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Palestinian film-makers on their favourite Palestinian movies: ‘I felt like I was watching my own story’
Global support for Palestinian rights is on the rise, including in Hollywood, where thousands of film workers recently signed on to a pledge to boycott Israeli film groups deemed complicit in the war in Gaza, and high-profile stars are signing on...
Mass protests from Amsterdam to Istanbul denounce Israel’s Gaza genocide
Hundreds of thousands of people have poured onto the streets across Europe, demanding an end to Israel’s two-year war on Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and left the enclave on the brink of famine. The largest protest took place...
Israel Continues Bombing Gaza Despite Trump’s Call for Halt
Smoke rises from the area as Israel continues its attacks despite US President Donald Trump's call to "immediately stop the attacks on Gaza." in Gaza City, Gaza on October 4, 2025. Due to the ongoing Israeli attacks , there are no buildings left...

Hamas's response: "Selection strategy" restoring prestige to Palestinian consensus
Hamas's response: "Selection strategy" restoring prestige to Palestinian consensus Sana'a - Saba: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)'s response to Trump's proposal reflects the movement's political acumen in dealing with a situation in which...

Synagogue attack: Manchester, this is the place I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew
On the surface, I am ideally suited to write about the terrorist atrocity on the Heaton Park synagogue. The attack, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, left two Mancunian Jews dead, several seriously injured and a local (and...
More experts see genocide in Israel's wartime conduct in Gaza
MIKE CORDER MOLLY QUELL Associated Press Published: October 6, 2025 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide,...

Hezbollah blasts Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan as ‘full of dangers,’ says Hamas accepted out of concern for 'Palestinian people'
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers an address from an unknown location, Jan. 27, 2025. (/Screenshot/Al Manar TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS) The leader of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, condemned the plan for...

Mick Wallace: Western support for "Israel" enables it to continue destroying Gaza
Mick Wallace: Western support for "Israel" enables it to continue destroying Gaza Dublin – Saba: Former Member of the European Parliament and Irish politician Mick Wallace confirmed on Sunday that "Israel" will continue to destroy Gaza unless it...

Gaza ceasefire talk fuels hopes of lasting peace, says UAE's Gargash
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to President Sheikh Mohamed, on Sunday said “all eyes are on Gaza” amid hopes of a “lasting peace”. Israel and Hamas were due to hold indirect talks in Egypt on Sunday and Monday aimed at ending the war in the...

Pro-Palestine protester FAILS to define ‘far right’ in toe-curling Alex Armstrong heckle
A Pro-Palestine protester was left lost for words after accusing GB News reporter Alex Armstrong of being "far right" but was unable to explain what the term even meant. The exchange took place during a pro-Palestine protest just two days after a...

Israel Deports 137 Activists After Intercepting Gaza-Bound Flotilla
Israel has expelled 137 foreign nationals detained earlier this week after naval forces intercepted a flotilla attempting to breach its blockade of Gaza, officials said Saturday. The deported activists were citizens of 14 countries, including the...

114 Israeli settler outposts built in W. Bank since 2023: report
The expansion of illegal settlements in the West Bank has been unprecedented since 2023 [Getty] Israeli settlers have established 114 new outposts across the occupied West Bank over the past two years, according to a report released on Sunday by...

Trump says Gaza deal talks to go on 'couple' days
President Donald Trump on Sunday said talks on implementing a truce for Gaza will take days, while his foreign policy chief Marco Rubio warned that Israel needs to stop bombing for a captive release to happen. "They're in negotiations right now as...

Israel, Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible Gaza ceasefire
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza began to build after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced this week. President...

Trump says Gaza deal talks to go on ‘a couple of days’
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Palestinian envoy calls war ‘litmus test’, thanks Kerala for unwavering solidarity
When this reporter spoke to Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, in Thiruvananthapuram on October 1, he had already been in Kerala for several days, attending multiple Gaza solidarity programmes. The conversation took place...

‘Isn’t there a truce?’ Residents face Israel’s continued assault on Gaza City
A mother bids farewell to her little daughter after an airstrike targeted their home in the Tuffah neighborhood, eastern Gaza City, October 5. Photo by Mohamed Aljabary. Despite a declared “halt” in Israel’s military operation in Gaza City on...

Hundreds of thousands march across Turkiye in solidarity with Palestinians
Istanbul: Hundreds of thousands of people across multiple Turkish cities marched on Sunday to express solidarity with Palestinians and support an aid flotilla attempting to reach Gaza. In Istanbul, the largest demonstration saw crowds moving from...

Egypt to Host Prisoner Exchange Talks Between Palestinian and Israeli Delegations
Egyptian Foreign Ministry Egypt is set to host talks between Palestinian and Israeli delegations on Monday, 6 October, focusing on a prisoner exchange deal and ceasefire effort in the Gaza Strip, according to an Egyptian Foreign Ministry...

Trump urges negotiators to ‘move fast’ as Gaza ceasefire talks set to begin in Cairo
Donald Trump has urged negotiators to “move fast” in talks focused on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, as representatives arrived in Cairo for discussions set to begin on Monday. The talks will focus on...