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Scottish first minister calls Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘genocide’ for first time
ByHarry Taylor August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

John Swinney is second UK leader, after Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill, to use term in relation to Israel’s actions in GazaJohn Swinney has described for the first time Israel’s actions in Gaza as a “genocide”, with the Scottish first minister saying it …

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Ignore the bluster: as Netanyahu starves Gaza, the world is turning on him – and he knows it | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland August 1, 2025

As horrific images emerge and western nations move to recognise Palestine, the Israeli PM’s defiance-at-all-costs strategy is falling apart“No one likes us, we don’t care.” It may be rousing on the stadium terraces of south London, as the signature cha…

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Israeli author David Grossman says his country is committing genocide in Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Palermo August 1, 2025

Writer says for many years he has refused to use word but now must ‘with immense pain and with a broken heart’Middle East crisis – live updatesThe award-winning Israeli author David Grossman has described his country’s campaign in Gaza as a genocide an…

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Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death trap’
ByPeter Beaumont August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Witkoff says he is helping ‘craft a plan’ to deliver aid as UN reports that Israeli forces have killed 1,353 Palestinians who were waiting for foodDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has visited Gaza and been shown one of the controversial food distribu…

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Decision delayed for pro-Palestine protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge as police warn of possible crowd crush
ByCatie McLeod August 1, 2025August 1, 2025

Group’s lawyers say demonstration ‘cannot be stopped’ as Christian-led group protesting antisemitism plans rally for same dayAustralian activists allege they were ‘brutalised psychologically’ after Israeli military detained Gaza aid boatGet our breaki…

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Israeli police release settler accused of killing Palestinian activist
ByWilliam Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Yinon Levi was placed under three days of house arrest, while police have refused to release the body of Awdah HathaleenIsraeli police have refused to release the body of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and journalist who helped make the Oscar-…

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Starmer ‘listening to hostages’ but intends to stick to Palestine statehood plan
ByRowena Mason and Eleni Courea July 31, 2025July 31, 2025

Freed British-Israeli accuses PM of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine at UN unless Israel changes courseKeir Starmer has said he is listening to hostages taken by Hamas but still intends to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel com…

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The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
ByEmma Graham-Harrison Chief Middle East correspondent July 31, 2025

Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed inThe mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza. Palestinians cannot leave, war has ended fa…

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At least 91 killed seeking aid in Gaza as US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Israel
ByWilliam Christou in Jerusalem July 31, 2025August 1, 2025

Crowds of hungry people waiting for humanitarian aid at Zikim crossing shot at by Israeli soldiersAt least 91 people have been killed and 600 wounded while waiting for aid in Gaza over the past 24 hours, as the US envoy, Steve Witkoff, visits Israel fo…

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Trump threatens Canada on trade deal after Carney moves to recognise Palestine
ByChris Michael July 31, 2025

Trump says recognising Palestine statehood ‘rewards Hamas’ and US deal with Canada would now be ‘very hard’Business live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened Canada after it moved to recognise a Palestinian state, reacting to Mark Carney’s annou…

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