20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there Twenty years ago, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements and pulling out its forces The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025
PM defends Palestine recognition after US 'disgust' Australia's decision to recognise Palestine was made in the interest of its citizens, the prime minister has said, after a US official decried the move. AAP · Aug 14, 2025
Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, UN says The U.N. says sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Palestinian journalists 'reporting on own extermination' call for action Palestinian journalists who are "reporting on their own extermination" have issued an urgent call for action to colleagues in the media The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2025
Israel appears set to approve illegal 3,400-home West Bank settlement Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he believes E1 plan will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025
UN Warns Russia, Israel Of Conflict Sex Crimes Listing Risk The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2025
Middle East crisis: Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – as it happened Israel’s far-right finance minister claims Netanyahu and Trump have agreed to the plan although there has been no confirmation from either leader The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill 32 people as four more die from malnutrition Several aid seekers killed in southern Gaza and several others killed in attacks on Gaza City, medical sources say. Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2025
Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
NGOs accuse Israel of 'weaponising' aid to Gaza as France readies airdrop As France prepares to airdrop another 36 tonnes of aid into Gaza by next week, more than 100 NGOs have accused Israel of "weaponising" relief supplies. They say new registration rules have left goods stuck in Jordan and Egypt while Palestinians face starvation. Radio France Internationale · Aug 14, 2025
Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza Over 100 nonprofit groups have warned that Israel's rules for aid organizations in Gaza and the West Bank will block crucial relief efforts The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025
Why London Jews fear for their future in the capital Attacks on schoolchildren as young as eight. Screaming verbal assaults, being spat at and vile graffiti. Nicole Lampert meets the Londoners facing a tsunami of antisemitism Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025
Foreign NGOs Say New Israeli Rules Keep Them From Delivering Gaza Aid New Israeli legislation regulating foreign aid groups has been increasingly used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza, a joint letter signed by more than 100 groups said Thursday. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 14, 2025 Dale Vince refuses to remove Palestinian flag from his headquarters in planning row GREEN energy tycoon Dale Vince has refused to apply for planning permission to fly a Palestinian flag from his business headquarters, claiming a…
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Israel approves long-blocked settlement to ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’ 100 charities and aid agencies say Israel’s access rules block much-needed supplies
The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025 View from The Hill: Albanese was naive to think Hamas wouldn’t welcome Palestinian recognition If Anthony Albanese thought the government’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state would be a relatively smooth operation in terms of politics, he’s had a quick wake-up call.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 14, 2025 'More important than our hostages': Israeli settlers back new Gaza plan As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new military plan for Gaza faces growing criticism abroad, opposition is also building in Israel, with hostage families calling for a nationwide shutdown on Sunday. But in the Israeli settlement of Itamar, in the occupied West Bank, support for the war remains firm.
The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025 Israel must allow independent investigations of Palestinian journalist killings – and let international media into Gaza The New York-based media freedom organisation, the Committee to Protect Journalists, is scrupulous with its words. So, when the organisation described the killing of six Palestinian journalists in an Israeli air strike as “murder”, the word was a carefully considered choice.
The Conversation · Aug 13, 2025 ‘Deeply personal, urgently communal’: Jewish Australian women reflect on life after October 7 Ruptured is a timely and powerful anthology that explores the fractured experiences of 36 Jewish women in Australia in the aftermath of the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza. The title is luminous and haunting in its simplicity.
Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025 Protests, vigils held worldwide over Israel’s killing of Gaza journalists From South Africa’s Cape Town to Manila in the Philippines and London in the UK, voices are raised in protest.
AAP · Aug 13, 2025 PM slams Hamas as senior leader denies praising him Anthony Albanese has warned against trusting Hamas propaganda as an official from the terrorist group denies reports it backed Labor's "political courage".
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 TIFF pulls documentary on 2023 Hamas attack from festival lineup, citing footage rights issue The Toronto International Film Festival has disinvited a documentary on the Hamas' 2023 attack into Israel over what the festival says was a footage rights issue
The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2025 How German media outlets helped pave the way for Israel’s murder of journalists in Gaza In the run-up to this week’s deadly attacks, stories linking Palestinian reporters to Hamas gained currency, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein
Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025 Israel kills 61 people in Gaza City, at least 100 across enclave The surge in Israel’s bombardment in the north of the Gaza Strip comes as it plans to seize Gaza City.