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Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem July 19, 2025

Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and themIn Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old son, Karam, was killed by…

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Killing of young siblings at Gaza water point shows seeking life’s essentials now a deadly peril
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem July 19, 2025

Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and themIn Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heba al-Ghussain’s nine-year-old son, Karam, was killed by…

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More violence erupts in Syria’s Druze heartland as tribal groups reinforce local Bedouin
ByAgence France-Presse July 18, 2025July 19, 2025

UN calls for end to ‘bloodshed’ that has claimed at least 638 lives, according to Syrian Observatory for Human RightsArmed tribes supported by Syria’s Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community’s Sweida heartland on Friday, a …

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Faced with a choice between saving his own skin and the lives of others, Netanyahu always chooses himself | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland July 18, 2025

If Israel’s prime minister accepts a ceasefire deal soon, it will only be because the timing suits him. He, like his country, will face a reckoningWill the war in Gaza last for ever? It’s not a wholly rhetorical question. There are days when I fear tha…

Read More Faced with a choice between saving his own skin and the lives of others, Netanyahu always chooses himself | Jonathan Freedland
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Faced with a choice between saving his own skin and the lives of others, Netanyahu always chooses himself | Jonathan Freedland
ByJonathan Freedland July 18, 2025

If Israel’s prime minister accepts a ceasefire deal soon, it will only be because the timing suits him. He, like his country, will face a reckoningWill the war in Gaza last for ever? It’s not a wholly rhetorical question. There are days when I fear tha…

Read More Faced with a choice between saving his own skin and the lives of others, Netanyahu always chooses himself | Jonathan Freedland
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Christian leaders make rare visit to shelled church in Gaza
ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome July 18, 2025

Israel grants access after ‘stray’ tank round kills three people and wounds Catholic priestIsrael has granted two senior Christian leaders rare access to Gaza after an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Roman Catholic church killed thre…

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Two UK charities donate millions to Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank
ByHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent July 18, 2025

Charity Commission criticised for endorsing transfer of about £5.7m to a high school in illegal village of SusyaTwo UK charities have transferred millions of pounds to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank with the endorsement of the charitie…

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Middle East crisis: Netanyahu speaks to Pope after three killed in Israeli strike on Gaza church – as it happened
ByJoe Coughlan July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Leo urges Israeli PM to reach a ceasefire deal and expresses concern over ‘heartbreaking toll’ in regionTwo of Jerusalem’s most senior Christian clerics travelled to Gaza on Friday after a deadly Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory’s only Catho…

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Young, educated and knee deep in rubbish: the recyclers cleaning up in Cairo’s Garbage City
ByStefanie Glinski in Cairo July 18, 2025

Piles of waste line the streets of Manshiyet Nasr, turning it into a no-go zone for many. But a new generation see themselves as agents of change in the fight against plastic pollutionWhen Mina Nedi graduated with a nursing degree last year, his friend…

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Friday briefing: A ‘cruel and unlawful betrayal’ – why is the EU not doing more to sanction Israel?
ByNimo Omer July 18, 2025

In today’s newsletter: In failing to leverage its economic influence, the bloc is showing its threats are empty – and is breaking its own rulesGood morning. Before we get into the news of the day, a bit of housekeeping.I’ve been away from the newslette…

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