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Israel keeps up military pressure on Gaza City ahead of planned offensive – as it happened
ByCharlie Moloney August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIran was seeking to reassert an image of strength on Thursday after suffering heavy losses, when Israel largely destroyed Iran’s air defences during the war and much of its stockpile of balli…

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In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
BySindre Bangstad August 21, 2025

With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority of citizens, who want to divest from Israeli arms companies?Oil has made Norway extremely rich. We have the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which was established with petr…

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In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
BySindre Bangstad August 21, 2025

With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority of citizens, who want to divest from Israeli arms companies?Oil has made Norway extremely rich. We have the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which was established with petr…

Read More In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
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Buchenwald can refuse entry to people wearing Palestinian keffiyeh, German court rules
ByAgence France-Presse in Berlin August 20, 2025

Court in Thuringia rejected woman’s request to enter concentration camp memorial while wearing the scarfA German court has ruled that a Nazi concentration camp memorial has the right to refuse entry to those wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh scarf.The h…

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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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