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Brothers, cousins, sons: the human stories behind four of the warâs fallen journalists
Published: September 1, 2025 04:30
Six Palestinian media workers, four of them Al Jazeera journalists, were killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on their tent by Gaza Cityâs al-Shifa hospital on 10 August. Here, some of their families pay tribute Journalist Continue reading...
Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. Thatâs why Iâm joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan
Published: September 1, 2025 04:00
My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse toHundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing to Gaza in the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. I am among them. We aim to non-violently break IsraelâsâŠ
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
Published: September 1, 2025 04:00
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the âmost deliberate effort to kill and silenceâ them ever Continue reading...
UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state, David Lammy to tell MPs
Published: August 31, 2025 17:10
Foreign secretary to say an assessment will be carried out of whether Israel has complied with Keir Starmerâs termsDavid Lammy will tell MPs on Monday that the UK still intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September, with Israel having shown no signâŠ
The Guardian view on the killing of Gazaâs journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what itâs doing | Editorial
Published: August 31, 2025 16:30
This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its âcollectiveâŠ
Houthis detain at least one UN worker in raids on two agencies in Sanaâa
Published: August 31, 2025 15:59
Iran-backed groupâs security forces raid offices of World Food Programme and Unicef in Yemenâs capitalThe Iranian-backed Houthis have raided offices of the United Nationsâ food and childrenâs agencies in Yemenâs capital, detaining at least one UN employee,âŠ
Greta Thunberg: aid flotilla 'even stronger' as dozens of boats to head for Gaza â video
Published: August 31, 2025 11:44
A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists including the Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is expected to leave from Barcelona to try to 'break the illegal siege of Gaza', organisers said. Israel has already blocked two recent attempts byâŠ
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire kill 18 in and around Gaza City, Gaza officials say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/31/israeli-airstrikes-gunfire-gaza-city
Published: August 31, 2025 11:14
Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities have said, as BenjaminâŠ
Israeli airstrike kills Houthi prime minister in Yemen, rebels say
Published: August 30, 2025 18:53
Ahmed al-Rahawi killed alongside several ministers gathered for prerecorded speech by rebel groupâs leaderAn Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemenâs capital, Sanaâa, the Houthis have said.AhmedâŠ
Seven Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion in Gaza City, IDF says
Published: August 30, 2025 14:57
Armoured vehicle hit in Zeitoun neighbourhood as Arab media reports intense clashes in the areaSeven Israeli soldiers were wounded in an explosion targeting an armoured vehicle in Gaza City on Friday night, the Israel Defense Forces have said.The soldiersâŠ
US senators demand âmassive surgeâ of baby formula and aid to be sent to Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/30/senators-demand-baby-formula-aid-gaza
Published: August 30, 2025 11:00
Group of five senators in letter to Marco Rubio call on US to use its âfull powerâ to help people facing starvationFive democratic US senators are demanding secretary of state Marco Rubio facilitate an immediate âmassive surgeâ of baby formula andâŠ
Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai | Momtaza Mehri
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/30/dubai-city-capitalist-cliche-west
Published: August 30, 2025 11:00
Everyoneâs got an opinion about the city. But few in the west know the multicultural, unusual Dubai that Iâve seen up closeDubai is on everyoneâs lips. One side of social media salivates over its curated opulence. The other sneers at a city that has becomeâŠ
âFar more dangerous than warâ: Iranians brace for prospect of UN sanctions
Published: August 30, 2025 04:00
Some Tehran residents are bullish about withstanding the hardship sanctions would cause but others say the regime should relentAs the worshippers streamed into the vast Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran to hear a call to prayer, the mood was one ofâŠ
Gaza famine likely to worsen as Israel ends pauses for aid deliveries in capital
Published: August 29, 2025 18:06
Israeli military announces move in Gaza City as it steps up attacks before planned offensiveIsraelâs military will no longer pause fighting to allow aid deliveries in Gaza City, a military spokesperson has said, in a decision likely to deepen the famineâŠ
Rebecca Hendin on the cruelty of Putin and Netanyahu â cartoon
Published: August 29, 2025 16:27
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Donald Trump could stop Gazaâs famine. Instead heâs following Bidenâs lead | Mohamad Bazzi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/29/gaza-famine-trump-netanyahu-biden
Published: August 29, 2025 15:36
A hunger-monitoring group has confirmed what we already knew about Palestiniansâ suffering. The US has the power to end itA global hunger-monitoring group declared last week that Gazaâs largest city and its surrounding area were suffering from an âentirelyâŠ
What do we know about the antisemitic attacks in Australia allegedly orchestrated by Iran?
Published: August 29, 2025 15:00
Agencies say Islamic Revolutionary Guards recruited locals, including a former chapter president of bikie club allegedly paid $12,000 for arson attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, this weekâŠ
UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israelâs war in Gaza a genocide
Published: August 29, 2025 13:48
Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying âcriticising Israel is not enoughâMiddle East crisis â live updatesHundreds of employees of the United Nationsâ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter tellingâŠ
UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission next year after Israeli and US pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/29/un-unifil-lebanon-peacekeeping-mission-withdrawal
Published: August 29, 2025 13:11
Unifil mandate extended but troops patrolling Lebanon-Israel border to be withdrawn in December 2026Middle East crisis â live updatesThe UN security council has voted to extend the bodyâs peacekeeping mission in Lebanon for a further 16 months, but orderedâŠ
US soldiers could be liable for war crimes in Gaza. Will they be prosecuted?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/29/israel-war-crimes-gaza-us-military
Published: August 29, 2025 11:00
Human Rights Watch says US military personnel could face criminal prosecution for assisting Israelâs war in GazaHuman rights groups and activists who protest against continued US support for Israel have focused primarily on the flow of US weapons, warningâŠ
UK bans Israeli officials from flagship defence show
Published: August 29, 2025 09:02
Israel says Britainâs decision to exclude it from military weapons showcase is a âregrettable act of discriminationâThe UK government has banned Israeli officials from attending the countryâs flagship defence event next month.Israeli industry, includingâŠ
Gaza starvation is real and it is happening now, UN World Food Programme says â Middle East crisis live
Published: August 29, 2025 07:23
Cindy McCain said she had spoken with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu about allowing more food into the stripPatrick Wintour is diplomatic editor for the GuardianThe UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggeredâŠ
Friday briefing: Why are Palestinians shut out of post-war plans while former PM discusses their future?
Published: August 29, 2025 05:34
In todayâs newsletter: Former PM returns to Middle East âpoliticsâ as civil society groups argue that any real solution must begin with Palestinian agencyGood morning. Tony Blair is back and he has plans for the Middle East.No, you have not woken up andâŠ
Embroidering history: the V&A should take a pluralistic approach in the Middle East | Letter
Published: August 28, 2025 17:17
Michal Friedlander and Abigail Green are concerned that a current V&A Dundee exhibition erases the historic presence of Christians and Jews in the regionWe were interested to see your gallery of pictures from the exhibition Thread Memory: Embroidery fromâŠ
Israeli forces land at former air-defence base near Syrian capital
Published: August 28, 2025 15:02
Operation at site south of Damascus is deepest in Syrian territory since ousting of Bashar al-Assad last yearIsraeli forces touched down at a former air-defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday during a series of airstrikes in the area â theirâŠ
UK, Germany and France say they have triggered UN sanctions on Iran
Published: August 28, 2025 14:56
Move by trio of European powers gives Tehran 30 days to improve access for inspection of its nuclear sitesThe UK, France and Germany have formally notified the UN that they have triggered the restoration of sweeping UN sanctions against Iran, giving TehranâŠ
Iran faces return of sweeping sanctions from UK, France and Germany
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/28/iran-return-sanctions-uk-france-germany
Published: August 28, 2025 06:52
Decision by European powers follows Iranâs failure to readmit UN inspectors to all of its nuclear sitesThe UK, France and Germany are expected to announce on Thursday that they will reimpose sweeping sanctions on Iran for failing to readmit UN inspectorsâŠ
Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. It saw an opportunity in Australia and took it | Lydia Khalil
Published: August 28, 2025 03:06
The antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne are part of Tehranâs record of malign foreign interference â and itâs now one of the few tools it has left to project powerEver since the 1979 Iranian Revolution ushered in the Islamic republic, Iran has hadâŠ
Tony Blair attends White House meeting with Trump on postwar Gaza
Published: August 27, 2025 22:28
Former prime minister in Washington DC on Wednesday for talks that reportedly also included Jared KushnerThe former British prime minister Tony Blair has attended a White House meeting with Donald Trump to discuss plans for postwar Gaza, the GuardianâŠ
Another feeble reaction from Britain to the latest horror in Gaza | Letters
Published: August 27, 2025 17:07
Richard Barnes says the lack of meaningful action by Keir Starmer and David Lammy makes them complicit in everything Israel does. Plus letters from Hilary Lang, Mike Cowley and Janet DubĂ©David Lammy is good with words. He says âwe need an immediateâŠ
'Never forget me': UN diplomat reads killed Gaza journalist's letter to son â video
Published: August 27, 2025 16:34
Algeria's ambassador to the UN, Amar Bendjama, reads a letter from Mariam Abu Dagga, one of five journalists killed by an Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital. The AP journalist wrote to her 13-year-old son on X before she was killed in a 'double tap'âŠ
Return of UN nuclear inspectors to Iran met with protests by MPs
Published: August 27, 2025 16:21
Some Iranian officials say readmission breaches law passed after Israel and the US attacked the country in JuneThe partial return of UN inspectors to Iran for the first time since Israel and the US attacked Iranâs nuclear sites has been met with protestsâŠ
Trump chooses not to end the Gaza slaughter. Thatâs why Iâll boycott the state dinner when he meets King Charles | Ed Davey
Published: August 27, 2025 16:02
To refuse an invitation like this goes against all my instincts, but I want to send as strong a message as I canEd Davey is leader of the Liberal DemocratsLib Dem leader to boycott kingâs Trump banquet in protest over GazaA mother holding a baby boy soâŠ
Pope demands âcollective punishmentâ end in Gaza as 10 more die of hunger
Published: August 27, 2025 15:41
Latest deaths announced by Gaza health ministry bring starvation toll to 313, including 119 childrenChildren make up a third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF Gaza hospitals, data showsTen Palestinians, including two children, have died fromâŠ
A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSFâs Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show
Published: August 27, 2025 14:03
Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšresMiddle East crisis â live updatesChildren under 15 years old made up almost a third of outpatients treated for wounds in field hospitals run byâŠ
Donald Trump to chair meeting on Gaza as US says it expects âto settle this before the end of this yearâ â Middle East crisis live
Published: August 27, 2025 07:48
US special envoy Steve Witkoff says âwe think weâre going to settle this one way or anotherâ as Marco Rubio also prepares to meet Gideon SaarIranian forces have killed 13 militants in a raid in the restive south-east, state media reported on Wednesday,âŠ
âI sit alone and talk to myselfâ: a family ripped apart by Europeâs migration crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/27/europe-migration-crisis-algeria-spain
Published: August 27, 2025 04:00
An Algerian mother blames people smugglers and opportunists for the death of both her daughters. Now she cares for four grandchildren aloneEach morning Zahia leaves the home she shares with her four grandchildren in the Algerian coastal city of Bou IsmaĂŻlâŠ
âHe loved his work deeplyâ: the five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza airstrike
Published: August 26, 2025 19:18
Israel has been widely condemned for âdouble-tapâ strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza on MondayIsraelâs attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many frontsFive Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli double-tap strike onâŠ
Israeli protesters stage âday of disruptionâ calling for end to war in Gaza
Published: August 26, 2025 18:46
Netanyahu continues to prepare Gaza City offensive as mediators await response to ceasefire proposalTens of thousands of people took part in demonstrations across Israel on Tuesday, blocking highways on a âday of disruptionâ that aimed to pressure BenjaminâŠ
US envoy sparks uproar after telling Lebanese journalists to âact civilisedâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/syria-tom-barrack-lebanon-beirut-journalists
Published: August 26, 2025 17:46
Reporters demand apology from Tom Barrack, US special envoy to Syria, after his remarks at Beirut press conference Journalists in Lebanon have demanded an apology from a senior US envoy after he told them to âact civilizedâ and not be âanimalisticâ.AsâŠ
The Guardian view on Gaza: the questions that Israel and its allies must answer | Editorial
Published: August 26, 2025 17:25
Each day, the evidence of war crimes amasses. Yet the starvation continues and the offensive intensifiesTragedy has piled on tragedy in Gaza. Yet Israelâs attack on Nasser hospital â the only functioning public hospital left in the south â still stood out.âŠ
Iran has a long history of clandestine attacks abroad to further its ends
Published: August 26, 2025 15:12
If Tehran was behind antisemitic attacks in Australia, experts say it is a sign of weakness rather than strengthIranâs involvement in clandestine violence and espionage overseas takes many forms, but all have a single aim â to win advantage for Tehran byâŠ
âThere needs to be justice,â UN tells Israel after Gaza hospital bombing
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/un-demands-investigations-into-gaza-hospital-killings
Published: August 26, 2025 13:37
Human rights office demands that Israeli investigation into âdouble tapâ attack that killed 20 people yields resultsMiddle East crisis â live updatesThe UN has demanded that Israelâs investigations into unlawful killings in Gaza, including its âdouble tapââŠ
Russia could back delay to âsnapbackâ of nuclear sanctions against Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/iran-nuclear-sanctions-delay-russia
Published: August 26, 2025 12:25
Moscow willing to support six-month extension of deadline before punishments are reimposed, reports suggestRussia and Iran could back an extended six-month deadline before European powers reimpose sweeping United Nations sanctions on Iran over its refusalâŠ
Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations
Published: August 26, 2025 10:26
Worldâs largest wealth fund says it has excluded bulldozer maker and five Israeli banking groups on ethics groundsBusiness live â latest updatesThe worldâs largest wealth fund has excluded Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer, over IsraelâsâŠ
From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/26/gaza-iraq-baghdad-west-war-crimes
Published: August 26, 2025 09:00
The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes weâre now witnessing inevitable âYou destroyed Iraq.â I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these words,âŠ
Israeli hostage families block roads to call for release of relatives â video
Published: August 26, 2025 08:36
Families are demanding the Israeli government enter an agreement with Hamas to end the war and secure the release of the hostages still held in Gaza. Major roads, including Route 1 and Route 443, both of which connect Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, were closed onâŠ
Israeli hostage families take to streets in protest; global fury after IDF attack on Gaza hospital â Middle East crisis live
Published: August 26, 2025 08:21
Relatives of the captured gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to deliver speeches for the dayâs press conferenceHere are some of the latest images from Gaza:All roads across Israel have now reopened after a morning of protests, according to localâŠ
What is Iranâs Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/26/who-is-irans-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps
Published: August 26, 2025 05:38
Australia has announced that it will list the shadowy IRGC as a terrorist group, after determining that it had directed at least two antisemitic attacksFull report: Australia expels Iran ambassadorAustralia has announced that it will list Iranâs IslamicâŠ
Mariam Abu Dagga: Gaza journalist killed in Israeli strike âcarried her camera into the heart of the fieldâ
Published: August 25, 2025 22:32
The 33-year-old photojournalist committed to conveying suffering of civilians with ârare honesty and courageâAs has now become the norm for journalists working in Gaza, Mariam Abu Dagga prepared her will despite being just 33 years old. She left behind twoâŠ
Ben Jennings on the journalists killed in Gaza â cartoon
Published: August 25, 2025 17:01
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Israelâs attack on hospital in Gaza may constitute a war crime on many fronts
Published: August 25, 2025 16:49
Double-tap strike suggests killing of civilians, rescue workers and journalists deliberate and not a mistakeIsraelâs twin strike on the Nasser hospital in Gaza, which killed five journalists including staff working for the Associated Press, Reuters, NBCâŠ
Journalists among 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital â video
Published: August 25, 2025 11:26
Hussam al-Masri, Mariam Abu Dagga, Mohammed Salam and Moaz Abu Taha were killed on Monday when Israeli strikes targeted the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The four journalists were among 15 people who were killed in the attack,âŠ
Protests in Tel Aviv, army reservists refusing to serve: in Israel, more of us are saying no to this endless war | Ofer Cassif
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/25/israel-protest-tel-aviv-army-war-gaza
Published: August 25, 2025 10:46
Opposition to the starvation campaign and the new assault on Gaza City is growing â and so is support for military ârefusersâDr Ofer Cassif is a member of the KnessetAs Israel pushes ahead with its expanded military offensive in Gaza to devastating effect,âŠ
Poem of the week: New Republic by Michal Rubin
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/25/poem-of-the-week-new-republic-by-michal-rubin
Published: August 25, 2025 10:19
The words of a Palestinian poet, killed in Gaza in 2023, are rekindled by an Israeli writer living in the US, in a dream where their words reach together for another futureOn 20 October 2023, Hiba Abu Nada, a Palestinian poet and novelist, was killed by anâŠ
Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, say health officials
Published: August 25, 2025 10:17
Deaths take to at least 192 the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the conflict since 7 October 2023Four journalists were among at least 15 people killed by Israeli strikes on al-Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian health officialsâŠ
The go-between: how Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy â podcast
Published: August 25, 2025 04:00
The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world stage, trying to solve some of the most intractable conflicts. Whatâs driving this project?By Nesrine Malik. Read by Sulin Hasso Continue reading...
Large blast hit Sana'a as Israel strikes Yemeni capital â video
Published: August 25, 2025 00:31
Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sana'a in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel. Video footage uploaded to social media showed multiple blasts occurring in Sanaa with thick plumes of black smoke rising. The Israeli military confirmedâŠ
Israeli strikes hit Yemenâs capital in retaliation for earlier missile attacks
Published: August 24, 2025 20:33
Houthi health officials report more than 70 casualties in Sanaâa, including four deathsIsraeli strikes have hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaâa, in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with Houthi health officials saying the attack had killedâŠ