68 m. ago Palestinians protest Hamas in rare public show of dissent in Gaza

Videos circulating online show Palestinians chanting against Hamas during an anti-war protest in the Gaza Strip

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18 h. ago First picture of motorcyclist killed after horror crash on Scots road as police make fresh appeal

Iain Macrory, 61, lost his life after his motorbike crashed with a lorry in Dumfries and Galloway on March 19.

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25 h. ago Five killed by Israeli shelling in southern Syria, officials say; US appears to confirm fresh Yemen strikes – Middle East crisis live

Israel shells province of Darra amid warning of escalation in region; US attacks Houthis in a bid to regain control of international shipping lanesIn a statement regarding the airstrike on Syria, the Israeli military said:IDF (army) troops identified several terrorists who opened fire toward them in southern Syria. The troops returned fire in response and the IAF (air force) struck the terrorists. Hits were identified. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago US appears to confirm fresh strikes on Yemen; Israel issues fresh calls to evacuate northern Gaza – Middle East crisis live

US attacks target Houthis in a bid to regain control of international shipping lanes; IDF tells people to head towards ‘known shelters’ At least five people have been killed in Israeli shelling of the southern Syrian province of Daraa, local authorities said.In a post on Telegram, provincial authorities reported a provisional toll of “five people killed in the Israeli bombardment of the town of Kuwayya... west of Daraa”. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Israel military issues further calls to evacuate northern Gaza as airstrikes continue – Middle East crisis live

Military tells people to head towards ‘known shelters’ despite the fact there is no guarantee of safety as 57 people killed in past 24 hoursAs we mentioned in the opening summary, Israel’s security cabinet has approved a suggestion by the country’s defence minister, Israel Katz, to set up a new administration within his department tasked with enabling Palestinians to “voluntarily” leave Gaza, their homelands.In a statement a couple of days ago, Katz’s office said the new directorate would work to:Prepare for and enable safe and controlled passage of Gaza residents for their voluntary departure to third countries, including securing their movement, establishing movement routes, checking pedestrians at designated crossings in the Gaza Strip, as well as coordinating the provision of infrastructure that will enable passage by land, sea and air to the destination countries.The ministry of foreign affairs and expatriates condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s announcement of the establ...

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28 h. ago Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 23 people overnight

Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday

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41 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill at least 65 people in Gaza in 24 hours, says health authority

Death toll includes women, children and journalists, nearly a week after Israel broke ceasefireIsraeli airstrikes have killed at least 65 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including women, children and two journalists, the Palestinian health authority said on Monday, nearly a week after Israel broke its ceasefire with Hamas.Palestinians in Gaza have again been fleeing for their lives after Israel launched its new offensive in the territory, which started on Tuesday last week with a wave of airstrikes that killed about 700 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm, according to the Palestinian health ministry in the territory run by Hamas. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five including senior Hamas figure

Ismail Barhoum and medics die in attack, which Israel says was based on extensive intelligenceAn Israeli airstrike on Sunday night hit the largest hospital in southern Gaza, killing five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, the militant group has said, in an attack that wounded others, causing a large fire.The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Israel kills 'new Hamas PM' in precision airstrike days after he took office

Hamas' so-called new Prime Minister Ismail Barhoum (pictured) was killed in the strike that hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis on Sunday night.

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56 h. ago Gaza death toll 'surpasses 50,000' as Israeli airstrikes rain down on Palestinians

Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire and launched a new all-out air and ground campaign last Tuesday against Hamas.

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59 h. ago Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five including Hamas political leader

Ismail Barhoum died in attack on Khan Younis, which Israel says followed extensive intelligenceAn Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza has killed five people, including a Hamas political leader and Palestinian medics, Hamas has said, in an attack Israel said had targeted a key figure in the militant group.The Gaza health ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimise harm at the site. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago ‘There was just wave after wave’: Gaza doctors recount horror of the last week

About a third of all casualties admitted to Nasser hospital were under 14, as Israeli airstrikes broke fragile ceasefireEarly on Tuesday morning, within minutes of the wave of Israeli airstrikes that broke the fragile two-month ceasefire which had brought some respite to Gaza, the emergency room of al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah was full.“At no point were there less than 65 people in ER, all with open wounds, mainly women and children The floor was awash with blood,” said Mark Perlmutter, a US-based volunteer orthopaedic surgeon working at the hospital that morning. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Hamas leader killed alongside his wife in Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza

Salah al-Bardawil, 65, and his wife were killed in a camp in al-Mawasi, near Khan Yunis, according to the Palestinian Islamist movement.

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69 h. ago Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week

Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as Palestinian officials say death toll of war has passed 50,000Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease the new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm. On Sunday, Palestinian officials said the total death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict had passed 50,000. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Israeli airstrikes blitz Gaza, killing 26, as the death toll soars past 50,000

Blasts are said to have killed senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardaweel, 66, and his wife, along with several women and children as Israel continued its offensive

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3 d. ago Fresh appeal issued after motorcyclist killed in Ayrshire road horror crash

The 59-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

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3 d. ago Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians in Gaza, including senior Hamas political leader, officials say

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 19 people overnight into Sunday, including a senior Hamas political leader

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3 d. ago Israel strikes southern Lebanon and Gaza amid calls for halt to ‘endless war’

One killed and seven wounded in attack as freed hostages and families of those still held in Gaza urge end to fightingIsrael carried out a strike in Tyre, south Lebanon, on Saturday, killing one and wounding seven people and endangering the shaky truce that ended a year-long conflict against Hezbollah, as 40 survivors of Hamas captivity called on the Israeli government to halt the “endless war”.The strike on a building came after Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes in Lebanon on Saturday, its most intense aerial assault on the country in four months. In total, six people were killed, including a child, and 28 injured, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Police consider fresh Stephen Lawrence probe after killer's bombshell confession

Scotland Yard is 'urgently assessing' an admission by David Norris that he was part of the gang that killed the 18-year-old student Stephen Lawrence at a bus stop in 1993

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4 d. ago I spoke to children in Gaza this week and here’s what they told me: they just want to live | Shaima Al

As war resumes, so does the death sentence for Gaza’s children. The UK must not be an ally to further atrocitiesShaima Al-Obaidi is a senior media manager at Save the Children UKWhen I was woken up in the middle of the night on Tuesday by the roar of airstrikes and blaring ambulance sirens, I quickly realised that, once again, Israeli forces were unleashing hell on Gaza. It was a night of terror, but one that is all too familiar for Gaza’s children and families after 16 months of war. A reported 174 children were killed – one of the largest child death tolls in a single day.Events have escalated rapidly since then. The attacks persist, and Gaza is once again divided. The Israeli military has imposed restrictions, blocking access to northern Gaza from the south. More than 50 of my colleagues in the north now confront the choice of staying to face tanks and bullets or leaving their homes with barely a moment to process their losses.Shaima Al-Obaidi is a senior media manager at Save th...

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