US president says he is ‘confident’ Israel will act under the rules of war; Thousands of patients at risk in Gaza, says UN humanitarian office See all our Israel-Hamas war coverage Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must “cease its collective […]
Month: October 2023
US is concerned heavy Palestinian casualties caused by expected ground assault will provoke Iran and inflame wider tensions Israel-Hamas war: latest news and live updates A last-ditch attempt to reduce the impact of a potentially catastrophic all-out Israeli land assault on Gaza will be made by the US secretary of […]
Reserves of fuel at all hospitals across the Gaza Strip are expected to last about 24 more hours; US warns conflict could widen into regional conflagration Israel-Hamas war: live news and latest updates Continue reading…
Number revised down from about 150 after bodies from attack sites in southern Israel found and identified Israel-Hamas war: latest news and live updates The Israeli military has confirmed 126 people who are being held as hostages by Hamas. Authorities initially estimated about 150 Israeli and foreign captives after Hamas […]
‘Peace and love are more powerful than terror,’ say friends of 23-year-old Dorin Atias The friends of a 23-year-old killed in a kibbutz after seeking refuge from the massacre at a music festival last Saturday plan to rebuild the settlement as a sign that “peace and love are more powerful […]
US urges restraint amid bombing of civilian evacuation convoy that left a reported 70 people dead, including women and children Desperate Gaza City residents fled south in cars and lorries, carts and on foot on Saturday, risking death by airstrikes on the road to escape the even greater threat of […]
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says deployment signals Washington’s ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’; Israeli PM posts video to troops saying ‘we are all ready’ Families, festivalgoers, soldiers and foreigners were among those killed in Hamas attacks last weekend. Here are some of their stories: The bodies of several Israelis […]
Keir Starmer also backs Israel but issues call for all parties to act in line with international law Rishi Sunak has voiced “unequivocal” UK support for Israel “not just today, not just tomorrow, but always” in a lengthy statement to mark one week since Hamas militants murdered 1,300 Israeli civilians […]
Analysis of aerial photos and social media posts confirms attack on road identified as safe by Israeli army Israel and Hamas at war – live updates A convoy of vehicles carrying fleeing civilians in Gaza that was hit by a deadly airstrike was travelling on one of the two roads […]
Since dawn broke last Saturday, thousands have died and the political fallout has spread across the region. Observer reporters tell the full story of a week that began in blood and ends in fear The sun was spreading its rays across the desert in southern Israel last Saturday morning when […]