2 h. ago John Swinney statement on Israel 'risks safety, security and well

John Swinney has insisted he has done the right thing in accusing Israel of “genocide” despite fears it could risk the safety of Jews in Scotland.

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2 h. ago The Voice of Hind Rajab review – docufiction is fierce, vehement and heart

In an audacious move, director Kaouther Ben Hania reconstructs the killing of the five-year-old in Gaza using her real voice as she is bombarded by the Israeli armyThere can be no doubt about which movie has set the Venice film festival ablaze – it is this one, from Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania. The Voice of Hind Rajab is about the horrifying ordeal of the five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed in 2024 by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza in her uncle’s car along with six family members, and two paramedics who tried to come to her rescue. Rajab herself, who survived the original assault by the IDF which killed those around her, stayed on the phone for hours to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), desperately begging for help. With startling audacity, Ben Hania has used the real audio recording of Rajab’s heart-wrenching voice, while fictionally reconstructing the drama of the emergency responders in their call-centre office, with real people ...

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3 h. ago Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel

Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, overnight and into Thursday

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3 h. ago Pope Leo raises ‘tragic situation in Gaza’ during meeting with Israeli president

The pontiff reiterated the Vatican's support for a two-state solution to the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict

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8 h. ago Israel president meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza offensive presses on

Pope Leo XIV has met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog at the Vatican

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11 h. ago Israeli military database indicates only a quarter of Gaza detainees are fighters

Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s, medical workers and children among 6,000 Palestinians heldOnly one in four detainees from Gaza are identified as fighters by Israel’s military intelligence, classified data indicates, with civilians making up the vast majority of Palestinians held without charge or trial in abusive prisons.Those jailed for long periods without charge or trial include medical workers, teachers, civil servants, media workers, writers, sick and disabled people and children. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Lush shuts all UK stores, factories and website in 'solidarity with Gaza' amid Israel’s war against Hamas

The cosmetics giant operates more than 100 shops across the country, including 12 in London

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28 h. ago Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? | Simon Jenkins

The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could backSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTony Blair’s leaked presence at the recent White House discussion of Donald Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” plan is either good news or outrageous. Good news if he used his influence with Trump to terminate this obscenity. Dreadful news if he were to be party to it.The plan itself was first outlined to an incredulous world by Trump in February. The details have now emerged. It involves the expulsion – the de facto imprisonment – of 2 million Palestinians, while the US administers the exclave for 10 years. Each Palestinian would be paid $5,000 each plus four years’ rent somewhere else and one year’s supply of food. Gaza is then rebuilt as a skyscraper wonderland of artificial intelligence inv...

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29 h. ago Israelis stage a 'day of disruption' as more strikes hit Gaza City

As Israel presses forward with its offensive in Gaza's largest city, protesters are taking to the streets throughout Israel demanding the government prioritize ceasefire negotiations

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30 h. ago At least 21,000 children disabled in Gaza during war, says UN committee – Middle East crisis live

More than 40,000 have suffered ‘new war-related injuries’ with more than half left disabled, says UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesYemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for a missile launched at Israel (see 8.17am BST), saying they fired two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv in what they said was an initial response to Israeli attacks on Yemen.The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre’s largest and most crowded neighbourhoods, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago With Israel's offensive drawing close, Palestinians in Gaza City fear permanent displacement

With Israel promising a punishing new offensive, Palestinians in Gaza's largest city are paralyzed with fear

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46 h. ago Israel calls up 40,000 reservists as military pushes ahead with ground operation in Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu is keen to accelerate a new Gaza offensive despite warnings from senior ranks

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54 h. ago Billy Bragg releases song in support of Palestine and Greta Thunberg aid flotilla

Hundred Year Hunger – which has a chorus in Arabic – has been released by the British protest singer to coincide with a humanitarian aid flotilla heading for GazaBilly Bragg has released a new original song to show his support for the people of Palestine. The title of Hundred Year Hunger was inspired by a new book of the same name by E Mark Windle about the history of chronic malnutrition and deprivation in Gaza and will raise money for the Amos Trust’s Gaza Appeal.Writing on Instagram, the British protest singer said that the song “looks at the current famine that Israel has created in Gaza through the lens of a century of enforced food insecurity and malnutrition imposed on the Palestinian people, firstly by British imperialism, then as a weapon of mass displacement by the state of Israel”. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists as part of a gradual call-up tied to its expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip's largest city

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57 h. ago Sadiq Khan demands axing of London arms fair saying it offends asylum seekers and is 'inappropriate' during Israel's Gaza campaign

Sadiq Khan hit out at the DSEI event being held from September 9-12, insisting the capital should not be used as a 'marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons'.

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57 h. ago Europe live: US treasury secretary indicates growing frustration with Putin over Ukraine

Scott Bessent says ‘all options on the table’ and condemns ‘despicable’ increase in attacks as Russian leader receives warm welcome in Chinain BrusselsBelgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN general assembly, adding to the growing number of countries seeking to put pressure on Israel and keep alive a two-state solution to end the conflict.“In view of the humanitarian tragedy playing out in Palestine and particularly in Gaza, and in the face of the violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international law, given its international obligations, including the duty to prevent any risk of genocide, Belgium had to take strong decisions to increase pressure on the Israeli government and the Hamas terrorists.” Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN and sanction Israel – Middle East crisis live

Foreign minister says move is not aimed at Israeli people but ‘ensuring their government respects international and humanitarian law’The Guardian’s political correspondent Eleni Courea has done an explainer in July with a section looking at what recognising Palestine would look in practice. Here is an extract:Recognition is a symbolic step but one that would infuriate the Israeli government, which argues that it would encourage Hamas and reward terrorism.It is in effect a formal, political acknowledgment of Palestinian self-determination – without the need to engage in thorny practicalities such as the location of its borders or capital city.In light of the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Palestine, particularly in Gaza, and in response to the violence perpetrated by Israel in violation of international law, given its international obligations, including the duty to prevent any risk of genocide, Belgium had to take strong decisions to increase pressure on the Israeli government an...

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2 d. ago UK 'outraged' at Israel restricting aid as it works to evacuate children from Gaza for treatment

British officials are working to evacuate critically sick and injured children from Gaza for treatment in U.K. hospitals

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2 d. ago Lammy ‘outraged’ at Israel restricting aid as he announces £15m more for Gaza

The Foreign Secretary announced medical aid for ill and injured Gazans through UK-Med and WHO Egypt.

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3 d. ago Gaza Sunbirds fly Palestinian flag at Para Cycling Worlds despite fear of news from home

Palestine team members were checking anxiously for news from home even while they were competing at the Para Cycling Road World Championships

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