Israel says it will prevent ‘public displays of joy’ by families when Palestinians are released as part of Gaza ceasefire Israel-Gaza war – live updates The family of Zina Barber, a 24-year-old Palestinian woman held in a jail for more than a year, were preparing for her to be released […]
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The deal has made it possible to hope that the nightmares of the Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza can begin to end Israel-Gaza war – live updates From a ridge on the western edge of Sderot, the ruins of Gaza loom. Less than a kilometre separates the Israeli […]
Prisoners speak of their joy as they are greeted by thousands of people in occupied West Bank despite Israeli attempts to prevent ‘public displays of joy’ Gaza ceasefire – live updates About 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, […]
PM says US has promised Israel will have the weaponry it needs to return to military campaign if necessary In an update on the previous post, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in central Israel on Saturday as it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Explosions were heard over Jerusalem […]
To admirers, Biden will remain one of the most consequential one-term presidents in US history – to detractors, he was undone by a fatal flaw His back straight, his voice steady, Joe Biden stood at the US Capitol just days after a violent insurrection and declared: “Democracy has prevailed.” Fast […]
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase The Conservative government spent more than £130m on IT and data systems for the scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, which will never be used, the Observer can reveal. Digital tools needed […]
Mikel Arteta looked like he had seen a ghost. With his side leading 2-0 against Aston Villa thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz, the Arsenal manager must have felt they were within touching distance of a cathartic victory that would keep up the pressure on Liverpool. But […]
Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with cancer. She died in the central German […]
Verdicts against trio suggest legal representatives are latest target of Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent Russia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world. The case, which comes amid a widespread […]
Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charity A farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg. Alison Greene, who has worked as an egg handler on Fenton Farm near the Somerset border for three […]