Madleen activists to be deported by Israelpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 13:41 BST Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent The 12 pro-Palestinians activists detained after the Madleen was intercepted by Israeli forces on its way to Gaza will be deported to their home countries, according to the Israeli foreign ministry. Among those on board is the … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of the Italian capital, Rome, against the war in Gaza in a protest called by Italy’s main opposition parties, who accuse the right-wing government of being too silent. At the start of Saturday’s march, protesters held a banner, reading: “Stop the massacre, stop complicity!” The … Read more
Israeli security forces have recovered the body of a Thai citizen who was abducted and taken back to Gaza in the 2023 Hamas-led attack, the military said on Saturday. Nattapong Pinta was in his 30s and was a farmworker at Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel when he was taken hostage. He was held and … Read more
Author of The Palestine Laboratory joins The Take to discuss Israel’s military-tech industry. Israel’s war on Gaza has turbocharged its already booming military-tech industry, with weapons and surveillance systems tested on Palestinians continuing to be sold around the world. Israel’s role as a global arms innovator has only deepened since October 7, 2023, and some … Read more
Hamas announced on Saturday that it has responded to the ceasefire proposal that was issued by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. “Following a round of national consultations, and out of our responsibility to our people and their suffering, Hamas today submitted to the mediators its response to the latest proposal by US … Read more
British performers, writers and activists protest Israel’s actions in Gaza outside the gates of Downing Street on May 21, 2025. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images More than 300 cultural figures across the United Kingdom and Ireland have signed a letter demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and unrestricted aid to … Read more
The UN and aid agencies have criticised the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation after chaotic and deadly delivery. Gaza has been under total blockade by Israel for nearly three months. Aid agencies have been stopped from delivering the most basic of supplies, leaving 2.3 million people starving. Now, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is delivering food packages, but … Read more
The head of a group overseeing a contentious new aid program in the Gaza Strip resigned on Sunday, hours before the program was set to start operating, saying that he had found it impossible to perform the job independently. Jake Wood, the executive director of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, stepped down after reports in several news … Read more
It began on Friday afternoon with an immense boom that residents say reverberated throughout the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatric physician, was at work at the city’s Nasser Hospital when she heard her neighborhood south of the city had been hit in an Israeli airstrike. By the time she arrived, … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians have been ordered by the Israeli forces to flee parts of northern Gaza as indiscriminate air strikes have killed at least 115 people in the territory. Palestinians in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya area fled their homes with essential belongings on Friday, after intense Israeli air strikes hit the area. More than 19,000 … Read more