Police act to prevent clash between pro-Palestinian protest and counter-protest Two demonstrations are planned in central London on Saturday. Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025
Laura Loomer reaches breaking point with Trump and MAGA: ‘I am not voting in 2026’ The right wing conspiracy theorist, known for her anti-Muslim opinions, claimed Friday that the GOP was helping to fund the ‘Islamification’ of America The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Pentagon will build a training facility for Qatari pilots in Idaho Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Five Great Reads: a grand book heist, being outed as an IRA guy, and the desperate mishandling of the Israel-Gaza conflict Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2025
Returning to ruins: photos of Palestinian families going home Palestinian families who have been displaced by Israel's two-year war on Hamas have started returning to their destroyed homes in Gaza after the Israeli military announced a ceasefire with Hamas. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
‘I expect to find a ghost city’: Gaza residents on the long, arduous journey back home Returnees anxious if the homes they left behind will still be standing after Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes effect The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025
Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure The US president long refused to use his influence over the prime minister. Last month, that appeared to change The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2025
‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire SPECIAL REPORT: As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking back to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023 The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Thousands of Palestinians return north as Israel-Hamas ceasefire starts in Gaza The Israeli military has said it will continue to operate defensively from the roughly 50% of Gaza it still controls after pulling back to agreed-upon lines. Euronews · Oct 10, 2025
Peace in the Middle East is the biggest prize of all THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It is now for the people of Israel and Palestine to show the same extraordinary fortitude and resilience they have shown in wartime, and strike a lasting settlement The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Some Palestinians pack up and move north toward their homes in Gaza after ceasefire goes into effect Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Hamas at a crossroads as the Gaza ceasefire deal comes into force After two years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza. The deal, if it holds, will involve the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the entry of aid into the… The Conversation · Oct 10, 2025
Thousands of displaced Gazans return home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect As the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into force in Gaza at midday local time on Friday, Palestinians are torn between cautious hope and disbelief – while medical charities stress the need for urgent humanitarian aid. Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2025
A plea for compassion to counter blind hatred over Israel and Gaza Letter: A reader is heartened by Sharone Lifschitz’s article about the second anniversary of 7 October and her parents’ kidnapping by Hamas The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Blair, Kushner, Trump: who are the key people behind the Gaza ceasefire? Eight political figures who played parts in the agreement
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Trump wants a prize for the Gaza deal. But the real question is, why didn’t he do it earlier? The ceasefire in Gaza happened when the US president lost patience, but how much horror occurred, how many people were killed because he delayed, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
Euronews · Oct 10, 2025 Tel Aviv gathers in prayer as Israel takes step toward Gaza truce Jewish worshippers gathered for morning prayers at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Friday as Israel prepared to implement the first phase of a long-awaited peace plan.
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Police brace for huge Gaza protest and counter-demo in central London The Met Police has imposed conditions as hundreds of thousands could attend the demonstration
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2025 Hamas will be disarmed, Netanyahu vows after ceasefire begins In combative speech, Israeli prime minister says Gaza will be demilitarised ‘the easy way or the hard way’
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 200 US troops are heading to Israel to help the ceasefire hold. Here’s what they will be doing American troops will join soldiers from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and UAE in establishing a coordination center in Israel
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 Israel’s Knesset has declared Trump the Middle East’s peacemaker-in-chief – but it’s not quite so simple ANALYSIS: Donald Trump has been cheered in Israel’s Knesset and feted for his diplomatic role in the Gaza peace plan, but does the evidence stack up, asks world affairs editor Sam Kiley
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025 Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters expected on weekend march The Palestine Solidarity Campaign said the rally in London will be the 32nd national demonstration in support of Palestine since October 2023.
The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025 Hundreds of thousands set to attend pro-Palestine protest this weekend The Metropolitan Police anticipate a counter-protest by Stop The Hate at the Aldwych and Strand junction
Reason · Oct 10, 2025 Ceasefire Working Plus: Letitia James' legal trouble, everything's TV (and that's bad), millionaire explosion, and more...
Euronews · Oct 10, 2025 What would Palestinians' most popular leader do if freed? No one knows Israel and Hamas agreed to implement the first phase of Trump's Gaza peace plan, but Israel did not release high-profile prisoner Marwan Barghouti.