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Israel under growing pressure to trade Palestinian prisoners for Gaza hostages

National security expert and newspaper join families’ calls for trade of about 5,000 prisoners for hostages taken by Hamas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Western coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza – bias or unprofessionalism?

Media experts say some agencies are ‘legitimising Israeli war crimes’ in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023

I was horrified to hear friend’s mother was among hostages – rally organiser

More than 300 people gathered outside the Qatari Embassy in central London on Sunday to call for the return of innocent civilians kidnapped by Hamas.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023

‘Nili’: Is a secret Israeli unit hunting Hamas militants behind the October 7 attack?

Israeli media are reporting that a special unit of security and intelligence agents has been set up to track down and eliminate the Hamas members responsible for the deadly October 7 attacks in southern Israel. The operation is reminiscent of the plot to find the Palestinian militants who murdered 11…

France 24 · Oct 29, 2023

Palestinian civilians ‘didn’t deserve to die’ in Israeli strikes, US chief security adviser says

Jake Sullivan’s comments are a marked softening of the Biden administration’s hardline support of Israel

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2023

The Iranian-sourced weapons used in Hamas and Islamic Jihad's Israel assault

Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement launched an incursion into Israel on October 7, attacking by air and ground. While the range of weapons they’ve employed has garnered international attention, none of these armaments comes as a revelation. Both Hamas's armed wing, the Al Qassam Brigades, and Islamic Jihad's…

France 24 · Oct 29, 2023

Palestine Red Crescent says Israel orders evacuation of al-Quds Hospital

The al-Quds Hospital currently shelters hundreds of patients and more than 12,000 displaced civilians in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023

Netanyahu apologises for blaming Israeli security chiefs for Hamas attack

The Israeli PM deletes post that pointed finger of blame for the October 7 attack on intelligence services.

Al Jazeera · Oct 29, 2023

Of course the Holocaust is relevant to Israel now

Jews will inevitably connect the trauma of Hamas’s attack with the trauma of Nazi massacres, writes Karen Pollock, chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

MP describes ‘torturous’ wait to learn fate of family in Gaza

Liberal Democrat Layla Moran lost contact with her family during a communications blackout in the territory.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2023