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Settler products from occupied Palestine sold to Europe as Israeli, investigation finds
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Lorenzo Tondo in Ein al Beida June 15, 2026

Shipments deliberately mislabelled to bolster settler economy, says non-profit Global EchoIsraeli exporters to Europe regularly hide the origin of produce grown in occupied Palestine to qualify for unlawful tax breaks that bolster the settler economy, …

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MPs call for end to real estate event over fear it pushes sale of Israeli settlements
ByGeneva Abdul June 13, 2026

More than 100 UK lawmakers urge government to cancel London event, warning it is linked to land ‘stolen from Palestinians’More than 100 UK lawmakers have called for the cancellation of an Israeli real estate event scheduled to take place in London on S…

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Pro-Palestine activists believe ‘sea change’ coming in Labour’s approach to Middle East
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 12, 2026

Green surge in local elections and recent polling of Labour members may cause government to toughen stance on IsraelUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesPro-Palestine activists believe there could be a “sea change” in the L…

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Explosions reported in south Iran: local sources to Mehr
ByMehr News Agency June 10, 2026

BANDAR ABBAS, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Local people in the southern Hormuzgan Province told Mehr correspondent in early hours of Thursday they had heard explosions in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Minab, Sirik and Hengam Island and some other areas.

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Iran declares operations pause after striking Israel
ByMehr News Agency June 8, 2026

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Iran has halted its military operations following its retaliatory strikes, warning that the Zionist regime and its backers should draw lessons from the response or face far stronger action.

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Iran launches fresh strikes on Israeli regime
ByMehr News Agency June 8, 2026

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Iran has carried out a new wave of attacks on Israeli targets.

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Inside one man’s botched deportation: seven flights, two swallowed batteries and a staggering bill for the UK taxpayer
ByDiane Taylor June 5, 2026

Omar is married to a British woman, has a British son and was given a single non-custodial sentence nine years ago. Nonetheless, the Home Office was determined to deport him – whatever the costA year ago, Omar was living in the UK with his British wife…

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UK government has failed Palestinian people, says senior Labour MP
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor June 2, 2026

Emily Thornberry criticises Israel’s ‘staggering’ sense of impunity and rebukes Donald Trump for abandoning GazaThe UK government has let the Palestinian people down and failed to make it economically impossible for Israel to continue to act with impun…

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Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
ByJulian Borger in Jerusalem May 6, 2026

Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panelsThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed referenc…

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What is the latest Palestine Action court case – and what is at stake?
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent April 28, 2026

Government appeal against high court ruling could have implications for right to protest and lead to other groups being proscribedThe home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, will have her appeal against the high court ruling that the ban on Palestine Action w…

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