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Rachel Sylvester
Tom Fletcher: ‘I’ve become tougher to protect the idealist inside. But I cry on the plane’

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Tom Fletcher: ‘I’ve become tougher to protect the idealist inside. But I cry on the plane’
Isabel Coles
Israeli aistrikes on Gaza leave at least 30 dead, including children

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Israeli aistrikes on Gaza leave at least 30 dead, including children
Isabel Coles
Board of peace or alternative UN? Trump moves upend world order

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Board of peace or alternative UN? Trump moves upend world order
Isabel Coles
Blair ‘honoured’ to sit on Gaza board

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Blair ‘honoured’ to sit on Gaza board
Sean O’Hagan
The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The medics who answered Hind Rajab’s call
Oliver Marsden
A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse

Wed 7 Jan 2026

A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse
Steve Bloomfield
They call it peace, but in storm-tossed Gaza, it looks like purgatory

Mon 15 Dec 2025

They call it peace, but in storm-tossed Gaza, it looks like purgatory
Megan Clement
Eurovision finally faces its Waterloo as four nations quit in protest at Israel’s inclusion

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Eurovision finally faces its Waterloo as four nations quit in protest at Israel’s inclusion
Tom Fletcher
Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher

Tue 25 Nov 2025

Darfur diary: the road to El Fasher
Steve Bloomfield
David Beasley treads a risky path through the new humanitarian hellscape

Sun 16 Nov 2025

David Beasley treads a risky path through the new humanitarian hellscape
Ruth Michaelson
In the mass grave of Gaza, families dig for their loved ones beneath the rubble

Sat 8 Nov 2025

In the mass grave of Gaza, families dig for their loved ones beneath the rubble
Oliver Marsden
The Israelis waiting to settle in Gaza

Thu 6 Nov 2025

The Israelis waiting to settle in Gaza
Ruth Michaelson
For one militia leader, rebuilding Gaza could mean big business

Sat 25 Oct 2025

For one militia leader, rebuilding Gaza could mean big business
Onjali Q Raúf
Schools can’t blind our children to the injustices in Gaza

Wed 22 Oct 2025

Schools can’t blind our children to the injustices in Gaza
Fred Harter
A wave of Gen Z protests is sweeping the world

Mon 20 Oct 2025

A wave of Gen Z protests is sweeping the world
Ruth Michaelson
Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tommy Robinson receives warm reception in Tel Aviv
Tom Fletcher
A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza

Sun 19 Oct 2025

A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza
Kenan Malik
Without a two-state solution, what hope is there?

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Without a two-state solution, what hope is there?
Peter Hain
What Gaza and Israel can learn from Northern Ireland

Sat 18 Oct 2025

What Gaza and Israel can learn from Northern Ireland
Isabel Coles
Hamas reasserts its power in Gaza

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Hamas reasserts its power in Gaza
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Fred Harter
Trump stole the show – but Middle East leaders will shape Gaza’s future

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Trump stole the show – but Middle East leaders will shape Gaza’s future
Dahlia Scheindlin
‘We’re not going back to 6 October’

Mon 13 Oct 2025

‘We’re not going back to 6 October’
Ruth Michaelson
As living hostages return, a long wait begins for the dead

Mon 13 Oct 2025

As living hostages return, a long wait begins for the dead
Jonathan Wittenberg
‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’

Mon 13 Oct 2025

‘Our grief can become anger – or it can deepen our humanity’
Oliver Marsden
Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise
Aseel Mousa
What it takes to rebuild war-torn lives

Sun 12 Oct 2025

What it takes to rebuild war-torn lives
In pictures: 7 October 2023 to 12 October 2025

Sun 12 Oct 2025

In pictures: 7 October 2023 to 12 October 2025
Selma Dabbagh
This brutal narrative must now change

Sun 12 Oct 2025

This brutal narrative must now change
The Observer leader
The ceasefire must become a lasting peace

Sun 12 Oct 2025

The ceasefire must become a lasting peace
James Rubin
I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair

Sat 11 Oct 2025

I worked on a Gaza peace plan with Blair
Fred Harter
The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace
Dalia Hatuqa
The Palestinian fight for liberation is not over

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Palestinian fight for liberation is not over
Ruth Michaelson
Hope for Gaza at last, but deep-rooted challenges remain

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Hope for Gaza at last, but deep-rooted challenges remain
Selma Dabbagh
Opposing genocide requires crossing a Rubicon of fear

Tue 7 Oct 2025

Opposing genocide requires crossing a Rubicon of fear
Rachel Sylvester
Blair’s peace mission in Gaza aims to make the impossible possible

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Blair’s peace mission in Gaza aims to make the impossible possible
Ruth Michaelson
‘Damn, boy, I think you got one’: inside Gaza’s deadly aid distribution centres

Fri 3 Oct 2025

‘Damn, boy, I think you got one’: inside Gaza’s deadly aid distribution centres
Ruth Michaelson
Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas
Ruth Michaelson
‘We were forced to run, losing our will to live’: escape from Gaza City

Sun 28 Sept 2025

‘We were forced to run, losing our will to live’: escape from Gaza City
Isabel Coles
UK recognises Palestine as Israel bombards Gaza City

Sun 21 Sept 2025

UK recognises Palestine as Israel bombards Gaza City
Ruth Michaelson
Sondos’ choice: face Israel’s bombs or flee and lose her home

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Sondos’ choice: face Israel’s bombs or flee and lose her home
Steve Bloomfield
World football can strike a blow against Israel

Mon 1 Sept 2025

World football can strike a blow against Israel
Ruth Michaelson
Outrage after five more Palestinian journalists killed ‘live on television’

Mon 1 Sept 2025

Outrage after five more Palestinian journalists killed ‘live on television’
Steve Bloomfield
If Trump really wants the Nobel peace prize, he should focus on Gaza

Sat 23 Aug 2025

If Trump really wants the Nobel peace prize, he should focus on Gaza
Oliver Marsden
Despair as airdrops bring only meagre relief for Gaza’s starving

Sat 23 Aug 2025

Despair as airdrops bring only meagre relief for Gaza’s starving
Jonathan Hall
We can't shrink from taking a stance on Palestine Action

Sat 23 Aug 2025

We can't shrink from taking a stance on Palestine Action
Huda Ammori
Huda Ammori: Proscription ‘has had a chilling effect’

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Huda Ammori: Proscription ‘has had a chilling effect’
James Tapper
Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Children denied life-saving medical care by UK visa delays
Donald Macintyre
Israel’s war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists on record

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Israel’s war in Gaza is the deadliest conflict for journalists on record
Sharone Lifschitz
Family of hostages call decision to annex Gaza ‘profoundly disturbing’

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Family of hostages call decision to annex Gaza ‘profoundly disturbing’
Matthew Bishop
Norway’s wealth fund ordered to review investments in Israel

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Norway’s wealth fund ordered to review investments in Israel
Isabel Coles
Israelis divided over plans for military takeover of Gaza

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Israelis divided over plans for military takeover of Gaza
John Simpson
Hundreds arrested at peaceful protest in Parliament Square

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Hundreds arrested at peaceful protest in Parliament Square
Ruth Michaelson
The suffering in Gaza’s hospitals that US envoy Witkoff did not see

Sun 3 Aug 2025

The suffering in Gaza’s hospitals that US envoy Witkoff did not see
Bernard Gray
When rushing to recognise Palestine, remember Yugoslavia

Sun 3 Aug 2025

When rushing to recognise Palestine, remember Yugoslavia
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
I’m no terrorist, says arrested former magistrate

Sat 2 Aug 2025

I’m no terrorist, says arrested former magistrate
Sean O’Hagan
The new faces of protest

Sat 2 Aug 2025

The new faces of protest
Andrew Rawnsley
How Trump gave Starmer the nod on Palestinian statehood

Wed 30 Jul 2025

How Trump gave Starmer the nod on Palestinian statehood
Oliver Marsden
Gaza is starving despite Israel’s denials

Tue 29 Jul 2025

Gaza is starving despite Israel’s denials
Kenan Malik
What would Frantz Fanon say about Gaza?

Sun 27 Jul 2025

What would Frantz Fanon say about Gaza?
Dahlia Scheindlin
Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell
Steve Bloomfield
The diplomatic scales are tilting towards recognition for Palestine

Sun 27 Jul 2025

The diplomatic scales are tilting towards recognition for Palestine
Alex de Waal
Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook
Ruth Michaelson
‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’

Sun 27 Jul 2025

‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’
Stella Creasy
Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority
The Observer leader
The Observer view on Gaza: a man-made famine

Sat 26 Jul 2025

The Observer view on Gaza: a man-made famine
Catherine Neilan
More Gazan children will come to UK for treatment

Fri 25 Jul 2025

More Gazan children will come to UK for treatment
Oliver Marsden
Hezbollah must decide: disarm, fight on or turn fully to politics

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Hezbollah must decide: disarm, fight on or turn fully to politics
Dalia Hatuqa
‘Rafah proposal masks plan for mass deportation’

Fri 18 Jul 2025

‘Rafah proposal masks plan for mass deportation’
Ruth Michaelson
Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel’s grim offer to Gazans

Sun 13 Jul 2025

Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel’s grim offer to Gazans
Ben De Pear
BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza’s medics. Here’s why

Sun 13 Jul 2025

BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza’s medics. Here’s why
Stephen Armstrong
Under fire and lacking leadership, BBC staff’s default is: ‘Avoid Gaza’

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Under fire and lacking leadership, BBC staff’s default is: ‘Avoid Gaza’
Ruth Michaelson
US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny

Sun 6 Jul 2025

US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny
Chloe Hadjimatheou
Threat of US sanctions over Gaza forced me out, says ICC lawyer

Sun 29 Jun 2025

Threat of US sanctions over Gaza forced me out, says ICC lawyer
James Tapper
The only two Gazan children allowed into the UK for medical treatment

Sat 28 Jun 2025

The only two Gazan children allowed into the UK for medical treatment
Donald Macintyre
Israel’s conflict with Iran hasn’t ended the war in Gaza

Thu 19 Jun 2025

Israel’s conflict with Iran hasn’t ended the war in Gaza
Chloe Hadjimatheou
The sex scandal that could bring down the ICC

Sat 7 Jun 2025

The sex scandal that could bring down the ICC
Ruth Michaelson
The mysterious group militarizing Gazan aid

Thu 5 Jun 2025

The mysterious group militarizing Gazan aid
Rachel Sylvester
‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘A shambles’: disillusioned voters prepare for the local elections
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring

Sun 27 Apr 2025

E-scooters are too fast for kids. Casualties are soaring
Simon Barnes
‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘Wait for the sun. Hope to survive’: my week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Q&A: Hannah Bourne-Taylor, conservationist, 38

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Q&A: Hannah Bourne-Taylor, conservationist, 38
Rebecca Fallon
An all-nighter at 'the most depraved and beautiful movie theatre in London'

Sun 27 Apr 2025

An all-nighter at 'the most depraved and beautiful movie theatre in London'
Will Hutton
Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Will Hutton: 'This unholy alliance between bond markets and forecasters will ruin us'
Peter Pomerantsev
Peter Pomerantsev: Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Peter Pomerantsev: Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe
Tobias Jones
‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘He was our grandfather’: crowds throng Rome for Francis’s final farewell
Dorian Lynskey
Theatre: How to Fight Lonliness

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Theatre: How to Fight Lonliness
Sarah Crompton
A 'radically odd' version of Daphnis and Chloé

Sat 26 Apr 2025

A 'radically odd' version of Daphnis and Chloé
Andrew Rawnsley
There’s no courting king Donald

Sat 26 Apr 2025

There’s no courting king Donald
Wendy Ide
Critics Film Thank you for the dane

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Critics Film  Thank you for the dane
Andrew Rawnsley
There’s no courting king Donald

Sat 26 Apr 2025

There’s no courting king Donald
Robert Harris
Robert Harris: 'Electing a pope is the stuff of novels'

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Robert Harris: 'Electing a pope is the stuff of novels'
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?
Sarah Perry: ‘I look back, and see dresses behind me as if I had shed them as I walked’

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Sarah Perry: ‘I look back, and see dresses behind me as if I had shed them as I walked’
Acrobatics are never quite dance

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Acrobatics are never quite dance
David Taylor
Who killed Just Stop Oil?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Who killed Just Stop Oil?
David Taylor
Who killed Just Stop Oil?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Who killed Just Stop Oil?
David Taylor
Who killed Just Stop Oil?

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Who killed Just Stop Oil?
Matthew Bishop
Do panic: Elon Musk’s obsession with The Hitchhiker’s Guide

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Do panic: Elon Musk’s obsession with The Hitchhiker’s Guide

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