Australia hits back at Netanyahu amid escalating diplomatic row over Gaza Australia’s Home Affairs minister says ‘strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up’. Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025
Microsoft workers occupy HQ in protest against company’s ties to Israeli military Employees outraged by report Azure platform used by Israel to store surveillance data collected on Palestinians The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2025
Paul Weller sues accountants ‘after being dropped over Israel Gaza comments’ Harris and Trotter ended their professional relationship with Weller after more than 30 years The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025
Protesters return to Microsoft campus, resume demands for an end to dealings with Israeli military: 'Corporate abatement of genocide won't end by waiting complacently' Current and former Microsoft employees and other protesters have reclaimed the "Martyred Palestinian Children Plaza" a day after being dispersed by police. PC Gamer · Aug 19, 2025
Israel has killed nearly 19,000 children in Gaza war as strikes intensify Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2025
Photos of Israelis demanding the release of hostages and an end to the war with Hamas Israelis continue to demand the release of hostages held by Hamas and an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators do not want their government to take over Gaza and Orthodox Jews are protesting against army recruitment. The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason and humanity” in Gaza, reflecting a widespread view around the world. The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025
Netanyahu 'primarily responsible' for October 7 attack, Israeli genocide scholar says ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu “bears the primary responsibility” for the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, a leading… The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025
Qatar urges progress on Gaza ceasefire after ‘positive response’ from Hamas A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a ‘positive response’ to a proposal The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed plan The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to southern Gaza Israel is ethnically cleansing the central neighborhood of Zeitoun in Gaza by bombing homes and displacement centres. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2025
Ship with hundreds of tonnes of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port after leaving Cyprus Cyprus was the staging area last year for 22,000 tonnes of aid deliveries by ship directly to Gaza through a pier operated by the international charity World Central Kitchen and a US military-run docking facility known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore System. Euronews · Aug 19, 2025
First Thing: Trump pushes for Zelenskyy-Putin meeting European leaders urge US security guarantees, but Moscow is yet to confirm meeting. Plus, Eva Victory on Sorry, Baby The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
Mediators Await Israeli Response To New Truce Offer Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war. International Business Times · Aug 19, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025 Royal Navy should sail to Gaza and deliver vital aid, says MSP The Royal Navy should sail to Gaza and deliver aid to its starving people, an MSP has said ...
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025 Mediators optimistic Israel will accept ceasefire deal that is ‘almost identical’ to one they earlier agreed – as it happened Qatar says no breakthrough has yet been made but Hamas has given ‘positive response’
AAP · Aug 19, 2025 Australia pledges aid worker protection as deaths surge Australia will encourage nations to protect humanitarian workers as the number of people killed helping others in conflict zones surges to record levels.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025 There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025 Hamas accepts new ceasefire deal as Israeli occupation of Gaza City looms Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war had climbed to 62,004, with another 156,230 people wounded
The Conversation · Aug 18, 2025 ‘There’s no such thing as someone else’s children’ – Omar El Akkad bears witness to the destruction of Gaza and the West’s quiet assent Omar El Akkad does not want you to look away. An award-winning journalist and novelist, El Akkad was born in Egypt, lived as a teenager in Qatar and Canada, and migrated as an adult to the US, where he now lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest.
Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2025 Israeli attacks, forced starvation have killed 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza Israel is intensifying its strikes on Gaza City, the territory’s largest urban centre, as it plans to seize it.
International Business Times · Aug 18, 2025 Israeli Controls Choke Gaza Relief At Egypt Border, Say Aid Workers At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.
Euronews · Aug 18, 2025 Hamas tells mediators it accepts latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, reports claim Hamas on Monday informed mediators that it had accepted a ceasefire deal proposal submitted to it the day before, according to international and Israeli outlets.