The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Wong acknowledges ‘widespread suffering’, stops short of describing Israel’s Gaza siege as collective punishment

Challenged to concede Israel was inflicting ‘collective punishment’ on Gaza, foreign minister Penny Wong used her own words to describe the ‘distressing crisis’ unfolding in the Palestinian exclave

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023

All 27 EU leaders call for ‘humanitarian corridors and pauses’ in Gaza

Official declaration to be issued, which also seeks a peace conference on a two-state solution

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023

Fearing airstrikes and crowded shelters, Palestinians in north Gaza defy Israeli evacuation orders

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have decided to stay in their homes in northern Gaza despite Israeli warnings that they face grave danger if they don't move south

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

UK Government calling for ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas conflict

Rishi Sunak has said temporary breaks in the violence could allow British nationals and hostages to be freed and aid to be provided to the Gaza Strip.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Al-Jazeera Gaza correspondent loses 3 family members in an Israeli airstrike

Al-Jazeera says its chief correspondent in Gaza has lost three members of his family in an Israeli airstrike

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

US planning for evacuation of Americans from Middle East if conflict escalates

US officials are in the early stages of drawing up plans for wider evacuations of Americans across the Middle East that would potentially be carried out if conflict between Israel and Hamas forces spills out into a wider regional conflict, the White House said on Monday.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

BBC boss Tim Davie grilled by Tory MPs amid row over coverage of Israel-Hamas war

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick among those hauling Tim Davie over the coals at the 1922 Committee

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Biden condemns Israeli settler attacks in occupied West Bank

US president said attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank ‘pour gasoline’ on tensions.

Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2023

Tears as British woman and teenage daughters killed in Hamas attack buried in Israel

Bristol-born Lianne Sharabi and her daughters Noiya and Yahel were killed on October 7

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023

Stocks Slump as Technology Stocks Plunge on Alphabet’s Disappointing Earnings

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.47%. Stocks on Wednesday retreated, with the S&P 500...

Barchart · Oct 25, 2023