WorldThe United Nations has sharply reduced food assistance because of funding shortages, worsening food insecurity for thousands of families who depend on aid to survive as humanitarian conditions deteriorate in Gaza.
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WorldSince October 2023, hundreds of thousands have joined London demonstrations against Israel’s war on Gaza. Mike Cushman, an officer of Jewish Voice for Labour, helps organise Jewish participation in protests demanding an end to what they call genocide in Gaza and a halt to British arms sales to Israel.
WorldCongressional candidate Brad Lander said he was detained by the Israel Defense Forces while taking part in an olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. He told NBC News he was later released with a warning, while others in his group remain detained. The incident comes as Israel faces growing criticism over settler violence.
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PoliticsWith Israel’s election just over a week away, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, days after President Donald Trump publicly endorsed him. Netanyahu denies charges in an ongoing Israeli corruption trial and has sought a presidential pardon. He also remains subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued in 2024.
WorldA US-brokered ceasefire was meant to end Israel’s war on Gaza, raising hopes among more than two million people in the Strip that conditions would improve. But Israel has continued its attacks. The World Food Programme says funding shortages are forcing it to scale back operations, leaving half a million Palestinians without badly needed food aid as scarce supplies face further strain.
WorldIsraeli authorities arrested 10 people after attacks on an American journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. The arrests followed condemnation from the US and EU as rising settler violence disrupted the Palestinian olive harvest, a crucial source of income for many families.
WorldThe World Food Programme says a funding gap will force it to sharply reduce life-saving food assistance in Gaza. The number of Palestinians it helps will fall by about a third, from 1.6 million to 1.1 million, and it says it urgently needs $450m over six months for operations in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The podcast also mentions Australian MP Helen Haines being hit by a car.
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WorldAs winter approaches, Gaza’s people face another blow. The UN World Food Programme says funding cuts are forcing it to reduce food assistance, putting monthly aid for hundreds of thousands at risk. Human rights advocate Ayed Abu Eqtaish reports.
WorldThe UN World Food Programme says funding shortages have forced it to reduce food assistance for about 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza, heightening concern about hunger as winter approaches. It is halving rations, cutting cash assistance and serving fewer cooked meals.
WorldWashington Post photographer Heidi Levine said she was shocked and insulted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the attack “alleged.” Speaking to The Associated Press at Beilinson Medical Center, where she is being treated, Levine recounted the assault by Jewish settlers.
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WorldThe European Union condemned Jewish settlers for attacking people that included a European delegation. Witnesses said masked men targeted the group during a visit to the occupied West Bank. Israel said the attack was unverified. On Friday, a Washington Post photographer was hospitalized after settlers disrupted a Palestinian olive harvest.
PoliticsUS President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before Israel’s scheduled October 2026 election, stressing their partnership and shared campaign against Iran. Netanyahu cited their claimed success in “crushing” the Iranian axis as a reason to keep working together. Analysts examine the alliance’s complexities, including the conflict’s unpopularity among some Americans.
WorldWitnesses said Israeli settlers attacked a convoy of European diplomats in the West Bank on Saturday and beat a visiting French mayor. The attack came a day after a US photojournalist was injured in a brutal assault there; Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a brewing crisis in the territory.
PoliticsUS President Donald Trump formally backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling him a key partner in confronting Iran and warning against electing another leader. Netanyahu faces mounting pressure over security failures surrounding the October 7, 2023 attacks and calls for an independent investigation.
WorldOn Friday, settlers attacked the village of Abu Falah as Israeli forces were seen entering it and firing tear gas. Local officials and the Palestine Red Crescent Society reported attacks in at least eight northern West Bank villages, where olive groves are concentrated and tens of thousands of Palestinian families rely on them for income.
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WorldA day after a “ceasefire” is announced, Captain Moumen’s family leaves the Nuseirat refugee camp carrying all their possessions and heads north along Gaza’s coastal road. Moumen waits anxiously, but with no phone signal and hundreds of thousands of people on the move, finding them is difficult.
WorldThis week, 373 days after a Gaza ceasefire was declared, Israel has killed at least 1,511 Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli settlers have launched more than 300 attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since early October. Gaza continues to shrink, and the UN’s longest-running peacekeeping mission is due to end in December. Israel has killed at least 74,469 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
CultureNAZA directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor answered questions from Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner at the film’s London premiere. The acclaimed film features testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders, filmed at night on Tel Aviv rooftops.
WorldThe Washington Post says Israeli settlers attacked its photojournalist Heidi Levine while she was covering settler violence against Palestinian olive farmers. DW correspondent Tania Krämer was also with the farmers as settlers reportedly tried to disrupt the harvest. Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office challenged the Post’s account, saying footage showed violence from both sides.
WorldThe BBC witnessed Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and set olive trees alight in the occupied West Bank. Several dozen settlers in black charged downhill near an outpost toward Palestinians and activists picking olives, hurled stones with slingshots and burned about a dozen trees. Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was there, was taken to hospital.
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WorldAmid what NBC describes as the latest brutal attack by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, a Washington Post photographer is among those hurt. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports from the region.
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WorldDuring the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, dozens of masked settlers attacked Palestinians and set cars and olive trees on fire. The UN says violent Israeli settlers have carried out more attacks in the past two weeks than during last year’s entire harvest season. One Palestinian was killed and more than 120 injured.
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WorldAt least six people were injured on Friday when masked Israeli settlers descended on an olive grove in Abu Falah, burning cars and trees in a coordinated effort to disrupt the annual harvest. Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine was hurt while covering it. Settler violence against Palestinians has surged over the past month, with at least 170 attacks since 27 September.
WorldHeidi Levine, a journalist reporting for The Washington Post, says Israeli settlers violently attacked her on Friday in the occupied West Bank. About 80 masked settlers dressed in black descended on Abu Falah, burning olive trees and launching rocks at Palestinians with slings. Levine was taken to a Ramallah hospital in stable condition. She said she felt lucky to be alive and credited her helmet and flak jacket with protecting her while she was repeatedly kicked.
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