Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 13
Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza ‘from the inside’; UK PM stresses importance of allowing aid into GazaSee all our Israel-Hamas war coverage Continue reading…
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Joe Biden’s warning to Israel is a nod to US failures in the ‘war on terror’
The US response to 9/11 was dogged by a threat posed by an ill-defined enemy, which led to human rights abuses associated with GuantánamoIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWhen Joe Biden, the US president, spoke to Israelis during his brief visit th…
Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assault
Protesters in Washington demand ceasefire, marking rift in community as Anti-Defamation League condemns demonstrationIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesLeftwing Jewish activists campaigned against Israel’s bombardment and blockade of Gaza this week …
Israeli military discussing alternatives to full Gaza invasion with US, says Biden
US officials warn that a ground assault could bring conflict with Hezbollah and risk a two-front warJoe Biden has said that the US and Israeli militaries are discussing alternatives to the full invasion of Gaza widely expected since the Hamas attack on…
US official resigns over Biden’s ‘destructive, unjust’ arms to Israel
Josh Paul condemns administration’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ in providing weapons and for its support of ‘status quo of occupation’Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesA veteran US state department official has quit over what he described as the Bide…
MSF suspends surgery at Khartoum hospital after Sudanese military blocks supplies
Charity says that medication and materials at Bashair teaching hospital have run out and surgical team is being withdrawnThe medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières has suspended life-saving surgery at a hospital in Khartoum after the Sudanese militar…
Israel accuses BBC of ‘modern blood libel’ over reporting of hospital strike
Corporation defends initial comments, saying they were made in immediate aftermath but then clarified in later reportsIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe Israeli government has accused the BBC of perpetuating a “modern blood libel” in its reporti…
Iran’s Mahsa Amini awarded EU’s Sakharov human rights prize
Top MEP says Iranian woman’s death in police custody last year ‘triggered a movement that is making history’Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country…
Israel defence minister tells troops they will soon see Gaza – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can find the latest updates here. Egypt and Jordan flank Israel on opposite sides and share borders with Gaza and the occupied West Bank, respectively. Both have have been reticent to allow displaced Palestinians in.Egyptia…
Aid convoy set to enter Gaza a ‘drop in the ocean of need’ says WHO
Twenty trucks preparing to enter Gaza through Rafah crossing, but Israel says aid will halt if seized by HamasIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesAid agencies have warned that the help set to arrive in Gaza could be too little too late for many of th…