As Israel ramps up its attacks on Gaza City, residents have nowhere safe left to go
World football can strike a blow against Israel
The country’s team continues to play as if nothing has happened, despite the Palestinian Football Association repeatedly calling for a ban
Outrage after five more Palestinian journalists killed ‘live on television’
As another five media workers die in Gaza, the UN says the ‘eyes and ears of the world’ must be protected
If Trump really wants the Nobel peace prize, he should focus on Gaza
The US president has the power to end the suffering of Palestinians at the hands of Israel
Despair as airdrops bring only meagre relief for Gaza’s starving
Humanitarian payloads from planes are costly and largely ineffective but, with roads blocked by Israel, they remain the only way to ease people’s suffering
We can't shrink from taking a stance on Palestine Action
When organisations are proscribed, we can't privilege one kind of terrorism over another
Huda Ammori: Proscription ‘has had a chilling effect’
Why it’s important to challenge the proscription of the Palestine Action group
Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays
Failure to deliver on pledge to ‘accelerate’ evacuations is putting young lives at risk, warn doctors
Israel’s war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists on record
The killing of Anas al-Sharif highlights how Israel is also waging a battle of narratives
Family of hostages call decision to annex Gaza ‘profoundly disturbing’
Sharone Lifschitz’s 83-year-old father, Oded, was taken hostage by Hamas and died in captivity in Gaza. Her mother, Yocheved, 86, was released in October 2023
Norway’s wealth fund ordered to review investments in Israel
Investments worth $2.1bn might be sold after prime minister considers voices concern
Israelis divided over plans for military takeover of Gaza
Hostage families fear another assault on Palestinians will cause more civilian deaths and achieve nothing
Hundreds arrested at peaceful protest in Parliament Square
Nurses, doctors, retired people and architects among 466 protesters arrested as terrorism suspects
The suffering in Gaza’s hospitals that US envoy Witkoff did not see
Starving children have no chance of recovery and medics are fainting with hunger
When rushing to recognise Palestine, remember Yugoslavia
History shows that haste could spark a brutal, bloody conflict in a region that has already suffered far too much
I’m no terrorist, says arrested former magistrate
Deborah Hinton, arrested for supporting Palestine Action group, says she would go to prison for the right to protest
The new faces of protest
Misan Harriman’s street portraits debunk the idea that today’s youth are less politically active than previous generations
How Trump gave Starmer the nod on Palestinian statehood
President offers muted blessing after domestic pressure and horror in Gaza force PM’s hand
Gaza is starving despite Israel’s denials
Aid is slowly being dropped into the Palestinian enclave – but it’s far from enough
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