9 h. ago Netanyahu is an unhinged narcissist who has sabotaged world peace, says furious Qatar

Netanyahu’s unilateral actions bombing Doha are one of ‘madman’ who is attacking international rules-based order, warns senior Qatari official

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12 h. ago Israel makes astonishing Qatar bombing claim as Gaza ceasefire hopes shattered

Israeli President Isaac Herzog says the Doha bombing was aimed at wiping out top Hamas men who were standing in the way of peace proposals and objecting to a ceasefire

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17 h. ago Keir Starmer will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog as MPs express ‘grave concern’ at the visit – UK politics live

The visit is seen as highly contentious amid the war in Gaza and Israel’s bombing of Qatar in a targeted strike aimed at Hamas officialsPeter Mandelson, the British ambassador to the US, has spoken at length about how he regrets “very, very deeply indeed” his past friendship with the billionaire paedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.After new evidence about the extent of that friendship came to light yesterday, Mandelson gave an interview to the Sun’s editor-at-large in the US, Harry Cole, accepting that the disclosures were “very embarrassing to see and to read”.I just feel two things now – one, I feel a tremendous sense, a profound sense of sympathy for those people, those women, who suffered as a result of his behaviour and his illegal criminal activities.Secondly, I regret very, very deeply indeed carrying on that association with him for far longer than I should have done I just would say this during all the time I was an associate of his, I never saw the wrongdoing. I neve...

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29 h. ago Trump's fury at airstrikes on Qatar: White House is blindsided by deadly IDF attack on its Gulf ally as Hamas leaders gathered for Gaza talks

Donald Trump hit out tonight at Israel's air strike on Qatar that killed five members of Hamas as its delegation prepared for talks to try to end the conflict in Gaza.

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30 h. ago Houthis fire missile into Israel after Netanyahu's forces unilaterally bombed Hamas leadership in Qatar: Terror group say none of their top team were killed

Footage filmed in Doha today showed a large explosion and thick black smoke billowing from a building as Israel carried out airstrikes in the Qatari capital.

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31 h. ago Houthis strike BACK after Israel bombed building in Qatar as Hamas says six people were killed... and that they blame the US

Footage filmed in Doha today showed a large explosion and thick black smoke billowing from a building as Israel carried out airstrikes in the Qatari capital.

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35 h. ago Israel bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar: IDF blows up building housing terror group's senior figures in 'Operation Summit of Fire', sparking fury across Middle East

Axios correspondent Barak Ravid, citing Israeli officials, said the explosion in Doha was an assassination attempt against Hamas officials

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35 h. ago As Israel bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar, how terrorist billionaires live in marble

While conditions in the rubble-strewn Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate after more than 700 days of war, senior Hamas officials have been enjoying a life of luxury in Qatar.

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4 w. ago Middle East crisis live: WHO asks for more medical aid to be allowed into Gaza before Israeli offensive

World Health Organization says it needs to deal with ‘catastrophic’ health situation in Gaza before Israel moves to ‘take control’ of Gaza CityIn a post on X, Israel Defense Forces claim to have “debunked” what it called Hamas’s “starvation campaign” in Gaza.The IDF said that reviews of documents showed that most deaths by malnutrition in Gaza were linked to “severe pre-existing conditions” and that only a handful of the 133 deaths by malnutrition claimed by Gaza’s authorities in July could be “verified”. The post said that the “expert review concluded that there are no signs of a widespread malnutrition phenomenon among the population in Gaza”. Continue reading...

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