50 h. ago Israeli attacks on Gaza City kill dozens ahead of planned offensive

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering in Gaza City as Israel’s leaders discuss a plan for attack

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52 h. ago Israel targets Hamas spokesperson as hospitals report dozens killed in Gaza City

Israel said it had targeted a Hamas spokesperson, as hospitals and witnesses across the enclave reported dozens killed in airstrikes and gunfire

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3 d. ago Israel releases distressing footage of Hamas terrorists murdering father in front of his two children on October 7

The harrowing video was publicized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wife of the deceased on the same day the IDF launched the Gaza City offensive.

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4 d. ago Israel says bodies of 2 hostages returned as military begins Gaza City offensive

Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

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4 d. ago Gaza starvation is real and it is happening now, UN World Food Programme says – Middle East crisis live

Cindy McCain said she had spoken with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu about allowing more food into the stripPatrick Wintour is diplomatic editor for the GuardianThe UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving Tehran 30 days to make concessions on access to its nuclear sites or face deeper worldwide economic isolation. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UN food agency chief says women and children are 'starving' in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's “very evident” after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving

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5 d. ago Iranian ambassador leaves Australia amid diplomatic rift over antisemitic attacks

Iran's ambassador to Australia has been seen preparing to leave the country as a result of a diplomatic rift between the two countries

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6 d. ago UN official says 'all hope is gone' if Israeli offensive on famine

A United Nations official tells The Associated Press that if Israel’s military goes ahead with a planned offensive in Gaza City, then “all hope is gone that we’re ever going to see the end to this."

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6 d. ago Israel's military calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ as Washington hosts talks on post

Israeli and American officials are preparing to meet in Washington to discuss postwar Gaza

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6 d. ago Israel’s Gaza City invasion: What is Netanyahu’s plan and what happens next?

Hamas has accused Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of wanting to continue a ‘brutal war against innocent civilians in Gaza City’

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7 d. ago UN warns Israel that its probe into IDF attack on Gaza hospital must yield actual results – Middle East crisis live

UN official says investigations have been announced before but ‘we haven’t seen results or accountability measures yet’The UN says that Israel must not only investigate alleged unlawful killings in Gaza like the hospital strike that killed 20 people, including journalists, the previous day, but also ensure those probes yield results.“There needs to be justice,” United Nations rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP in Geneva, adding that the large number of media workers killed in the Gaza war “raises many, many questions about the targeting of journalists”.The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings.It’s of course the responsibility of Israel, as the occupying power, to investigate - but these investigations need to yield results. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Protesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Gaza strikes kill 16, hospitals say

Protesters in Israel have torched tires and blocked highways to demand a ceasefire to free hostages in Gaza

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7 d. ago Trump says he expects ‘conclusive ending’ to Gaza war within two to three weeks

US president says there is a ‘very serious diplomatic push’ to end Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory

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7 d. ago Australia expels Iranian ambassador, accusing Tehran of antisemitic attacks

Australia’s PM has accused Iran of being behind at least two arsons in Jewish communities

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7 d. ago Iran directed antisemitic attacks in Australia, PM Albanese says

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and said the country is expelling the Iranian ambassador on Tuesday

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7 d. ago Netanyahu says Israel regrets 'mishap' after 'five journalists were among 20 killed' in hospital strike on Gaza Strip

Benjamin Netanyahu has said an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was a 'tragic mishap'.

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7 d. ago Gaza latest: Journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on hospital as Netanyahu claims ‘tragic mishap’

At least five journalists have been killed in the Israeli strike

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9 d. ago ‘Sanaa wasn’t a statistic’: Baby who ‘knew nothing but war’ dies of malnutrition as Gaza crisis deepens

A toddler died in hospital as a result of prolonged nutritional deficiency and a lack of baby formula. Tara Cobham reports on the devastating impact the Israel-Hamas war is having on Palestinian children

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1 week ago Famine is declared in Gaza City but Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu brands UN's claims an 'outright lie'

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report said starvation in the Strip 'is present and rapidly spreading'. It warned the situation was 'entirely man-made'.

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1 week ago Famine in Gaza declared despite Israeli denials as UN calls it ‘moment of collective shame for world’

Britain blames Israel for ‘moral outrage’ over refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza

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