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Roman fountain dyed red to oppose Italy’s military deals with Israel

Activists from Greenpeace turned one of Rome’s most iconic baroque fountains red on Friday morning, symbolising what they called the "blood bath in Gaza".

World News

Three journalists killed in Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza

The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 180 journalists have been killed across Gaza in Israeli attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

World News

Gaza aid vessel rescues four Libyan migrants in Mediterranean

Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is among the 12 activists aboard the Madleen which departed Sicily on Sunday on a mission that aims to break the sea blockade on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.

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Gaza’s Eid al-Adha celebrations shadowed by war and shortages

In the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Palestinians are struggling to uphold Eid al-Adha traditions as displacement, hunger, and soaring prices overshadow the Islamic holiday.

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Israel

Bodies of two hostages recovered in Gaza, Israel says

The remains of Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the army and the Shin Bet internal security agency, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.

Gaza

Aid group halts deliveries in Gaza after shootings near aid sites

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation did not give out any aid on Wednesday after dozens of Palestinians looking for aid were reportedly killed this week.

EuroVerify

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

EuroVerify takes a look at the facts to build up a timeline of the deadly incidents to determine what we know so far.

Europe News

Spain cancels contract for anti-tank missiles built by Israeli company

The systems would have been developed in Spain by Pap Tecnos, a Madrid-based subsidiary of Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, local media said.

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At least 27 killed near Gaza aid site in third incident this week

At least 27 people were killed on Tuesday after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid distribution point in Rafah, according to Palestinian health officials.

Gaza

Israel intensifies military operation in northern and southern Gaza

Israeli forces demolished the rear wall of the European Hospital and destroyed northern Gaza's only remaining dialysis centre.

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Queues for food grow in Gaza amid spiralling hunger

Long queues formed outside a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Sunday as desperate families carrying empty pots waited for a ladle of watery soup.

France

Netanyahu criticises Macron over attacks on Jewish sites in Paris

The Israeli PM's reaction came after several locations were sprayed with green paint early on Saturday in the French capital's 20th arrondissement.

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Thunberg and 11 activists embark on mission to Gaza amid blockade

Greta Thunberg and 11 activists sail from Italy to Gaza to challenge the Israeli blockade, deliver humanitarian aid, and draw global attention to the crisis in the region.

Gaza

Dozens killed and scores injured in shooting near aid point in Gaza

At least 31 people were killed and 175 wounded on Sunday, according to local health authorities and multiple witnesses, near an aid point in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza

Hamas responds to US proposal by demanding permanent Gaza ceasefire

As part of its counter-proposal, Hamas has agreed to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 deceased ones for 125 Palestinian prisoners and 1,111 detained Gazans.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? War in Gaza - what's Netanyahu's endgame?

In this week's edition of Brussels, my love?, panelists are discussing the situation in Gaza, the latest European defence initiative and another fight between Brussels and Hungary.

France

Emmanuel Macron on 'crusade against the Jewish state,' Israel says

During a three-hour televised interview earlier in May, Macron said Europe should consider sanctioning Israel over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands are thought to be now facing starvation.

Gaza

US ceasefire proposal does not meet key demands, says Hamas

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Israel “backed and supported” the new proposal.

Gaza

Israel accepts US ceasefire proposal, Hamas considers the draft

It comes after Middle East envoy Witkoff said earlier this week that he was optimistic about brokering an agreement to end more than 19 months of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

West Bank

Israel approves construction of 22 new West Bank settlements

The expansion will include the legalisation of outposts already established by Israeli settlers without official Israeli government approval.

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