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‘Like a trap’: NHS surgeon describes death of nephew, 16, at Gaza food point

ByGeneva Abdul

Mohammad went missing after becoming separated from his uncles. His family later found his body mutilated beyond recognitionMohammad’s family spent four days searching for him after he became separated from his uncles at a food distribution point in no…

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‘Like a trap’: NHS surgeon describes death of nephew, 16, at Gaza food point

ByGeneva Abdul

Mohammad went missing after becoming separated from his uncles. His family later found his body mutilated beyond recognitionMohammad’s family spent four days searching for him after he became separated from his uncles at a food distribution point in no…

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Iranian closure of strait of Hormuz would be monumental act of self-harm, says Lammy

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK foreign secretary wants Iran to return to negotiating table but refuses to endorse strikes by US and IsraelMiddle East crisis – live updatesAny Iranian move to close the strait of Hormuz waterway would be an act of monumental self-harm, said David L…

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David Lammy refuses to say if UK supported US strikes on Iran nuclear facilities

ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

UK foreign secretary also sidesteps questions on legality of strikes and Donald Trump’s ‘regime change’ postUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe UK foreign secretary has repeatedly refused to say if the UK supported the…

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US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says

ByDan Sabbagh and Jessica Elgot

Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was madeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have req…

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Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider ‘escalation’ risk

ByJessica Elgot and Ben Quinn

PM calls on Tehran to return to negotiations and holds talks with Macron and Merz after US attack on three nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of th…

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Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran but warns of wider escalation risk

ByJessica Elgot and Ben Quinn

PM calls on Tehran to return to negotiations and holds talks with Macron and Merz after US attack on three nuclear sitesMiddle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned of a “risk of escalation” in the Middle East and beyond as a result of th…

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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

BySally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speechOn 20 June, in what has now become an appallingly familiar story, Israeli forces once …

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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict

ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as…

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No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences | Simon Tisdall

BySimon Tisdall

Trump has fallen slap bang into the trap laid for him by Netanyahu. His reckless gamble makes a nuclear weapon for Iran more, not less, likelyBombing will not make Iran go away. US bombs will not destroy the knowhow needed to build a nuclear weapon or …