Far-right Israeli politicians and settlers discuss luxury ‘Gaza riviera’ plan Legal experts say scheme to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians is tantamount to ethnic cleansing The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
US envoy Witkoff lands in Sardinia ahead of Gaza ceasefire talks The close Trump ally is expected to meet Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and the Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer. Euronews · Jul 24, 2025
Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as Israeli government says it is not responsible – as it happened More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
'Grimmest captivity on the planet' being inflicted by Israel on millions of Gazans, says David Lammy ‘It’s entirely unacceptable for children to be in quite the need that they are in and certainly for children to be shot and killed as they wait for food,’ says the Foreign Secretary Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025
Israel says it attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port Houthis promise more attacks unless Israel ends its offensive on Gaza and lifts the siege. Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025
UK condemns Israel for depriving Palestinians of ‘human dignity’ David Lammy joins ministers from 27 other countries in issuing call for immediate end to Gaza war The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Israel ‘tarnishing reputation’, Lammy says as country rejects UK warnings The Foreign Secretary said Palestinians have been subject to a ‘grotesque spectacle’ as he addressed MPs. Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Israel depriving Gazans of ‘human dignity’, say UK and 24 other countries in call to end war now ‘The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths,’ say foreign ministers The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the capital, Damascus, as a warning to pull back from Druze areas. The United States helped… The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025
Fears Of Escalation After Israel Hits Huthi-held Yemen Port Israel pounded Yemen's Huthi-held port of Hodeida with air strikes on Monday for the second time in a month, stoking fears of escalation as it warned Yemen could face the same fate as Iran. International Business Times · Jul 21, 2025
UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza The U.N. food agency says Israeli forces fired on Palestinians seeking food aid in northern Gaza on Sunday The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025
David Pratt: Israel’s expansionism is the clear and present danger IT’S a strategy that for time immemorial has been framed in terms of words like “self-defence”, “survival” and “national security”. The National (Scotland) · Jul 19, 2025
Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously close to direct conflict with Israel, after Israeli warplanes launched strikes against government buildings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 16. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025
Could Trump be persuaded to save Palestinians in Gaza? It seems paradoxical to look to Trump to save Palestinians, yet no recent US president has been better placed to stop Israel The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 Why is Israel bombing Syria and who are the Druze? Tensions erupt into airstrikes and sectarian violence as Israel intervenes in Syria’s southern province
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025 Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue Convoys of government forces have begun withdrawing from the city of Sweida
Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025 Israel presses ahead with Gaza ‘concentration camp’ plans despite criticism Plans first suggested by defence minister propose keeping 600,000 Palestinians in area and not allowing them to leave.
Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025 Israel bombards Syria’s Damascus as US says steps agreed to end violence Syria begins withdrawing army from Suwayda, but Israel vows to continue to ‘operate vigorously’ in Druze-majority city.
Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025 World reacts to Israeli attacks on Syria’s Damascus A roundup of key international reactions after Israeli air strikes near the Defence Ministry and presidential palace.
Latin Times · Jul 16, 2025 Israeli Defense Minister Vows To Keep Striking Syria To Protect Druze Population: 'Painful Blows To Come' Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to inflict "painful blows" to the new Syrian government to protect the Druze community in the country
International Business Times · Jul 16, 2025 Israel Bombs Syria Army HQ After Warning Damascus To Leave Druze Alone Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250 people.
Euronews · Jul 16, 2025 Syrian government officials and Druze leaders agree ceasefire after Israeli strikes Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces struck the Syrian General Staff compound in Damascus, citing concerns over violence against the Druze minority. Two civilians were injured in the airstrike.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 16, 2025 Israeli defence minister presents 'cheaper and quicker' Gaza concentration camp plan The Israeli defence ministry has presented Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a cheaper and quicker plan for a concentration camp for…
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2025 Lammy hints at sanctions for Israeli minister over Gaza camp plans Israel Katz has reportedly put forward plans to move 600,000 Palestinians to a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ in Rafah.
Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2025 Israel hits Syrian army HQ, near Damascus palace as Suwayda fighting rages Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters as fallout from sectarian violence in Suwayda reaches Damascus.