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Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
ByAssociated Press February 20, 2026

Nasrallah Abu Siyam shot dead in occupied West Bank as UN human rights office accuses Israel of war crimesIsraeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian American man during an attack on a village, the Palestinian health minist…

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Hamas reportedly holds leadership vote at critical moment for militant group
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem February 20, 2026

New head will face decisions crucial to movement’s future, such as how far to cooperate with Trump’s Gaza planHamas has reportedly begun holding leadership elections among its members at a time when the militant Palestinian movement faces imminent deci…

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The Guardian view on Trump’s Board of Peace: serving private interests more than public good | Editorial
ByEditorial February 20, 2026

As aid trickles into Gaza, Washington channels $10bn into a body chaired by the president. Peace in the region rests on law and sovereignty, not ego and brinkmanshipIn Gaza, aid still trickles in at levels relief agencies say are far below what is requ…

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Gaza’s future or Trump’s favour: what is the Board of Peace trying to secure? – video
ByJakub Krupa, Elena Morresi, Sophie Peachey and Sarah Bertram February 20, 2026

A group of largely authoritarian world leaders and a few observers joined Donald Trump in Washington for the inaugural meeting of the newly established Board of Peace. Guardian Europe reporter Jakub Krupa looks at who attended the organisation’s first …

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‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses
ByJulian Borger and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins A six-decade agreement governing Muslim and Jewish prayer at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site has “collapsed” under pressure from Jewish extremists backed by the …

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Troops for Gaza and money top agenda as Trump’s Board of Peace meets
ByAndrew Roth in Washington DC February 19, 2026

US president vows multinational force and billions of dollars as autocrats and rightwing allies gather in DC The US has proposed commanding a multinational force in postwar Gaza with troops from Albania, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Morocco, as Do…

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Dozens of Palestinian journalists beaten, starved or raped, report alleges
ByLorenzo Tondo February 19, 2026

Israeli prison service and IDF reject allegations after research by Committee to Protect JournalistsAlmost 60 Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack have been beaten, starved and subjected to sexual vi…

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Trump responds to Obama’s viral interview, saying he will ask Pentagon to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrials – as it happened
ByTaz Ali February 19, 2026February 20, 2026

This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president weighs ordering ‘bad things’ against Iran as nuclear deal sits in limboDonald Trump will start his day in Washington for the Board of Peace meeting at the White House.He’ll then travel to R…

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Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
ByAram Roston and Cate Brown February 19, 2026

Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the GuardianThe Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, accordin…

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Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study
ByJason Burke International security correspondent February 18, 2026

Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the timeMore than 75,000 people were killed in the first 16 months of the two-year war in Gaza, at least 25,000 more than the death toll announc…

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