UN official, medics and displaced people tell of overcrowding, panic and lack of essentials as bombardment continues Israel-Hamas war: latest updates UN-run shelters in Gaza are so crowded that it is impossible to count the people needing food, water, medicine and other basics, administrators say, as more fighting and bombardments […]
Attacks come amid communications blackout on territory; King Abdullah II says ‘fearless’ airforce personnel airdropped aid to Jordanian field hospital Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 31 Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis AP is reporting that Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended heritage minister […]
Gaza hit by intense bombardment amid communications blackout; US secretary of state Antony Blinken makes surprise visit to Iraq amid attacks on US troops in region Israel-Hamas war: live updates Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Continue reading…
Unpopular and incompetent, the West Bank’s leaders have little to offer in a ‘day after’ scenario, despite Antony Blinken’s hopes Israel and Hamas at war – live updates After the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, won by the Hamas-backed Change and Reform party, the Palestinian Authority’s rule in Gaza was coming […]
Hamas-run Gaza ministry says more than 30 people killed in bombing; US president says ‘yes’ when asked if any progress towards humanitarian pause in fighting Agence France-Presse has reported on the aftermath of what Hamas authorities said was Israeli tank shelling that killed 20 people at the Osama bin Zaid […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]