10 h. ago Netanyahu accused of slander after criticising Macron, Carney and Starmer

Israeli leader’s antisemitism claim labelled defamatory as he is warned against pursuing a war without endMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu was accused of slander and pursuing a war without end after he claimed the leaders of France, Canada and the UK were stoking antisemitism and siding with Hamas by demanding he end the two-month blockade of food and aid into Gaza.In what has become an extraordinary standoff with some of Israel’s closest allies, Netanyahu appeared to deliberately raise the stakes on Thursday night by accusing his western critics of abandoning Israel in a war for its very existence. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip

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16 h. ago Gaza famine sees 29 elderly and children starve to death in race against time

Elderly Palestinians as well as children are now dying of starvation in stricken Gaza as a trickle of aid enters the Strip and fresh horror hits Gaza since this morning with many 'missing'

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17 h. ago Is THIS where Jesus turned water into wine? Archaeologists in Israel claim they've found the exact location where the miracle took place

Although the true location has been disputed, experts say they have now pinpointed exactly where Cana is - and it is not the site visited by thousands of pilgrims each year.

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19 h. ago Netanyahu accuses leaders of Britain, France and Canada of ‘emboldening Hamas’

The Israeli prime minister made the statement after the leaders called for a halt to the Gaza offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aidBenjamin Netanyahu has accused Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of “emboldening Hamas”, after they called for a halt to Israel’s military offensive and an end to restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza.Earlier this week, the leaders of the UK, France and Canada condemned the Israeli government’s “egregious” actions in Gaza, warning that the UK and allies will take “concrete actions” unless Netanyahu changes course. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Israel wrecks last functioning hospital in north Gaza as food aid begins to trickle in

Israeli tanks and drones strike Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza while fighter jets bomb southern Lebanon

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30 h. 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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35 h. ago 90 truckloads of aid picked up in Gaza after delays at crossing with Israel

Aid groups have collected food and medicine, but face challenges getting it to the people

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35 h. ago More than 9,000 children treated for malnutrition in Gaza, says Unicef – Middle East crisis live

Figures come as Palestinian health minister says there have been 29 ‘starvation-related’ deaths in the last few daysIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC took place.Israel has faced criticism from Europe as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine.There is a direct line connecting antisemitic and anti-Israel incitement to this murder.This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and organisations, especially from Europe.These libels about genocide, crimes against humanity and murdering babies pave the way exactly for such murders. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Israeli army issues evacuation warning for 14 areas in northern Gaza – Middle East crisis live

AFP says army released statement in Arabic claiming it was ‘operating with intense force’ in a number of areasIsraeli foreign minister Gideon Saar accused unnamed European officials on Thursday of “toxic antisemitic incitement” he blamed for a hostile climate in which the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington DC took place.Israel has faced criticism from Europe as it has intensified its military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups have warned that an 11-week Israeli blockade on aid supplies has left the Palestinian territory on the brink of famine.There is a direct line connecting antisemitic and anti-Israel incitement to this murder.This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and organisations, especially from Europe.These libels about genocide, crimes against humanity and murdering babies pave the way exactly for such murders. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago If aid doesn’t enter Gaza now, 14,000 babies may die. UN peacekeepers must step in | Michael Fakhri

As a UN special rapporteur on the right to food, I have watched for 19 months as Israel starves children. The world must act nowOn Monday, Israel launched an intensive ground offensive named Operation Gideon’s Chariots as part of its plan to cause as much pain and damage as possible to everyone in Gaza. Israel has announced its intent to gain full indefinite control over Gaza, in effect aiming for annexation. This was after the international court of justice found Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and demanded it end its occupation as rapidly as possible and provide full reparations to Palestinians.Israel’s increased violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory also comes after it denied all food, water and supplies from entering Gaza for over 75 days. In March, child acute malnutrition increased by more than 80%. The price of wheat flour has increased by 3,000% since February. The World Food Programme ran out of food for kitchens in Gaza on 25 April and the Wor...

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40 h. ago Live updates: Aid groups collect some supplies that have entered Gaza

The United Nations say aid groups have collected humanitarian aid carried by about 90 trucks, out of a total of nearly 200 that have entered Gaza since Israel began allowing limited goods in earlier this week

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53 h. ago Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israeli control by end of war

Netanyahu stressed the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis and unveiled a three-stage plan to get aid deliveries into Gaza

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57 h. ago ‘No flour, no food, no water’: Israel continues to pound Gaza as aid still struggles to get through

The Israeli military continued its renewed attack on Gaza overnight on Wednesday, killing at least 82 including a week-old baby and several women, Gaza’s hospital officials said

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59 h. ago Government sends new aid to Gaza amid rising pressure on Israel to end blockade

A minister said the lack of aid reaching Gazans is ‘appalling’.

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60 h. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

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61 h. ago UK demands Netanyahu stop the war in Gaza as 'scores more die'

Britain, France and Canada call out Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's massive escalation of war in Gaza as a race against time is underway with 14,000 Gaza babies at risk if no aid gets through

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65 h. ago In Gaza, 45 killed in strikes as desperately needed aid fails to reach Palestinians

Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday have killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant

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66 h. ago Israel still blocking Gaza aid, says UN, despite warnings that 14,000 babies could die within hours: Latest

Nineteen Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes despite mounting international criticism

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67 h. ago Israel latest: UN says Gaza aid still blocked amid warnings 14,000 babies could die within hours

Nineteen Palestinians killed in overnight Israeli strikes despite mounting international criticism

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