2 h. ago Israel threatens Greta Thunberg with 'terror cell' jail for her new Gaza flotilla

Greta Thunberg is launching her second Gaza-bound "Freedom Flotilla" today, with Israel reportedly preparing to throw activists in 'terror cell' conditions

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2 h. ago Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. That’s why I’m joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan

My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse toHundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing to Gaza in the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. I am among them. We aim to non-violently break Israel’s illegal siege by delivering much-needed supplies. I joined the mission because, as an Irish person, I have watched my government meet what our taoiseach acknowledges to be a genocide with little more than the occasional round of three Hail Marys.In fact, that framing is overly generous. The Irish government is not just passively useless in the face of genocide; it aids and abets the perpetrators. US military planes potentially carrying arms to Israel routinely pass through Ireland’s Shannon airport without inspection. A 2018 Occupied Territories bill originally intended to ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements is now in its seventh year of legislative limbo, with endless dithering as to whether it should include services....

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13 h. ago Israel is planning to throw Greta Thunberg in a terror cell' as Swedish eco zealot sets off on second Gaza

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg will today launch a second Gaza-bound 'Freedom Flotilla', just weeks after she was detained in international waters by Israel. 

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15 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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18 h. ago Ships carrying aid, activists, and celebrities to set sail from Barcelona to Gaza

A flotilla of ships has prepared to set sail from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid, activists, and celebrities on board

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27 h. ago Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza to ‘break illegal siege’

Unspecified number of vessels due to depart Barcelona on Sunday, with dozens more expected to leave other Mediterranean ports on 4 SeptemberA flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is due to leave from Barcelona on Sunday to try to “break the illegal siege of Gaza”, organisers said.The vessels will set off from the Spanish port city to “open a humanitarian corridor and end the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people”, said the Global Sumud Flotilla. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Israel will soon slow or halt aid into parts of northern Gaza as it ramps up offensive

Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas

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69 h. ago Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’ ahead of planned offensive

The military did not confirm whether residents or aid groups had been notified of the plans

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4 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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4 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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4 d. ago Donald Trump to chair meeting on Gaza as US says it expects ‘to settle this before the end of this year’ – Middle East crisis live

US special envoy Steve Witkoff says ‘we think we’re going to settle this one way or another’ as Marco Rubio also prepares to meet Gideon Saar Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Venice Film Festival set to begin as activists hope to shift the spotlight to Gaza

The Venice Film Festival is kicking off amid protests and calls to boycott Israeli actor Gal Gadot

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7 d. ago Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers as northern Gaza braces for looming offensive

Palestinians reported more deadly incidents near aid sites and in areas Israel plans to invade as it seeks control of Gaza’s largest city

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8 d. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene issues passionate plea in support of Gaza, setting off MAGA — including Laura Loomer

Far-right congresswoman breaks from GOP to label Israel’s war a ‘genocide’ and urges American support for ‘masses of innocent people and children’

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8 d. ago Israel destroyed Gaza’s water plants. Now a deadly condition is spreading like wildfire

As hospitals in the strip struggle to cope with a stream of injured people, doctors are also battling the rise of a rare disease that has left children paralysed. Alex Croft speaks to medics on the front line

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8 d. ago Israel destroyed Gaza’s water plants. Now a deadly disease is spreading like wildfire

As hospitals in Gaza struggle to cope with a starvation crisis, doctors are also battling the rise of a rare disease that has left children paralysed. Medics on the frontline tell Alex Croft it is one of the most challenging medical incidents they have faced

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9 d. ago Famine set to be officially declared in Gaza for first time by UN

The system for classifying food insecurity has been used to declare just four famines since it was established in 2004Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has vowed to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel’s terms, reports AFP.He wrote on social media:Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamas’s murderers and rapists in Gaza - until they agree to Israel’s conditions for ending the war, primarily the release of all hostages and their disarmament,” the minister posted on social media.If they do not agree, Gaza, the capital of Hamas, will become Rafah and Beit Hanoun,” he added, referring to two cities in Gaza largely razed during previous Israeli operations. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israeli minister warns the 'gates of hell will soon open up' on Hamas as Netanyahu moves to approve Gaza City invasion

In a post on X, Israel Katz said: 'Soon the gates of hell will open for the murderers and rapists of Hamas in Gaza, until they accept the conditions set by Israel for ending the war.'

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9 d. ago Gaza war latest: Israel threatens to ‘open gates of hell’ on Gaza City with Netanyahu set to approve takeover

Netanyahu says that Israel would immediately resume negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the war

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9 d. ago Famine declared in Gaza City as Israel presses ahead with massive assault

UN-backed body is set to declare famine in Gaza City on Friday

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