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Famine in Gaza ‘more and more likely’, says Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
We’re joined by Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Conservative MP Alicia Kearns.
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Israel-Gaza war: life on the brink of famine at Ramadan
As Ramadan begins, the need for more humanitarian aid in Gaza is becoming increasingly desperate. As countries step up airdrops, the first ship due to set sail on a new maritime aid corridor was stalled today due to ‘technical difficulties’. It is northern Gaza which faces the most acute need, cut off from the rest…
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Gaza aid sea corridor could open this weekend, says EU Commission President
With the UN warning that a quarter of Gaza’s population is on the brink of famine, five people waiting for aid were reported killed today, hit by an international air drop when parachutes failed to open. As Israeli attacks continued, Britain called on Tel Aviv to allow more aid in by land and the European…
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Israel-Gaza: US plans to build port in Gaza to ship in supplies as Israel prevents more aid by land
Growing calls for Israel to allow desperately-needed aid into Gaza appear to be falling on deaf ears. So instead, the US plans to go round its main ally in the Middle East. In his State of the Union speech tonight, President Biden will announce that the US military is to build a temporary port in…
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Growing fears aid won’t reach Gaza after delivery deaths
There are growing fears that yesterday’s deadly incident in Gaza – in which more than a hundred people died trying to get food from a truck convoy – could make it even harder to deliver much-needed aid.
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How Hamas funds its $1 billion war chest
Iran is thought to support Hamas financially to the tune of 100 million dollars a year. But most of the one billion dollar war chest the group is thought to have accumulated, comes from investments. From tower blocks in Turkey to copper mines in Sudan, Hamas’ financial network spreads far and wide, carefully constructed to…
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‘We are doing everything… to get people out of harm’s way’, says IDF spokesperson
We were joined from Tel Aviv by Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, a spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces.
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‘Hamas doesn’t have any interest in a two state solution’, says former State Department diplomat
We spoke to Aaron David Miller, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a former State Department diplomat who’s spent decades negotiating for peace in the Middle East. We began by asking how an event like today’s killing of Gazans waiting for food, could impact the ceasefire talks.
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Over 100 dead as Israel opens fire on Gazans scrambling for food, say Palestinians
In Gaza, health ministry numbers show the death toll has now passed thirty thousand. And growing desperation has led to even more tragedy near Gaza City. Palestinian health officials say Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd waiting for food aid, killing 112 people and injuring 760 others. It happened at around 4am local time…
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Israel and Hamas downplay progress on ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas have both downplayed the US President’s suggestion that a Gaza ceasefire could be nailed down by next week.
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We will destroy Hamas ‘in weeks’, says Israeli government spokesperson
We spoke to Avi Hyman, a spokesperson for the Israeli government
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Israeli air force launch strikes deep inside Lebanon
The Israeli air force has launched strikes on Lebanon – targeting areas deep inside the country’s borders after Hezbollah earlier took down an Israeli drone.
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Israel Gaza: Rafah assault to secure ‘total victory’ says Netanyahu
As Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen battle in Gaza, efforts to strike a ceasefire deal have picked up pace.
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UK-registered cargo ship attacked by Houthis off Yemen coast
The Israeli war cabinet member, Benny Gantz has said the country’s forces will begin an offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah next month, if Hamas has not freed the remaining hostages by the start of Ramadan. More than a million Gazans are now sheltering in Rafah, after being forced to flee their homes…
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Panic as Israeli forces storm southern Gaza’s main hospital
Israeli forces have stormed southern Gaza’s main hospital – they claim to be searching for the bodies of hostages.