The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies

Israeli prime minister faces incompatible demands from his far-right government ministers and from Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Netanyahu Defies Trump on Live Television, Publicly Rejects 15-Point Gaza Peace Plan and Refuses IDF Withdrawal

Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan and refuses an IDF withdrawal until Hamas is genuinely disarmed, throwing the US-backed roadmap into a dramatic standoff.

International Business Times UK · Aug 10

The media is infatuated with Gadi Eisenkot, the ‘anti-Netanyahu’. Why?

The challenger to Netanyahu is more of the same. His record makes that abundantly clear

The Guardian - US · Aug 10

First Thing: Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan

Israeli PM is insisting on a full Hamas disarmament before the deal can be implemented

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

UK Palestinian comic Sami Abu Wardeh: ‘I committed the cardinal sin of comedy’

Performer on his Edinburgh show and how a growing wave of Palestinians are using comedy to tell their stories

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

It’s not just the Odyssey effect: poetry is booming because it’s the only language for these times of violence and chaos

From Homer’s epic to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, we can see how poetry fills the gap when ordinary ways of writing or speaking aren’t enough, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Can the EU stop Europe from running out of water? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Record temperatures are draining Europe’s water supply. With rivers at historic lows, drier soils, and severe water restrictions, concerns over the bloc’s water scarcity are growing. But what is the EU’s plan? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

Euronews · Aug 10

Israel rejects Trump's Board of Peace plan for Gaza

Netanyahu’s rejection is regarded as a blow to Trump’s Gaza peace plan - which was announced in September last year

Evening Standard · Aug 10

Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Plan for Gaza, Vows No Military Pullout Will Happen Until Hamas Is Disarmed

Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza peace plan, insisting on Hamas disarmament before Israeli withdrawal, creating a diplomatic stalemate and prolonging Gaza's humanitarian crisis.

International Business Times UK · Aug 9

Morning Mail: inside the political ‘meme factories’; China questions detainee’s death; Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan

‘Buzzer’ economy drumming up outrage online; China’s ‘grave concern’ over death in detention; Trump’s Gaza peace plan in doubt

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9