Hamas has rejected Israel’s recent ceasefire offer, according to a senior Hamas official. The rejection comes as calls for further escalation in Gaza grow louder from Israeli far-right lawmakers. These officials are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to escalate military actions, with the aim of achieving a “complete victory” over Hamas. The Israeli ceasefire proposal […]
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Israel has halted electricity to the last remaining facility in Gaza that was receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation, escalating the enclave’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen confirmed the move, stating, “I just signed an order for the immediate halt of electricity to the Gaza Strip,” emphasizing that all measures […]
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Sir Keir Starmer has warned his shadow cabinet that they will be sacked if they vote for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Twelve shadow ministers are ready to rebel against Starmer and back an SNP amendment to the King’ Speech that calls on the UK government to “join with the international community in urgently pressing […]
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Counter-terrorism police are investigating a deepfake of Sadiq Khan dismissing the importance of Armistice Day that has been shared by far-right groups on social media. In the fake clip shared on TikTok the mayor of London is portrayed as proposing to postpone Remembrance weekend so that the pro-Palestinian protest can go ahead in the capital. […]
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Suella Braverman is facing the sack for her “irresponsible” and “divisive” comments after defying Downing Street to write an article for the Times [paywall] that accused police of favouring pro-Palestinian protestors over right-wing demonstrators. In the piece, the home secretary criticised the Metropolitan police for taking a biased approach toward protestors, saying its officers “largely […]
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Pro-Palestinian rallies have been held across the UK with tens of thousands calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Protests were held in the four capitals of the home nations – London, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh – and in many other towns and cities including Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds. Thousands more gathered in Manchester […]
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Senior Tory MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended from the Conservative party after being arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. Blunt – MP for Reigate since 1997 – said he first raised the incident with police three weeks ago because he was concerned about extortion. He called the arrest “unnecessary” and […]
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SNP leader Humza Yousaf has called on the UK government to back a resettlement scheme for Palestinian refugees caught up in the Israel-Gaza conflict. In his closing speech to the SNP conference – made before the explosion at a hospital in Gaza – Humza said Scotland is “willing to be the first country in the […]
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Rishi Sunak has announced £3 million of extra funding to protect Jewish schools, synagogues and community buildings in the UK after a rise in antisemitic incidents. Britain is also sending warships and aircraft to support Israel following the Hamas attacks. Two Royal Navy support ships, multi-role Poseidon (P8) planes and around 100 marines are being […]
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