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The strategy goes well beyond defeating an opponent: it seeks to destroy key infrastructure and the economy, says academic Paul Rogers

The apparent drive to encircle Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis was forcing people to flee further south to escape the fighting.

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories has urged UN member states to intervene in the crisis in Gaza, accusing the international community of being "paralysed" in its reaction to the tragedy. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Francesca Albanese said she stands by her earlier comments, when the death…

A new production in north London is bringing the rhythms of Jewish storytelling, humour and music to the seasonal theatrical staple

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments in Gaza here and our report on a UN meeting to hear accounts of sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October here.

Netanyahu, who did not attend Monday’s hearing, has described charges against him as a ‘witch-hunt’.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF), meanwhile, said Hamas had deliberately embedded itself among civilians so that Gazans would bear the consequences of "Hamas atrocities." Read further on Dynamite News:

If Biden and Blinken don't want the region to erupt, they need to contain Israel's campaign of revenge

Spain, which has long supported Palestine in the ongoing conflict, has upset Israel with its consistent condemnation.