Hamas has freed all 20 living hostages held in Gaza and Israel has released almost 2,000 jailed Palestinians US President Donald Trump arrives in Egypt following his speech to the Israeli parliament Trump and Egyptian president will co-host a summit of more than 20 world leaders in Sharm El Sheikh German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is attending Egypt summit, says he hopes Trump can now use his influence to end war in Ukraine
I started writing "The Human Scale," I guess many years ago because I spent so many years in the region. But I knew when I was writing this book that it was a dangerous book because people feel so strongly, one side or the other, and they're deaf to hearing any excuses or explanations for behavior from the other side. And that was a challenge. When things get black and white, that's when it gets really dangerous.
No other international leader has been as frequent a visitor to the White House during Donald Trump's second term as Benjamin Netanyahu: the Israeli prime minister visited the Oval Office Monday for the fourth time in eight months. None of his previous visits yielded any progress toward peace, and those meetings only served to buy the Israeli leader more time in his deadly offensive in Gaza.
Of course, there's no question about it. The Jews spread from this land to various parts of Europe, to the Middle East, and elsewhere, but we never, never forgot this land. We said, Next year in Jerusalem, next year in Jerusalem.' My great-grandfather came here in the 19th century. Most of the Palestinians who are alive today came after him, Netanyahu replied, adding:
The article gives any United Nations member state the right to intervene in a case when the interpretation of a treaty to which it is a party is in question. Brazil used the article to formally recognize that Israel is violating the Genocide Convention of 1948. South Africa and Israel are now invited to furnish written observations on the declaration of intervention, the World Court said.
Formally, the UK is recognising Palestine as an independent state as part of an attempt to preserve and nurture the vision of a two-state solution in which the state of Palestine coexists next to Israel. There are genuine fears that Israel is about to annex the West Bank or make Gaza so uninhabitable that Palestinians are forced over the borders into Jordan or Egypt, so destroying the possibility of a Palestinian homeland.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Israel's apartheid across the occupied Palestinian territories is "far worse" than the apartheid perpetrated by white nationalists for decades in South Africa, Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, said in remarks on Wednesday. "Many of us that have visited the occupied territories in Palestine have only come back with one conclusion: that the Palestinians are experiencing a far worse form of apartheid than we ever experienced," said Mandela. "These last two years, what you have been witnessing, is a testament to that."
Starmer's approval rating remains low at -41%, down 5 points. His net score fell on attributes like 'strong leader' (-40%) and 'represents what most people think' (-47%).
An investigation has revealed a consistent pattern of Israeli military gunfire targeting Palestinians near food distribution centres, with heavy injuries documented among those seeking food.
With nearly 16,700 members, the Park Slope Food Co-op operates on a unique model where each member works shifts to receive discounted groceries, fostering community engagement.
The report highlights that Israel's forever-occupation has become the ideal testing ground for arms manufacturers and Big Tech, providing significant supply and demand, little oversight, and zero accountability.
British police have announced that the weekend performances by rap-punk duo Bob Vylan and the Irish-language band Kneecap at the Glastonbury Festival are subject to a criminal investigation after they led crowds in chants calling for death to the Israeli military and a free Palestine.
