Mourners struggle to come to terms with scale of loss and vast ground operation to come Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke of “a long and difficult” conflict as he announced the second stage of the war against Hamas on Saturday evening. […]
Airport in Russia’s Muslim southern region closed after hundreds storm tarmac and climb on to planes A mob in Russia’s mostly Muslim region of Dagestan has stormed the airport in Makhachkala in search of Jewish passengers arriving from Israel. In the past day, local people have besieged a hotel in […]
Cause of death unknown as Justin Trudeau, Adele and others speak fondly of actor best known as Chandler Bing in Friends Hollywood stars have hailed the “comedic genius” of Friends star Matthew Perry after the actor’s death at 54. The American-Canadian star, best known for playing Chandler Bing in the […]
ICC investigating alleged war crimes in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank; mob storms an airport in Russia’s region of Dagestan looking for Jewish passengers See all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war Continue reading…
The taking of the territory has begun with no ceasefire in sight • Israel-Hamas war: live updates The heavy fog that cloaked Gaza’s agony on the morning after Israeli troops arrived was burned away by the sun – only to be replaced by the smoke of hundreds of bombs, and […]
‘The war inside Gaza is going to be long,’ Netanyahu says, calling the ground invasion a ‘holy mission’. See all our Israel-Hamas war coverage Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, says Israel must stop the “madness” and end Gaza strikes, according to Agence France-Presse. “The Israeli bombardments on Gaza intensified last […]
Polls suggest that four in five people blame the Israeli government for the 7 October massacres and over half want the PM to resign In October 2011 Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier abducted by the Palestinian group Hamas and held for five years in the blockaded Gaza Strip, walked through […]
Government’s failure to back ceasefire resolution adds to tensions among demonstrators Tens of thousands marched through central London yesterday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza with many also expressing fury at the UK government’s refusal to back one. As Israel ratcheted up its offensive in the coastal strip 2,200 miles […]
Relatives gathering at defence ministry want to know what strategies are in place to free the captives Israel’s defence ministry headquarters used to soar over Tel Aviv as a symbol of might, but for the families of hostages now gathered beneath it the building has become a focal point of […]
Israel knocks out territory’s communications while saying it is ‘expanding’ ground operations in Gaza; UN resolution passes with 120 votes in favour of truce A member of the Hamas delegation visiting Moscow has said that it needs time to locate all of the hostages who have been taken to Gaza […]