Posted in British Government Gaza Hamas Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine Politics Sir Keir Starmer UK News

UK to recognise state of Palestine in September ‘unless Israel ends suffering’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out his plan for recognising Palestinian statehood.

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Posted in First Person Gaza Israel-Hamas war News Palestine Real Life UK News World

My family are starving – so I made a desperate offer via Facebook

I could not bear to watch my seven children starve any longer.

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Posted in Donald Trump Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine Politics Sir Keir Starmer UK News

Trump says Gaza children ‘look very hungry’ after Israel denies any starvation

Donald Trump appeared to push back against a comment from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Gaza City Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

Gaza becomes ‘most expensive place to eat in the world’

A 25kg sack of flour is now more expensive than a Michelin-star dinner in Paris

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Posted in Gaza Health News Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

What happens to the body when it’s dying of starvation amid Gaza hunger crisis

A third of people in Gaza ‘are not eating for days’ says the World Food Programme.

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Posted in Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News UK News World

Israel to allow Gaza aid from foreign countries dropped in parachutes

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Israel is set to permit parachute aid deliveries to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

People in Gaza have been gripped by hunger and disease during Israel’s military offensive following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

As images of skeletal children and desperate parents have emerged, the World Health Organisation has warned of ‘man-made mass starvation,’ which Israel has denied.

Now the IDF, the Israeli military, is reportedly allowing foreign aid to be dropped into Gaza on parachutes.

A desperate child with a plate in Gaza City.
Food distribution in Gaza City has been difficult, aid groups say, leading to a growing humanitarian crisis (Picture: Anadolu/Getty)

A senior IDF official told Sky News: ‘Starting today, Israel will allow foreign countries to parachute aid into Gaza.

‘Starting this afternoon, the WCK organisation began reactivating its kitchens.’

The WCK, the World Central Kitchen aid charity, was one of many organisations forced to pull out of Gaza after its workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike last year.

One in five children in Gaza City is suffering from malnourishment, according to the UN aid agency.

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At least 32 Palestinians trying to get food from distribution hubs have been killed by Israeli soldiers, Gaza’s health ministry has said.

Witnesses of a recent incident accused the troops of firing at the crowd ‘indiscriminately.’

Israel blocked food deliveries to Gaza in March, which led to the death of more than 100 people from starvation, the territory’s health ministry said.

Palestinian women and children trying to get aid in Gaza City.
Palestinians have been left struggling with hunger as food into unlawfully occupied Gaza has dwindled (Picture: Anadolu)

The aid blockade was lifted in May, but with limitations to prevent supplies from ending up in the hands of Hamas militants, Israel said.

In the first two weeks of July, UNICEF treated around 5,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition in Gaza, the UN children’s organisation said.

The UK has previously taken part in international efforts to get food to Palestinian civilians.

In March last year, the RAF airdropped aid packages of water, rice, cooking oil, flour, tinned goods and baby formula.

Volunteers from the UK working in the Palestinian territory have reported escalating levels of suffering in Gaza.

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Sam Sears, a paramedic volunteer with UK-Med, said they are seeing ‘lots of patients in the local area coming in with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, gunshot wounds, poly trauma and we are also seeing a lot of malnourished, dehydrated patients.’

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Posted in Emmanuel Macron France Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine Sir Keir Starmer UK News World

Keir Starmer says state is ‘inalienable’ right of Palestinian people

The Prime Minister called the ‘starvation’ in Gaza ‘indefensible’

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Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu Charity Gaza Israel Israel Defence Forces Israel-Hamas war Israeli Government News NHS Palestine UK UK News

‘I’m a paramedic in Gaza – the suffering is ten times anything I’ve ever witnessed’

Sam Sears said ‘countless’ patients are being treated for critical injuries.

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Posted in Greece Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

Pro-Palestine protesters block Israeli cruise ship from docking on Greek island

‘It is unacceptable that tourists from Israel continue to be welcomed here while the Palestinians are suffering in the Strip.’

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Posted in Columnists Dawn Butler Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News Opinion Palestine UK News World

I’ve heard enough words – I want more Government action on Israel-Palestine

When so-called mistakes equals the killing of innocent people, surely we need to stop Israel from making them.

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Posted in Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

Dozens more Palestinians ‘shot dead by Israeli troops while seeking aid’

The shooting occurred near hubs operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which launched operations in May, officials said.

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Priest close to Pope Francis injured in Israeli attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church

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Gaza’s only Catholic church – a refuge for many Christians during Israel’swar on Palestinians – has been bombed this morning.

Strikes pounded the Holy Family Church, killing two people and wounding several others, including the parish priest.

Father Gabriel Romanelli was very close with the late Pope Francis and the two spoke every night since the beginning of Israel’s massacre on Gaza.

The church was damaged in the attack, which witnesses said appeared to be an Israeli tank shelling.

Fr Romanelli had earlier said that no one was killed in the Israeli assault, but doctors at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City said two women had died.

Footage published by Palestinian photographer Abdalaziz Khalil shows the priest being treated for his injuries.

His right leg is being bandaged, but otherwise he is believed to be in good condition. 

Italian premier Giorgia Meloni blamed Israel for the church strike, saying: ‘The attacks on the civilian population that Israel has been demonstrating for months are unacceptable.

(FILES) Members of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church injured several people on July 17, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025 (Picture: PA)

‘No military action can justify such an attitude.’

Foreign minister Antonio Tajani also described the attack as a ‘serious act against a Christian place of worship,’ adding that it is ‘time to stop and find peace.’

‘The attacks by the Israeli army against the civilian population in Gaza are no longer acceptable,’ he wrote on X.

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Posted in Israel Israel-Hamas war London News Palestine UK UK News

Over 70 arrests at UK protests after Israel kills 59 Palestinians

The arrests came as Israeli forces killed at least 28 Palestinians in air strikes and 31 others at aid sites.

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Posted in Emmanuel Macron Israel-Hamas war NATO News Russia-Ukraine war Sir Keir Starmer UK News World

Map reveals Nato’s maritime security challenges – from Russia to terrorism

The revelation came just before Starmer and Macron signed a historic new defence relationship.

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Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu Columnists Donald Trump Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war News Opinion UK News World

Netanyahu and Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize comments made feel sick 

Netanyahu’s very public nomination wasn’t just political theatre, it was an insidious show of power.

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Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump Hamas Israel Israel-Hamas war Middle East News UK News US US news US Politics Washington DC White House

Trump to welcome Netanyahu to White House amid push for Gaza ceasefire deal

President Donald Trump (left) was set to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) for the third time since he began his second term in the White House (Picture: Reuters)

President Donald Trump was set to welcome Israeli Pr…

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Posted in Features Gaza Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

‘Donkeys are a lifeline in Gaza – it’s vital we look after them’

The donkeys that are keeping Gazans alive are suffering.

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Posted in BBC Channel 4 Gaza Gaza City Israel Israel-Hamas war News Palestine UK News World

Renowned Gaza doctor killed in IDF strike on same day Channel 4 airs ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’ documentary

Dr Al-Sultan is the 70th healthcare worker to be killed by Israeli attacks in the last 50 days. Targeting medics is a war crime.

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Posted in Donald Trump Elon Musk Gaza Hamas Israel Israel-Hamas war News Social Media UK News US US news US Politics X (Twitter)

Musk says ‘credit is due’ to Trump despite president’s threat to deport him

‘@realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world.’

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Posted in Donald Trump Elon Musk Gaza Hamas Israel Israel-Hamas war News Social Media UK News US US news US Politics X (Twitter)

Musk says ‘credit is due’ to Trump despite president’s threat to deport him

‘@realDonaldTrump has successfully resolved several serious conflicts around the world.’

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Posted in Donald Trump Gaza Hamas Israel Israel-Hamas war Middle East News UK News US US news US Politics

Trump says Israel agreed to 60-day Gaza ceasefire and threatens Hamas to accept

President Donald Trump said he hopes Hamas will ‘take this Deal because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE’.

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Posted in Gaza Gaza City Israel Defence Forces Israel-Hamas war Israeli Government News Palestine UK News World

IDF kills women and children in Gaza beachfront café bombing

Israel has claimed they were striking militant targets in northern Gaza in their latest attack.

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Posted in Gaza Gaza City Israel Defence Forces Israel-Hamas war Israeli Government News Palestine UK News World

IDF kills women and children in Gaza beachfront café bombing

Israel has claimed they were striking militant targets in northern Gaza in their latest attack.

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Posted in Iran Iran-Israel conflict Israel Israel-Hamas war Israeli Defence Force News UK News World

‘Death to America’ chants ring out at funerals for Iranian military commanders

The funeral was being held for 60 dead, including four women and four children.

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Posted in Iran Iran-Israel conflict Israel Israel-Hamas war Israeli Defence Force News UK News World

‘Death to America’ chants ring out at funerals for Iranian military commanders

The funeral was being held for 60 dead, including four women and four children.

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