2025 • Jul 31
Trump threatens Canada on trade deal after Carney moves to recognise Palestine
Trump says recognising Palestine statehood ‘rewards Hamas’ and US deal with Canada would now be ‘very hard’
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2025 • Jul 31
Minister dismisses peers’ claims that UK recognition of Palestine may break international law
Gareth Thomas says move is ‘political judgment’ after challenge from 40 members of House of Lords
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2025 • Jul 31
Minister dismisses claims that recognising Palestinian state risks breaching international law – UK politics live
Gareth Thomas rejects arguments from 40 peers that move may be illegal under the Montevideo Convention, which sets out terms for statehoodPrisons in England and Wales have become more violen...
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2025 • Jul 31
IDF gunfire kills 30 Palestinians waiting for aid, Gaza defence ministry says, as US special envoy due to visit Israel – Israel-Gaza war live
Up to 300 people reported as wounded in incident north of Gaza City as Steve Witkoff set to visit IsraelSyrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani said his country wants Russia “by ou...
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2025 • Jul 30
Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers
Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death tollAid workers have said Israel’s new measures – meant to improve the h...
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2025 • Jul 30
Children and elderly people most vulnerable as Gaza famine deepens, warn experts
Aid agencies, governments and UN’s food security monitor report evidence of worsening starvation, particularly among under-fivesHumanitarian experts and doctors are warning that children, el...
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2025 • Jul 30
Wednesday briefing: Facing the reality of Gaza’s ‘unfolding’ famine
In today’s newsletter: As Keir Starmer announces caveated plans to recognise the Palestinian state, and UN-backed experts say the ‘worst-case scenario’ is under way, is opening the borders to allow...
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2025 • Jul 30
British Jewish leaders call for rapid increase in Gaza aid
UK’s largest Jewish body adds to pressure on Israel, saying moves to allow in limited aid are ‘long overdue’The UK’s largest Jewish organisation has called for a “rapid, uninhibited, and sus...
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2025 • Jul 29
From safety first to Palestine first, Keir Starmer shows some leadership | John Crace
The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of GazaWhat a difference a week makes. Last Tuesday, Keir Starmer batted away all in...
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2025 • Jul 29
US labor activist Chris Smalls assaulted by IDF during Gaza aid trip, group says
Freedom Flotilla Coalition says Smalls was ‘choked and kicked’ after aid ship trying to reach Gaza was intercepted On Saturday night, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intercepted and boarded...
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2025 • Jul 29
UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to ceasefire
Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meetingThe UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the “increasingly intolerable” situation...
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2025 • Jul 29
Famine under way in Gaza, UN-backed experts say, as war death toll passes 60,000
IPC says ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ is playing out as it calls for urgent ceasefire to alleviate ‘widespread starvation’Gaza has passed two grim landmarks on a single day, as UN-backed ...
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