16 h. ago London protests LIVE: Students chant 'from the river to the sea' as pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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20 h. ago London protests LIVE: University students to join controversial pro

The Prime Minister has urged protesters to call off demos at universities showing ‘so little respect’ on anniversary of attack

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21 h. ago These numbers show how 2 years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza

Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip

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23 h. ago This war of revenge has lasted two nightmare years. There’s only one hope for peace: Israel recognising Palestine | Raja Shehadeh

Donald Trump’s proposals are in play, but here in the West Bank we live in fear that the devastation of Gaza is coming our wayBeing an eternal optimist, I hoped that the events of 7 October 2023 – Hamas’s attack on southern Israel and breaking of the Israeli siege of Gaza – might precipitate a reappraisal of Israeli strategy towards the Palestinians. I hoped Israeli leaders would come to realise the futility of protecting their country by building walls, however impregnable.Instead, the attack did the opposite. It led to a war of revenge that has now lasted for close to two years, killing more than 65,000 Palestinians and causing the widespread devastation of Gaza, including destroying 92% of its residential buildings. Initially, I was shocked by this, and the dehumanisation of the people of Gaza which immediately came from Israeli leaders – Yoav Gallant, who was defence minister at the time of the attack, justified the war by declaring: “We are fighting human animals and are acting...

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37 h. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg speaks out after being deported by Israel along with 170 other activists

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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41 h. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg and 170 activists deported to Greece and Slovakia by Israel

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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41 h. ago Greta Thunberg among 171 Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel; ceasefire negotiations due to begin in Egypt – Middle East crisis live

Activists deported to Greece and Slovakia; negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talksIran signalled its support for Trump’s Gaza plan, with the country’s foreign ministry saying it supports any initiative that brings an end to the genocide of Palestinian people.Iran’s foreign ministry wrote in a post on X:Taking into account the dangerous dimensions and aspects of this proposal, and while reiterating its warning about the repeated breaches and obstructionism by the Zionist regime in fulfilling its promises, especially in light of its expansionist and racist plans, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers any decision in this regard to be within the authority of the Palestinian people and resistance.It welcomes any decision by them that guarantees halting the genocide of Palestinians, the withdrawal of the occupying Zionist army from Gaza, respect for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the reconstruction of Gaz...

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45 h. ago Gaza peace LIVE: Donald Trump warns of 'massive bloodshed' as talks begin

Hamas and Israel are set to attend indirect negotiations in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with the hopes of ending the gruelling two-year-long conflict

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45 h. ago Gaza ceasefire talks live: Israeli airstrikes continue with negotiations due to begin in Egypt

Negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talks, as the US president said the first phase should be completed this weekIsrael continues Gaza bombardment as Trump plan negotiators arrive in CairoEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has praised Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, saying it could mark the start of a path towards stability in the region.In an address to mark the 1973 war between Israel and Egypt that led to the end of Israel’s occupation of the Sinai peninsula, Sisi said on Monday:I can only extend my praise and appreciation for US President Donald Trump for his initiative that seeks a ceasefire in Gaza after two years of war, genocide, killing and destruction.A ceasefire, the return of prisoners and detainees, the reconstruction of Gaza and the launch of a peaceful political process that leads to the establishment and recognition of the Palestinian state means we are on the right path to lasting peace and stability. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Gaza flotilla latest: Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece after activists allege mistreatment by Israel

Around 450 people were arrested when Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla

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3 d. ago Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza's story, knowing that could make them targets

Minutes after journalists converged on the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza, cameraman Ibrahim Qannan began a live broadcast

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4 d. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Netanyahu ‘ordered Israeli military to attack’ vessels carrying aid for starving Palestinians

Two boats were struck earlier in September with a drone and incendiary device

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4 d. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Israel ‘finalising deportation’ as final vessel intercepted and global protests erupt

Solitary vessel was stopped 42 nautical miles from Gaza, in a move that organisers, state leaders, and rights groups have called ‘illegal’

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4 d. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Final flotilla vessel Marinette intercepted as global protests erupt

Solitary vessel, Marinette, was stopped 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza, in a move that organisers, state leaders, and rights groups have called ‘illegal’

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4 d. ago Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Final flotilla vessel Marinette intercepted as protests erupt across Europe

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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5 d. ago Gaza flotilla live: Greta Thunberg to be deported as protests break out in several countries

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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5 d. ago Hamas likely to accept Trump Gaza plan with key revisions, experts say

Turkey and Qatar putting pressure on group to make concessions – but condition it disarm a sticking pointMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas is likely to provisionally accept Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal in the coming days – but only on condition there are significant revisions of some of its key elements, analysts and sources close to the group say.Trump imposed a deadline of “three or four days” from Tuesday for Hamas to give its response to his 20-point plan, which aims to bring the two-year war in Gaza to a close and allow an apparently indefinite international administration of the devastated territory, or “pay in hell”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gaza aid flotilla: Israel intercepts vessels but one ship reported to have got through blockade – live

One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial watersGaza flotilla interception: what we know so farReport: Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 120km from GazaReaction: interception triggers protests, diplomatic expulsions and calls for strikesAmnesty 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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5 d. ago Gaza flotilla live: Greta Thunberg to be deported after Israel says all but one Sumud vessel seized

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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5 d. ago Gaza flotilla live: Greta Thunberg to be deported after Israel say every Sumud vessel seized

Activists accuse Israel of 'illegally' intercepting vessels carrying aid into Gaza

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