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Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened
ByCharlie Moloney August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

This blog is now closedIran’s judiciary said Saturday it was investigating the cases of 20 people arrested over their suspected links with Israel following the 12-day war between the two arch-foes.“These cases were immediately filed under the supervisi…

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Joe Biden is complicit in Gaza’s starvation. Blood is on his hands | Mohamad Bazzi
ByMohamad Bazzi August 9, 2025

At several points during his presidency, Biden could have stopped starvation from spreading in Gaza. He didn’t do thatIn March 2024, the global authority on food security warned that Palestinians were experiencing “catastrophic levels of hunger”, and f…

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What is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene? | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi August 9, 2025

The far-right Republican and conspiracy theorist is suddenly speaking (a small amount of) sense. Weird!Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right conspiracy theorist and bigot who also happens to be a Republican co…

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‘Gross abuse of state power’: defiance grows over UK ban on Palestine protest group
ByHarriet Sherwood August 9, 2025

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday At 81, Deborah Hinton, a former British magistrate who was honoured by the late Queen Elizabeth II for services to the comm…

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‘Restoring humanity’: Paris exhibition showcases 5,000 years of history in Gaza
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris August 9, 2025

Saved Treasures of Gaza aims to preserve territory’s historical identity against backdrop of war and famineAn exhibition tracing more than 5,000 years of cultural and archaeological history in Gaza has become a summer hit in Paris, as visitors flock to…

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‘I will live here, and I will die here’: Palestinians defiant in the face of Israel’s plans to seize control of Gaza Strip
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem August 8, 2025

While some in Gaza City are preparing to evacuate to the south, others refuse to be displaced againDisplaced repeatedly. Forced to live in tent camps or amid the ruins of their homes. Stricken by hunger and deprived of medical supplies.Now, 22 months i…

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‘I will live here, and I will die here’: Palestinians defiant in the face of Israel’s plans to seize control of Gaza Strip
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem August 8, 2025

While some in Gaza City are preparing to evacuate to the south, others refuse to be displaced againDisplaced repeatedly. Forced to live in tent camps or amid the ruins of their homes. Stricken by hunger and deprived of medical supplies.Now, 22 months i…

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US and UK disagree about Gaza policy, Vance suggests before Lammy meeting
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent August 8, 2025

Vice-president says, unlike Britain, White House has no plans to recognise the Palestinian state The US and UK have “disagreements” on Gaza including over whether to recognise a Palestinian state, JD Vance has suggested as he arrived in England for hi…

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Germany halts arms exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza as global outcry grows
ByDeborah Cole in Berlin and Lisa O’Carroll in London August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

Friedrich Merz announces policy amid international outrage over Israel’s expansion of offensiveMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe German chancellor has indicated a significant shift in Berlin’s staunch support for Israel by stopping the export of mil…

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‘Nothing left to occupy’: Palestinians react to Netanyahu’s Gaza plan – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian August 8, 2025

Palestinians in Gaza expressed fear, frustration and exhaustion on Thursday after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said he wanted Israel to take military control of the entire Gaza Strip. Those displaced by the fighting shared their opin…

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