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‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces Palestinians to make their own cement from rubble
ByMohamed Solaimane in Khan Younis May 18, 2026

With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homesIt is difficult to see through the dust inside the cramped, low-roofed tent on the eastern edge of Khan Younis. Ibrahim al-Aloul works alo…

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Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon hours after extension of ceasefire
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 16, 2026May 17, 2026

Three paramedics at health centre among dead, while Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad killed in Gaza strikeIsrael carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least six people, including three paramedics working at a health centre, ju…

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The backlash to revelations of sexual torture of Palestinian prisoners aims to raise the cost of speaking out | Yuli Novak
ByYuli Novak May 14, 2026

Israel’s response to recent New York Times reporting detailing the horrific sexual violence inflicted on detainees seeks to silence those who assert the basic fact of Palestinian humanityWhat’s most shocking about the latest accounts of sexual torture …

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The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive
ByJason Burke International security correspondent May 14, 2026

Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operationEast Jerusalem to Amman should have been an easy trip: a short drive down to the Dead Sea, across the border checkpoint and swiftly on…

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EU announces sanctions against violent Israel settlers
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels May 11, 2026

Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe EU has agreed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, ending a years-long deadlock over the issue but still taking o…

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In a hushed room, personal testimonies reveal Australia’s troubling rise in antisemitism
ByBen Doherty May 8, 2026

This week, Jewish Australians have spoken about how displays of hostility, discrimination and the Bondi terror attack have changed their lives and their feelings about their place in the communityThe narrow benches of the public gallery are filled. The…

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The Guardian view on ceasefires that aren’t: Israel never stopped killing in Gaza – allies must reject any escalation | Editorial
ByEditorial May 7, 2026

The US is unlikely to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu to comply with truce terms. Europe must take actionThe meaning of the term “ceasefire” should be self‑evident. Yet Israel’s strikes have killed scores of people in Lebanon since it agreed a truce with H…

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JM Coetzee declines to attend Jerusalem writers festival over Israel’s ‘genocidal campaign in Gaza’
BySian Cain May 7, 2026

Nobel laureate says he previously considered himself a supporter of Israel, but ‘the campaign of annihilation in Gaza has changed all that’Nobel laureate JM Coetzee has declined to attend an upcoming literature festival in Israel, writing a excoriating…

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Israeli army chief says West Bank troops ‘killing like we haven’t killed since 1967’
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 5, 2026

Leaked remarks by Maj Gen Avi Bluth describe fatal shootings of stone-throwers and different treatment for Jewish settlersThe Israeli army chief in the West Bank has said his troops were “killing like we haven’t killed since 1967”, including fatally sh…

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Want a green card? Better make sure you haven’t criticized Israel on social media | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi May 4, 2026

Updated guidelines issued by the Trump administration mean immigrants could potentially be denied a green card for their political opinionsLet’s play a fun game of Will This Get Me Deported? The first contestant is myself: a British-Palestinian green c…

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