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Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem January 6, 2026

Exclusive: Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’Israel is moving to start construction on a vast illegal settlement in the heart of the West Bank, designed to “bury the idea of a Pale…

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Greta Thunberg came to stay – and my kid may have inadvertently helped her get arrested | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi January 6, 2026

The activist had held a sign written with my daughter’s crayon. Try explaining that to a four-year-oldIt was 6am. London. A few days before Christmas. My four-year-old is singing at the top of her lungs and charging around my parents’ house on a hunt f…

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Palestine’s ambassador to UK hails embassy as ‘proof our identity cannot be denied’
ByEmine Sinmaz and PA Media January 5, 2026

Husam Zomlot says inauguration of mission in London marks change of direction for Palestinian stateThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said the inauguration of the state’s embassy in London is “proof that our identity cannot be denied”.Husam Zomlo…

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Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
BySimon Tisdall January 3, 2026

The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflictThe overthrow and reported capture by invading US forces of Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s hardline socialist president, will send a shiver of…

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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza January 3, 2026

Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproofThousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain…

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BBC settles with 7 October survivors for filming home ‘without permission’
ByAgence France-Presse January 2, 2026

Jewish family say crew did not seek consent to film inside their home days after it was wrecked by Hamas in southern IsraelThe BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas’s 7 October attacks in southern Israel after…

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The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial
ByEditorial January 2, 2026

Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disasterAs Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter, children are dying of hypothermia, drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as thei…

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Israel allowing traders to bring into Gaza ‘dual-use’ items barred from aid organisations
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Julian Borger in Jerusalem January 1, 2026

Sources say generators and tent poles restricted from humanitarian bodies but commercial shipments allowed inIsrael is running a parallel system of controls for shipments into Gaza, allowing commercial traders to bring goods into the territory that are…

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Grief, fear and fury: the Israeli and Palestinian mothers still standing united against bloodshed
ByDeepa Parent January 1, 2026

Israeli movement Women Wage Peace and Palestinian group Women of the Sun held a mass rally in October 2023. Three days later a Hamas attack triggered war – leaving the women more determined than everOn the shores of the Dead Sea, about 1,500 Israeli an…

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A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak
ByElif Shafak December 31, 2025

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of t…

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