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Live updates | Israeli troops tighten encirclement of Gaza City as top US diplomat arrives in Israel

Israeli troops have tightened their encirclement of Gaza City as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to press for a humanitarian “pause” in the fighting with Hamas and for more aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

US jobs report weaker than expected; UK economy ‘flirting with recession’, economists say –as it happened

US economy adds 150,000 jobs in October and previous months are revised lower, boosting investor expectations that the Fed won’t hike interest rates again

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Israel's encirclement of Gaza City tightens as top US diplomat arrives to push for humanitarian aid

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Online vitriol could undo decades of political progress, warns Dutch deputy PM

Sigrid Kaag is latest high-profile female politician to quit, citing years of ‘hate, intimidation and threats’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Israel rejects US pressure for 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza without hostage release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's pressure for a "humanitarian pause" in its war on Hamas, conditioning it on the release of hostages taken from Israel to Gaza. France reacted to an Israeli strike on the French Institute in Gaza with "astonishment" and "incomprehension",…

France 24 · Nov 3, 2023

Israel’s military says Gaza City surrounded, rejects ceasefire calls

Hamas’s armed wing warns that invading Israeli soldiers will go home ‘in black bags’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2023

Selena Gomez Deletes Instagram After Her Israel-Palestine Post Sparked Backlash

What do we expect from celebrities right now?

Pedestrian.tv · Nov 3, 2023

Northern offensive brings ‘new energy’ to Myanmar’s anti-coup resistance

Alliance of ethnic armed groups says it has taken a key border town and overrun dozens of military bases.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2023

Israel and Hamas at war: what we know on day 28

Israeli military says it has surrounded Gaza City on three sides; more than 9,000 Palestinians killed, including 3,760 children, Hamas-run health ministry says

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2023

The UN is calling the Israel-Hamas war a 'graveyard of children'. In an adult conflict, the young are suffering most

Too often, it’s the most vulnerable who suffer most in the throes of war.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2023