Israel's war on Lebanon

In south Lebanon, Israeli drones use the sound of crying children to lure civilians

As in Gaza, residents say Israel is waging psychological warfare on civilian life and its soundscape
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Israel's genocide in Gaza
UK court allows Allianz to sue pro-Palestine activists
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Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israeli produce contaminated by chemicals from army explosions in Gaza
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UK says there should be 'no economic involvement in illegal settlements' for first time
Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Houthis re-enter the war with Israel, leaving Yemenis torn between pride and fear
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Israel's Ben Gvir calls for abducting Lebanese 'women and youth' to pressure Hezbollah

Opinion

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War on Iran
Iran will no longer accept endless talks. It is creating deterrence on its own terms
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Weaponised white rage could tip the UK into the abyss
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Hezbollah
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Hadi Masoumi Zare
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Kushner's island land grab: Albanians are revolting against a system, not a resort
Soumaya Ghannoushi
War on Iran
Why Netanyahu wants to wreck Trump's Iran deal
Sami Al-Arian
Israel's war on Lebanon
Lebanon’s rulers have surrendered the country to Israel - this is no ceasefire
Amal Saad
Islamophobia
Why Policy Exchange invented the bogeyman of 'Islamopopulism'
Iqbal Mohamed
Inside Egypt
Why Britain must finally compensate the families of Egypt's World War One labourers
Kyle J Anderson
Religion
Pope Leo XIV wants to disarm AI. Its developers want to win the race
Marco Carnelos
War on Iran
How the Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping the old world order
Idriss Hadj Nacer
Human Rights
Ban on Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur should terrify the entire 'British public'
Shereen Hindawi-Wyatt
Israel's genocide in Gaza
What began in Gaza has spread to Lebanon. This is the price of Israel's impunity
Soumaya Ghannoushi
Israeli Elections
Netanyahu won't stop until all Arab political parties are gone
Abed Abou Shhadeh
War on Iran
Is Iran the new regional superpower?
Kayhan Barzegar
War on Iran
If Muhammad will not go to the mountain, Trump will find him from space
Hamid Dabashi
Al-Aqsa Attack
Al-Aqsa: The moment of peril is here. Will the Muslim world act?
Ismail Patel
Racism
Why 'freedom of speech' has never applied to Muslims
Shaheen Kattiparambil
Nakba
Why European enemies of Jews and Palestinians embraced Zionism
Joseph Massad
War on Iran
Israeli claims about an Iran 'threat' were always a lie. Now we have proof
Jonathan Cook
Al-Aqsa Attack
Jordan faces an existential choice over the defence of Al-Aqsa
Peter Oborne
War on Iran
Trump's war on Iran is a Suez moment - but not in the way you might think
Dan Glazebrook
British Muslims
How the far right are turning the war on terror into a homeland crusade
Amina Shareef
Religion
Why Jordan cannot be stripped of Al-Aqsa custodianship
Mustafa Abu Sway
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Israel's genocide in Gaza

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Pentagon raises alarm over Israel’s ‘unhinged’ spying on US officials
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Iran's World Cup squad granted US visas but some staff blocked
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Albanians protest against Kushner-backed project threatening the environment
War on Iran
Lawmakers vote to curb Trump war on Iran but fail similar effort on Lebanon
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Israeli ministers who backed ethnic cleansing of Palestinians join New York parade
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Foreign students, workers will now be forced to leave US to apply for Green Cards
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UK Politics

UK Politics
Streeting branded a hypocrite after accusing Starmer of ignoring Gaza war crimes
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Labour contender Andy Burnham declines to say Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
UK Politics
Polanski and Corbyn join calls for Britons who served in Israeli army to be tracked
UK Politics
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UK Politics
UK says there should be 'no economic involvement in illegal settlements' for first time
UK Politics
UK: Study shows Gaza a major reason for collapse in support for Labour
UK Politics
Britain set to announce new sanctions against Israel over 'E1' settlement expansion
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Weaponised white rage could tip the UK into the abyss
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UK Politics
British MP asks government to clarify stance on Jordanian custodianship of Al-Aqsa
UK Politics
Starmer accuses Farage of inciting rage in wake of Southampton riot
UK Politics
How Britain is moving towards a ban on Israeli settlement goods
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SXSW festival slammed for not defending Piker and Uygur after UK ban
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Boycott
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