WorldUpdated Google Earth imagery shows the extensive damage in Gaza nearly three years into the war between Israel and Hamas. The UN estimates that about 82% of buildings across the territory have been damaged or destroyed, leaving whole neighbourhoods barely recognizable.
WorldMore than 100 Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank. They stopped a family escorted by the Israeli military from returning to homes seized by settlers weeks earlier. Two houses belonging to the al-Tubasi family were set on fire, and Israeli security forces were targeted.
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WorldIllegal Israeli settlers stormed the outskirts of Ramallah while Israeli forces ordered the seizure of private Palestinian land, marking a further escalation in the occupied West Bank. Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian National Initiative provided further details.
WorldWith Israel’s elections less than a month away, Israeli settlers are escalating attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. More than 100 settlers attacked and set fire to a home in Jalud on Tuesday and assaulted residents nearby. In Beitunia near Ramallah, settlers raided the town and held prayers for Jewish holidays.
WorldNew satellite imagery shows the scale of destruction caused by Israel’s war on Gaza, with the remains of neighbourhoods visible from space. In some areas, devastation extends four kilometres and has grown during what was supposed to be a ceasefire. The UN Satellite Centre estimated in August that destroyed structures had risen by 9 percent since a US-brokered truce nearly a year earlier.
WorldMore than 100 Israeli settlers attacked Jalud in the northern occupied West Bank early Tuesday, injuring three members of Israel’s security forces and setting fire to two Palestinian homes, authorities and residents said. The violence erupted as the military tried to escort home a Palestinian family displaced by settler attacks two months ago. Journalist Jordana Miller reports.
WorldAt least 100 Israeli settlers attacked a village in the occupied West Bank on Monday night, preventing a Palestinian family from returning to its home in Jalud. The family had left two months earlier after settler harassment and violence. Israel’s military said it coordinated the return, but settlers stopped the family from entering. Forces also closed roads and restricted Palestinian movement in nearby Beitunia.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an hourlong meeting with the UAE president on Sunday, according to two people briefed on the trip. They said the talks centered on a Haaretz report alleging that the Emirati leader warned Netanyahu shortly before Oct. 7, 2023, that Hamas was preparing an attack.
WorldGoogle Maps has updated its satellite imagery of Gaza for the first time in nearly three years, showing vast areas reduced to rubble and underscoring the scale of devastation caused by the conflict. The humanitarian situation remains dire as Israeli strikes continue across the territory.
WorldEyad Amawi, a Gaza Relief Committee representative and coordinator for local NGOs, says satellite imagery shows the devastating extent of destruction in Gaza, where thousands of unsafe buildings could collapse. He warns that displaced people urgently need shelter before winter.
WorldIsraeli media report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly travelled to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to meet President Mohammed bin Zayed. The visit follows claims that the UAE leader warned Netanyahu shortly before the 7 October 2023 attacks that Hamas was planning a major operation—an allegation Netanyahu denies. Reports say he sought a denial from bin Zayed too.
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WorldUK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband condemned continuing settler violence in the occupied West Bank and Israel’s actions in Gaza, saying sanctions on illegal settlers signal a change in the government’s approach. France’s foreign minister also denounced what he described as the “scandalous” tolerance of violence in the West Bank.
WorldThe UK foreign secretary has again accused Israel of ethnic cleansing and war crimes in the occupied territories, while promising a reset of foreign policy. The accusations come as Israel imposes restrictions across the occupied West Bank during a week-long Jewish holiday. Xavier Abu Eid, a former adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization, provides analysis.
SportsIreland’s national football team, under intense pressure to boycott its UEFA Nations League matches against Israel, will play the fixture but wear black armbands in protest. The team’s regular goalkeeper has chosen to boycott the game and will be absent.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded after UN delegates walked out during his General Assembly address. Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies discussed the episode on “Saturday in America.”
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HealthIsraeli strikes have killed about 1,400 people in Gaza since the ceasefire deal was reached nearly a year ago, while thousands more have been injured, according to the Hamas-backed Health Ministry. Aid agencies and the UN say many still cannot access adequate treatment, prompting pharmacists to improvise as shelves remain empty.
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PoliticsMarchers in central Liverpool are seeking to pressure UK Labour leader Andy Burnham ahead of his first party conference as leader. They are calling for a complete weapons embargo on Israel and wider sanctions to halt what they describe as genocide in Gaza.
WorldOliver McTernan, director and co-founder of Foward Thinking in London, discusses Palestinian plans for the first local elections in 20 years.
WorldPalestinian families living near Gaza’s Yellow Line say they fear being targeted by Israeli attacks. The boundary, created under last year’s peace plan to divide Gaza, has been followed by an expansion of the areas under Israel’s control.
SocietyAn art centre has been set up in the West Bank to help children process their experiences of war.
WorldMark Owen welcomes Yossi Mekelberg, a senior consulting fellow with Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme, to discuss whether Israel can keep defining its future chiefly through security and territorial control. Mekelberg questions whether military operations, incursions and settlement expansion offer a sustainable political goal, while viewing a possible post-Netanyahu transition as a chance to rethink Israel’s relationship with Palestinians.
WorldIllegal Israeli settlements and outposts surround Burqa, an ancient farming village near Ramallah. Residents say they have lost most of their land, while attacks by settlers are escalating in the area that remains.
CultureEd Sheeran’s weekend shows were cancelled because of weather. Meanwhile, Macklemore says he is launching his own tour after being removed as an opener for Sheeran’s U.S. dates, with all proceeds going to organizations supporting Palestinians.
WorldPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Abbas spoke by video after the Trump administration again denied him an entry visa, urging world leaders to hold Israel accountable and implement the stalled 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan. Netanyahu lambasted Tehran and dramatically claimed that if he had not attacked Iran…
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