U.N. chief tells world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable” world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. chief tells world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are creating an “unsustainable” world.
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The IndependentMiddle East latest: Fireballs light up Beirut sky during Israeli attacks as Haifa hit by rockets
Israel authorities said they were on the lookout for attacks timed to coincide with the October 7 anniversary
- Sky News
Do you know these people? Police appeal for help identifying people at Middle East protests
The Metropolitan Police have asked for the public's help in identifying several people at yesterday's Middle East protests in central London. The Met said they were "aware" of people displaying placards in support of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah - which is proscribed as a terror organisation in the UK.
- NewsWire
‘Blood on hands’: Albo centre of protest fury
Anthony Albanese has found himself at the centre of fury as tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters swarm the CBDs of Australia’s biggest cities.
- CNN
Israeli military encircles northern Gaza refugee camp after saying it sees signs of Hamas regrouping
Israel’s military says it has encircled Jabalya, northern Gaza, after seeing signs of Hamas rebuilding, despite nearly a year of fighting and strikes in the territory.
- NewsWire
Unusual target of Palestine protests
Pro-Palestine protesters have rallied outside a popular national chain ahead of the one-year anniversary of the war in Gaza.
- NewsWire
‘Never again’: Albo’s October 7 vow
Anthony Albanese has made a vow to Jewish Australians as the world marks the anniversary of Hamas’ brutal October 7 terrorist attacks.
- The Independent
Watch live: Smoke in Beirut skyline as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon
Watch a live view of smoke rising over Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Sunday (6 October) after Israel struck the city. Huge consecutive strikes hit the city’s southern suburbs late Saturday into Sunday with booms heard across the city and flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away, according to Reuters eyewitnesses. Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Saturday that Israel had killed 440 Hezbollah fighters in ground operations in southern Lebanon and destroyed 2,000 Hezbollah targets.
- PA Media: UK News
Rabbi reflects on ‘changed atmosphere’ for Jews in UK since Hamas attacks
Jonathan Romain was speaking a year after the militants’ unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel on October 7 2023.
- The Hill
Opinion - Israel’s moral dilemma and the tragedy of war
The tragic irony here is that while Israel is scrutinized for the civilian casualties that occur despite its precautions, its adversaries are celebrated by their supporters for the very suffering they intentionally cause.
- NewsWire
Twiggy’s huge aid move for Gaza
Aussie billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has made an emotional appeal to big businesses and philanthropists to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Palestine during his huge aid pledge.
- BBC
Bowen: Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war
Twelve months on from the 7 October attacks which led to Israel's war in Gaza, our international editor says the region is on the edge of something even worse.
- The Independent
Met Police arrest 17 protesters during pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London
Officers have made 17 arrests so far as part of a ‘significant’ operation, the Metropolitan Police said
- The Independent
Pro-Gaza protester attempts self-immolation outside White House
The self-immolation attempt occurred just days before the anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel by Hamas
- The Independent
Israel expands strikes to northern Lebanon as more than one million people flee their homes
IDF attacks continued on Saturday as rumours circulated over the fate of the man thought to have been the potential replacement for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
- Sky video
Two of the women in this birthday photo are now dead, the rest displaced - how life changed in a year
Dunya is holding a photo. Seven smiling faces look back at her, a snapshot of the lives of friends who worked and socialised with each other.
- France 24
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to mark anniversary of October 7 attack
Thousands gathered over the weekend for emotional commemorations marking the first anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Candlelight vigils, memorials, and marches took place in cities including Tel Aviv, London, Paris, and Berlin. In Tel Aviv, a vigil was held for victims of the Nova dance festival massacre, with more events planned globally on Monday. Thousands of people gathered over the weekend for the first emotional commemorations marking the anniversary of Palestinian
- Evening Standard
Around 1,000 pro-Palestinian protesters gather in central London ahead of march
Activists convened in Bedford Square on Saturday morning ahead of a planned march to Russell Square amid a heavy police presence.
- Sky News
'Like the end of the world': Israelis still haunted by 7 October Hamas attacks one year on
The kibbutz, only 1.8 miles (3 km) from the Gaza border, was one of the first reached by Hamas on that October Saturday morning. Around 9am, a second Hamas wave arrived, some on foot, others flying over the border with paragliders. It took them days to retake Kfar Aza.
- PA Media: UK News
UK ‘in lockstep’ with global allies calling for Israeli restraint, says minister
Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle also said the UK was ‘on standby’ to remove British nationals from Lebanon.
- CNN
US security officials warn of potential threats surrounding October 7th anniversary
The upcoming one-year anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas and continued Middle East turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence by extremists, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said in a joint public announcement Friday.