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BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns
ByMichael Savage Media editor June 20, 2025

Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’The BBC has scrapped plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza after concluding it “risked creating a perception of partiality” over the co…

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Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems
ByJason Burke June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe collapse of water systems in Gaza is threatening the territory with devastating drought as well as …

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Israel and Iran: where is the conflict heading? – Today in Focus extra
By June 20, 2025

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Tel Aviv as the Israel-Iran conflict enters its second week and the world awaits Donald Trump’s decision on whether the US will enter the war Continue reading…

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Israel warns of ‘prolonged war’ with Iran as conflict enters second week
ByWilliam Christou in Jerusalem June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

Israeli military chief says ‘difficult days’ ahead as salvo of ballistic missiles trigger air raid sirens across country Israel’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, as Is…

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We’re on the brink of a disastrous, illegal conflagration in the Middle East. Trump must be stopped | Fawaz Gerges
ByFawaz Gerges June 20, 2025

This is a war of choice, based on misinformation. If the US and UK join it, they risk a rerun of the Iraq debacle of 2003Like the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, Israel’s war on Iran is neither legal nor just. It is a war of choice, not…

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Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder
ByJames Elder June 20, 2025June 24, 2025

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as…

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Israeli strikes on Iran stir anxiety in LA’s ‘Tehrangeles’: ‘We’re worried 24 hours a day’
ByLynda Lin Grigsby in Los Angeles June 20, 2025

In the diverse Iranian hub of west LA, a sense of dread over the escalating conflict is permeating the cafes and bakeriesIn uncertain times in Persian Square, in the Iranian enclave on the west side of Los Angeles, there is always hope – and ice cream….

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Fear and shock in Iran: ‘I’m constantly afraid a missile might hit my home’
ByAs told to Jedidajah Otte June 20, 2025

Anahita, a Tehran resident in her 30s, tells of fleeing the city, surging inflation and her hopes for regime changeMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe greatest impact of this war is fear and anxiety. We don’t know whether this situation will last for …

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From Beersheba to Babylon: Netanyahu casts himself as liberator of Iran
ByJulian Borger in Beersheba June 19, 2025

Speaking at a hospital hit by an Iranian missile, the Israeli prime minister invoked ancient Persia as he hinted at a historic missionIt was in the Beersheba, about a thousand kilometers and 2,500 years from Babylon, that Benjamin Netanyahu suggested o…

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Israel’s attack has exposed Iran’s lack of firepower – but conflict could yet turn in Tehran’s favour
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor June 19, 2025

Iran has struggled to respond effectively after Israel killed many of its top military commandersIt is a week since Israel began its largest attack ever on Iran, and in conventional military terms it is clear that Tehran is under extreme pressure. Isra…

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