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44 h. ago Teaching the deaf to survive in a silent war zone: How Gaza is even more dangerous when you can’t hear Israel’s missiles coming

When bombs fall on the Gaza Strip, members of the deaf community are particularly vulnerable, Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha reports

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64 h. ago Takeaways from AP reporting on Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that killed journalists and medics

AP reporting raises questions about Israel's rationale for a deadly attack on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

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65 h. ago Israel says it is 'opening the gates of Hell' in Gaza as IDF blows up tower block 'used by Hamas terrorists'

The high-rise in Gaza City was destroyed on Friday after the army said it would target tall buildings taken over by Hamas ahead of its planned push into the city.

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66 h. ago AP reporting calls into question why and how Israel attacked a Gaza hospital

Associated Press reporting into an Israeli attack that killed 22 people at a Gaza Strip hospital, including five journalists, raises questions about Israel’s rationale for the attack and the way it was carried out

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3 d. ago John Swinney statement on Israel 'risks safety, security and well

John Swinney has insisted he has done the right thing in accusing Israel of “genocide” despite fears it could risk the safety of Jews in Scotland.

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3 d. ago The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart

In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli armyThere can be no doubt about which movie has set the Venice film festival ablaze – it is this one, from Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania. The Voice of Hind Rajab is about the horrifying ordeal of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza in her uncle’s car along with six family members, and two paramedics who tried to come to her rescue. Rajab herself, who survived the original assault by the IDF which killed those around her, stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), desperately begging for help. With startling audacity, Ben Hania has used the real audio recording of Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice, while fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call-centre office, with real people ...

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3 d. ago Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel

Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, overnight and into Thursday

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3 d. ago Pope Leo raises ‘tragic situation in Gaza’ during meeting with Israeli president

The pontiff reiterated the Vatican's support for a two-state solution to the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict

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3 d. ago Israel president meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza offensive presses on

Pope Leo XIV has met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican

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4 d. ago Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters

Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians heldOnly one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.Those jailed for long periods without charge or trial include medical workers, teachers, civil servants, media workers, writers, sick and disabled people and children. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Lush shuts all UK stores, factories and website in 'solidarity with Gaza' amid Israel’s war against Hamas

The cosmetics giant operates more than 100 shops across the country, including 12 in London

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4 d. ago Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? | Simon Jenkins

The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could backSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTony Blair’s leaked presence at the recent White House discussion of Donald Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” plan is either good news or outrageous. Good news if he used his influence with Trump to terminate this obscenity. Dreadful news if he were to be party to it.The plan itself was first outlined to an incredulous world by Trump in February. The details have now emerged. It involves the expulsion – the de facto imprisonment – of 2 million Palestinians, while the US administers the exclave for 10 years. Each Palestinian would be paid $5,000 each plus four years’ rent somewhere else and one year’s supply of food. Gaza is then rebuilt as a skyscraper wonderland of artificial intelligence inv...

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4 d. ago Israelis stage a 'day of disruption' as more strikes hit Gaza City

As Israel presses forward with its offensive in Gaza's largest city, protesters are taking to the streets throughout Israel demanding the government prioritize ceasefire negotiations

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4 d. ago At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – Middle East crisis live

More than 40,000 have suffered ‘new war-related injuries’ with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesYemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel (see 8.17am BST), saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in what they said was an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen.The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre’s largest and most crowded neighbourhoods, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

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