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/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/08/huge-crowds-in-tel-aviv-israel-demand-deal-be-agreed-to-free-hostages-gaza-video World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d91acb59-4307-c915-73a1-c636af419fe9 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:20:58 -0300 <p>People poured on to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest against the government’s failure to secure the return of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Similar protests were held in Jerusalem.</p><p>The protests came a week after one of the largest demonstrations of the war, which came after the discovery of another six dead hostages in Gaza. </p><p>Israel has been under increasing pressure from the US and other allies to reach a ceasefire deal, but the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has so far pushed back, causing growing anger among Israelis who want the hostages returned safely</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza#top-of-blog">Israel and Hamas at war - live updates</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/08/huge-crowds-in-tel-aviv-israel-demand-deal-be-agreed-to-free-hostages-gaza-video">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Middle East and north Africa Benjamin Netanyahu Palestinian territories World news Photograph: AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:87294339-0990-ff21-24b9-705d7b3088a8 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:19:22 -0300 <p>Deputy director of Gaza Civil Emergency Service and four family members killed in Jabalia, say Gaza health officials; three Israeli civilians killed in shooting near Jordan border crossing, says IDF</p><p>Here is more on the earlier incident (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza?page=with:block-66dd4ed08f086598f676514c#block-66dd4ed08f086598f676514c">see 9.08am post</a>) in which three <strong>Israelis</strong> were killed.</p><p>Reuters reports that Israeli authorities said a gunman crossing from <strong>Jordan</strong> killed the three civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank on Sunday before being shot dead by security forces.</p><p>A terrorist approached the area of the Allenby Bridge from Jordan in a truck, exited the truck, and opened fire at the Israeli security forces operating at the bridge.</p><p>The terrorist was eliminated by the security forces, three Israeli civilians were pronounced dead as a result of the attack.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa Jane Clinton Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/08/senior-gaza-aid-official-and-family-killed-by-israeli-airstrike-on-home World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e76c6b6a-8868-dd26-14b2-839b59e87fc8 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:38:13 -0300 <p>Bombing near Gaza City happens on same day gunman kills four Israeli security guards at border with Jordan</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza">Middle East crisis – live updates</a></strong></li></ul><p>An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed a senior aid official and four members of his family on the same day that a gunman killed three Israeli security guards at the crossing between Jordan and the West Bank.</p><p>Gaza’s civil defence group, which fights fires and rescues people trapped in rubble, said its deputy director for northern Gaza, Mohammed Morsi, had been killed in an airstrike. The organisation said the bombing of Morsi’s house in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, north-east of Gaza City, also killed four members of his family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/08/senior-gaza-aid-official-and-family-killed-by-israeli-airstrike-on-home">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Palestinian territories Gaza Jordan Israel West Bank Middle East and north Africa World news Julian Borger in Jerusalem Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.ft.com/content/9fe18880-d0c8-4a4a-a95a-a9eaa7fb88bc FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:326e1bc2-8096-55ed-fce3-f879f3ca9138 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 08:13:37 -0300 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns attack and closes crossings with Arab neighbour https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:979a3cca-5ff2-8e72-a09d-6a915862b2aa Sun, 08 Sep 2024 07:25:31 -0300 <p>Deputy director of Gaza Civil Emergency Service and four family members killed in Jabalia; three Israeli civilians killed in shooting near Jordan border crossing, says IDF</p><p><strong>Israel</strong> has closed its land border crossings with <strong>Jordan</strong>, following the attack at Allenby Bridge crossing, according to the Israel Airports Authority.</p><p>The deputy director of the <strong>Gaza Civil Emergency Service</strong> and four members of his family have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in <strong>Jabalia </strong>on Sunday, health officials in Gaza said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa Jane Clinton Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:7a71628e-94ea-45af-967e-8331af4aab80 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:34:51 -0300 <p>Israel’s army says three killed in ‘shooting attack’ near Allenby Crossing between occupied West Bank and Jordan; more than a dozen killed in strikes on Gaza</p><p>The deputy director of the <strong>Gaza Civil Emergency Service</strong> and four members of his family have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in <strong>Jabalia </strong>on Sunday, health officials in Gaza said.</p><p>Mohammad Morsi was deputy director of the <strong>Gaza Civil Emergency Service</strong> in the northern areas of the Gaza Strip.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa Jane Clinton Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e94fa62f-8632-65eb-6e9f-babf341761dd Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:56:31 -0300 <p>Thousands rallied across Israel on Saturday evening to protest the government’s failure to secure release of hostages; more than a dozen killed in strikes on Gaza</p><p>More on the shooting incident near the <strong>Allenby Bridge </strong>border crossing with Jordan in which three civilians were killed (see <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza?page=with:block-66dd4ed08f086598f676514c#block-66dd4ed08f086598f676514c">9.08am post</a>)</p><p>Reuters reports:</p><p><strong>Jordanian</strong> authorities have begun an investigation into a shooting on the other side of the King Hussein crossing, also known as the Allenby Bridge, the interior ministry said on Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/08/middle-east-crisis-live-israelis-surge-to-the-streets-in-new-wave-of-protest-as-heavy-air-raids-hit-gaza">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Gaza Hamas Middle East and north Africa Jane Clinton Photograph: Amir Levy/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/08/benjamin-netanyahu-west-bank-gaza-palestinian-territories World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:3b667f27-e877-8efd-9a8e-8504773d6b13 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 05:00:41 -0300 <p>Even before the current war, plans to annex West Bank land were clear. Now evidence is growing that Jewish settlements could be forced on Gaza</p><p>The announcement last week that Britain would <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/02/uk-suspends-30-arms-export-licences-to-israel-after-review">suspend 30 weapons export licences to Israel</a> prompted a predictable firestorm. Critics of Israel’s war in Gaza accuse the UK government of being criminally soft on Israel. From the other side, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd05pk95j2xo">Britain’s chief rabbi was outraged</a>. The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/1830878177817686080">cleaved to his theme</a> that his country is fighting both Iran and Hamas, <a href="https://news.sky.com/video/israel-hamas-war-benjamin-netanyahu-says-hamas-are-the-new-nazis-theyre-the-new-isis-and-we-have-to-fight-them-together-12987568">whom he regularly compares to Nazi</a>s, and his closest associate, the minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, suggested that the policy was like <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uks-partial-arms-embargo-on-israel-is-shameful-benjamin-netanyahus-close-aide-says-13209580">denying Churchill the weapons to fight Hitler</a>.</p><p>Others understandably lambasted the UK government for deeply&nbsp;insensitive timing, the announcement coming even as Israel was convulsed in anguish after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/01/who-six-israeli-hostages-bodies-found-gaza-hamas">six hostages were executed</a> by Hamas. The hostages had survived in captivity for nearly 11 months before being shot in the head as Israeli forces approached.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/08/benjamin-netanyahu-west-bank-gaza-palestinian-territories">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war World news Israel Arms trade Middle East and north Africa UK news Benjamin Netanyahu Iran Foreign policy Politics Hezbollah Gaza Palestinian territories Dahlia Scheindlin Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images https://www.ft.com/content/1780686e-b8cd-412a-ae89-600a7eb7a3b8 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:d5d7c1a0-bc3b-3153-1b1a-849646d307d6 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 01:00:10 -0300 Yair Golan of the Democrats says October 7 underscores the need for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/07/antony-blinken-to-visit-uk-for-talks-on-ukraine-and-middle-east World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d272c582-2fa0-5b97-c463-8cda5c385dfe Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:45:19 -0300 <p>US secretary of state will be most senior US official to have travelled to London since Labour’s election victory</p><p>US secretary of state <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/antony-blinken">Antony Blinken</a> will head to London next week to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine, the state department announced on Saturday, ahead of a US visit by prime minister Keir Starmer.</p><p>Blinken’s visit to London on Monday and Tuesday will be the most senior by a US official since the Labour party won the general election in July, ending 14 years of Conservative rule.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/07/antony-blinken-to-visit-uk-for-talks-on-ukraine-and-middle-east">Continue reading...</a> Antony Blinken UK news US news Keir Starmer Politics Ukraine Israel Agence France-Presse in Washington Photograph: Gripas Yuri/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/west-bank-residents-teargas-shots-us-woman-death-israel-defence-forces-inquiry-killing World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:50755557-08cf-21b6-5315-e844cff68542 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 15:43:39 -0300 <p>Palestinians say they have no faith in Israel Defense Forces inquiry into killing as US officials insist Gaza ceasefire is near</p><p>US officials have insisted that a ceasefire in Gaza is close even as fighting rages unabated in the blockaded Palestinian territory and violence spirals in the occupied West Bank, where witnesses told the <em>Observer</em> an American-Turkish dual national was killed by Israeli forces on Friday.</p><p>William Burns, who is also the US’s chief negotiator in the indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, echoed secretary of state Antony Blinken during a speech in London on Saturday in which he said that “90% of the text had been agreed but the last 10% is always the hardest”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/west-bank-residents-teargas-shots-us-woman-death-israel-defence-forces-inquiry-killing">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Israel Israel-Gaza war US news US politics Middle East and north Africa World news Palestinian territories Hamas Julian Borger and Sufian Taha in Beita and Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Photograph: AP https://www.ft.com/content/56d16869-f9e1-4c82-8022-5f8d2044c5cd FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:6e265ace-0af3-8506-ad20-d3702d116865 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:59:31 -0300 CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore made first joint public appearance onstage at the FTWeekend festival in London https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:2d5084c1-128e-01b2-1c5b-e992ad6ac360 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 11:00:11 -0300 <p>This live blog is now closed, you can <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage here</a></p><p><strong>CIA director William Burns, the chief US negotiator trying to help secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages by Hamas, said a more detailed proposal on the ceasefire would be made in the coming days.</strong></p><p>“We will make this more detailed proposal, I hope in the next several days, and then we’ll see,” Burns said at an FT event in London on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Middle East and north Africa World news Tom Ambrose Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d329b40b-6b6d-7a48-a15a-f8694e6aed51 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:47:59 -0300 <p>MI6 chief and CIA director said the two agencies have ‘exploited our intelligence channels to push hard for restraint and de-escalation’</p><p><strong>CIA director William Burns, the chief US negotiator trying to help secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages by Hamas, said a more detailed proposal on the ceasefire would be made in the coming days.</strong></p><p>“We will make this more detailed proposal, I hope in the next several days, and then we’ll see,” Burns said at an FT event in London on Saturday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Middle East and north Africa World news Tom Ambrose Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/aysenur-eygis-family-demand-independent-inquiry-into-west-bank-death World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e1e65271-5f08-37fa-c29f-f5ed7c6a373a Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:24:41 -0300 <p>Family of Turkish-American woman shot dead during protest against settlements says Israeli investigation ‘not adequate’</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi">Israel and Hamas at war – live updates</a></li></ul><p>The family of a Turkish-American woman shot dead while demonstrating against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have demanded an independent investigation into her death.</p><p>Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was “shot in the head” while participating in a demonstration in Beita in the West Bank on Friday, the UN rights office said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/07/aysenur-eygis-family-demand-independent-inquiry-into-west-bank-death">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Palestinian territories Israel Protest US news Turkey World news Agence France-Presse in Jerusalem Photograph: AP https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ddd98455-f045-f883-78d5-266a63a91645 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 07:24:10 -0300 <p>Wafa news agency says the dead were in refugee tents in Jabalia, northern Gaza, while Israeli army says militants were embedded in the compound</p><p><strong>British and American spy chiefs have said they are together “working ceaselessly” for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, in a rare public statement.</strong></p><p>MI6 chief Sir Richard Moore and CIA director Bill Burns said the two agencies have “exploited our intelligence channels to push hard for restraint and de-escalation” in the Middle East, PA Media reported.</p><p>Our services are working ceaselessly to achieve a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, which could end the suffering and appalling loss of life of Palestinian civilians and bring home the hostages after 11 months of hellish confinement by Hamas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Middle East and north Africa World news Tom Ambrose Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:0497d436-8074-d28c-cc6b-6e1251bb5623 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 04:32:48 -0300 <p>Wafa news agency says the dead were in refugee tents in Jabalia, northern Gaza, while Israeli army says militants were embedded in the compound</p><p>Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Gaza war</a> and the wider crisis in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">Middle East</a>.</p><p><strong>At least 13 Palestinians were killed and 15 wounded in Israeli strikes on a school sheltering refugees and a residential building in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency reported early on Saturday.</strong></p><p><strong>Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the Zeitoun suburb of Gaza City</strong>, where residents said tanks have been operating for more than a week, as well as in eastern neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and in Rafah, near the border with Egypt, where residents said Israeli forces blew up several houses.</p><p><strong>Residents of Khan Younis and displaced families from Rafah continued to crowd medical facilities, bringing their children to be vaccinated against polio</strong>. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said at least 160,000 children received the drops on Thursday in southern areas of Gaza, where medical staffers began the second stage in the huge immunisation campaign.</p><p><strong>The White House said it was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">“deeply disturbed”</a> by the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">death of an American woman</a></strong> who, according to Palestinian officials and witnesses, was shot in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a>. The White House also called for Israel to investigate her killing, which has caused strong reactions across the international community. The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a US-Turkey dual national who was a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p><p><strong>Israeli forces withdrew from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported, after a 10-day raid in which 21 people were killed</strong>, according to the Palestinian health ministry. A Reuters witness said the Israeli forces left behind extensive damage to infrastructure. In a statement on Facebook, the Palestinian foreign ministry accused Israel of transferring to the occupied West Bank its brutal destruction in Gaza.</p><p><strong>The UN said the humanitarian situation in Gaza was “beyond catastrophic”</strong>, with more than a million Palestinians not receiving any food rations in August and a 35% drop in people getting daily cooked meals.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/07/israel-gaza-war-middle-east-crisis-hamas-netanyahu-aysenur-ezgi-eygi">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Middle East and north Africa World news Tom Ambrose Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-american-killed-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:bfa0a832-afd8-637c-08e7-c4828ac9c5e5 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:48:15 -0300 <p>Ayşenur Eygi ‘was not a naive traveler – This experience was the culmination of all her years of activism’, says professor</p><p>Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American activist killed while <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">protesting in the occupied West Bank</a>, was remembered by friends and former professors as a dedicated organizer who felt a strong moral obligation to bring attention to the plight of Palestinians.</p><p>“I begged her not to go, but she had this deep conviction that she wanted to participate in the tradition of bearing witness to the oppression of people and their dignified resilience,” said Aria Fani, a professor of Middle Eastern languages and cultures at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, which Eygi attended. “She fought injustice truly wherever it was.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-american-killed-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Israel-Gaza war Palestinian territories Israel Middle East and north Africa US news Turkey Sam Levin in Los Angeles Photograph: Eygi family/International Solidarity Movement/AP https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6678f653-d127-e927-d5ac-96ada1bb454a Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:22:04 -0300 <p>Eygi, 26, protesting against settlements in occupied West Bank when witnesses say she was killed by Israeli troops</p><p>The White House said it was “deeply disturbed” by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">the death of an American woman who, according to Palestinian officials and witnesses, was shot</a> in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a>. The White House also called for Israel to investigate her killing, which has caused strong reactions across the international community.</p><p>The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">Continue reading...</a> US news US politics Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Léonie Chao-Fong Photograph: Facebook https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:79282998-4062-a5e2-9374-95c5923ddaae Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:51:58 -0300 <p>Eygi, 26, was protesting against Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when she was shot in the head</p><p>The White House said it is “deeply disturbed” by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">the death of an American woman who was shot</a> in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a> and called for Israel to investigate her killing, which has caused strong reactions across the international community.</p><p>The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">Continue reading...</a> US news US politics Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Léonie Chao-Fong Photograph: Facebook https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:fd8aa2f9-a4cf-ba1c-1080-261b7bcb5ab6 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:51:58 -0300 <p>Eygi, 26, was protesting against Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when she was shot in the head</p><p>The White House said it is “deeply disturbed” by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">the death of an American woman who, according to Palestinian officials and witnesses, was shot</a> in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a>. The White House also called for Israel to investigate her killing, which has caused strong reactions across the international community.</p><p>The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">Continue reading...</a> US news US politics Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Léonie Chao-Fong Photograph: Facebook https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:85e9a0cb-0fe8-5809-6cde-f7fb835efaab Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:51:58 -0300 <p>Eygi, 26, protesting against settlements in occupied West Bank when witnesses say she was killed by Israeli troops</p><p>The White House said it was “deeply disturbed” by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">the death of an American woman who, according to Palestinian officials and witnesses, was shot</a> in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a>. The White House also called for Israel to investigate her killing, which has caused strong reactions across the international community.</p><p>The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">Continue reading...</a> US news US politics Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Léonie Chao-Fong Photograph: Facebook https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6e95c581-8a16-3f29-a27c-57b602e59224 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:57:07 -0300 <p>Eygi, 26, was protesting against Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when she was shot in the head</p><p>The White House said it is “deeply disturbed” by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">the death of an American woman who was shot</a> in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against Israeli settlements in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a> – a killing that has caused strong reactions across the international community.</p><p>The US state department confirmed the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, a volunteer peace activist with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement (ISM).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/06/aysenur-eygi-killing-west-bank-reaction">Continue reading...</a> US news US politics Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Léonie Chao-Fong Photograph: Facebook https://www.ft.com/content/f28f0214-f257-48a1-92c6-a1ee622e2aa0 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:21cbb226-2cdc-85aa-b56c-574d42c3ed0e Fri, 06 Sep 2024 16:10:52 -0300 Labour solicitor-general Sarah Sackman writes of constituent anger in letter to UK foreign secretary https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2024/sep/06/footage-shows-rush-to-help-us-citizen-fatally-shot-in-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d3d5bc6b-22d6-938e-1c0a-ab05be513096 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:41:46 -0300 <p>Video footage shows the moments after an American-Turkish woman was shot in the head during a protest against Israeli settlements in Beita, near Nablus, in the West Bank. </p><p>Ay<strong>ş</strong>enur Ezgi Eygi, 26, died from her wounds after being transported to Rafidia hospital, where doctors tried to resuscitate her. </p><p>Eygi was a volunteer with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement. Witnesses and Palestinian officials said she was shot by Israeli troops. The Israel Defense Forces have said they are investigating those reports.</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed"><strong>American-Turkish woman shot dead at anti-settler protest in West Bank</strong></a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2024/sep/06/footage-shows-rush-to-help-us-citizen-fatally-shot-in-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Israel Israel-Gaza war Palestinian territories US news Turkey Middle East and north Africa World news Photograph: Reuters | Facebook https://www.ft.com/content/42bbe534-8a0d-4ba8-9cc6-f84936d87196 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:d5b70f7a-7200-a1bd-4014-a15afe98682c Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:42:56 -0300 A visual guide to the war https://www.ft.com/content/31fea973-f19d-49fa-9d04-4b3f1661e02b FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:6a0b74ec-708f-3856-0cb0-02147a0d0d76 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:34:43 -0300 Turkish-American dual national Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was killed by Israeli troops, says Turkey https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e762781e-d7b4-b663-7904-ec042650f7d9 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:25:14 -0300 <p>Witnesses say Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was fired at by Israel Defense Forces soldiers positioned in nearby field</p><p>An American-Turkish dual national has been shot dead – reportedly by Israeli troops – while participating in a protest against settler expansion in the occupied West Bank.</p><p>Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old volunteer with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement, died in hospital on Friday after being shot in the head during a protest in Beita, near Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Israel Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa World news Palestinian territories US news Turkey Europe Gaza Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Photograph: UNPIXS/FACEBOOK https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-palestinians-labour-arms-ban-british-government World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:dbd70e9e-728f-7636-76b4-e2e5bc2486b3 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:08:46 -0300 <p>The British government’s partial ban on arms sales pleased no one, revealing perilous terrain for centre-left politicians</p><p>Does an early Nobel peace prize beckon for Keir Starmer? Could the new prime minister be poised to surpass the achievement of Barack Obama, who famously bagged the award less than 10 months after taking office? The question arises because the Labour government has succeeded in a task most thought impossible: uniting advocates of the two sides in what may be the world’s bitterest conflict. This week Labour managed to lead both the loudest supporters of Israel and the most trenchant defenders of the Palestinians to a rare position of agreement. Just one problem: what those two sides had in common was their shared fury at the UK government.</p><p>The point of convergence was Britain’s suspension of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/02/uk-suspends-30-arms-export-licences-to-israel-after-review">30 arms export licences to Israel</a>, the decision taken after the government determined a “clear risk” that the hardware sold – military aircraft, helicopters, drones and targeting equipment – could be used in violations of international humanitarian law (IHL).</p><p>Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-palestinians-labour-arms-ban-british-government">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Arms trade Gaza Palestinian territories Israel Labour Politics Middle East and north Africa UK news World news Jonathan Freedland Photograph: dts News Agency Germany/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-palestinians-labour-arms-ban-british-government World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:4951523a-63fa-1dbb-84b8-5db593e1d4e1 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:08:46 -0300 <p>The UK government’s partial ban reflects its belief in the rule of law. But supporting Israel while defending Palestinians is a tricky balance to achieve</p><p>Does an early Nobel peace prize beckon for Keir Starmer? Could the new prime minister be poised to surpass the achievement of Barack Obama, who bagged the award less than 10 months after taking office? The question arises because the Labour government has succeeded in a task most thought impossible: uniting advocates of the two sides in what may be the world’s bitterest conflict. This week Labour managed to lead both the loudest supporters of Israel and the most trenchant defenders of the Palestinians to a rare position of agreement. Just one problem: what those two sides had in common was their shared fury at the UK government.</p><p>The point of convergence was Britain’s suspension of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/02/uk-suspends-30-arms-export-licences-to-israel-after-review">30 arms export licences to Israel</a>, the decision taken after the government determined a “clear risk” that the hardware sold – military aircraft, helicopters, drones and targeting equipment – could be used in violations of international humanitarian law (IHL).</p><p>Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-palestinians-labour-arms-ban-british-government">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Arms trade Gaza Palestinian territories Israel Labour Politics UK news Middle East and north Africa World news Jonathan Freedland Photograph: dts News Agency Germany/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/campaigners-press-us-ban-israel-arms-sales-uk-partial-halt World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:971d055d-db8f-9b79-c4c3-55ac65d804a9 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:04:36 -0300 <p>Activists say Britain’s decision bolsters case for Congress to follow suit and may embolden opposition to Biden policy</p><p>The UK’s decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel has bolstered the case for Congress to follow the example of the US’s ally, American campaigners for a ban on arms sales to Israel have said.</p><p>The campaigners are pressing the Senate and the House to pass a joint resolution of disapproval blocking authorisation for an unprecedented $20bn (£15.2bn) weapons sale. The massive transfer was notified to Congress <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/14/israel-gaza-war-live-us-arms-sales-israel-iran?page=with:block-66bc166e8f081edd5aa0f2ae#block-66bc166e8f081edd5aa0f2ae">last month</a> when it was in recess.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/campaigners-press-us-ban-israel-arms-sales-uk-partial-halt">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war US foreign policy Arms trade Biden administration Israel US news Foreign policy Politics UK news Middle East and north Africa World news Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:e7b7aaf9-3d09-d29d-e5eb-0fb5c201879b Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:56:34 -0300 <p>Witnesses say Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was fired at by Israel Defense Forces soldiers positioned in a nearby field</p><p>An American woman has died after witnesses said she was shot by Israeli soldiers while taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the occupied <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank</a>.</p><p>Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old born in Turkey, was a volunteer with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement. She died in hospital on Friday after being shot in the head during a regular protest in Beita near Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Middle East and north Africa World news Palestinian territories Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Photograph: EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:c9e45ca6-fdac-5e26-dd34-837a35d150bf Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:56:21 -0300 <p>Palestinian news agency says that woman died after taking part in protest near Nablus in the West Bank</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war</a></li></ul><p><em><strong>The Associated Press spoke to a resident living in Jenin after Israeli forces left the West Bank city after a 10-day raid.</strong></em></p><p>In the quiet morning Friday, Jenin residents took advantage of the lull to rummage through the rubble of destroyed buildings and take stock of the damage.<br><br> Twisted rebar protruded from the concrete of collapsed buildings, and walls still standing were pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.<br><br> In the Tulkarem camp, resident <strong>Ziad Abu Tahoun</strong> looked with dismay at the torn up streets and crumbled buildings all around him.<br><br> “Look at the condition of the camp, the camp is in a deplorable state,” he said. “They’ve set us back 60 years.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Tom Ambrose (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d9e4369d-8cd3-a436-6d18-ba82849e0363 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:56:21 -0300 <p>Palestinian news agency says that woman died after taking part in protest near Nablus in the West Bank</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war</a></li></ul><p><em><strong>The Associated Press spoke to a resident living in Jenin after Israeli forces left the West Bank city after a 10-day raid.</strong></em></p><p>In the quiet morning Friday, Jenin residents took advantage of the lull to rummage through the rubble of destroyed buildings and take stock of the damage.<br><br> Twisted rebar protruded from the concrete of collapsed buildings, and walls still standing were pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.<br><br> In the Tulkarem camp, resident <strong>Ziad Abu Tahoun</strong> looked with dismay at the torn up streets and crumbled buildings all around him.<br><br> “Look at the condition of the camp, the camp is in a deplorable state,” he said. “They’ve set us back 60 years.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Tom Ambrose (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier) Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:9986c703-117a-6f47-c0d1-95ed9acb5052 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:04:42 -0300 <p>News agency said incident occurred during a protest march, amid rise in violent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Israel and Hamas at war – live updates</a></li></ul><p>A US citizen taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.</p><p>The Israeli military said it was looking into the report. There was no immediate comment from the US embassy.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-west-bank-us-citizen-killed">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel West Bank Middle East and north Africa World news Palestinian territories Reuters Photograph: EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:4e6f8cbe-c7a7-d5fa-2e82-46caa173ec2c Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:30:39 -0300 <p>News agency says that woman died after taking part in protest near Nablus in the West Bank</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war</a></li></ul><p><em><strong>The Associated Press spoke to a resident living in Jenin after Israeli forces left the West Bank city after a 10-day raid.</strong></em></p><p>In the quiet morning Friday, Jenin residents took advantage of the lull to rummage through the rubble of destroyed buildings and take stock of the damage.<br><br> Twisted rebar protruded from the concrete of collapsed buildings, and walls still standing were pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.<br><br> In the Tulkarem camp, resident <strong>Ziad Abu Tahoun</strong> looked with dismay at the torn up streets and crumbled buildings all around him.<br><br> “Look at the condition of the camp, the camp is in a deplorable state,” he said. “They’ve set us back 60 years.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Tom Ambrose (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier) Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:9a75c6f1-7865-e7a5-8ac0-a3cb61aa29f4 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:08:53 -0300 <p>Twenty-one people were killed in operation, Palestinian media reports, as Israeli raids continue elsewhere in occupied West Bank</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">See all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war</a></li></ul><p><em><strong>The Associated Press spoke to a resident living in Jenin after Israeli forces left the West Bank city after a 10-day raid.</strong></em></p><p>In the quiet morning Friday, Jenin residents took advantage of the lull to rummage through the rubble of destroyed buildings and take stock of the damage.<br><br> Twisted rebar protruded from the concrete of collapsed buildings, and walls still standing were pockmarked by bullets and shrapnel.<br><br> In the Tulkarem camp, resident <strong>Ziad Abu Tahoun</strong> looked with dismay at the torn up streets and crumbled buildings all around him.<br><br> “Look at the condition of the camp, the camp is in a deplorable state,” he said. “They’ve set us back 60 years.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza Hamas Palestinian territories Tom Ambrose (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier) Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/06/palestinians-return-to-ruined-homes-after-israeli-troops-leave-jenin-video World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:c4a3f34b-6565-caa8-3be2-e9088f4a07b6 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:04:37 -0300 <p>Israeli forces have withdrawn from the occupied West Bank city of Jenin after a 10-day raid in which 21 people were killed, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Footage from the city showed extensive damage to buildings and homes as people cleared up the streets. </p><p>Israeli raids have continued elsewhere in the West Bank, including in villages near Bethlehem and the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus. The military operation is Israel's largest in the area since 2002. It was not clear whether the withdrawal from Jenin was permanent</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/06/israel-gaza-war-live-israeli-forces-withdraw-from-jenin-west-bank">Israel and Hamas at war – live updates</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/06/palestinians-return-to-ruined-homes-after-israeli-troops-leave-jenin-video">Continue reading...</a> West Bank Palestinian territories Israel Israel-Gaza war Middle East and north Africa World news Photograph: EPA https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/israeli-podcasters-laughing-gaza-genocide-two-nice-jewish-boys World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:1f1aa1fb-e354-0245-24c9-fce54ed12d06 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:07:21 -0300 <p>It would be unfair to say these guys represent everyone in Israel, so I’m not going to say that. They said it themselves</p><p>For a while I used to play a little game called What Would It Take? What would it take for the Biden administration to do something meaningful in order to put an end to the carnage in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</a>? What would it take for the Biden administration to stop the <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ethnic-cleansing-gaza/">ethnic cleansing</a> currently taking place in the West Bank? What would it take for the anchors of popular US cable news outlets to show any real empathy towards Palestinians?</p><p>Would <a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/08/09/israel-prison-sde-teiman-palestinian-abuse-torture/">video evidence</a> of a Palestinian being raped by Israeli soldiers at Sde Teiman, a military prison that resembles a torture camp, make any difference? Nah. Judging by the US state department’s response, that’s no biggie. The US, we’ve been told, has asked Israel to investigate itself and we can trust them to do a great job of it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/israeli-podcasters-laughing-gaza-genocide-two-nice-jewish-boys">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Israel Gaza West Bank Palestinian territories US foreign policy Middle East and north Africa World news Arwa Mahdawi Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/kamala-harris-israel-arms-biden World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:ff9ddbcc-8043-5e0e-3fee-06fb14475b06 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 07:00:22 -0300 <p>Harris doesn’t need to impose a full embargo on Israel – but she can pledge to enforce US laws restricting arms transfers to human rights violators</p><p>Since she emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Kamala Harris has expressed more sympathy for Palestinians than the president she is hoping to replace. But so far, Harris has made clear that she won’t deviate from Biden’s core policy on the Gaza war: unconditional US support for Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, no matter what he does to block a ceasefire and prolong the conflict.</p><p>“I’m unequivocal and unwavering in my commitment to Israel’s defense and its ability to defend itself,” Harris <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/29/politics/key-lines-harris-interview-what-matters/index.html">told CNN</a> on 29 August, in her first major TV interview since securing the nomination. She added: “Far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.” These comments reinforced her acceptance speech at the Democratic national convention a week earlier, where <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/23/kamala-harris-democratic-convention-key-takeaways">she pledged</a> to “always stand up for Israel” and also called for Palestinian “freedom and self-determination”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/06/kamala-harris-israel-arms-biden">Continue reading...</a> US foreign policy Israel-Gaza war Israel Kamala Harris Joe Biden Benjamin Netanyahu Mohamad Bazzi Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP https://www.ft.com/content/bce57b6e-af04-4e70-82b3-153351299028 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:3f80d568-cc3f-e48d-326b-614d6a6e6d19 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:00:20 -0300 Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline https://www.ft.com/content/bce57b6e-af04-4e70-82b3-153351299028 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:aad13f4d-2c9d-54ca-617e-c14fd3b6dc1a Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:00:20 -0300 Religious chiefs push for more weddings and more children to avert future population decline https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/reservoir-of-the-resistance-the-lebanese-valley-reviving-its-role-in-hezbollah-israel-conflict World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:d6fecb5d-d234-d22f-b58b-354315498281 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 01:00:16 -0300 <p>Known for its wineries and Roman temples, and as the home of Hezbollah, the Beqaa has become a theatre of war again</p><p>On a recent morning near the town of Nabi Chit in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa region, a dozen men were clearing away debris. Israeli jets had thundered through the valley a week earlier, the second such raid in three days. The explosions turned the night sky red, yellow and orange, and filled the air with the smell of dust and gunpowder.</p><p>“They hit Nabi Chit because our village is the mother of the resistance,” said Mohammed al-Moussawi, an ardent supporter of Hezbollah, the Shia militant group, political party and social movement known here as the resistance. He stood on the ground-floor terrace of his house in front of a pile of rubble and a twisted metal awning. The windows were blown out, the facade pockmarked with shrapnel.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/06/reservoir-of-the-resistance-the-lebanese-valley-reviving-its-role-in-hezbollah-israel-conflict">Continue reading...</a> Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Middle East and north Africa World news Simona Foltyn in the Beqaa valley Photograph: Simona Foltyn https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/06/dr-ziad-basyouny-watson-independent-mp-7-october-hamas-posts-ntwnfb World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:88d9abbc-1eef-f841-2046-e15d7801184d Thu, 05 Sep 2024 23:06:06 -0300 <p>Peter Dutton says Labor shouldn’t do preference deal with Dr Ziad Basyouny after it was reported he shared post celebrating 7 October Hamas attacks</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2024/sep/06/australia-news-live-national-cabinet-domestic-violence-school-funding-bill-shorten-overseas-students-cost-of-living-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>The independent candidate targeting Tony Burke’s western Sydney seat has said he “supports Palestinian resistance” after it was reported he shared a Facebook post that allegedly celebrated the 7 October Hamas attacks.</p><p>Dr Ziad Basyouny, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/12/doctor-to-take-on-labor-minister-tony-burke-in-safe-western-sydney-seat-ntwnfb">announced his candidacy for Watson in August</a>, shared the post in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, the Sydney Morning Herald <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tony-burke-rival-shared-post-celebrating-october-7-attacks-20240904-p5k7op.html">reported this week</a>.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/06/dr-ziad-basyouny-watson-independent-mp-7-october-hamas-posts-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a> Australian politics Australia news Gaza Palestinian territories Israel Mostafa Rachwani Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian https://www.ft.com/content/963d1513-92be-458d-a8ba-652a7a14042f FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:5a0075e4-76a9-7816-4439-b37e8c9123dd Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:31:30 -0300 Officials fear failure could lead to increased tensions and wider conflict https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/05/trump-harris-republican-jewish-coalition World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:44134515-58c1-de13-30af-f43bac0f5750 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:46:41 -0300 <p>In Las Vegas summit speech, Republican candidate paints potential Harris presidency in cataclysmic terms for Israel</p><p>Donald Trump told Jewish donors on Thursday that they would be “abandoned” if Kamala Harris becomes president.</p><p>In his speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, the Republican presidential candidate also said he would ban refugee resettlement from “terror-infested” areas such as Gaza and arrest “pro-Hamas thugs” who engage in vandalism, an apparent reference to the college student protesters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/05/trump-harris-republican-jewish-coalition">Continue reading...</a> US elections 2024 Donald Trump Kamala Harris Judaism Israel Israel-Gaza war Gaza US campus protests US politics Middle East and north Africa Joe Biden US news Guardian staff and agencies Photograph: Steve Marcus/AP https://www.ft.com/content/00b33f39-1156-4dbe-8cd4-8785687668f8 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:d868c09c-2e46-427a-28d7-c7d74e8a6ec9 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:38:34 -0300 Members of group were set to unwind voluntary cuts from October but prices remain close to lows this year https://www.ft.com/content/00b33f39-1156-4dbe-8cd4-8785687668f8 FT.com - World, Middle East urn:uuid:4a296605-be5a-6aa8-cca3-9f7aebb1cf78 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:38:34 -0300 Members of group were set to unwind voluntary cuts from October but prices remain close to lows this year https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/israel-gaza-war-live-hamas-netanyahu-ceasefire-hostage-deal World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:6e3f7dbd-7dcb-4a07-983a-57fcac82e62f Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:37:03 -0300 <p>This blog is now closed, you can <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage here</a></p><p>Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that three people have been killed in an apparent Israeli strike on <strong>Gaza City</strong> in the north of the territory. The attack happened in the al-Zaytoun neighbourhood.</p><p>There has been an apparent shooting attack near the Israeli consulate in <strong>Munich</strong> in <strong>Germany</strong> on the anniversary of the 1972 Munich Olympics attack on Israeli athletes and staff at the Games. There are no reports of casualties, but the suspected attacker has been shot and killed. My colleague Lili Bayer has the latest developments <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/munich-shooting-police-germany-nazi-documentation-centre">here</a> …</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/israel-gaza-war-live-hamas-netanyahu-ceasefire-hostage-deal">Continue reading...</a> Israel-Gaza war Gaza Israel Palestinian territories Hamas Middle East and north Africa World news Martin Belam (now) and Lili Bayer (earlier) Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/05/gunshots-munich-during-shootout-near-israeli-consulate-video-report World news: Israel | theguardian.com urn:uuid:4d78883f-3cc8-0a2f-8ae4-5e1aa540a7e1 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:52:56 -0300 <p>Munich police shot dead a suspect bearing a 'long' weapon who opened fire on officers near the Israeli consulate in the German city. Footage captured a loud exchange of gunfire near the consular building and the Nazi documentation centre. Germany’s interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said it was a 'serious incident'</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/05/munich-police-shoot-dead-suspect-who-opened-fire-on-officers-near-israeli-consulate">Munich police shoot dead suspect who opened fire on officers near Israeli consulate</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/sep/05/munich-shooting-police-germany-nazi-documentation-centre">Europe live</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/sep/05/gunshots-munich-during-shootout-near-israeli-consulate-video-report">Continue reading...</a> Germany Europe Israel Photograph: AP