Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed Government officials have drawn up deeply controversial proposals to broaden the definition of extremism to include anyone who “undermines” the country’s institutions and its values, according to documents seen by the Observer. The new definition, […]
The bloodiest fighting for decades has revived an option once thought dead as the last hope for peace. But how it would look and whether the will to achieve it exists remain unclear • Israel-Hamas war – live updates The “day after” the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza […]
Casualties in Gaza are growing, and so is Israel’s concern about the war’s direction Israel and Hamas at war – live updates In the dark and the cloying heat of a Gaza night, the troops of the 13th Battalion of Israel’s Golani Brigade were attempting to advance in northern Gaza […]
Shadow foreign secretary toughens line on Israel-Palestine in light of ‘shocking number’ of dead civilians Labour will work for a Palestinian state | David Lammy Labour has warned that the “siege conditions” in place in Gaza are unacceptable and called for an immediate humanitarian pause to the fighting, in the […]
US official says there is ‘indirect engagement’ aimed at finding a way to get hostages released; more than 50 UN facilities ‘impacted’ by the conflict, says head of UNRWA affairs On Friday afternoon, the Hezbollah secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, is to make a highly anticipated speech. The head of the […]
About 3,200 people reportedly sent to war-torn strip through Kerem Shalom crossing in ‘deeply concerning’ move Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Thousands of Palestinian workers from Gaza who were stranded in Israel when war broke out last month have been deported back to the war-torn strip after […]
Ex-PM in written evidence to Covid inquiry admits being torn over first lockdown due to the economic harm it would cause the UK Boris Johnson has defended himself against accusations of indecision during the pandemic, telling the Covid inquiry in evidence that it was his duty to consider whether lockdown […]
A compendium of answers about the roots of the conflict, what is happening now and some of the parties involved Occupied territories, two-state solution, apartheid, peace process, proscribed terrorist organisations, the Nakba, proxy militias, disproportionate force. The decades-long crisis in Israel and Palestine has gripped the world but it has […]
Netanyahu says ‘full force’ offensive will continue, despite growing concerns over civilian casualties Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Israel will continue its offensive in Gaza “with full force” and will refuse any temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of more than 240 hostages held by […]
Lt Gen Herzi Halevi also says Israeli troops are operating inside city ‘fighting in close quarters’ Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Israel forces have surrounded Gaza City on three sides and are operating inside the city, fighting in close quarters, their top military commander has said. In […]