2 h. ago 'True friend' of Israel Tommy Robinson invited to country after Manchester attack

Tommy Robinson will be hosted by the Israeli government "on behalf of the State of Israel" in a few weeks' time, with the announcement coming a day after a terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester

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8 h. ago Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming UN agency enabled Hamas' deadly attack on Israel

A lawsuit that claimed the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees had provided more than $1 billion that enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel was dismissed this week by a federal judge in New York

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26 h. ago Israel lays blame for Manchester terror attack at the feet of Keir Starmer as his government is accused of failing to protect British Jews

Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa'ar said the Prime Minister had failed to tackle the 'rampant anti-Semitic incitement in Britain' and demanded an immediate 'change of course'.

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29 h. ago Starmer visits London synagogue with his Jewish wife hours after Manchester attack

Starmer visits London synagogue with his Jewish wife hours after Manchester attack  The Times of Israel

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31 h. ago President of Israel makes unprecedented plea to King Charles over rising antisemitism

Three days before today's Manchester terror attack, the Israeli President Issac Herzog pointed to a spike in antisemitism cases and called on the King to raise it with leaders.

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35 h. ago Gaza flotilla supporters outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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35 h. ago Hamas military chief 'WON'T accept Trump's peace plan and will continue to fight Israel in Gaza'

Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who played a key role in the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, is thought to believe the deal was designed to finish Hamas, whether the group accepts it or not.

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36 h. ago Gaza flotilla organisers outrageously compare Manchester stabbing to 'attack' on their boats by Israel and criticise Keir Starmer for condemning synagogue terrorism

At least two people were killed when a car was driven into a crowd and a man stabbed at around 9.30am this morning on Yom Kippur - the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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48 h. ago Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israeli strikes kill at least 44 people as military continues Gaza City attack

Health officials say most deaths were in the strip’s largest city, where hundreds of thousands are trapped and starvingIsraeli strikes and shootings have killed at least 44 people in Gaza, according to health officials in the territory, with most of the killings in Gaza City.The Israeli military continues to press ahead with an attack on the strip’s largest city, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are trapped and starving, despite international pressure for a ceasefire. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Doctors Without Borders suspends work in Gaza City during ‘relentless’ Israeli attack

The charity said the deteriorating security situation had made it impossible to safely continue treating patients

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1 week ago Israel attack on Yemeni newspaper was second deadliest on journalists ever recorded

Press freedom group says ‘brutal and unjustified attack’ is deadliest since 2009 Maguindanao massacre in PhilippinesThirty one journalists and media staff were killed by Israeli strikes on newspaper offices in Yemen last week in what the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Friday was the deadliest attack on journalists in the last 16 years.Israel struck a newspaper complex in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, which housed three Houthi-connected media outlets on 10 September. At the time, members of the Yemeni army’s press arm were finishing the weekly print edition, according to the publication’s editor-in-chief, which increased the number of journalists present during the strike. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lawsuit targets militant groups as complicit in deaths of US citizens in Hamas

Lawyers for U.S. victims of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel are suing various groups that have been designated by the government as terrorist organizations

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2 w. ago Raging Trump 'declared Netanyahu "is f***ing me" after Israel carried out Qatar attack' and 'is very frustrated by his handling of Gaza'

Senior US officials overheard Trump's words: 'He's f-ing me,' during a meeting about Israeli strikes on Qatar.

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2 w. ago Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact as regional tensions escalate

Deal with nuclear-armed Pakistan comes as Gulf Arab states worry about US reliability while Saudi official says pact isn’t responding to ‘specific events’Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a formal mutual defence pact in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heightened regional tensions.The enhanced defence ties come as Gulf Arab states grow increasingly wary about the reliability of the US as their longstanding security guarantor – concerns heightened by Israel’s attack in Qatar last week. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rubio promises ‘unwavering’ US support for Israel after meeting with Netanyahu in wake of Qatar attack

Trump had warned Israel to be ‘very careful’ following its attacks on Doha, which sparked international outrage

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2 w. ago Mum had to buy new £2,000 tickets home from holiday after Israeli attack

Dawn was told there would be no compensation and had to pay for the tickets herself

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2 w. ago Rubio in Israel for talks to limit diplomatic damage over Qatar strikes

US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talksThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has held talks in Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at limiting the diplomatic damage to both countries by Israel’s attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Qatar, its continued demolition of Gaza, and the accelerated expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank.The Israeli prime minister took Rubio on a tour of the Western Wall, where both men placed written prayers between the stones, before taking his American visitor underground to view archeological excavations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marco Rubio arrives in Israel as US demands answers over Qatar attack

Mr Rubio’s trip proceeded despite President Donald Trump’s reported anger at Mr Netanyahu over the Israeli strike in Doha

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2 w. ago Rubio arrives in Israel amid tensions over strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar

US secretary of state says Trump ‘not happy’ about Israeli attack that targeted Hamas officials in Doha for Gaza talksThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has arrived in Israel seeking to mend a rift with Washington’s other allies in the region over Israel’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar and the accelerated expansion of settlements on the occupied West Bank.In talks with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Rubio will try to balance criticism of the Israeli airstrike on a Doha building, which killed aides to a Hamas leader and a Qatari security officer, with a message of overall support for Israel before the expected formal recognition of Palestine by a number of other US allies, including the UK, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium. Continue reading...

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