61 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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4 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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5 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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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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8 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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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 Israel has furthered starvation with ‘military model’ of aid distribution, according to new joint report – Israel

A report by Forensic Architecture and the World Peace Foundation says Israel has dismantled the proven model of aid distributionMothers in Gaza have resorted to using legume water and herbs as alternative to infant milk amid Famine, charity warnsDr. Ra’ed Al-Baba, who works at Al Awda Hospital run by ActionAid’s partner Al-Awda, said usage of alternatives to infant milk had “catastrophic” consequences.There are mothers who resort to using legume water, herbs, and other alternatives to infant milk because of the severe shortage. These methods carry catastrophic risks, causing gastroenteritis, food poisoning, delayed growth, severe anaemia, and even the inability to move. We have seen cases of extreme dehydration from polluted water mixed with these substitutes. This is not survival, this is slow death.” Continue reading...

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1 week 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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1 week ago Voices: Whatever Gaza’s future, 7 October was the beginning of Netanyahu’s end

As Israel’s prime minister calls up 60,000 reservists for his siege of Gaza City, amid growing anti-government protests, Mary Dejevsky asks: will he come to regret it?

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1 week ago Voices: Whatever Gaza’s future, October 7 was the beginning of Netanyahu’s end

As Israel’s prime minister calls up 60,000 reservists for his siege of Gaza City, amid growing anti-government protests, Mary Dejevsky asks: will he come to regret it?

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1 week ago Israel’s Gaza City invasion: What is Netanyahu’s plan and what happens next as new assault launched

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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1 week ago Netanyahu pushes forward with Gaza City operation despite opposition

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to expand Israel's military operation in Gaza City despite opposition

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1 week ago Labour hits out at Israel's settlement plan to 'divide a Palestinian state in two'

The Foreign Secretary criticised the approval of the E1 project as he warned it would 'critically undermine' hopes of a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis.

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1 week ago Israel calls up 60,000 reservists with invasion of Gaza's largest city imminent

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to prepare for a major ground assault on Gaza City, where almost half of the territory's displaced residents are now sheltering

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