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Thai hostages released by Hamas: A diplomatic success story

Thailand has welcomed the return of a majority of its citizens who'd been held captive in Gaza, while also observing a minute of silence for the 39 others killed during the October 7 Hamas attacks. Thais made up the largest non-Israeli group among the hostages. In order to recover some…

France 24

Israel’s new Gaza offensive: ‘The goal is to destroy Hamas, not to save the hostages’

Fighting between Israel and Hamas resumed in the Gaza Strip after a truce agreement expired early Friday, dashing hopes of a prolonged ceasefire in the region. To better understand the rapidly evolving conflict in the region, FRANCE 24 spoke to Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States…

France 24

In its war against Hamas, Israel faces a tragic choice between two different routes to disaster

The Israelis’ goal of destroying the enemy risks slipping further out of reach the more they pursue it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Israel launches strikes on Gaza as war resumes after truce with Hamas expires

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since airstrikes restarted, health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say

The Independent UK

Israel pavilion at COP venue in Dubai seeks to highlight ‘terrorism’

At COP-28, Israel's pavilion is focused on the war in Gaza, with a banner demanding the release of hostages. President Herzog is listed as a speaker, but has yet to take the floor. Palestine does not have a designated pavilion, but the war is being discussed by civil society groups.…

The Hindu

Hezbollah and Israeli troops exchange fire along the border as 2 civilians are killed in Lebanon

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has attacked several Israeli army posts along the border and Israel shelled a village in southern Lebanon, killing two civilians

The Independent UK

Israel’s military strategy threatens to make a desperate situation utterly dire

IDF claim to be avoiding blanket bombing the south, where about 2mn people live, but their new approach does not look much different

The Guardian - UK

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Walkout, no-shows at Cop28 summit as Israel-Hamas war resumes

Iran's delegation walked out and Israel's president cancelled his speech as tensions over the Gaza war spilled over at the UN Cop28 climate talks in Dubai on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Jemima Goldsmith urges Muslims and Jews to unite for anti-hate vigil

Exclusive: Campaigner urges Muslims and Jews to come together to rail against bigotry on both sides as she describes death threats to her family

The Independent UK

Gaza aid trucks stranded as Israel-Hamas war resumes

Egyptian security sources say aid and fuel trucks from Egypt have stopped, as UN officials say aid delivery in doubt.

Al Jazeera

OPINION - Havering council's attempt to cancel Hanukkah sent a truly chilling message

The sky was rarely darker than on a moonless night in Theresienstadt. Of the 140,000 Czech Jews imprisoned in the concentration camp-ghetto in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a quarter died of disease or starvation. The rest were carted away, murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau and other death camps in the East. Yet even in…

Evening Standard

PM meets Israel President, calls for durable resolution of Palestine issue

PM Modi expressed condolences over the lives lost, during a bilateral meeting with Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the UN’s COP 28 Climate Summit in Dubai

The Hindu

Julianna Margulies condemned for ‘shocking’ comments about Black and LGBTQ communities

‘This is one of the most racist things I’ve heard a celeb say in a very long time,’ one person wrote in response

The Independent UK

Israel-Gaza ceasefire falls apart

International mediators are still continuing negotiations in hopes of securing another truce

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The Independent UK

Israeli survivors of the Oct. 7 music festival attack seek to cope with trauma at a Cyprus retreat

Dozens of young Israeli men and women who survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre at a rave party in southern Israel have been taking part in support sessions to help deal with their trauma at a retreat in Cyprus

The Conversation

Gaza war: what do we know about the hostage-prisoner exchanges and are they likely to resume?

During the seven-day truce agreed between Israel and Hamas, seven exchanges were made of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. But on November 30, the two sides failed to reach an agreement on the eighth exchange and there has since been a resumption of the fighting…

Al Jazeera

Apprehension in Malawi as government sends workers to Israel amid Gaza war

Opposition leader Kondwani Nankhumwa questions the secrecy of the deal and describes it as ‘an evil transaction’.

Reason

Israel Knew What Hamas Was Planning

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The Independent UK

New York Times report says Israel knew about Hamas attack over a year in advance

The New York Times is reporting that Israel knew about Hamas battle plans to attack southern Israel over a year before the Oct_ 7 operation took place, but dismissed them as “aspirational.”

The Guardian - AU

Australia and EU in talks about ‘the day after’ war in Gaza and unite on two-state solution

European Commission vice-president says there must be ‘no role for Hamas in any post-conflict horizon’ during visit to Australia

France 24

UNRWA's Lazzarini 'deeply concerned' that Israeli offensive could move to southern Gaza

As fighting resumes between Israel and Hamas after a one-week truce, FRANCE 24 speaks to Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He said he was "deeply concerned" at the looming prospect of Israel's offensive moving to the south of the Gaza…

Evening Standard

Extremist Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian civilians in the West Bank to face America visa bans

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the restrictions which could be imposed within weeks

The Conversation

How the keffiyeh – a practical garment used for protection against the desert sun – became a symbol of Palestinian identity

After Israel declared war on Hamas following the militant group’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and hostilities resumed in the region, some Palestinians have been urging non-Palestinians to wear the keffiyeh, a distinctive checkered scarf, during protests.

The Conversation

Why all civilian lives matter equally, according to a military ethicist

Some commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate harm to civilians in its military response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

WEKU

Up First briefing: Israel-Hamas truce collapses; DeSantis and Newsom debate takeaways

Israel resumed airstrikes in Gaza after its cease-fire with Hamas collapsed. The debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was a clash of ideologies.

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