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Pardons and prizes: five key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu
ByRobert Mackey and Lucy Campbell December 30, 2025

US president hosted Israeli prime minister to discuss stalled Gaza peace plan, Iran and an award for TrumpTrump news at a glance: president greets Netanyahu, warns Hamas, threatens to sue Jerome PowellDonald Trump hosted Israel’s prime minister, Benjam…

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Trump says there will be ‘hell to pay’ if Hamas refuse to disarm – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 29, 2025

The US president has warned that Hamas has a ‘very short period’ to disarm as part of a ceasefire deal or there will be ‘hell to pay’. In a joint press conference with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said: ‘If they don’t disarm, a…

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Hamas will have ‘hell to pay’ if it fails to disarm, Trump warns after Netanyahu meeting
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Israeli prime minister said he will award Trump with Israel prize, highest civilian honor, while visiting Mar-a-LagoUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has warned that Hamas will have “hell to pay” if it fails to disarm while offering full-th…

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What are Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts and why is there a backlash?
ByEmine Sinmaz December 29, 2025

Dissident human rights campaigner has apologised after calling for violence against Zionists and police in 2010-2012The human rights campaigner Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s past social media posts have led to a widespread backlash since his return from detenti…

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‘A gift that cannot be sold’: the Palestinian family fighting to save their West Bank farm
ByLorenzo Tondo and Sufian Taha in Wadi Salem December 29, 2025

For more than three decades, the Nassars have battled Israeli efforts to reclassify their property as ‘state land’In 1916, Daher Nassar, a Christian Palestinian farmer living south of Bethlehem, made a move considered more than unusual at the time. He …

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British-Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for ‘hurtful’ tweets
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor December 29, 2025

Campaigner recently released from prison makes statement after PM’s support is questioned by Tory MPsAlaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian human rights campaigner, has apologised unreservedly for what he accepted were shocking and hurtful tweets tha…

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Netanyahu meets Trump in US amid fears of Israeli regional offensives
ByJason Burke in Jerusalem December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Israel’s PM travels to Mar-a-Lago as US administration reported to be running out of patience over Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday amid growing fears Israel could launch new…

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Best of 2025: ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning – podcast
By December 29, 2025

Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it.From October: Over a few brutal days i…

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Best of 2025: ‘What reconciliation? What forgiveness?’: Syria’s deadly reckoning – podcast
By December 29, 2025

Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2025, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it.From October: Over a few brutal days i…

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‘What other silences filled my childhood?’: Tareq Baconi on excavating his queer and Palestinian identities
ByEmma Graham-Harrison December 28, 2025

In his memoir, the author recalls the boy he loved while growing up in Jordan – and weaves the tale with his family’s history of dispossessionSeven decades after Tareq Baconi’s grandmother fled in terror from the port city of Haifa, carrying a Bible, a…

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