Pause in hostilities is initially for four or five days; hundreds of thousands assisted with food, water and medical supplies, UN says One woman has been killed and three others wounded after Israeli forces raided the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing Dr Munir al-Bursh, the […]
Year: 2023
Jonathan Freedland talks to survivors, displaced people and senior political and military figures about life in Israel before and after 7 October, and considers the longer-term ramifications • Israel-Hamas war – latest updates The war is paused, but it is not over. There will be relief at the promised four […]
Hundreds waiting in ‘Hostages Square’ sing songs as the names of those being released filter out Israel-Hamas war: latest updates In the heart of Tel Aviv, several hundred people waited in the plaza now called Hostages Square. As darkness fell the mood was melancholic but hopeful as people waited for […]
Families await possible reunion with detained women and children as Israel reportedly releases 39 in ceasefire deal Israel-Hamas war – live updates As the sun began to set on Friday, thousands of Palestinians gathered at an Israeli checkpoint north of Jerusalem, next to the notorious Ofer military prison, in the […]
Concerns echo White House remarks that blocking human rights laws could undermine Northern Ireland peace process Rishi Sunak risks ripping up the Northern Ireland peace process if he blocks human rights laws so the UK can deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, senior Conservatives have said. After similar concerns from the […]
Exclusive: Assets of thousands of people in north-west England used to upgrade king’s property empire via archaic custom ‘He would turn in his grave’: the dead whose assets went to King Charles’s estate How bona vacantia is used to collect money from dead people The king is profiting from the […]
Crowd chanting anti-immigrant slogans clashes with police hours after stabbing incident outside school Buses and trams have been torched and a shop looted during riots in Dublin city centre after a stabbing attack outside a school left three children injured. Police and politicians called for calm amid warnings against misinformation […]
Truce due to take effect at 7am (0500 GMT) with Hamas to release 13 women and children later, according to Qatar; unclear when Palestinian women and children will be released Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Continue reading…
Cruise firms could dismiss crew unless they accept salary cuts and flexible working arrangements P&O Cruises and fellow cruise firm Cunard have made provision to fire and rehire more than 900 UK-based crew unless they accept salary cuts and more flexible working arrangements. The affected crew include officers on the […]
Two years on, families and refugee charities seek explanation and call for more help for refugees wishing to come to UK The relatives of 27 people who died in the worst mass drowning in the Channel for decades have marked two years since the disaster by issuing an open letter […]