Gaza: Hamas agrees to Qatar’s latest ceasefire proposal
Qatar has emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza, highlighting what it called a ‘positive response’ from Hamas to a new truce proposal. The plan, similar to an earlier US-brokered offer…
No 10 declines to say if Palestine will be recognised
Downing Street has refused to confirm whether the UK will proceed with recognising Palestinian statehood in September if Hamas remains in power or hostages are not released. Keir Starmer previously stated that recognition…
Gaza: Trump says Israel has agreed to a ceasefire
Donald Trump has announced that Israel has agreed to the ‘necessary conditions’ for a sixty-day ceasefire in Gaza, pending Hamas’s approval. While the details remain vague, Trump said that the USA, along with…
Gaza: Greta Thunberg deported after Israel seizes aid boat
Greta Thunberg, the climate-change inspiration for millions of young people world-wide, has condemned Israel’s seizure of a Gaza-bound aid boat she was aboard, calling it ‘an illegal act’. The British-flagged yacht Madleen had…
Gaza ‘worse than hell on earth’, says ICRC president
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, has condemned the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, calling it ‘worse than hell on earth.’ In an interview, she declared…
Gaza: desperate crowd storms UN warehouse, food aid still a trickle
A UN warehouse in Gaza has been stormed by desperate civilians amid growing hunger and aid shortages, resulting in two deaths and several injuries. The World Food Programme warned of impending famine, urging…
Gaza: UN relief chief describes horrendous conditions
In an address to the Security Council, UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher warned that Gaza’s 2.1 million residents are enduring famine-like conditions after a ten-week aid blockade. He condemned the ongoing displacement…
Gaza: Israeli airstrikes kill many Palestinian civilians
At least 33 Palestinians have been killed in two near-simultaneous Israeli airstrikes on a crowded restaurant and marketplace in Gaza City, according to medics and the Hamas-run health ministry. The Thailandy restaurant, operating…
Counter-terrorism police investigating Kneecap videos
Counter-terrorist police are investigating videos of Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, recorded at gigs in 2023 and 2024. The videos appear to show band members encouraging violence against British MPs and expressing support for…
Gaza: Israeli airstrike kills Hamas commander but also 23 civilians
On 9 April Israel carried out an airstrike in northern Gaza, reportedly killing a senior Hamas commander, Haitham al-Sheikh. The IDF said the operation targeted a high-ranking terrorist and said there were multiple…
