Premature babies rushed from Gaza hospital as hopes of hostage release deal rise The babies were being transported to the Rafah crossing on Monday Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2023
Why does Israel target Palestinian hospitals? Psyops, say analysts Targeting hospitals is psychological warfare Israel can get away with with the US’s tacit approval, say analysts. Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023
Rightwing group pressures states to pass pro-Israel resolutions The American Legislative Exchange Council is promoting a model resolution for state legislatures to support Israel’s Gaza offensive The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2023
‘It’s part of our psyche’: why Ireland sides with ‘underdog’ Palestine Ireland is seen as an outlier in the EU – but its sympathy for the suffering in Gaza is rooted in its own history The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
Yemen’s Houthi rebels seize cargo ship in Red Sea and call Israeli vessels ‘legitimate targets’ Footage shows masked gunmen jumping on to Galaxy Leader, which Israel says is British-owned The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
Israeli tanks besiege Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital The situation in northern Gaza’s sole remaining medical facility is ‘catastrophic’, the Health Ministry says. Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023
IDF closes in on Indonesian hospital in Gaza as 12 people reportedly killed Medical worker says ‘women and children are terrified’ amid fears of repeat of events at al-Shifa hospital complex The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023
China welcomes Arab and Muslim foreign ministers for talks on ending the war in Gaza China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing, saying his country would work with “our brothers and sisters” in the Arab and Islamic world to try to end the war in Gaza as soon as possible The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Pentagon chief Austin tells Zelensky in Kyiv that US support is 'for the long haul' US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday in a high-profile push to keep money and weapons flowing to Ukraine even as US and international resources are stretched by the new global risks raised by the Israel-Hamas war. France 24 · Nov 20, 2023
Israel-Hamas hostage deal could happen 'in coming days' ISRAELI’S ambassador to the US has said that Hamas could release a number of hostages “in coming days”. The National (Scotland) · Nov 20, 2023
Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 45 From attacks on the Indonesian Hospital to the Houthi seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea – here are major updates. Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023
French artists and icons lead silent march in Paris for peace Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to participate in march of silence, led by artists and street performers, calling for peace in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians. Radio France Internationale · Nov 20, 2023
Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital after babies evacuated from Shifa Heavy fighting erupted around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023
Hamas has delivered truce response to Qatari officials – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023
AAP · Nov 20, 2023 More Australians flee Gaza as ceasefire calls mount A big group of Australians has escaped war-torn Gaza as the conflict continues between Israel and Hamas.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023 Monday briefing: The Palestinians determined to get the word out on life inside Gaza In today’s newsletter: Caught in the Israel-Hamas conflict, people in Gaza are using social media and more to grieve and tell their story
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023 Israel has long wanted Palestinians out of Gaza – my father saw it firsthand Decades after the 1967 war, Israel is still under the illusion that violence against the Palestinians will give it peace and security, says Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian lawyer and writer
The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2023 Afternoon Update: richest 10% causing 50% of emissions; Optus CEO resigns; and Argentina’s Trump elected president Guardian joint report reveals 12 billionaires are out-polluting 2.1m homes
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 With the world's eyes on Gaza, attacks are on the rise in the West Bank, which faces its own war When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ brutal attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023 Ukrainian optimism fades at start of another winter of war Rumours of tensions at the top, exhaustion after two years of fighting and frustration with allies dampen the mood in Kyiv
The National (Scotland) · Nov 20, 2023 Humza Yousaf tables Gaza ceasefire motion with call for Anas Sarwar to 'stand firm' HUMZA Yousaf has called on Scottish Labour to “stand firm and back an immediate ceasefire” whilst tabling a parliamentary motion on Gaza to be…
Al Jazeera · Nov 20, 2023 Qatar PM says only ‘minor’ challenges to Israel-Hamas captive deal More than 200 people are thought to have been taken to Gaza after Hamas’s assault on Israel on October 7.
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2023 Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Michigan home spray-painted with the word ‘Nazis’ Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, was not at the home in Gordon Beach in southwest Michigan. He thanked law enforcement for its handling of the incident.
AAP · Nov 20, 2023 Outgoing, incoming NZ government spat over Israel-Hamas New Zealand's incoming government National party has echoed Australia's position on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
France 24 · Nov 20, 2023 🔴 Live: Red Cross president meets Hamas chief in Qatar to 'advance humanitarian issues' The Red Cross said Monday that its president had travelled to Qatar to meet with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh "to advance humanitarian issues related to the armed conflict in Israel and Gaza". Gaza's Hamas government said Monday the death toll in the Palestinian territory had passed 13,300 since war began…