3 h. ago Starmer tells Israeli president Qatar airstrikes ‘unacceptable’ and ‘do nothing to secure peace’

Israel faced widespread global condemnation following its attack on Qatar on Tuesday

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3 h. ago DAN HODGES: If Starmer can't (or won't) tell us what he knew about Mandelson, he should resign

What did Keir Starmer know and when? They are the questions the PM must answer as his attempts to defend his ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson collapse around him.

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7 h. ago UK PM Starmer and Israeli president clash during 'tough' meeting

UK PM Starmer and Israeli president clash during 'tough' meeting  Reuters

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7 h. ago Keir Starmer condemns strike on Qatar as 'flagrant violation' in meeting with Israel's President

Speaking after the talks, a Downing Street spokesperson described the Doha bombing by Israel as a 'flagrant violation', and also called out the 'manmade famine' in Gaza

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7 h. ago Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Downing Street, in London

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Downing Street, in London  Colorado Springs Gazette

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Israel’s attack in Doha: western passivity is allowing Netanyahu to cross every red line | Editorial

The attempt to assassinate Hamas negotiators in the capital of a US ally was the act of a rogue government uninterested in peace“Why does the PM insist on blowing up any deal that comes close?” despaired the mother of a hostage held in Gaza, following Israel’s airstrike in Qatar on Tuesday. For anyone who doubted Benjamin Netanyahu’s commitment to the forever war he unleashed after 7 October, the attempt to wipe out Hamas’s ceasefire negotiation team in Doha offered grim confirmation that peace – and the return of Israeli hostages – is low on Mr Netanyahu’s list of current priorities.Just how close Hamas’s leadership was to endorsing ceasefire proposals backed by Donald Trump – which were being discussed in the capital of an established US ally – is unclear. However, Mr Netanyahu’s strike has ensured that its negotiators will not agree to sit round a table again anytime soon. Israel swiftly stated that the attack was in response to the Hamas-claimed shooting in Jerusalem o...

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9 h. ago UK urged to arrest Israeli President Herzog during London visit

UK urged to arrest Israeli President Herzog during London visit  The New Arab

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11 h. ago Herzog Heads to London: Israeli President to Confront UK Over Sanctions and Palestinian Statehood Recognition

Herzog Heads to London: Israeli President to Confront UK Over Sanctions and Palestinian Statehood Recognition  VINnews

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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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14 h. ago Furious MP snaps at Keir Starmer for meeting Israel’s Isaac Herzog ‘whilst children in Gaza starve’

Sir Keir Starmer’s upcoming meeting with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog has been slammed by a furious Stephen Flynn.

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14 h. ago Starmer vows to be ‘clear’ with Herzog that UK condemns Israel’s strike on Qatar

The Prime Minister will meet the Israeli president in Downing Street later on Wednesday.

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15 h. ago Israel deliberately targeted Hamas in Qatar as they blocked Gaza ceasefire, president says

Isaac Herzog insisted the targeting of Hamas in Doha was because its negotiators refused to work towards a deal with Gaza. World affairs editor Sam Kiley reports

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17 h. ago ‘Arrest Herzog!’: Massive London Protests Erupt As Israeli President Visits UK Amid Gaza War

‘Arrest Herzog!’: Massive London Protests Erupt As Israeli President Visits UK Amid Gaza War  Times of India

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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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18 h. ago EU commission president seeks sanctions, partial trade suspension against Israel over war in Gaza

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza

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19 h. ago ‘Very unhappy’ Trump claims he tried to warn Qatar of impending Israeli attack that killed six in Doha: Latest

Benjamin Netanyahu insists airstrike on Qatar ‘entirely justified’

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27 h. ago Starmer to meet Israeli president after condemning strike on Hamas in Qatar

The Prime Minister said Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha represented ‘a flagrant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty’.

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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 Mapped: All the countries Israel has attacked in the Middle East since 7 October Hamas massacre

Airstrike on Doha in Qatar representing expansion of its operations condemned worldwide

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32 h. ago Israel kills five Hamas members and Qatari internal security forces member in Doha attack: Latest

PM Benjamin Netanyahu ‘takes responsibility’ for attack amid conflicting reports on fates of terror group chiefs

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