Afternoon Update: Brittany Higgins cross-examination continues; Smithsonian returns Indigenous remains; and first LGBTQ+ couple legally weds in south Asia Higgins says she wore white pencil dress at Liberal party function after the alleged rape because she was ‘trying to reclaim it’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023
Israel strikes Gaza after truce expires Israel's military said it had resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired Friday, blaming the militant group for breaking the cease-fire. WEKU · Dec 1, 2023
Gunfire, rockets and explosions heard in Gaza as fighting resumes after Israel-Hamas ceasefire Fresh explosions in north Gaza as seven-day truce ends The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Live updates | Temporary cease-fire expires; Israel-Hamas war resumes A temporary cease-fire deal that lasted seven days has expired without word from mediator Qatar on an extension The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Israeli air strikes pound Gaza as truce with Hamas ends Air strikes, heavy shelling and casualties reported in Gaza as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking agreement. Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2023
Gaza truce expires without word of extension, raising possibility of return to fighting A temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war expired Friday morning, without immediate word from mediator Qatar on an extension, raising the possibility of renewed fighting The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Climate And Gaza Crises Share Spotlight As World Leaders Attend COP28 World leaders take centre stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on Friday, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the summit. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Hamas Official Says Gaza Hostage Count 'Not Important' As War Resumes On Day 56 of the Israel-Hamas war, the fighting has resumed after the Israeli army accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal. A Hamas leader said 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his mother, and his brother paid the price for Israel's occupation, after the militant group previously said the Bibas family had… International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023
‘I missed my family’: Tears and smiles as Thai captives come home Nine Thai nationals remain in captivity in Gaza after weeks of diplomacy for their release. Al Jazeera · Dec 1, 2023
Morning Digest | Exit polls show Congress win in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, but differ over M.P., Rajasthan; GDP surges 7.6% in Q2, goes past RBI forecast; and more The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 26, 2023 The Hindu · Dec 1, 2023
Live updates | Live updates | Eight Israeli hostages are released during extended truce The Israeli military says a total of eight Israeli hostages have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023
Kissinger Transformed Middle East, Where Turmoil Reigns Again It was the original shuttle diplomacy. Kissinger, the titan of US diplomacy who died Wednesday at 100, left a deeply controversial legacy in much of the world but, at least inside the United States, he won wide praise for transforming Middle East politics. International Business Times · Nov 30, 2023
Teaneck (N.J.) Bd. of Education Allegedly "Selectively Restricts Public Comments About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Carrie Robison & Aaron Terr); if the facts are as described (and I've generally found FIRE's accounts to be trustworthy), this does seem like a clear violation of the First Amendment: New Jersey law requires all school boards in the state to… Reason · Nov 30, 2023
France 24 · Nov 30, 2023 Al Shifa hospital: Were the tunnels discovered by Israel...built by Israel? Since at least November 17, the Israeli army has been claiming that they found Hamas tunnels located under Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. However, many social media users are now claiming that the Israelis have simply discovered tunnels that they dug themselves. We tell you who might have built these…
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023 More hostages freed by Hamas to return to Israel The latest release follows that of two women freed hours earlier
France 24 · Nov 30, 2023 🔴Live: More than 170 killed in Gaza since end of truce, says Hamas-run health ministry More than 170 Palestinians, many of them women and children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel's military on Friday resumed its deadly combat against Hamas, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. The rising death toll came after The New York Times reported overnight that Israeli authorities had…
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2023 Hamas frees more Israeli hostages as truce in Gaza lasts another day Hamas freed two Israeli women Thursday afternoon and more hostage releases were expected to follow, the Israeli military said. At least 10 Israelis a day, along with other nationals, have been released during the truce, in return for Israel’s release of at least 30 Palestinian prisoners.
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 Musk says antisemitic tweet was ‘foolish’ – but blames media for angry reaction The world’s richest man says he had ‘no problem being hated’
Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2023 Blinken urges Israel to protect civilians amid tough Gaza truce talks Mediators Qatar and Egypt push for further extension to pause in hostilities as deal holds for a week.
Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2023 Palestine advocates decry MSNBC’s cancellation of Mehdi Hasan news show Channel president says change aims to put network in ‘better position’ for the 2024 US elections, The Hill reports.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023 French-Israeli woman seen in Hamas hostage video is freed Mia Schem was abducted from music festival on 7 October; lawyer Amit Soussana has also been released
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023 21-year-old French-Israeli one of two women released by Hamas after 55 days captivity The two women were released as the truce between Israel and Hamas continues to hold
The Hindu · Nov 30, 2023 Making this Israeli-Palestinian war the last Israeli-Palestinian relations have been locked in a never-ending cycle of death, destruction and misery and the war in Gaza should be the last
The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023 More Hamas hostages released from inside Gaza – with Palestinians also freed Latest exchange comes after shooting in Jerusalem – claimed by Hamas – that killed three. One of those wounded says he feels ‘lucky’ to be alive