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The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: the other relentless assault upon Palestinians | Editorial
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (545+ words) The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: the other relentless assault upon Palestinians | Editorial'The Guardian The Guardian view on Israel and the West Bank: the other relentless assault upon Palestinians A campaign of ethnic cleansing and "tectonic" new…...
Marwan Barghouti’s son calls on UK to put father’s release at heart of Palestinian renewal
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (528+ words) Cross-party UK MPs campaigning for senior Fatah leader's release from Israeli jail, saying he is unifying figure The son of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner often described as the Nelson Mandela of the Palestinian movement, has called on the British…...
‘Ticking time bomb’: Iran’s shadow fleet of old tankers ‘risking catastrophic oil spill’
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1015+ words) Exclusive: only matter of time until decrepit ships cause spill bigger than Exxon Valdez disaster, analysts say Decrepit oil tankers in Iran's sanctions-busting shadow fleet are a "ticking time bomb, with a catastrophic environmental disaster only a "matter of time,…...
‘A step in the wrong direction’: Israel’s West Bank plans cause global backlash
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (587+ words) US, Britain, EU and Arab nations condemn plans that Israeli ministers say will "kill the idea of a Palestinian state" Israeli measures to tighten its control of the West Bank have triggered a global backlash " including a signal from Washington…...
Israeli court blocks life-saving cancer care for boy, 5, due to his Gaza address
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (266+ words) Palestinian boy has been in the West Bank since 2022 but is still registered as a resident in the strip where ban applies An Israeli court has rejected an appeal to allow a five-year-old Palestinian boy with an aggressive form of…...
Trump White House voices opposition after Israel unveils plan to increase control over West Bank
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (583+ words) Israel's security cabinet has approved plans that pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory A White House official has reiterated Donald Trump's opposition towards Israel annexing the West Bank, after Israeli plans were announced that would…...
Iran arrests leading reformists close to the country’s president
4+ day, 36+ min ago (689+ words) Detentions of senior Reformists Front figures follow criticism of the authorities" handling of recent protests The head of Iran"s Reformists Front, the organisation that was instrumental in securing the election of the country"s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has been…...
‘I saw kids being shot, women, old people’: how a massacre unfolded in one Iranian city
1+ week, 37+ min ago (997+ words) When the violence began, there were demonstrations taking place in more than 200 cities, according to human rights groups. This is the story of what unfolded in one of them. People of every age were there, he says. "My friend brought…...
Friday briefing: Why a growing number of experts say Israel is practising apartheid
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1391+ words) In today's newsletter: As Gaza's crossings reopen only partially and displacement accelerates in the West Bank, claims of systematic domination are being made" by human rights groups, legal scholars and former Israeli officials Good morning. The Rafah crossing, a fragile…...
Shin Bet chief’s brother charged with ‘assisting enemy’ over cigarette smuggling in Gaza
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (501+ words) Bezalel Zini accused of role in taking goods into the occupied Palestinian territory during an Israeli blockade The brother of Israel's internal security chief has been charged with "assisting the enemy in wartime" for his alleged role in a smuggling…...