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Morning Mail: Albanese’s vow to Jewish community, Gaza power failure, Cheng Lei’s joyous homecoming

The prime minister says ‘hateful prejudice’ has no place in Australia, and committed to keep Australian Jews safe

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2023

How Hamas’s attack unfolded in Israel’s southern border towns

Rabbi Pizam’s story of survival is one of many. On Shmini Atzeret, the Jewish people were saved from a massacre, but the war was far from over. On Shmini Atzeret, Rabbi Pizam was saved from a massacre in Sderot, a town near Gaza. Over 1,000 militants breached the hi-tech fence…

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023

Shock Hamas terror attack: The beginning of the end for Israel’s Netanyahu?

Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated the political landscape in Israel for more than two decades but, almost one year after regaining the role of prime minister, an unprecedented attack by Hamas on Saturday looks set to shake his grip on power. In a speech late Wednesday, Netanyahu vowed to destroy the…

France 24 · Oct 11, 2023

Arab ministers urge Israel to resume talks on two-state solution

Emergency meeting of Arab League calls for ‘serious negotiations between the PLO and Israel’

The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2023

‘Together we will win’: Israelis fearful but defiant in face of uncertainty

Overwhelming response to call-up as country prepares for ‘retaliation like never before’ against Hamas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023

‘Released all restraints’: What would a ground invasion of Gaza look like?

Previous incursions have caused thousands of civilian casualties. This time could be worse, Richard Hall writes

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

AP PHOTOS: Rockets sail and tanks roll in Israeli-Palestinian war's 5th day

A Palestinian mother kneels beside the body of her dead son. Israelis crouch beside stone walls to shield themselves from rockets.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Yousaf’s wife ‘living in a nightmare’ over worry for parents trapped in Gaza

Nadia El-Nakla, wife of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf, gave an emotional interview to the BBC’s Reporting Scotland on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Hamas attacks on Israel expose the moral rot on college campuses

One can support the Palestinian cause and mourn their suffering — for they, too, are victims of Hamas — and criticize Israeli policies while also acknowledging the loss of life among Jews, without blaming them for their own murders.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 11, 2023

Israel poised for massive ground invasion of Gaza – as UN warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

Hundreds of thousands of troops mass on border as near-constant airstrikes pound besieged Strip

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023