‘Anti-Semitism has no place in Germany’: Scholz condemns synagogue attack Chancellor Olaf Scholz vows that his country will fight rising anti-Semitism amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023
Israel faces blame from regional allies over Gaza hospital deaths Several Arab states condemn Israel for explosion, which it blames on failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Biden in Israel: How U.S. foreign policy has played a big role in the Israel-Hamas war U.S. President Joe Biden is in Israel to lend support to the country in the midst of an already bloody war between the Israelis and Hamas, including the bombing of a Gaza City hospital that has left hundreds dead. The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023
Jo Malone and son respond to outcry over letter holding Israel ‘responsible’ for Hamas attacks Perfume magnate and her son have insisted they reject the letter’s message The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Why has Jordan cancelled Joe Biden’s visit? The US president was due to meet Arab leaders to try to de-escalate the war between Israel and Hamas Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting poverty than armed resistance Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to make assumptions about Gazan public support for Hamas. The Conversation · Oct 18, 2023
Angry protests flare up across Middle East after Gaza hospital blast Hezbollah calls for ‘day of rage’ as both sides trade blame for deadly explosion at al-Ahli al-Arab hospital The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
Israel not to blame for Gaza hospital slaughter, say US intelligence chiefs Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the US president for his “unequivocal” backing, which includes providing more military support, with Israel expected to launch a ground invasion of Gaza Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Up First briefing: Deadly hospital blast rocks Gaza; House plans second speaker vote Biden has arrived in Israel, where he says he's "outraged" by a Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds. The House will meet today after Jim Jordan failed a speaker vote. WEKU · Oct 18, 2023
We can’t rush to judgment on who was behind Gaza hospital blast, Sunak says The Prime Minister could not say who the UK believes was behind the fatal blast at al Ahli as the intelligence services seek to establish the facts. The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 12 Biden supports Israeli assertion that deadly hospital blast was result of failed rocket launch from within Gaza; limited aid to be allowed into Gaza via Egypt The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
PMQs: Rishi Sunak urged to open refugee scheme for Gazans fleeing war in Palestine RISHI Sunak has been urged to open Britain’s doors to refugees from Gaza as the war between Hamas and Israel rages on. The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2023
UN: Gaza death toll will be ‘unimaginable’ if aid isn’t allowed in 'Gaza has already run out of body bags', the UN has warned Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
OPINION - Militants have had 17 years to plan… Israel will be facing a sophisticated force Israeli military officials have suffered one of the worst intelligence failures of the modern age Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023 OPINION - The Standard View: Gaza hospital blast sends shockwaves through the Middle East US president Joe Biden has descended into a Middle East which is in convulsions. Last night, 500 people were feared to have been killed following the bombing of the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza.
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023 What has been US President Biden’s stance on Israel-Gaza war so far? Biden’s rhetoric has been mainly focused at unequivocally backing Israel and condemning Hamas.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Watch as Rishi Sunak faces Keir Starmer at PMQs amid backdrop of Gaza crisis Watch as Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer go head-to-head in the House of Commons, as Prime Minister’s Questions returns on Wednesday 18 October.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 What is Hamas, and why did it attack Israel? All you need to know about militant group in Gaza Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 IDF equipment: The full firepower Gaza faces if Netanyahu launches invasion An invasion of Gaza would be ‘very much at the extreme end’ of plans shaped for years by Israeli military, experts tell The Independent
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 How big is the Israeli military and what is the Iron Dome? There are currently 173,000 active soldiers in the Israeli army, including 8,000 commanders, and another 300,000 reservists have been called to fight Hamas
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Will Hezbollah, Israel’s Lebanese militant enemy, enter the Gaza conflict? A set of delicate and unwritten rules of engagement has ensured no major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006. But those rules are now being tested, Richard Hall writes.
Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023 Biden arrives in Tel Aviv, backs Israel’s narrative on Gaza hospital strike US President Joe Biden gives Israel ‘the green light to act as it sees fit’ amid the Gaza war that killed thousands.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Who is to blame for Gaza hospital bomb - we scrutinise the evidence Hamas have blamed the deaths on an Israeli airstrike. Israeli have blamed a jihadist group’s failed rocket.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 18, 2023 Joe Biden blames Hamas for devastating Gaza hospital bombing US president Joe Biden has claimed the bombing of a Gaza hospital believed to have killed around 500 people was carried out by Hamas.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023 Who are the hostages taken by Hamas from southern Israel? Among those believed to be captives in Gaza are children, festival-goers, peace activists, caregivers, elderly people and soldiers. Here are some of their names and stories