‘We feel betrayed’: Israeli families still seeking return of deceased hostages With the remains of 18 Hamas hostages still missing, loved ones feel their cycle of grief has yet to end The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
European Commission calls on Israel to lift restrictions on aid deliveries to Gaza Israel says the reduced amount of aid is in response to Hamas allegedly breaching the truce agreement by returning the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages too slowly. Euronews · Oct 17, 2025
How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work With the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza nearing completion, diplomatic discussions are underway to establish a multinational security force that could pave the way for longer-term stability in the war-riven territory. The Conversation · Oct 17, 2025
Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys UN urges opening of all crossings with aid deliveries at less than half of agreed frequency, as WHO issues disease alert The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Trump’s peace plan is just about holding together, but may be unravelled by two unresolved issues The withdrawal of Israeli troops and the establishment of an International Stabilisation force are key in securing long term peace, but the plan is dangerously vague on these issues, says professor of international relations Rajan Menon The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Hackers take control of airport PA system to shout anti-Trump and anti-Israel messages prompting federal investigation Display screens in Canada were also hacked to feature messages about the war between Israel and Gaza The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
BBC sanctioned by Ofcom for Gaza documentary that breached Broadcasting Code The film was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged the narrator was the son of a man who held a position in the Hamas government. Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025
BBC sanctioned for Gaza documentary over failure to disclose narrator link to Hamas The BBC will be ordered to broadcast Ofcom’s findings due to the serious breach of the broadcasting code The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Tensions rise as Israel and Hamas trade blame over ceasefire violations A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brokered under a peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, continues to hold one week after it was announced. Euronews · Oct 17, 2025
Israel, grocery prices, and Trump: Key moments from Mamdani-Cuomo’s New York mayoral debate Democrat Zohran Mamdani and independent ex-governor Andrew Cuomo clash over experience, allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia, and how to handle the president The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
Infectious diseases in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’, says WHO – as it happened UN official says: ‘Whether meningitis … diarrhoea, respiratory illnesses, we’re talking about a mammoth amount of work’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Hamas’s aim to retain authority in Gaza involves keeping the guns With no law, order or any alternative administration under the ceasefire, the group is using violence to deter rivals The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025
Trump threatens Hamas with military action if group's bloodshed in Gaza persists The warning from the White House came after the US president previously downplayed internal violence in Gaza since a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect last week. Euronews · Oct 17, 2025
Gaza latest: Aid delivery ‘extremely challenging’ despite Israel-Hamas ceasefire, humanitarian groups warn UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said humanitarian groups have a ‘mountain to climb’ to deliver the necessary scale of aid in Gaza The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘doesn’t think Kyiv will win’ after demanding Zelensky cede land to Putin Donald Trump expects Ukraine to surrender territory in any peace agreement
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025 Experience, integrity and Trump: key takeaways from New York’s mayoral debate Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo tried to knock each other down while Curtis Sliwa took shots at both
The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2025 Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa spar in New York mayoral debate The Democratic nominee and the former governor of New York clashed repeatedly, while Sliwa criticized them both
AAP · Oct 16, 2025 'Contingency plans' for Australian deployment to Gaza Australia's Chief of Joint Operations says plans are being made for the possibility of troops being sent to Gaza as part of a 'stabilisation force'.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 Karoline Leavitt calls Democratic base ‘Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals’ White House Press Secretary also insisted that Democrats were ‘antisemites’
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 He ‘freed Palestine, literally’: Karoline Leavitt rips protesters who hacked into airport systems to mock Trump Leavitt asks why pro-Palestine demonstrators aren’t praising Trump as ceasefire teeters on the edge
The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025 Warner Bros Discovery says Israeli film boycott ‘violates our policies’ In response to pledge, company has claimed in a statement that its policies ‘prohibit discrimination of any kind’
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages taken in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack earlier this week in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025 Putin’s forever war against the west This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.
Euronews · Oct 16, 2025 Israel holds memorial ceremony marking anniversary since 7 October Hamas-led attack President Isaac Herzog offered an apology to the victims on behalf of the state of Israel, acknowledging that the attacks had "fragmented" lives.
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025 Can Netanyahu survive peace? Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel’s long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year’s time.