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UK among 27 countries to demand press given immediate access to Gaza
ByMichael Savage Media editor August 21, 2025

Germany, Australia and Ukraine also sign statement calling on Israel to end block on international media accessMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe UK is among more than 20 countries demanding that Israel immediately give international journalists ac…

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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem August 21, 2025

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israe…

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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem August 21, 2025

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israe…

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UN and Red Cross warn of catastrophe if Israel launches Gaza City offensive
ByPeter Beaumont August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Netanyahu tells soldiers he has approved takeover plan as aid groups advised to prepare for forced displacementThe International Red Cross and UN have warned of an impending catastrophe in the Gaza Strip if Israel launches an offensive to take over Gaz…

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Has Israel begun its Gaza City offensive or will there be yet more ‘approvals’?
ByPeter Beaumont August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Netanyahu is latest to ‘approve’ plan that has had daily announcements and that Israel knows will have serious consequencesHas Israel begun its expanded offensive in Gaza City, or is it hype?After several weeks of threats of a new large-scale offensive…

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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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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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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…

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