Israel News Review http://feed.informer.com/digests/YSYO20ZZSN/feeder Israel News Review Respective post owners and feed distributors Sat, 07 Dec 2013 13:14:34 -0400 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ ‘Everyone knows something’s going to happen’: fears of a new war on Israel’s border with Lebanon https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/fears-of-new-war-israel-border-with-lebanon World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:2d6a8432-abee-54f8-d83b-43a7094ea1f9 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:31:05 -0300 <p>As hostilities ramp up, Israelis evacuated from the country’s north say Hezbollah must be pushed back to protect communities from its rockets</p><p>For the Israeli communities evacuated from the country’s far north in the aftermath of 7 October, there is no longer any doubt about whether full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is going to happen. For most people, the only question is when.</p><p>Nissan Zeevi, 40, has spent the past six months working as a first responder in Kfar Giladi, a kibbutz that grows apples and avocados. His wife and two young boys are living near the Sea of Galilee and are yet to come home; it’s just him, bulldog Joy, and his M16 rifle, keeping an eye on the Lebanese villages and Hezbollah outposts clearly visible from the garden, just a few kilometres away.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/27/fears-of-new-war-israel-border-with-lebanon">Continue reading...</a> Hezbollah World news Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Lebanon Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierszenbaum in Kfar Giladi Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP Middle East crisis: Hamas ‘reviewing new Israeli ceasefire proposal’ – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:863a1639-d987-6bb2-f6ea-3a6d99c0a041 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:54:17 -0300 <p>This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">coverage of the Middle East crisis here</a></p><p><strong>Three people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, including two members of Hezbollah,</strong> AFP reports, citing statements from the militant group and official media.</p><p>Hezbollah released statements mourning the deaths of two fighters from the villages of Kafr Kila and Khiam, saying they had been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza Palestinian territories World news Iran Houthis Tom Ambrose (now) and Clea Skopeliti (earlier) Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘reviewing new Israeli ceasefire proposal’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6e2792b7-d741-b69a-77b6-e7afe8f4f188 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:23:56 -0300 <p>Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya said the Palestinian militant group was evaluating Israel’s proposal</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">See all our coverage of the Middle East crisis</a></li></ul><p><strong>Three people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, including two members of Hezbollah,</strong> AFP reports, citing statements from the militant group and official media.</p><p>Hezbollah released statements mourning the deaths of two fighters from the villages of Kafr Kila and Khiam, saying they had been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza Palestinian territories World news Iran Houthis Tom Ambrose (now) and Clea Skopeliti (earlier) Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA A new generation at UC Berkeley pitches its tents https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/27/university-california-berkeley-palestine-protest World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:4b7418e8-582d-0971-8bcd-1f8b356d207f Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:00:37 -0300 <p>The university has<strong> </strong>said it won’t give in to students’ demands – but it has budged before</p><p>Rows of tents line the steps at Sproul Hall, the grand neoclassical administration building that soars up nine stories near the main entrance to the University of California, Berkeley.</p><p>Thursday marked the fourth day of the Free Palestine Camp, one of dozens of sit-ins that have sprung up on campuses across the US as symbols of protests for a student-led pro-Palestinian movement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/27/university-california-berkeley-palestine-protest">Continue reading...</a> California Protest Israel-Gaza war Students Higher education US news Gaza Israel Palestinian territories Gabrielle Canon in Berkeley Photograph: Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock Protesters rally in London to continue calls for Gaza ceasefire – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/27/protesters-rally-in-london-to-continue-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-video World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:f50c48ba-4ec6-4a4d-80ef-f72ea17f2b61 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:41:13 -0300 <p>Several thousand protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the war with Israel nears its seventh month. Protesters chanted 'free Palestine' and 'ceasefire now' while marching from Parliament Square to Hyde Park. A number of people held banners calling on the international community to end its supply of arms to Israel</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/27/protesters-rally-in-london-to-continue-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-video">Continue reading...</a> Protest London Israel-Gaza war England UK news Gaza Palestinian territories Israel Photograph: PA Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters cross paths in London – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/27/protesters-rally-in-london-to-continue-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-video World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:174f76f3-68c2-9b81-a622-730cf8300f52 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:41:13 -0300 <p>Several thousand protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as the war with Israel nears its seventh month. Protesters chanted ‘free Palestine’ and ‘ceasefire now’ while marching from Parliament Square to Hyde Park. A number of people held banners calling on the international community to end its supply of arms to Israel. At one point close to Pall Mall, demonstrators filed past a static pro-Israel demonstration attended by up to 200 people</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/27/protesters-rally-in-london-to-continue-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-video">Continue reading...</a> Protest London Israel-Gaza war England UK news Gaza Palestinian territories Israel Photograph: PA Middle East crisis live: infant girl dies from extreme heat in Rafah, says UN, as fears grow over Gaza conditions https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:835ae7e7-2c31-c795-23c0-c51894e7123e Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:50:56 -0300 <p>UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says rising temperatures are exacerbating the sanitation crisis </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">See all our coverage of the Middle East crisis</a></li></ul><p><strong>Three people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, including two members of Hezbollah,</strong> AFP reports, citing statements from the militant group and official media.</p><p>Hezbollah released statements mourning the deaths of two fighters from the villages of Kafr Kila and Khiam, saying they had been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza Palestinian territories World news Iran Houthis Clea Skopeliti (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Uncommitted voters are not apathetic. The Democratic party is | Camonghne Felix https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2024/apr/27/uncommitted-voters-democratic-party-palestine World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:10c9848c-6ab7-4e1e-22ae-c103387c5ab7 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:00:36 -0300 <p>Americans are recognizing we must do more for Palestine and are signaling dissatisfaction with the party, as they did in 2008</p><p>The US is just months away from the 2024 election, and the prospect of a second Trump presidency grows each day as he evades repercussions for the expansive list of indictments he’s accrued. With this reality looming, many Democratic party loyalists are panicked about the “leave it blank” movement, in which hundreds of thousands of voters have marked “uncommitted” on their primary ballots to protest against US support of Israel’s war on Gaza.</p><p>Some worry that a protest vote at the ballot box is an automatic <a href="https://x.com/lauferlaw/status/1774977280600592492">vote for Trump</a>. They’re sure that even during times of mass dissent, harm reduction is the only moral voting strategy. They’re afraid that this election will mean the end of democracy, or that the re-election of Trump will guarantee unprecedented disharmony.</p><p>Camonghne Felix is an assistant professor of creative writing at The New School</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2024/apr/27/uncommitted-voters-democratic-party-palestine">Continue reading...</a> Democrats Joe Biden US elections 2024 Israel-Gaza war Israel Protest Camonghne Felix Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/27/google-project-nimbus-israel World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:2361445a-8b80-fdd8-a74d-07978b5211ed Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:00:34 -0300 <p>Tech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and government</p><p>Google has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” after sacking more than 50 workers in response to a protest over the company’s military ties to the Israeli government – firings that have shone a light on a controversial project and long-simmering tensions between staff and management.</p><p>The workers were sacked following protests at Google offices in New York City and Sunnyvale, California, organized by <a href="https://www.notechforapartheid.com/">No Tech for Apartheid</a> – an alliance of Google and Amazon workers who have been protesting against a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government called <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/12/google-amazon-workers-condemn-project-nimbus-israeli-military-contract">Project Nimbus</a> that they claim will make it “easier for the Israeli government to surveil Palestinians and force them off their land”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/27/google-project-nimbus-israel">Continue reading...</a> Google Technology Gaza Israel Business Amazon California Alphabet Protest US news Michael Sainato Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Middle East crisis live: Houthis hit ship in latest Red Sea attack https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:7747aecb-5d2f-8348-e778-0f26de99112d Sat, 27 Apr 2024 05:02:43 -0300 <p>Andromeda Star targeted with three missiles, UK Maritime Trade Operations security agency said </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">See all our coverage of the Middle East crisis</a></li></ul><p><strong>Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen who opened fire at them from a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Saturday.</strong></p><p>The military released a photo of two automatic rifles that it said were used by several gunmen to shoot at the soldiers, at an outpost near the flash point Palestinian city of Jenin.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/27/middle-east-crisis-israel-gaza-hamas-war-iran-red-sea-houthis">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza Palestinian territories World news Iran Houthis Tom Ambrose Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA Columbia University calls for inquiry into leadership as student protests sweep 40 campuses https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ab41be0e-9a94-723a-8380-af692d088a7b Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:01:37 -0300 <p>Professors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbia’s lead in demanding ceasefire and divestment</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/college-protests-israel-gaza">Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’</a></li></ul><p>At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month, as the New York school’s senate called for an investigation into its leadership, the New York Times reported.</p><p>While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce clashes with police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses">Continue reading...</a> Protest Higher education Students Palestinian territories Israel-Gaza war Gaza Israel US news New York Ohio Boston Atlanta Illinois Washington DC New Jersey Massachusetts Georgia California Coral Murphy Marcos and agencies Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Dubai deluge brings home climate change dangers to a desert nation https://www.ft.com/content/a12272e7-536f-49ac-85d8-97e60dfec05e Gulf News - latest Gulf news headlines - FT.com urn:uuid:21c9040d-6037-80a8-c6f1-74d2a69e328c Sat, 27 Apr 2024 01:00:42 -0300 The week around the world in 20 pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/apr/26/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:5280f931-0d6a-9c34-0cbd-cc9ed04beb6b Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:45:35 -0300 <p>War in Gaza, the election in India, clouds of dust in Athens and the London Marathon: the last seven days <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_twenty_photos_/">as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists</a></p><p><strong><em>Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing</em></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/apr/26/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures">Continue reading...</a> Photography Art and design Culture World news Israel-Gaza war Hamas Gaza Israel Middle East and north Africa Palestinian territories Climate crisis London Marathon London Kenya Chad Senegal Jim Powell Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images Biden is the graduation speaker for Martin Luther King’s alma mater. It’s a moral disaster | Jared Loggins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/26/biden-morehouse-college-commencement World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:9763dff3-94f0-d1c7-16b4-0a2431149d11 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:00:12 -0300 <p>The US president continues to support Israel in its onslaught on Gaza. Morehouse College’s most famous alumnus was anti-war</p><p>Morehouse College is a special place. The only all-male historically Black college in the world, it has alumni ranging from Dr Martin Luther King Jr, the most celebrated anti-war civil rights leader in history, to Theodore “Ted” Colbert III, the CEO of Boeing’s defense, space and security division, a key player in supplying the weapons technologies for Israel’s months-long campaign of military vengeance on Palestinians.</p><p>While there is much diversity among the ranks of this brotherhood, Morehouse – also my alma mater – places a primacy on moral leadership and service, and Dr King has been a critical avatar in these efforts. There is a prominent statue of him on campus, his likeness is depicted as a silhouette on official college brochures, the chapel on campus is named in his honor. His papers are held nearby at the Robert W Woodruff Library. Considering King’s anti-militarism, and the college’s embrace of him as a beacon on campus, the decision to invite Joe Biden to give Morehouse’s commencement speech to this year’s graduating class is a moral disaster.<br><br>The US president’s staunch support of Israel in the face of its unrelenting assault on Palestinians in the Israel-Gaza war has sparked sustained protests throughout the country, most recently on multiple college campuses. And though some have tried to take King’s defense of Israel’s right to exist as evidence that he would affirm without qualification Israel’s present military campaign, his broader anti-militarism cannot be conveniently pushed aside, nor can his stated desire for a peaceful resolution in the region.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/26/biden-morehouse-college-commencement">Continue reading...</a> Joe Biden US universities US news Protest Israel Gaza Israel-Gaza war Jared Loggins Photograph: AP Pro-Palestine protest camps spread to 40 campuses across US https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ab7c10ff-b1e7-8625-6e45-6cd6c1e1c702 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:44:57 -0300 <p>Following Columbia’s lead, students across the US are demanding ceasefire and divestment – and hundreds have been arrested</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/college-protests-israel-gaza">Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’</a></li></ul><p>At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month.</p><p>While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce clashes with police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses">Continue reading...</a> Protest Higher education Students Palestinian territories Israel-Gaza war Gaza Israel US news New York Ohio Boston Atlanta Illinois Washington DC New Jersey Massachusetts Georgia California Coral Murphy Marcos Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Pro-Palestine camps spread to 40 US campuses, with hundreds arrested https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ce857357-ca61-b598-e2d4-a4c64ce2dc7b Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:44:57 -0300 <p>Professors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbia’s lead in demanding ceasefire and divestment</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/college-protests-israel-gaza">Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’</a></li></ul><p>At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month.</p><p>While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce clashes with police.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/pro-palestinian-protests-college-campuses">Continue reading...</a> Protest Higher education Students Palestinian territories Israel-Gaza war Gaza Israel US news New York Ohio Boston Atlanta Illinois Washington DC New Jersey Massachusetts Georgia California Coral Murphy Marcos Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Most Jews and Palestinians want peace. Extremists, narcissists ​and other ‘allies’ only block the way | Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/26/jews-palestinians-peace-gaza-narcissist-allies World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:eb3d84e4-d3d8-97e7-ed20-a7b4a6ce841a Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:15:32 -0300 <p>Both sides are beset by those who think their words and deeds bring peace closer. They instil fear and make a better future harder to attain</p><p>Beware the friend who is only trying to help. Not, perhaps, as a rule for life but certainly when it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the clashes that battle provokes around the world. So often those who think they’re doing their bit serve only to make an already impossible situation even worse.</p><p>The week began with an instructive example, when Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, released a video clip of himself being steered away from one of London’s weekly Gaza demonstrations by a police officer on the grounds: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/apr/19/met-apologises-for-calling-antisemitism-campaigner-openly-jewish">“You are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march.”</a> Falter argued that he had flushed out proof that the Metropolitan police regard the marches as an unsafe environment for visibly Jewish people, even though the Met allows them to go ahead week after week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/26/jews-palestinians-peace-gaza-narcissist-allies">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Antisemitism Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories UK news US news Middle East and north Africa World news Jonathan Freedland Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/gazas-37m-tonnes-of-bomb-filled-debris-could-take-14-years-to-clear-says-expert World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:48b3f327-6b1a-e36a-0ac6-165331dcdb82 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:56:05 -0300 <p>Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks</p><p>Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said.</p><p>Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble per square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former UNMAS chief for Iraq, told a news conference.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/gazas-37m-tonnes-of-bomb-filled-debris-could-take-14-years-to-clear-says-expert">Continue reading...</a> Gaza Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Middle East and north Africa World news United Nations Emma Graham-Harrison Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Questions raised in rocket-hit Sderot over whether IDF can destroy Hamas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/israel-gaza-questions-raised-in-rocket-hit-sderot-over-whether-idf-can-destroy-hamas World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:db73c96e-0711-d4d1-c1cd-dd6cfbaf5340 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:43:27 -0300 <p>People in city bordering Gaza say Israel will never be safe while Hamas exists but many worry IDF will not achieve its objective</p><p>The two men, faces blurred and voices disguised, are screened by a dense scrub of fig and trailing vine and thorns in northern Gaza as they film themselves loading a rocket launcher.</p><p>It is daylight and the fighters, wearing civilian clothes, work quickly and calmly, the sound of fighting audible around them as they prepare the weapon in less than a minute. Metal scrapes on metal as four missiles are slotted into tubes and wires connected to a red timer for launch against the nearby Israeli border city of Sderot and neighbouring communities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/israel-gaza-questions-raised-in-rocket-hit-sderot-over-whether-idf-can-destroy-hamas">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa World news Peter Beaumont in Sderot Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian Questions in rocket-hit Sderot over whether IDF can ever destroy Hamas https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/israel-gaza-questions-raised-in-rocket-hit-sderot-over-whether-idf-can-destroy-hamas World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:fea15c15-c955-4ca4-736a-fa476ec6663a Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:43:27 -0300 <p>People in city bordering Gaza say Israel will never be safe while Hamas exists – but worry it cannot achieve its objective</p><p>The two men, faces blurred and voices disguised, are screened by a dense scrub of fig and trailing vine and thorns in northern Gaza as they film themselves loading a rocket launcher.</p><p>It is daylight and the fighters, wearing civilian clothes, work quickly and calmly, the sound of fighting audible around them as they prepare the weapon in less than a minute. Metal scrapes on metal as four missiles are slotted into tubes and wires connected to a red timer for launch against the nearby Israeli border city of Sderot and neighbouring communities.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/israel-gaza-questions-raised-in-rocket-hit-sderot-over-whether-idf-can-destroy-hamas">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa World news Peter Beaumont in Sderot Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian Middle East crisis: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs, says UN official – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:08de9553-5e3c-a6c9-2733-40fc90c6db2f Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:02:33 -0300 <p>War has left estimated 37m tons of debris in area, requiring years of work with ‘100 trucks’, says Pehr Lodhammar</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage</a></li></ul><p><strong>A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.</strong></p><p>Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Caroline Davies (earlier) Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters Middle East crisis live: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs, says UN official https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:a36a9a10-b174-942d-a42d-848cd1ec937e Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:45:07 -0300 <p>War has left estimated 37m tons of debris in area, requiring years of work with ‘100 trucks’, says Pehr Lodhammar</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage</a></li></ul><p><strong>A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.</strong></p><p>Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Caroline Davies (earlier) Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters ‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel is civil liberties threat, say lawyers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/political-arrest-palestinian-academic-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-israel-civil-liberties-threat World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:23507d1a-9f74-bef4-18f7-18d47d684176 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:42:15 -0300 <p>Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian’s legal team and employer speak out after arrest over podcast comments</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></li></ul><p>The arrest and interrogation of a leading Palestinian legal scholar based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem marks a new threat to civil liberties in Israel, her legal team and employer have said.</p><p>Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian was detained by police on the afternoon of 17 April over comments made on a podcast more than a month earlier and held overnight in conditions her lawyers described as “terrible” and designed to humiliate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/political-arrest-palestinian-academic-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-israel-civil-liberties-threat">Continue reading...</a> Israel Israel-Gaza war World news Middle East and north Africa Palestinian territories Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian ‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel marks new civil liberties threat https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/political-arrest-palestinian-academic-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-israel-civil-liberties-threat World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:9b12a10e-5968-eb0f-9a3a-87729686a3c7 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:42:15 -0300 <p>University and colleagues condemn detention of law professor, the first time an academic has been held over speech related to work</p><p>The arrest and interrogation of a leading Palestinian legal scholar based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem marks a new threat to civil liberties in Israel, her legal team and employer have said.</p><p>Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian was detained by police on the afternoon of 17 April over comments made on a podcast more than a month earlier and held overnight in conditions her lawyers described as “terrible” and designed to humiliate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/political-arrest-palestinian-academic-nadera-shalhoub-kevorkian-israel-civil-liberties-threat">Continue reading...</a> Israel Israel-Gaza war World news Middle East and north Africa Palestinian territories Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Guardian Middle East crisis live: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:008a8564-97e5-7ef5-f324-1a27bf686385 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:55:30 -0300 <p>War has left estimated 37m tons of debris in area, requiring years of work with ‘100 trucks’, says UN official</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage</a></li></ul><p><strong>A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.</strong></p><p>Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Caroline Davies (earlier) Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/college-protests-israel-gaza World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6f112d76-c3db-4d8d-049c-898aeb7f50d4 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:40 -0300 <p>Students demonstrating and hunger-striking face arrests and hospitalization – but they think they can make a difference</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/divestment-israel-college-protests">Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?</a></li></ul><p>The arrests of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/18/columbia-university-students-arrested-gaza-protest">more than a hundred</a> Columbia University students, who were protesting against Israel’s actions in Gaza, shed more light on arguably the most energetic pro-Palestinian movement in the US: the one taking places on college campuses around the country.</p><p>Since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October, in response to terrorist attacks by Hamas, students have launched protests, sit-ins and, most recently, encampments, in a wave they hope will encourage universities to divest from companies which have ties to Israel’s military.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/college-protests-israel-gaza">Continue reading...</a> US universities Protest Israel Gaza US news Palestinian territories Israel-Gaza war Yale University Adam Gabbatt Composite: Getty/Ariela Rosenzweig/Catherine Elias Palestinian baby rescued from mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/palestinian-baby-rescued-mother-womb-dies-gaza-hospital World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:fa26a77b-90de-ad5c-675c-17fb7b2d683d Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:07:48 -0300 <p>Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery after mother killed by Israeli airstrike in Rafah</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></li></ul><p>A premature Palestinian baby <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/gaza-doctors-save-baby-womb-mother-killed-israeli-airstrike-rafah">rescued from her mother’s womb</a> shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike has died, the baby’s uncle has said.</p><p>Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, said Rami al-Sheikh on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/palestinian-baby-rescued-mother-womb-dies-gaza-hospital">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Palestinian territories Gaza Israel World news Middle East and north Africa Associated Press in Rafah Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters Palestinian baby rescued from dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/palestinian-baby-rescued-mother-womb-dies-gaza-hospital World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:1457982c-dd7e-dc7a-33d0-5f7056083f5d Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:07:48 -0300 <p>Infant dies five days after caesarean delivery following death of mother in Israeli airstrike in Rafah</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></li></ul><p>A premature Palestinian baby <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/gaza-doctors-save-baby-womb-mother-killed-israeli-airstrike-rafah">rescued from her mother’s womb</a> shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike has died, the baby’s uncle has said.</p><p>Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her, Rami al-Sheikh said on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/palestinian-baby-rescued-mother-womb-dies-gaza-hospital">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Palestinian territories Gaza Israel World news Middle East and north Africa Associated Press in Rafah Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters Middle East crisis live: Egyptian delegation due in Israel seeking to kickstart Gaza ceasefire talks, say reports https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:0327944c-b375-2422-aa44-a8960b0b3c32 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:53:11 -0300 <p>Israeli media reports planned visit, citing unnamed officials, in the wake of stalled talks mediated by Qatar, the US and Egypt</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage</a></li></ul><p><strong>A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.</strong></p><p>Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to save her.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/26/middle-east-crisis-live-egypt-israel-gaza-ceasefire-talks">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images ‘We are with them’: support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in Lebanon https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/we-are-with-them-support-for-hamas-grows-among-palestinians-in-lebanon World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d50befcc-f78e-331f-b4f2-731476cfa209 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:00:30 -0300 <p>Aspirations for statehood revived among younger generations in refugee camps where war has consumed daily life</p><p>The red inverted triangle is everywhere – stencilled on walls, sprayed on store shutters, a constant theme guiding visitors through the narrow alleyways that dissect the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut.</p><p>Appearing initially in combat videos released by Hamas in which its fighters target Israeli tanks in Gaza, the newfound ubiquity of the logo in the camp 170 miles (270km) away signals a shift in opinion in favour of armed struggle.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/we-are-with-them-support-for-hamas-grows-among-palestinians-in-lebanon">Continue reading...</a> Lebanon Israel-Gaza war Gaza Israel Hamas Middle East and north Africa World news Palestinian territories Hezbollah Simona Foltyn Burj al-Barajneh, Beirut Photograph: Lina Malers ‘Selfless and strong’: memorial honours World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/world-central-kitchen-workers-killed-gaza-war-palestine-memorital World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ed32e957-47fc-4fad-d577-31ed9df94e4c Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:09:20 -0300 <p>José Andrés, founder of organisation, told mourners gathered at Washington National Cathedral how the loss of his staff ‘should inspire us to do better’</p><p>The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/very-best-of-humanity-the-seven-aid-workers-killed-in-israeli-airstrike">“best of humanity”</a> and risked everything “to feed people they did not know and will never meet,” José Andrés, the celebrity chef who founded the organisation, told mourners on Thursday.</p><p>Speaking at Washington National Cathedral to those gathered to honour the aid workers, Andrés said there was no excuse for the killings and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/world-central-kitchen-gaza-israel-strikes-biden-netanyahu">renewed calls for an investigation</a> into the deaths.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/world-central-kitchen-workers-killed-gaza-war-palestine-memorital">Continue reading...</a> Washington DC Israel-Gaza war Aid Food Israel Gaza World news Associated Press Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/us-military-troops-gaza-aid-pier World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:0f555cd1-8bcb-4d3f-9816-f23e1758e223 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:06:42 -0300 <p>About 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe Biden has ordered them not to set foot on the Gaza shore</p><p>US troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the territory, the Pentagon has said, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the aid will be delivered.</p><p>“I can confirm that US military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj Gen Patrick Ryder told reporters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/us-military-troops-gaza-aid-pier">Continue reading...</a> Gaza Israel Middle East and north Africa US foreign policy Israel-Gaza war Hamas Guardian staff and agencies Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/israel-hostages-gaza-rafah-ceasefire-negotiations World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:5948cd16-956d-0b65-dea7-78c049536859 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:38:27 -0300 <p>UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiations</p><p>The leaders of 18 countries including the US and the UK have called on Hamas to free Israeli and dual-national hostages held in Gaza.</p><p>“The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” they said. “We strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts in order to bring our people home.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/israel-hostages-gaza-rafah-ceasefire-negotiations">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Hamas Gaza Israel World news Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East and north Africa Palestinian territories Ruth Michaelson and Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem, and Julian Borger Photograph: Debbie Hill/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Columbia president Minouche Shafik at centre of campus turmoil https://www.ft.com/content/d6c88a68-dc1b-4788-8b9f-88e42149c2bd FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:f236c1fa-9b12-82fc-9457-c79651f6d0ad Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:25:15 -0300 Politicians, faculty and students turn ire on veteran economist amid Gaza war demonstrations Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/divestment-israel-college-protests World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:bad79dce-6aec-74bf-4ba9-933e1893ee92 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:08:30 -0300 <p>Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are calling on universities to sell investments in companies they say are complicit in war in Gaza</p><p>As protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza are spreading throughout American campuses, one demand made by students across schools keeps coming up: divestment from Israel.</p><p>Universities rely on endowments to fund things like research and scholarships, and those endowments are typically invested in companies and alternative asset classes, such as private equity and hedge funds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/divestment-israel-college-protests">Continue reading...</a> US universities Israel Israel-Gaza war US news Gaza Palestinian territories Protest Dharna Noor Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images 'This is torture': relatives desperately search for loved ones' bodies in Gaza mass graves – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/25/this-is-torture-relatives-desperately-search-for-loved-ones-bodies-in-gaza-mass-graves-video World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:5c21ed16-7995-67be-35e6-6721706968d2 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:54:02 -0300 <p>Relatives of Palestinians who have disappeared during Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip have been travelling to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in a desperate search for their bodies, fearing that their family members' remains are among the corpses in the mass graves found around the hospital building.</p><p></p><p>Palestinian civil defence teams began exhuming bodies outside the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Younis last week after Israeli troops withdrew. A total of 310 bodies have been found, Palestinian officials have said.</p><p></p><p>Palestinian rescue teams and several UN observation missions also reported the discovery this month of multiple mass grave sites at al-Shifa hospital compound in Gaza City after an Israeli withdrawal.</p><p></p><p>Officials in Gaza said the bodies at Nasser hospital were of people who had died during the siege. Israel’s military has rejected allegations of mass burials at the hospital, saying it had exhumed corpses in the hope of finding hostages taken by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/hamas">Hamas</a> On 7 October</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/24/reports-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-horrify-ohchr-un-rights-experts-video">Reports of mass graves at Gaza hospitals 'horrify' UN rights experts – video</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/25/this-is-torture-relatives-desperately-search-for-loved-ones-bodies-in-gaza-mass-graves-video">Continue reading...</a> Gaza Israel-Gaza war Israel World news Photograph: AFP/Getty Images World leaders make renewed push to secure release of Gaza hostages https://www.ft.com/content/fa49ca1d-a476-4bbf-9c27-b01879962990 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:a06468d5-0c4a-c96b-bcc8-6e74cf6c257b Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:43:18 -0300 Eighteen countries call on Hamas to free captives and secure ‘immediate and prolonged’ ceasefire Boston police arrest 100 as crackdown on campus Palestine protests ramps up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:a52672cd-789a-72a1-473a-21a10d14eec8 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:57:38 -0300 <p>At least 93 students detained at USC and 34 arrested in Austin while House speaker faced jeers at Columbia University</p><p>More than 100 people were arrested at Emerson College in Boston early on Thursday in the latest crackdown against the rising wave of campus pro-Palestinian protests across the US that has seen the House speaker, Mike Johnson, suggest calling in the national guard.</p><p>Johnson waded into an already tense situation on Wednesday with a visit to Columbia University, where the decision last week of the university president, Minouche Shafik, to invite the NYPD to dismantle a student encampment catalysed what is rapidly becoming a national movement. Johnson nevertheless called for the resignation of Shafik, facing jeers on campus from the pro-Palestinian protesters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson">Continue reading...</a> US universities Protest New York US news Israel Gaza World news Mike Johnson US politics House of Representatives Palestinian territories Republicans Democrats Richard Luscombe, Maya Yang, Dani Anguiano, Gabrielle Canon and Gloria Oladipo Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Israeli hostage families renew pressure on Netanyahu for ceasefire talks https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/israel-hostages-gaza-rafah-ceasefire-negotiations World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:17cfa7ce-80f2-8e5e-bffd-cbf590d985a1 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:31:01 -0300 <p>Hamas video of hostage prompts protests, as Israeli authorities prepare for ground assault on Rafah</p><p>The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza have put renewed pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu to restart negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in exchange for the release of their loved ones, as Israeli authorities said they were making progress in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/israel-thought-to-be-preparing-to-send-troops-into-rafah-gaza">preparations for a ground assault on Rafah</a>.</p><p>After the release by Hamas of a hostage video of the Israeli-American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, police and protesters clashed outside the Israeli prime minister’s Jerusalem home, and demonstrators lit fires, set off fireworks and swarmed the car of the far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/25/israel-hostages-gaza-rafah-ceasefire-negotiations">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Hamas Gaza Israel World news Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East and north Africa Palestinian territories Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem and Julian Borger Photograph: Debbie Hill/UPI/REX/Shutterstock Middle East crisis: US and other countries link ‘immediate ceasefire’ to hostages’ release – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:cb7a0fc9-ffd7-7d74-f47a-e26851f97680 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:59:37 -0300 <p>White House releases joint letter signed with 17 other countries saying such a deal would lead to the ‘credible end of hostilities’</p><p>Here are some of the scenes in <strong>Jerusalem</strong>, where people, including Israeli interior security minister <strong>Itamar Ben-Gvir</strong>, have been worshipping during the Passover holiday.</p><p>Hani Mahmoud, reporting from <strong>Rafah</strong> for Al Jazeera, states that two people have been killed there by drone strikes. He writes for the news network:</p><p>A surge in attack drones flying over Rafah has taken place over the past couple of hours. At least two people have been hit in what appear to be targeted killings – one in the western part of the city and the other in the east. They were killed when the drones fired missiles about half an hour apart. The tragedy keeps unfolding. The destruction is overwhelming. Everywhere you go, you see rubble-filled roads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Middle East crisis live: US and other countries offer ‘immediate ceasefire’ in return for hostages’ release https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:73fdd831-9aa3-675e-58fb-0f9151a85bd3 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:48:15 -0300 <p>White House releases joint letter signed with 17 other countries saying such a deal would lead to the ‘credible end of hostilities’</p><p>Here are some of the scenes in <strong>Jerusalem</strong>, where people, including Israeli interior security minister <strong>Itamar Ben-Gvir</strong>, have been worshipping during the Passover holiday.</p><p>Hani Mahmoud, reporting from <strong>Rafah</strong> for Al Jazeera, states that two people have been killed there by drone strikes. He writes for the news network:</p><p>A surge in attack drones flying over Rafah has taken place over the past couple of hours. At least two people have been hit in what appear to be targeted killings – one in the western part of the city and the other in the east. They were killed when the drones fired missiles about half an hour apart. The tragedy keeps unfolding. The destruction is overwhelming. Everywhere you go, you see rubble-filled roads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Middle East crisis live: Belgian aid worker and son, seven, killed in Israeli strike on Rafah https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:9463e3b8-7bf2-74a3-4ab4-87d97c8c5301 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:20:07 -0300 <p>Abdallah Nabhan and his son Jamal were among seven people killed in a strike on a building, says Belgian’s development minister</p><p>Here are some of the scenes in <strong>Jerusalem</strong>, where people, including Israeli interior security minister <strong>Itamar Ben-Gvir</strong>, have been worshipping during the Passover holiday.</p><p>Hani Mahmoud, reporting from <strong>Rafah</strong> for Al Jazeera, states that two people have been killed there by drone strikes. He writes for the news network:</p><p>A surge in attack drones flying over Rafah has taken place over the past couple of hours. At least two people have been hit in what appear to be targeted killings – one in the western part of the city and the other in the east. They were killed when the drones fired missiles about half an hour apart. The tragedy keeps unfolding. The destruction is overwhelming. Everywhere you go, you see rubble-filled roads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Boston police arrest 100 people amid US crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:f5df58ca-96f0-43ff-a0d7-3f66d6597c99 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:08:08 -0300 <p>At least 93 students detained at USC and 34 arrested in Austin while House speaker faced jeers at Columbia University</p><p>More than 100 people, mostly college students, were arrested at Emerson College in Boston by local police early on Thursday, as university officials crack down on pro-Palestinian protests at US colleges and universities.</p><p>On Wednesday, Emerson officials notified student protestors that they had to dismantle their encampment-style demonstration in the city’s Boylston Place Alley, where students had been protesting since Sunday, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/emerson-college-protests-arrests-boston-police-pro-palestinian-camp/">WBZ-TV reported</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson">Continue reading...</a> US universities Protest New York US news Israel Gaza World news Mike Johnson US politics House of Representatives Palestinian territories Republicans Democrats Richard Luscombe, Maya Yang, Dani Anguiano and Gabrielle Canon Photograph: Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Middle East crisis live: White House says it wants ‘answers’ from Israel after mass graves found near hospitals in Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:5e0435f0-3c26-369f-0aed-38f5f75c711a Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:41:50 -0300 <p>Israel says the graves were dug by people in Gaza a few months ago but the corpses had been examined by IDF soldiers</p><p>Here are some of the scenes in <strong>Jerusalem</strong>, where people, including Israeli interior security minister <strong>Itamar Ben-Gvir</strong>, have been worshipping during the Passover holiday.</p><p>Hani Mahmoud, reporting from <strong>Rafah</strong> for Al Jazeera, states that two people have been killed there by drone strikes. He writes for the news network:</p><p>A surge in attack drones flying over Rafah has taken place over the past couple of hours. At least two people have been hit in what appear to be targeted killings – one in the western part of the city and the other in the east. They were killed when the drones fired missiles about half an hour apart. The tragedy keeps unfolding. The destruction is overwhelming. Everywhere you go, you see rubble-filled roads.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/25/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-white-house-mass-graves-hospitals-khan-younis-rafah">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa Israel Gaza US foreign policy Palestinian territories Martin Belam (now) and Rachel Hall (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/25/oil-price-could-exceed-100-a-barrel-if-middle-east-conflict-worsens-world-bank-warns World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6b52eeb9-ced2-159c-5756-8c205f061448 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:31:23 -0300 <p>Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high</p><p>• <a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/business/live/2024/apr/25/bhp-proposes-takeover-anglo-american-mining-us-gdp-ftse-100-business-live">Business live – latest updates</a></p><p>A serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/16/middle-east-conflict-risks-a-sharp-rise-in-oil-prices-says-imf">price of oil</a> above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflation, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/21/world-bank-chief-economist-indermit-gill-g20-debt-relief-mechanism-common-framework">World Bank</a> has said.</p><p>The Washington-based institution said the recent fall in commodity prices had been levelling off even before the recent missile strikes by Iran and Israel – making interest rate decisions for central banks tougher.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/25/oil-price-could-exceed-100-a-barrel-if-middle-east-conflict-worsens-world-bank-warns">Continue reading...</a> Oil Inflation Israel-Gaza war Iran Israel Business Commodities Economics Middle East and north Africa World news World Bank Global economy Larry Elliott Economics editor Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Why we need to stop using ‘pro-Palestine’ and ‘pro-Israel’ | Judith Levine https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/25/pro-palestine-israel-language-conflict World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:009569b4-7157-230e-b5d1-67868042dd25 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:13:22 -0300 <p>The safety and security of Palestinians and Jews are interdependent, so we should use language carefully</p><p>In reporting on the encampments springing up on college campuses across the US, the media seem to have convened a terminology confab and agreed on two descriptions: “pro-Palestinian” and “anti-Israel”.<strong> </strong>These labels oversimplify Americans’ opinions on Israel’s onslaught against Gaza, which marked its 200th day on Tuesday with no end in sight. But the error is worse than semantic.</p><p>“Universities Struggle as Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Grow,” says the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/campus-protests-arrests.html?campaign_id=9&amp;emc=edit_nn_20240423&amp;instance_id=121278&amp;nl=the-morning&amp;regi_id=151573052&amp;segment_id=164531&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=b6945a57edcf2d0cb814d2f8126c3678">New York Times</a>. “Colleges Struggle to Contain Intensifying Pro-Palestinian Protests,” reports the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/columbia-university-protests-remote-classes-yale-arrests-111ffc5d">Wall Street Journal</a>. In Minneapolis, the <a href="https://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-police-arrest-9-after-pro-palestinian-encampment-set-up-on-campus/600361025/">Star Tribune</a> has the local news that the “University of Minnesota police arrest 9 after pro-Palestinian encampment set up on campus”. Some publications less shy about displaying their political biases take the opposite tack. A headline in the right-leaning <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/23/us-news/protesters-with-flares-march-on-nypd-hq-as-over-150-arrested-at-nyu/">New York Post</a>, for instance, exaggerated the literally incendiary nature of the demonstrators’ tactics: “Anti-Israel protesters carry flares to March on NYPD HQ after 130 arrested at NYU.” The accompanying video is cast in red. Ever evenhanded, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWiKuD1Y4cQ">CBS</a> does both: “Pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel protesters gather outside Columbia University.”</p><p>Judith Levine is a Brooklyn journalist and essayist, a contributing writer to the Intercept and the author of five books</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/25/pro-palestine-israel-language-conflict">Continue reading...</a> Protest Gaza Israel Palestinian territories US news US universities Judith Levine Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images What would Trump’s Middle East policy be if he were re-elected? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/trump-presidency-israel-gaza-middle-east-crisis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:f22ae5c3-a09e-1ad8-fc2f-09a24b381c95 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:23 -0300 <p>The former US president often describes himself as the ‘best friend that Israel has ever had’, but he may not be so reliable</p><p>At a windy rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, Donald Trump began his hour-long address by sending prayers and support to Israel as it withstood Iran’s aerial assault.</p><p>“They’re under attack right now,” the former president and presumptive Republican nominee said. “That’s because we show great weakness.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/trump-presidency-israel-gaza-middle-east-crisis">Continue reading...</a> Donald Trump US foreign policy Israel Palestinian territories Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East and north Africa Jared Kushner US news World news Lauren Gambino in Washington Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Reuters What would Trump’s Israel-Gaza policy be if he were re-elected? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/trump-presidency-israel-gaza-middle-east-crisis World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:a8a11f5e-845e-35fb-275e-c762f8482d8b Thu, 25 Apr 2024 07:00:23 -0300 <p>The former US president often describes himself as the ‘best friend that Israel has ever had’, but he may not be so reliable</p><p>At a windy rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, Donald Trump began his hour-long address by sending prayers and support to Israel as it withstood Iran’s aerial assault.</p><p>“They’re under attack right now,” the former president and presumptive Republican nominee said. “That’s because we show great weakness.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/trump-presidency-israel-gaza-middle-east-crisis">Continue reading...</a> Donald Trump US foreign policy Israel Palestinian territories Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East and north Africa Jared Kushner US news World news Lauren Gambino in Washington Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Protesters arrested amid crackdown on pro-Palestine student rallies across US campuses https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:69fd9b3f-c255-a61d-1c09-ceee4997f8f5 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:25:17 -0300 <p>At least 34 arrested at University of Texas in Austin and 50 more detained at University of Southern California while House speaker jeered at Columbia University</p><p>Dozens of protesters were arrested on Wednesday while participating in pro-Palestine <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/23/university-protests-arrests-yale-nyu-columbia">demonstrations across</a> US college campuses.</p><p>At least 34 protesters, including a member of the media from a local news station, were arrested during protests at University of Texas in Austin and at least <a href="https://twitter.com/angorellanah/status/1783319174607249761">50 more</a> were detained by police at University of Southern California (USC).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/palestine-protests-columbia-nyu-mike-johnson">Continue reading...</a> US universities Protest New York US news Israel Gaza World news Mike Johnson US politics House of Representatives Palestinian territories Republicans Democrats Richard Luscombe, Maya Yang, Dani Anguiano and Gabrielle Canon Photograph: Ricardo B Brazziell/AP Tomorrow’s Freedom review – does this man know the way to peace in Israel and Palestine? https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/25/tomorrows-freedom-review-documentary-marwan-barghouti-israel-palestine World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e85ee5b6-1025-5206-5fb8-062a5652c570 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:00:19 -0300 <p>Sombre documentary focuses on the former Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, and how he is becoming a Mandela-like figure since his imprisonment in 2002</p><p>Here is a film that offers something not generally on offer in the media: an envisioning of the future and a road map, or part of a road map, out of the present situation in Israel and Palestine. It’s about <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/17/the-most-popular-palestinian-leader-alive-releasing-marwan-barghouti-could-transform-territories-politics">Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti</a>, an initial supporter of the 1993 and 1995 Oslo peace accords who became progressively disillusioned with the slow choreography of international consensus, and was ultimately imprisoned in 2002 for authorising deadly attacks on Israel. Barghouti’s position is not that he is innocent, but that an Israeli court has no right to try him.</p><p>During the long years since, he has gone on hunger strike, been beaten and abused in captivity; his grownup children have themselves been targeted and arrested and his wife Fadwa has been repeatedly refused permission to visit him. But the film shows that something else has been happening as well: the Mandela-isation of Barghouti, a process which the Israeli forces themselves may well come to see as convenient, when in some future time they need an internationally accepted figure with whom to negotiate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/25/tomorrows-freedom-review-documentary-marwan-barghouti-israel-palestine">Continue reading...</a> Film Documentary films Palestinian territories Israel Nelson Mandela Culture Middle East and north Africa World news Israel-Gaza war Peter Bradshaw Photograph: Journeyman Pictures