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Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of ‘calamity’ and starvation
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem August 10, 2025

Israeli PM says taking over city is ‘best way’ to end war, despite condemnation from within Israel and around worldMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has defended his plan to take control of Gaza City in the face of widespread internat…

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Ella Baron on the Palestine Action arrests – cartoon
ByElla Baron August 10, 2025

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My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? | Phoebe Greenwood
ByPhoebe Greenwood August 10, 2025

Between 2010 and 2013, I was on the ground capturing Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Few wanted to see itWhen I moved to Jerusalem in 2010, the foreign correspondents there offered me some unsettling advice: “The first year here you’ll hate the Israeli …

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Iran and Russia stand to lose from US deal with Azerbaijan and Armenia
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor August 9, 2025

Trump-brokered peace treaty predicted to suffocate geopolitical influence of Washington’s rivals in regionIran expressed concern about foreign interference on Saturday, fearing it had been carved out of a declaration brokered by Donald Trump between Az…

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Iran and Russia stand to lose from US deal with Azerbaijan and Armenia
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor August 9, 2025

Trump-brokered peace treaty predicted to suffocate geopolitical influence of Washington’s rivals in regionIran expressed concern about foreign interference on Saturday, fearing it had been carved out of a declaration brokered by Donald Trump between Az…

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‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites
ByManisha Ganguly August 9, 2025

Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootingsWarning: includes images of blood and graphic scenesEhab Nuor, a 23-year-old barber, lies flat on the sand behind entan…

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‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites
ByManisha Ganguly August 9, 2025

Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootingsWarning: includes images of blood and graphic scenesEhab Nuor, a 23-year-old barber, lies flat on the sand behind entan…

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Israeli plan to seize Gaza City an ‘unprecedented provocation’, Palestinian Authority says – as it happened
ByCharlie Moloney August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

This blog is now closedIran’s judiciary said Saturday it was investigating the cases of 20 people arrested over their suspected links with Israel following the 12-day war between the two arch-foes.“These cases were immediately filed under the supervisi…

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What is going on with Marjorie Taylor Greene? | Arwa Mahdawi
ByArwa Mahdawi August 9, 2025

The far-right Republican and conspiracy theorist is suddenly speaking (a small amount of) sense. Weird!Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right conspiracy theorist and bigot who also happens to be a Republican co…

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‘Restoring humanity’: Paris exhibition showcases 5,000 years of history in Gaza
ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris August 9, 2025

Saved Treasures of Gaza aims to preserve territory’s historical identity against backdrop of war and famineAn exhibition tracing more than 5,000 years of cultural and archaeological history in Gaza has become a summer hit in Paris, as visitors flock to…

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