Monday Briefing: A Race to Ease the Gaza Crisis
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Friends of woman killed in Israeli kibbutz pledge to rebuild settlement
‘Peace and love are more powerful than terror,’ say friends of 23-year-old Dorin AtiasThe friends of a 23-year-old killed in a kibbutz after seeking refuge from the massacre at a music festival last Saturday plan to rebuild the settlement as a sign tha…
Gaza must be ‘completely civilian’ but no quick options: ex-Israeli general
“This takes months. It’s not a short operation,” said reserve Brig.-Gen. Amir Avivi, a former Israel Defense Forces deputy commander of the Gaza division
Hamas holding up to 10 Britons hostage in Gaza, says foreign secretary
James Cleverly says updated figure of those captured in attack on Israel is ‘not an unreasonable estimate’Israel-Hamas war: latest news and live updatesUp to 10 Britons are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, the foreign secretary has said, higher tha…
As Gazans seek safety, Israel says Hamas ‘trying to prevent’ people fleeing
Currently, there is no way out of Gaza for the roughly 2.3 million people living in the territory, and efforts continue to try to secure safe passage for those still inside.
Israel confirms 126 people being held hostage by Hamas
Number revised down from about 150 after bodies from attack sites in southern Israel found and identifiedIsrael-Hamas war: latest news and live updatesThe Israeli military has confirmed 126 people who are being held as hostages by Hamas.Authorities ini…
White House seeks weapons package for Israel amid ‘real risk of escalation’
National security adviser says deployment of USS Eisenhower is to send message that ‘no group should seek to exploit the situation’Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan toured the US Sunday morning shows to sell White House policy on the …
Biden interrupted by pro-Palestine activist at human rights dinner
Protester shouted ‘let Gaza live’ and ‘ceasefire now’ during Human Rights Campaign annual dinner in WashingtonJoe Biden was interrupted during the keynote speech on Saturday night at the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner in Washington by a pro-Palest…
‘We feel targeted’: families from two faiths in UK fear for relatives in the Middle East – and their own safety
As Islamophobia and antisemitic attacks grow, people wait anxiously for news of their loved onesFor Brighton resident Adam Ma’anit the horrors of the last week have – as they have for many Jewish and Palestinian families in the UK – reprised previous t…
At Israel kibbutz, Hamas killed elders in street in act of ‘humiliation’
Israelis believe the excessive violence and cruelty displayed by Hamas attackers at Kibbutz Be’eri and elsewhere was telling.