15 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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20 h. ago Israeli foreign minister accuses Starmer of failing to curb ‘toxic’ antisemitism

Gideon Sa’ar demanded a ‘change of course’ from the UK Government on tackling anti-Jewish hatred in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

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31 h. ago Israeli navy intercepts some flotilla boats but others are nearing the coast of Gaza, activists say

Israeli navy soldiers have boarded vessels and detained dozens of activists from a flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

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36 h. ago Gaza aid flotilla: more than a dozen vessels intercepted by Israeli forces; Greta Thunberg arrested – live

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territoryIsraeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from GazaAmnesty International UK called on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to denounce Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.“Reports that Israeli forces have intercepted the Gaza flotilla marks yet another shameful chapter in the brutal and merciless enforcement of Israel’s illegal and immoral 18-year blockade of Gaza and is an attack on international law and basic humanity,” said Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty International UK’s director of communications. “Keir Starmer has a serious role to play. With British citizens and British-flagged ships involved, he must not revert to silence as usual.” Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Israel tells Gaza aid flotilla to change course as activists say navy is intercepting boats – Middle East crisis live

Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying about 500 activists including Greta Thunberg, says Israeli navy boats approaching; foreign ministry says it asked flotilla to change course Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said Israeli warships surrounded several of its boats on Wednesday and that the interception of the main vessels was under way, according to AFP.“The warships are moving in to intercept the flotilla – only 81 nautical miles remain to Gaza,” said the Maghreb contingent of the Global Sumud Flotilla in a statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu vows retaliation for Palestinian statehood push at UN

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper urged Israel's Prime Minister not to retaliate for the statehood push by annexing more of the West Bank - after the UK and other Western allies mounted a coordinated effort to back Palestinian statehood

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2 w. ago UK recognition of Palestinian state ‘up to Israel’, says foreign minister

The frontbencher said if Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration does not want the UK to act ‘then it is clear what it needs to do’.

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4 w. ago Spanish minister says Israeli cycling team should be expelled from Vuelta after protest

Spain’s foreign minister says that he would support the expulsion of Israel Premier Tech from the Spanish Vuelta cycling race after the team was targeted by a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted the event

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last month Israeli annexation of the West Bank would be ‘red line’ for UAE

Emirati foreign ministry’s warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020

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