Pregnant in Gaza with no clinics: ‘I have no idea where I will give birth’ As one of 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, Noor Hammad faces a traumatic birth and fraught start in life for her first baby The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
Jon Voight hits out at daughter Angelina Jolie’s ‘lies’ about Israel-Hamas war Jolie, 48, has called for a ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Live updates | More Palestinians fleeing combat zone in northern Gaza, UN says The pace of Palestinian civilians fleeing the combat zone in northern Gaza has picked up as Israel’s air and ground campaign there intensifies The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Afternoon Update: Optus outage causes nationwide frustration; ketamine use hits record peak; and global wine production falls Optus is gradually restoring services after a nationwide outage, but the cause remains unclear The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023
Australian family flees Gaza war-zone to safety An Australian family of three has fled the violence-stricken Gaza Strip through the Rafah border into Egypt, but another 76 Australians remain in the war-zone. AAP · Nov 8, 2023
Israel-Hamas war – live: IDF troops in ‘heart’ of Gaza City as they target tunnel network with explosives It comes as the United Nations warned ‘no place’ was safe in Gaza The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
🔴 Live: Some 50,000 Gazans flee south in a single day, Israeli army says Israel's army said Wednesday that 50,000 civilians had fled north Gaza for the south on Wednesday, hours after Israel said it was tightening its "stranglehold" on Gaza City, the most populous city in the Hamas-controlled enclave. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). France 24 · Nov 8, 2023
40 Filipinos flee war-ravaged Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing and arrive in Egypt Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says 40 Filipinos have fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
US launches airstrike in response to attacks on bases housing US troops as Syrian state media reports strikes in south by Israel – as it happened More than 33,550 cases of diarrhoea reported since mid-October, most among children under five, says WHO; The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023
Labour frontbencher resigns over party stance on Gaza He said he had been ‘proud’ to work alongside Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023
‘We cannot forget’: families hold vigils for Israeli hostages held in Gaza A month after the 7 October attacks many are still reeling from what Benjamin Netanyahu called the worst loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023
‘I will not be silenced’: Rashida Tlaib hits back at congressional censure motion Sole Palestinian American in US Congress defends her criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza and urges lawmakers to call for ceasefire The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2023
Hamas leader 'surrounded in bunker' says Israeli minister as troops 'in heart of Gaza City' A leading weapons developer for Hamas has been killed, the Israeli military says Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2023
US says does not support Israeli ‘reoccupation’ of Gaza after war National Security Council spokesperson says Biden believes Israeli occupation of Gaza ‘not the the right thing to do’. Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023
France 24 · Nov 7, 2023 'How are they going to evacuate them?': The search for solutions to Gaza's hospital crisis As the need for medical care in Gaza soars, accessing working hospitals and health centres is becoming more and more difficult. Alternative solutions such as evacuating patients overseas and setting up field hospitals are under way, but may offer little hope if there is no end to fighting in the…
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Israel troops battling Hamas ‘in the heart’ of Gaza City Israeli troops infiltrate Gaza City ‘for the first time in decades’, as minister says neither Israel nor Hamas will govern enclave once war is over
Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023 More than a month without water, food, healthcare in Gaza amid Israel war The United Nations says the enclave’s health, sanitation, water and food services are nearing the ‘breaking point’.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Israeli ambassador says Ireland is not ‘politically neutral’ in Gaza conflict The Embassy of Israel in Ireland screened a graphic video showing killings carried out during Hamas’ October 7 attack.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Brits returning from Gaza describe chaos and crisis at Rafah crossing: ‘They saw us as a protective presence’ Dozens of Brits remain in Gaza as the Rafah crossing opens again
Radio France Internationale · Nov 7, 2023 French foreign ministry says over 100 nationals evacuated from Gaza More than 100 French nationals and their dependents have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt, the foreign ministry in Paris said Tuesday.
Zenger · Nov 7, 2023 Biden And Netanyahu Talk Humanitarian Ceasefire Options Israel Continues Its Military Operations Calls for a cease fire are still in talks with the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023 ‘We are all grieving’: Israel falls silent to mark a month since Hamas attack Outpouring of grief, anger and community as vigils held to remember the 1,400 killed and the hostages held in Gaza
The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023 Cease fire: On the danger of Israel turning Gaza into an open prison on fire There needs to be pressure on Israel to make it understand that it cannot continue to kill Palestinian civilians in the name of its right to defend itself
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023 ‘We saw death’: families flee past tanks as Israel begins to storm Gaza City Civilians given four-hour window to leave encircled capital but fears many are still trapped
The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2023 Rupi Kaur rejects White House’s Diwali invitation over its Israel-Gaza response Poet says she refuses invitation ‘from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population’