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The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: Israel should end the killing. Its allies must not remain complicit | Editorial
ByEditorial August 20, 2025

The suffering and death of Palestinians is multiplying. Seizing and occupying Gaza City would only deepen the horrorIsrael faces a stark choice. So do its allies. International condemnation pushed Israel into allowing a trickle of aid into Gaza. But it…

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Israel expands Gaza City offensive as UK decries West Bank settlement approval
ByPeter Beaumont August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

Construction would be ‘flagrant breach of international law’ and undermine two-state solution, foreign secretary saysIsrael has announced it is expanding its military operations in Gaza City, as the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemned its appr…

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Israel to call up around 60,000 reservists before planned offensive on Gaza City, says Israeli military official – as it happened
ByCharlie Moloney August 20, 2025August 20, 2025

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIsrael is “killing all prospects” for peace in the Middle East, Jordan’s foreign minister has said amid escalating international outrage over Israel’s plans for a new large-scale offensive in…

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Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas
ByPeter Beaumont August 19, 2025

Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed planMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire…

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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focussed as an academic in Gaza
ByAhmed Kamal Junina August 19, 2025

It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matterI must admit: I write this piece while starving – too hungry to think clearly, too weak to sit upright for l…

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There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
ByShada Islam August 19, 2025

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoningThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team face growing criticism o…

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There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
ByShada Islam August 19, 2025

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoningThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and her team face growing criticism o…

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Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages
ByPeter Beaumont August 18, 2025

Deal would include 60-day halt to military operations and exchange of half of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisonersHamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the remaining …

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Netanyahu criticises protests in Israel against his handling of Gaza war
ByPeter Beaumont August 18, 2025

Israeli PM suggests demonstrators are toughening Hamas’s stance and delaying the release of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has criticised massive street protests against his handling of the Gaza war, and failure to secure t…

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Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
ByRobyn Vinter and Ben Quinn August 18, 2025

Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detainedIt was only after Miles Pickering arrived at Scotland Yard following his arrest that the police realised they had got things embarras…

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