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David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement
ByKiran Stacey Policy editor August 21, 2025

Israeli ambassador to UK summoned as joint statement says move will fuel further violence and break international lawDavid Lammy has joined 20 other foreign ministers around the world in condemning Israeli plans to build an illegal settlement on the We…

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Remnants of 2,000-year-old sunken city lifted out of the sea off Alexandria
ByAgence France-Presse August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Cranes hoisted statues from depths of submerged site that authorities say may be extension of ancient city of Canopus Egypt has unveiled parts of a sunken city submerged beneath waters off the coast of Alexandria, including buildings, artefacts and an …

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Palestinians flee Gaza City as Israel begins offensive to take over the Strip’s capital – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian August 21, 2025

Israel announced on Wednesday it had begun its offensive in Gaza, which could displace 1 million Palestinians. The newly approved plan authorises the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophi…

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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem August 21, 2025

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israe…

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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Yuval Abraham in Jerusalem August 21, 2025

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israe…

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UN and Red Cross warn of catastrophe if Israel launches Gaza City offensive
ByPeter Beaumont August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Netanyahu tells soldiers he has approved takeover plan as aid groups advised to prepare for forced displacementThe International Red Cross and UN have warned of an impending catastrophe in the Gaza Strip if Israel launches an offensive to take over Gaz…

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Has Israel begun its Gaza City offensive or will there be yet more ‘approvals’?
ByPeter Beaumont August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Netanyahu is latest to ‘approve’ plan that has had daily announcements and that Israel knows will have serious consequencesHas Israel begun its expanded offensive in Gaza City, or is it hype?After several weeks of threats of a new large-scale offensive…

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Israel keeps up military pressure on Gaza City ahead of planned offensive – as it happened
ByCharlie Moloney August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIran was seeking to reassert an image of strength on Thursday after suffering heavy losses, when Israel largely destroyed Iran’s air defences during the war and much of its stockpile of balli…

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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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I’m a legal refugee in Britain. So why am I always being treated like a criminal? | Ayman Alhussein
ByAyman Alhussein August 21, 2025

I’ve met wonderful people here who make me feel that I belong – but there are now many who see asylum seekers as an easy political targetHardly a day goes by without a new insult being hurled in the faces of asylum seekers and refugees. We’re scrounger…

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