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Australian flotilla activists arrive home alleging sexual assault and beatings in Israeli detention
ByNick Visser and Catie McLeod May 25, 2026

Activists detained by Israel after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of Global Sumud Flotilla arrive in AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians returning home from detention in Israel say they were abused…

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Listen to the stories of Gaza’s women to fully grasp the horrors Israel is inflicting on us | Olfat al-Kurd
ByOlfat al-Kurd May 25, 2026

I survived months of bombardment before escaping. The systematic dismantling of our home has harmed every aspect of women’s livesOlfat al-Kurd is a field researcher for B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights in the occupied territori…

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Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world
ByStephen Burgen May 25, 2026

Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza Poetry may not be the best response to aerial bombardment, but for many Palestinians it has become a line of defence amid the rubble and ongoing killin…

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Board of Peace focus on Hamas risks return to war in Gaza, critics say
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent May 23, 2026

US-backed board has put sole blame for stalled ceasefire on militant group despite Israel not fulfilling its obligations, analysts sayThe top diplomat from the Board of Peace has blamed Hamas for the stalled ceasefire, but critics have said the US-back…

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Nobody better represents Israeli politics today than Itamar Ben-Gvir | Ben Reiff
ByBen Reiff May 22, 2026

He may be the most brazen of the nation’s leaders, but his ideological spirit is found throughout its government, and beyondNo, you’re not hallucinating: western governments really are condemning Israel, one-by-one, without equivocation. Not because of…

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Israel deports foreign Gaza-bound flotilla activists after global outcry
ByPeter Beaumont May 21, 2026May 21, 2026

Move comes amid condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after video posted showing detained protesters being tauntedIsrael has said it has deported all the foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, after a global outcry over their treatment in cu…

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Sally Rooney on a new Hebrew translation of Intermezzo: ‘The Israeli culture sector is complicit in apartheid’
BySally Rooney and Samir Eskanda May 19, 2026

Four years after Rooney cited BDS in declining a different Israeli publisher, she speaks with activist Samir Eskanda about the artist’s role in the boycott movementSally Rooney to publish Hebrew translation of novel with BDS-compliant publisherIntermez…

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Israel Defense Forces intercept Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza – video
ByGuardian staff May 19, 2026

Footage posted to social media allegedly shows the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla boats. The ships, carrying 319 activists from dozens of nations, were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were surro…

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‘Come in for one minute’: Israeli survivor’s appeal to doubters as 7 October exhibition opens in London
ByDaniel Boffey Chief reporter May 19, 2026

Commemoration of atrocity at Nova music festival confronts those who deny its gravity, says Elkana BohbotTwo police vans waited expectantly near the front entrance. Officers patrolled the pavements while suited security men with ear pieces stood stern-…

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Government ‘urgently seeking’ status of 11 Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel
ByCaitlin Cassidy May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Global Sumud Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were interceptedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

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