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Yemen

Funeral held in Sanaa for Yemeni journalists killed in Israeli strikes

Houthi officials reported the death of almost three dozen journalists who were killed in last week’s Israeli airstrikes on the rebel-held capital Sanaa.

Culture news

Everything you need to know about the UK's largest gig for Gaza

The Brian Eno-organised show is set to take place tomorrow and is the UK's largest fundraising concert for Gaza. It will be exclusively livestreamed on YouTube.

Gaza

US warns of limited time for Gaza deal as Israel intensifies strikes

On Tuesday, a UN probe found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, calling on the international community to act immediately.

World News

Arab summit presents no united response after Israeli strike in Doha

A final statement from the meeting only called on states to “take all possible legal and effective measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against the Palestinian people.”

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Sport

Spain's PM calls for Israel ban from sports events over war in Gaza

Speaking to members of his Socialist Party, Sánchez said Israel, like Russia, should not be allowed to compete in international sports events because of its military campaign in Gaza.

Culture news

Actors and campaigners join forces in film highlighting Gaza’s youth

Annie Lennox, Dame Vanessa Redgrave, Guy Pearce and Ambika Mod are among the names who have lent their voices to a new recital of Michael Rosen's 2014 poem.

Culture news

Israel in Eurovision 2026: Resign or fly neutral flag for contest

The crisis deepens for Europe’s most watched entertainment show, with outrage spreading over Israel’s participation in Eurovision Song Contest. Faced with several EU broadcasters’ threats to pull out of the 2026 edition, the European Broadcasting Union seems to have found an unofficial solution...

Europe News

European aid flotilla sails to Gaza with four MEPs aboard

Ships setting sail from Italy have joined others from Greece, Spain and Tunisia, to deliver humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.

Culture news

Eurovision 2026 in crisis: Ireland to withdraw if Israel participates

“Unconscionable given the loss of lives in Gaza”: Ireland will not take part in Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates, Irish broadcaster RTE announces.

West Bank

Israel's PM signs controversial E1 West Bank settlement expansion plan

The plan, on an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades but was frozen due to US pressure during previous administrations.

Gaza

At least 72 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

The intensified attacks in the north of the enclave come as the IDF prepares to begin its new assault on Gaza City, which according to plans approved by the Israeli security cabinet, will end with the occupation of the city.

No Comment

Gaza aid flotilla delays departure after reported attacks

The Global Sumud Flotilla has delayed its departure for Gaza from Tunisia’s Sidi Bou Said port on Wednesday night. They decided not to set sail due to bad weather, following two reported attacks on its vessels.

Gaza

Second drone attack hits Gaza flotilla's boat in Tunisia, activists sa

Projectiles on fire fell on the deck of the Alma vessel overnight on Wednesday, exploding and starting a blaze but the crew says no one was harmed in the incident.

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Italian journalists honour colleagues killed in Gaza conflict

Hundreds of Italian journalists gathered in Rome on Tuesday, reading aloud the names of colleagues killed in Gaza during a demonstration organised by the Italian Journalists Association and Articolo 21.

Europe News

Von der Leyen proposes halt to 'all payments' to Israel

In an unusually tough-worded speech, von der Leyen denounced a “man-made famine” in Gaza and “a clear attempt” by Israel to “undermine the two-state solution". But she also called Europe’s inability to find a response to Israel’s actions “painful”.

EuroVerify

Did Sánchez 'regret' not having a nuclear bomb to stop the Gaza war?

Statements made by the Spanish premier have triggered a flood of allegations online. Euroverify fact-checks.

Cinema

‘Profoundly misguided’: Israeli film industry responds to filmmaker boycott pledge

Since the publication of a call to boycott Israeli film institutions “involved in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” the number of signatories has reached 3,500. Representatives of the Israeli film industry have begun to speak out against this initiative.

Europe News

MEPs clash over alleged 'genocide' in Gaza

The European Parliament doesn’t play any diplomatic role in the current response to the war in Gaza, but its debates and resolutions are likely to add political pressure on the Israeli government.

Gaza

IDF orders full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of military operation

Previous warnings to leave specific neighbourhoods have had little impact on a population exhausted from multiple displacements and unsure if moving south will really be safer.

Cinema

More than 1,300 artists vow boycott of Israeli film institutions

The new campaign comes amid a growing number of entertainment industry initiatives to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. The pledge says Israeli film institutions are playing their part in "genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people."

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