Stock market today: Asian shares sink as investors brace for Israeli invasion of Gaza Shares have fallen in Asia as investors braced for an expected invasion of Gaza by Israel The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Australians land in Dubai on flights from Israel but Gaza efforts not yet successful Of the 255 people who took the repatriation flights, Clare O’Neil says, most are Australian citizens and family members The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Live updates | Day 10 of the latest Israel-Hamas war More than a million people have fled their homes in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected Israel invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its deadly incursion The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Israel-Hamas war – live: Gaza just 24 hours from ‘catastrophe’ as hospitals near end of fuel supplies WHO warns Gaza has 24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Iran warns of ‘pre-emptive action’ as Gaza ground assault looms – as it happened This blog is low closed. The latest live updates are here. The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Urban battle from past Gaza war offers glimpse of what an Israeli ground offensive might look like An urban battle during the 2014 Gaza war offers a glimpse of what an Israeli ground offensive would look like The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: Biden says Gaza occupation would be ‘big mistake’ – as it happened US president says he is ‘confident’ Israel will act under the rules of war; Thousands of patients at risk in Gaza, says UN humanitarian office The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2023
Analysis: Why is so much anti-Palestinian disinformation coming from India? Amid the Israel-Gaza war, Indian right-wing accounts are among leading amplifiers of anti-Palestinian fake news. Al Jazeera · Oct 16, 2023
Palestinians scramble to find food, safety and water as Israeli ground invasion looms More than a million people have fled their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip in the past week as water supplies dwindle and hospitals warn they are on the verge of collapse, while the enclave’s population waits for an expected Israel invasion that seeks to eliminate Hamas’ leadership after its… The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for world unity against Hamas: ‘Our war is your war’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for world unity against Hamas in an address to the Knesset. The Israeli military said Monday that Hamas and other Palestinian militants are holding 199 hostages in Gaza, a figure higher than previous estimates. Read our blog to see how the day's events… France 24 · Oct 16, 2023
DeSantis says US shouldn’t take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza because they’re ‘all antisemitic’ The Florida governor takes a harder line than some of his Republican colleagues, who make a distinction between Palestinian citizens and Hamas militants. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 16, 2023
Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as invasion looms U.S. warships assemble off the Gaza coast as Israeli troops prepared for an expected ground invasion to drive Hamas militants out of the region. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 16, 2023
Owaisi expresses solidarity with Palestine, calls Israel PM a ‘war criminal’ MP Owaisi critiqued UP CM Adityanath's stance on pro-Palestine statements, saying it is an issue of humanity, not just Muslims or Arabs. He urged PM Modi to diplomatically end the bombardment of Gaza by Israel, and said India must speak up on war crimes to have a seat at the… The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023
Israel-Hamas war | One million Gazans displaced; 2,670 people killed in Israeli attacks UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Hamas to release all hostages and for Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, warning that the region was “on the verge of the abyss”. The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023 Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 10 Israel evacuates 28 communities near Lebanon; number of known hostages taken by Hamas rises to 199; Palestinian death toll now at least 2,750
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Sunak to address MPs as Israeli invasion of Gaza looms Rishi Sunak will address MPs on Monday as politicians return to Westminster amid renewed conflict in the Middle East.
Fortune · Oct 15, 2023 Jared Kushner: Middle East has ‘tremendous potential’ but has been held back by ‘bad policy’ Kushner weighed in on the Israel-Gaza conflict and described "one of Iran's worst nightmares" in a new interview.
Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2023 Palestinians in Gaza can go to ‘tent cities’: Former Israeli minister Danny Ayalon has been accused of calling for ‘ethnic cleansing’ as the Israel-Gaza war enters its second week.
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Sunak to address MPs as fears grow over escalating conflict in Gaza The Prime Minister will address MPs on Monday as politicians return to Westminster amid renewed conflict in the Middle East.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Reports of Islamophobic incidents in Australia rise – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2023 Morning Mail: Albanese’s next step after voice defeat, Gaza refugee crisis, Afghanistan trounce England Cabinet to consider options after no vote; Egypt moves more troops towards Gaza border amid fears of refugee crisis; England humbled by Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup
Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2023 Iran warns Israel of regional escalation if Gaza ground offensive launched Iran warns that any Israeli ground offensive in Gaza could expand the scope of the conflict elsewhere in Middle East.
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2023 Netanyahu vows to ‘demolish’ Hamas as Biden pushes for aid for desperate Gazans The border with Egypt is due to open on Monday to allow foreign nationals out of Gaza and aid into the war-torn zone
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023 Israeli tanks mass on border ahead of ‘imminent invasion’ An extended deadline to evacuate Gaza ran out on Saturday
The Hindu · Oct 15, 2023 The Israel-Hamas conflict and Nusseibeh’s analysis In the Israel-Hamas conflict, the question what right does the state have to wilfully sacrifice so many lives for a cause it knows is unattainable and seeking a compromise come to the fore