8 d. ago Live updates: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 14, medics say

Medics in Gaza say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 14 people while Hamas is reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response

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9 d. ago Discussions on US ceasefire proposal are ‘ongoing’, says White House – Middle East crisis live

Washington says proposal has been submitted to Hamas that has been ‘backed and supported’ by IsraelHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Netanyahu tells hostages’ families that Israel has accepted ceasefire proposal from US, say reports – Middle East crisis live

Proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff stipulates the release of 10 living hostages held in Gaza and the return of 18 bodies in exchange for a 60-day ceasefireHere are the latest pictures from the West Bank, courtesy of the newswiresIsraeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians overnight in Gaza, the Associated Press reports. According to local hospitals, Four were killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City late Wednesday, and another eight, including two women and three children, were killed in a strike on a home in Jabaliya. A strike on a built-up refugee camp in central Gaza killed one person and wounded 18. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which says it only targets militants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants are embedded in populated areas. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Israel confirms plans to create 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Defence minister says move ‘prevents establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger Israel’Middle East crisis live – latest news updatesIsrael has said it will establish 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalisation of outposts already built without government authorisation, after a security cabinet vote held in secret last week.Israel occupied the West Bank, capturing it from Jordan, in the six-day war of 1967. Since then, successive governments have tried to permanently cement Israeli control over the land, in part by declaring swathes as “state lands”, which prevents private Palestinian ownership. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Live updates: Israel OKs more settlements in the West Bank as Gaza strikes kill at least 13

Israel says it will establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Elias Rodriguez charged with first

Victims named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez

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2 w. ago Shooting of Israeli embassy staffers underscores US ‘era of violent populism’

This is the latest act of violence in a string of incidents that have affected Jewish, Arab and Muslim communitiesUS politics live – latest updatesThe killing of two staff of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC comes as the war in Gaza has splintered the American body politic alongside the ongoing rise in political violence.A shooter, identified as Elias Rodriguez, shot the two people, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday after they left an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee. Rodriguez reportedly chanted “free, free Palestine” while being detained by security. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Suspect charged with murder after Israeli couple shot at ‘21 times’ near Jewish Museum

Shooting victims named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram, while suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez

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2 w. ago Washington D.C. suspect charged after shooting at Israeli couple ‘21 times’ near Jewish Museum: Latest updates

Shooting victims named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram, while suspect identified as Elias Rodriguez

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2 w. ago Violent Israeli settlers under UK sanctions join illegal West Bank outpost

Exclusive: Neria Ben Pazi and Zohar Sabah witnessed visiting base set up to drive Palestinians from homes• Middle East crisis live – latest updatesTwo violent Israeli settlers on whom sanctions were imposed by the UK government this week have joined a campaign to drive Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank village of Mughayyir al-Deir.Neria Ben Pazi’s organisation, Neria’s Farm, had sanctions imposed by London on Tuesday, as the UK suspended negotiations on a new free-trade deal with Israel over its refusal to allow aid into Gaza and cabinet ministers’ calls to “purify Gaza” by expelling Palestinians. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Two Israeli embassy staff fatally shot outside Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC: Latest updates

The victims have been named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while the suspect has been identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30

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2 w. ago Israeli embassy shooting latest: Suspect chanted ‘Free Palestine’ after two staffers killed in Washington D.C.

The victims have been named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while the suspect has been identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Suspect chanted ‘Free Palestine’ after two Israeli embassy staffers killed

The victims have been named as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram while the suspect has been identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30

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2 w. ago Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – latest updates

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryUS Speaker Mike Johnson on the shooting:I’ve been informed of the tragic shooting that occurred outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum tonight in Washington D.C. We are monitoring the situation as more details become known and lifting up the victim’s families in our prayers.Yoni Kalin and Katie Kalisher were inside the museum when they heard gunshots and a man came inside looking distressed, they said. Kalin said people came to his aid and brought him water, thinking he needed help, without realizing he was the suspect. When police arrived, he pulled out a red keffiyeh and repeatedly yelled, “Free Palestine,’” Kalin said. “This event was about humanitarian aid,” Kalin said. “How can we actually help both the people in Gaza and the people in Israel? How can we bring together Muslims...

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting latest: Suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff killed near Jewish museum

The shooting has drawn condemnation from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump

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2 w. ago Washington DC shooting: suspect in custody after two Israeli embassy staff killed near Capital Jewish Museum – latest updates

Homicides are under investigation, police say during press conference, after fatal shooting of man and woman Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Washington DC Jewish museum – homeland security secretaryA bit more from police chief Pamela A Smith. She said that prior to the shooting the suspect had been observed pacing outside the museum. He then approached a group of four people and produced a hand gun before opening fire. He then “entered the museum and was detained by event security”.President Donald Trump has sent his condolences to the families of the victims, saying “Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA”. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social he said:These horrible D.C. killings, based obviously on antisemitism, must end, NOW! Hatred and Radicalism have no place in the USA. Condolences to the families of the victims. So sad that such things as this can happen! God Bless You ALL! Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump to meet with South African president amid tensions over aid, Afrikaners, Israel: Live updates

Trade agreements and investment opportunities said to be on table as two nations work to reset relations

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2 w. ago UK suspends trade talks with Israel and attacks ‘repellent’ extremism

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemns blocking of aid trucks and calls by Israeli ministers to ‘purify Gaza’Middle East crisis – live updatesUK-Israeli relations have plunged to their worst state for decades after the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, suspended negotiations over a new free trade deal, saying Israel’s cabinet ministers’ calls to “purify Gaza” by expelling Palestinians were repellent, monstrous and extremist.He also said wider talks about a future bilateral strategic roadmap with Israel were being reviewed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK suspends trade talks with Israel and attacks ‘repellant’ extremism

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemns blocking of aid trucks and calls by Israeli ministers to ‘purify Gaza’Middle East crisis – live updatesUK-Israeli relations have plunged to their worst state for decades after the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, suspended negotiations over a new free trade deal, saying Israel’s cabinet ministers’ calls to “purify Gaza” by expelling Palestinians were repellant, monstrous and extremist.He also said wider talks about a future bilateral strategic roadmap with Israel were also being reviewed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israel says ‘external pressure will not divert’ it after UK pauses trade talks – Israel

Israel foreign ministry spokesperson accuses Britain of ‘anti-Israel obsession’ after UK pauses trade talks over blockade of GazaPhilippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of Unrwa, the UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, has been speaking to Euronews.He said US President Donald Trump has the unique power to force Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “change the situation” in Gaza.I do believe that President Donald Trump has the necessary influence to change the situation in Gaza and make sure that the siege be lifted and that the population get access to the assistance it deserves.It’s an outrage that we are confronted by a situation of starvation when it comes to Gaza. It’s a completely fabricated one. We are in a situation where hunger and food are being weaponised for political and military purposes What is needed in Gaza is a massive, unhindered, uninterrupted assistance of supply to make sure that we are reversing the trend of the spreading hunger. Continue...

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