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When will we finally admit: the Gaza death toll is higher than we’ve been told | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi August 8, 2025

We have no idea how many people have been killed in Gaza but I would bet my own life that the number is far higher than the 60,000 number the media usesHow many people have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023?It’s an almost impossible qu…

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Starmer calls Gaza City takeover plan wrong and urges Israel to reconsider
ByEleni Courea Political correspondent August 8, 2025

UK prime minister says occupation approved by Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet will only bring more bloodshedMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has urged Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider his plans to take over Gaza City and said the move wou…

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Outrage at Israeli plan to take over Gaza City that could displace 1m Palestinians
ByGuardian staff and agencies August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

Germany says it will halt arms deliveries to Israel amid growing international anger over planned operationThe future of 1 million Palestinians hangs in the balance after Israel’s security cabinet approved a new ground offensive aimed at taking complet…

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Indonesia says it will treat 2,000 of Gaza’s wounded on uninhabited Galang island
ByKate Lamb and agencies August 8, 2025

Muslim-majority Indonesia says the plan to treat wounded Palestinians in island’s medical facility is a temporary and patients will return to GazaIndonesia will convert a medical facility on an uninhabited island to treat about 2,000 wounded residents …

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Middle East crisis live: Israel security cabinet approves plan to take over Gaza City amid reports of disagreements with military
ByAdam Fulton August 8, 2025

The announcement comes after Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intended to take full control of Gaza and hand over the territory’s governance to friendly Arab forcesBenjamin Netanyahu’s office has said on social media that the Israel Defense Forces will p…

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UN chief calls Israel’s Gaza City plan ‘dangerous escalation’ as security council to meet on Saturday – as it happened
ByAdam Fulton August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

This blog has now closed. Read our latest story hereThe UK’s ambassador to Israel has said extending the war in Gaza would only lead to more deaths and that occupying Gaza would be a “huge mistake”.Simon Walters was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper…

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‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem August 7, 2025

Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aidA footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football …

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‘Palestinian Pelé’ killed in Israeli attack in southern Gaza
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem August 7, 2025

Palestine Football Association says Suleiman al-Obeid, 41, died during attack on people waiting for humanitarian aidA footballer known as the “Palestinian Pelé” has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Gaza, according to the Palestine Football …

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Clear signs of systematic starvation in the Gaza Strip | Letters
ByGuardian staff August 7, 2025

Dr John Puntis and Shirin Fareed comment on reactions to the Guardian’s publication of a photograph of a malnourished child, plus letters from Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher and Prof Barbara Einhorn, Dr Raia Browning and Peter MillenIt is possible that Muha…

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