‘Flee while you can’... Israel orders 1.1 million to move ahead of ground onslaught More than 1,400 have already been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its retaliatory air strikes Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Palestinians pack ’emergency’ bags as Israeli bombs rain down on Gaza A Palestinian woman in Gaza shows the world what she has packed in preparation for an assault or evacuation. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023
EU investigates X over Israel-Hamas disinformation in test of new tech rules The European Commisson has launched a probe into X (formerly Twitter) – the first under new EU tech rules – over allegations the platform was spreading disinformation about the Hamas-Israel war. Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2023
Israel Eases Guns Restrictions Amidst Security Failures “An emergency operation, in order to allow as many citizens as possible to arm themselves.” Reason · Oct 13, 2023
Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023
US denies Iran access to $6 billion fund from prisoner swap deal Following Hamas's attack on Israel, the US and Qatar have agreed to temporarily prevent Iran from tapping the $6 billion fund that was transferred to it as part of last month's prisoner swap deal. We take a closer look. In the EU, member states are to vote on the use… France 24 · Oct 13, 2023
Woman, 22, arrested on suspicion of supporting Hamas after protest in Brighton Hamas and its military wing are proscribed organisations The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Israeli billionaire quits Harvard board in row over student letter A group of 33 student organisations at Harvard University signed a letter arguing that Israel’s ‘apartheid regime’ created the impetus for the war The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
Australians joining Israel's war on Hamas: official Israeli-Australians are being mobilised to fight in the military following the attacks launched by Hamas as Melbourne's Jewish community mourns. AAP · Oct 13, 2023
Four Jewish schools to close amid fears of new London attacks Former Hamas leader calls for the Muslim world to show solidarity with Palestinians by holding a day of mass street demos on Friday Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023
Caught between two wars: Syrians in Lebanon fear Israel-Hamas escalation They escaped the war in Syria. Now another one’s looming, and Syrians in Lebanon fear being forced to return home. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023
Israeli football chief criticises Premier League over response to Hamas attacks Erez Halfon has said he is ‘shocked, amazed and disappointed beyond words’ at the Premier League’s reluctance to issue an unequivocal condemnation of the Hamas attacks The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
First Thing: Hamas tells Gaza City residents to stay put after Israel orders evacuation UN says order affecting 1.1 million people will spark ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’ amid likely Israeli ground assault The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
US campuses in uproar as Israel-Palestine conflict exposes divide Tensions spill across universities like Columbia and Harvard as students on each side accuse the other of a kind of bloodlust The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict: How to talk to teenagers about distressing news stories With teenagers becoming more social media savvy, it’s becoming more difficult to protect them from stories about war and conflict.
France 24 · Oct 13, 2023 Israel in battle of images amid war with Hamas In The Press for Friday, October 13: We look at the battle of images in the Israeli and international press, as Israel says it has decided to release photos showing babies killed in the attack by Hamas last weekend. Also, many papers focus on the moral dilemma of the conflict.…
Salon · Oct 13, 2023 Trump's disorder infects the globe Donald Trump claims the Gaza war is all about him — and at this point, that staggering narcissism is no surprise
Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2023 Arrests at banned pro-Palestinian rally in Paris as Macron calls for calm French police used teargas and water cannon to break up a banned pro-Palestinian protest in Paris on Thursday, as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to remain united and refrain from bringing the Israel-Hamas conflict home.
Salon · Oct 13, 2023 "Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous trap The 9/11 parallel is real, in the worst way: Hamas' crimes will become the excuse for mass killing of Palestinians
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Israeli music manager says Hamas attack on music festival is ‘more than a war crime’ Raz Gaster escaped the massacre by driving away with some of his acts in a car from the festival
Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023 EU launches probe into Elon Musk’s X over Israel-Hamas war content European Commission says investigation follows indications of ‘illicit content’ on the platform.
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 American father tracked phone and Apple Watch to find where daughter was killed in Hamas attack Emotional father says his daughter ‘was the happiest kid ever, everybody really loved her’
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023 Yousaf’s mother-in-law asks ‘where is humanity?’ in tearful video from Gaza Elizabeth El-Nakla travelled from her home in Scotland last week to visit family in Gaza with her husband Maged.
Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023 Grant Shapps clashes with BBC presenter Mishal Husain over refusal to call Hamas ‘terrorists’ BBC has been criticised for not using word ‘terrorists’ to describe Hamas after attacks in Israel
Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023 In Britain, the Israel-Hamas war reignites old tensions between communities Pro-Palestine activists say they are accused of being anti-Semitic while rallying, as Jewish groups fear attacks.