Israel Turns Away 2 British Lawmakers

Israel Turns Away 2 British Lawmakers

Britain and Israel traded sharp criticisms this weekend after Israel blocked two British lawmakers from entering the country and sent them back to London. The members of Parliament, Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang, both of whom belong to the governing center-left Labour Party, said in a joint statement on Sunday that they had been “astounded”…

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What One Image Shows About a Strike in Gaza

What One Image Shows About a Strike in Gaza

The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas collapsed last month, and the dead and wounded again pour into the hospital. The injured are triaged at a tent in the hospital’s courtyard, set up to relieve the pressure on the packed emergency room inside. When people arrive, medical workers sort them into three categories: green, yellow and…

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Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside

Protesters in Gaza Call on Hamas to Step Aside

In a rare and perilous public show of anger against Hamas, hundreds of Palestinians marched through Beit Lahia in northern Gaza this week, demanding that the militant group relinquish control of the territory and end the war with Israel, according to four witnesses. The march on Wednesday appeared to be the latest of a handful…

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‘We are begging for help to bring them here’: Mothers of sick Palestinian children plead with Government for loved ones to join

‘We are begging for help to bring them here’: Mothers of sick Palestinian children plead with Government for loved ones to join

The mothers of sick Palestinian children who were medically evacuated from Gaza to Ireland have pleaded with the Government to be reunited with their husbands and remaining children. One of the mothers said they were “living in fear of the moment when we learn we have lost our families”. Eight sick children, seven mothers, one…

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