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Israel war with Iran has begun says former Israeli air defence commander
With Iran promising massive retaliation, could Israel count on repeating Saturday’s successful shooting down of nearly all the Iranian missiles and drones – especially when around a third are thought to have been downed by Israel’s Western and Arab allies? Brigadier General Zvika Haimovich was Commander of the Israel Air Defense Forces until 2018. We…
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Year of civil war in Sudan ‘a nightmare of hunger and displacement’
What’s happening between Israel, Iran and Hamas may be vexing the international community, but for a full year now another war has been creating what the UN Secretary General today described as a ‘nightmare of hunger and displacement’. The Sudanese civil war is only a year old today but it has already displaced over 8…
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Rwanda asylum boost for Sunak as bill expected to become law
After a protracted battle with the House of Lords, the government’s Rwanda legislation is finally expected to become law this week. With flights blocked at least until that happens, the Commons Public Accounts Committee was today taking evidence about the policy and its cost.
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Israel’s defence against unprecedented Iran attack explained
How did Israel manage to fend off Iran’s unprecedented attack so comprehensively?
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‘If the Israeli regime wants to continue, Iran will have the excuse to hit it harder and harder’, says University of Tehran professor
We spoke to Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran, who was previously an adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiations team.
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Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ as Iran launches first ever direct attack
It’s the first time Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel, though drones and missiles were also fired from Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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Inside Khan Younis: Gazans sift through what’s left of their lives (dubbed)
Israel is on high alert tonight amid warnings of an imminent attack by Iran in retaliation for last week’s killing of senior Iranian commanders in Damascus.
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Former Post Office boss says he didn’t know they were prosecuting hundreds of subpostmasters
Two former Post Office and Royal Mail bosses have told the Horizon inquiry they did not know the Post Office was prosecuting hundreds of subpostmasters itself.
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Will Labour bring back Sure Start under the Shadow Chancellor’s new plans?
The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves was left with a multi-billion pound black hole in her spending plans when the government adopted some of the revenue-raising policies she was planning to bring in – should Labour win the next election.
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Nationwide manhunt continues for suspect in Bradford murder
A mother who was fatally stabbed to death while pushing her baby in a pram has been named as 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter.
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‘Very little for people to go back to’: UNRWA planning director on Gazans returning to Khan Younis
We spoke to Sam Rose, director of planning at UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinians that provides the backbone of humanitarian support in Gaza.
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Gazans return to devastation in Khan Younis as Israeli forces withdraw
After months of fierce fighting there is not much left of Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis.
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Ramadan unrecognisable in Gaza as families struggle to continue traditions [Dubbed]
Ramadan is usually a joyful season, marked by family gatherings over food and by prayer. But in Gaza it is unrecognisable as many people struggle, displaced from their homes, and with little to eat.
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Ramadan unrecognisable in Gaza as families struggle to continue traditions
Ramadan is usually a joyful season, marked by family gatherings over food and by prayer. But in Gaza it is unrecognisable as many people struggle, displaced from their homes, and with little to eat.
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UK government under pressure to stop selling arms to Israel after aid worker deaths
The government here is coming under increasing pressure to make a decision on the sale of arms to Israel following the deadly attack on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza.