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Clear signs of systematic starvation in the Gaza Strip | Letters
ByGuardian staff August 7, 2025

Dr John Puntis and Shirin Fareed comment on reactions to the Guardian’s publication of a photograph of a malnourished child, plus letters from Canon Dr Paul Oestreicher and Prof Barbara Einhorn, Dr Raia Browning and Peter MillenIt is possible that Muha…

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Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott
ByElla Creamer August 7, 2025

More than 200 writers sign letter, which calls for people of Gaza to be given adequate food, water and aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesZadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson are among more than 200 writers who have signed a…

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Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott
ByElla Creamer August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesZadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson are among more than 200 writers who have signed…

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Fears for Palestinians and hostages as Netanyahu plans full Gaza occupation
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies August 7, 2025

Israeli prime minister to hold cabinet talks on occupation despite pleas from aid agencies and by families of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has convened a security cabinet expected to be held o…

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Netanyahu plans to fully occupy Gaza before handing governance to friendly Arab nations
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Israeli PM needs security cabinet to approve plan amid opposition from aid agencies and families of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza in defiance of …

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Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s reported $1bn plan to retrofit gifted Qatari jet
ByDavid Smith in Washington August 7, 2025

Elizabeth Warren and others pen letter over alleged plan to divert funds from nuclear arsenal to convert jet into Air Force OneLeading Democrats are sounding the alarm over Donald Trump’s reported plan to divert funds from the US nuclear arsenal to con…

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US demands for Hezbollah disarmament may force Lebanon into dangerous choice | William Christou
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut August 7, 2025

There are fears that pressure for quick results is threatening the Lebanese effort to gradually build a stronger stateMiddle East crisis – live updatesUnder mounting US pressure, Lebanon’s government is being forced into a dangerous choice. Does it wan…

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Hostages’ families protest against Gaza plan – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi August 7, 2025August 8, 2025

This blog is now closed. See our latest full report here: Fears for Palestinians and hostages as Netanyahu plans full Gaza occupationThe medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called for the immediate closure of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (G…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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Very British bribery: the whistleblower who exposed the UK’s dodgy arms deals with Saudi Arabia
ByDavid Pegg August 7, 2025

When Ian Foxley found evidence of corruption while working at a British company in Riyadh, he alerted the MoD. He didn’t know he’d stumbled upon one of its most closely guarded secretsThree days before he fled Saudi Arabia, Ian Foxley was summoned to h…

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