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Chaotic new aid system means getting food in Gaza has become a matter of life – and often death

Critics say the new aid distribution system put in place by Israel is deeply flawed and is leading to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinian civilians.

27.06.2025 4

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Leonie Fleischmann

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich: the Netanyahu government extremists sanctioned by the UK

The two extremist members of the Netanyahu government have consistently opposed any efforts to bring peace to the region.

16.06.2025 10

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Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the door for annexation of the West Bank

There’s growing evidence that the Netanyahu government has designs over all territory occupied by Palestinians.

08.05.2025 10

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As Israel begins another assault in Gaza, Netanyahu is fighting his own war against the country’s legal system

The prime minister’s attempts to bring the judiciary under government control are fuelling fears of a constitutional crisis in Israel.

03.04.2025 9

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The growing influence of Israel’s ultranationalist settler movement

The ultranationalist Zionist movement believes in Israel’s divine right to occupy the West Bank and Gaza.

30.01.2025 10

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Israel’s ‘generals’ plan’ to clear Palestinians from north of Gaza could pave the way for settlers to return

Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity....

25.10.2024 4

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Israeli incursions into the West Bank risk fuelling Palestinian resistance rather than quelling it

As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated. On August 28, Israeli forces began carrying out raids on the cities...

03.09.2024 2

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Ceasefire in Gaza more remote with the assassination of Haniyeh and promotion of Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar has been “unanimously” chosen as the successor to Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran on...

08.08.2024 3

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Leonie Fleischmann