Before and after aerial pictures show deadly Gaza destruction in full Entire neighbourhoods destroyed in retaliation for attack launched by Hamas on Israel on 7 October The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Pakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants in the country illegally starting next week Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants living in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Many in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice Families in Niger say they are struggling after economic sanctions imposed in response to a military coup three months ago The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Live updates | Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms The Israeli military says its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, hitting several militant targets as a wider ground incursion looms after more than two weeks of heavy air raids The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Gaza needs billions in aid to reverse years of restrictions, UN trade body The Gaza Strip needs billions of dollars in international economic aid to compensate for years of restrictions that have stifled its economy and curbed its development, according to a report published on Wednesday by the United Nations trade body. Radio France Internationale · Oct 26, 2023
EU leaders unanimously call for humanitarian corridors – as it happened This blog is closed. See our Israel-Hamas war coverage here. The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023
Israel-Hamas live: US hits targets in Syria as Palestinian ministry publishes names of 7,000 dead US president Joe Biden says he has ‘no confidence in the number that the Palestinians are using’ The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Two more resolutions to halt Israel-Gaza war fail at UN Security Council Elected members to work on new draft resolution amid growing frustration at council’s failure to act. Al Jazeera · 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
EU summit calls for 'humanitarian corridors and pauses' in Gaza EU leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday to call for the establishment of "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to get urgently-needed aid into Gaza. The news came after Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the… France 24 · Oct 26, 2023
UN Security Council fails again to address Israel-Hamas war, rejecting US and Russian resolutions The U.N. Security Council has failed again to address the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, rejecting rival United States and Russian resolutions The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023
Record 114 million people displaced globally, says UN As wars rage from Ukraine to Gaza, the number of displaced people is at a record high, the UN estimates. Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2023
Civilian casualties in ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict matter of serious, continuing concern: India tells UN Security Council The remarks by India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, Ambassador R. Ravindra, came on Tuesday at the Security Council meeting on the situation in West Asia. The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023
Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2023 Hamas militants 'doomed' says Benjamin Netanyahu as he warns Israel 'preparing ground offensive' Israel's prime minister claimed his troops have already killed 'thousands of terrorists'
The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2023 Morning Mail: Albanese meets Biden, low-carb beer warning, Maxwell blitzes Dutch in record century Trump fined for ‘blatant disobeyal’ of a gag order while in Gaza the humanitarian crisis is worsening by the hour, the UN says
The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023 The legality of using white phosphorus In the 2008-2009 Gaza War too, there were allegations that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck the Gaza Strip with sub-munitions containing white phosphorus. The Israeli government, which initially denied this, later acknowledged that it did use white phosphorus in 2009, but only in uninhabitable areas, for the purpose of…
Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2023 Starvation used as a ‘weapon of war’ in Gaza amid Israeli siege: Oxfam Oxfam says about 104 trucks a day would be needed to deliver food to Gaza to overcome the crisis.
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 UN says Gaza fuel delivery needed now or support could stop – as Palestinians say healthcare has ‘collapsed’ 'There has to be a way to get the fuel in otherwise everything can stop tomorrow,' says one official
The National (Scotland) · Oct 25, 2023 UK accused of 'assault on free speech' as Tories push anti-BDS bill forward THE Government is “encouraging antisemitism” and stifling freedom of speech by pushing through legislation to ban public bodies from boycotting…
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Government defeats bid to remove Israel ‘carve-out’ from boycott ban legislation Tory former cabinet minister Kit Malthouse had sought to remove the prohibition from the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 Ukraine ready to counterattack if Russia strikes energy plants, says Zelenskiy President says Ukraine will not only defend its infrastructure but will also respond, as it prepares for attacks this winter
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 Red Cross witnesses ‘utter chaos’ at Gaza hospitals as supplies run critically low Experts say medical centres rapidly running out of fuel and medical supplies as injured and displaced people seek refuge
The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023 Environmental groups reject deep-sea mining as key UN meeting looms Environmental groups are urging a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of an international meeting in Jamaica where an obscure U.N. body will debate the issue amid fears it could soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor
Al Jazeera · Oct 25, 2023 What has the UN done and said on the Israel-Palestine conflict? The UN’s chief is at the centre of diplomatic tension with Israel, but all sides have been critical of the global body.