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Israeli navy begins Intercepting Gaza Aid Flotilla – reports

A flotilla of nearly 50 boats carrying 500 activists, including Greta Thunberg and Mandla Mandela, reported being intercepted by Israeli naval vessels as it...

Hamas likely to reject Trump’s Gaza peace plan – BBC

Hamas is expected to reject Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, calling it biased toward Israel and objecting to key conditions including disarmament, surrendering hostages...

Trump’s Gaza peace plan welcomed by world leaders

European and Middle Eastern leaders have largely endorsed a new US-led peace plan for Gaza, unveiled by President Donald Trump alongside Israeli Prime Minister...

Trump calls US allies ‘foolish’ over recognition of Palestine

The UK and France are among the nations that defied Washington’s warnings last week. US President Donald Trump has lambasted key European allies for formally...

White House unveils Gaza peace plan excluding Hamas from future rule

The White House has unveiled a sweeping 20-point peace plan aimed at ending nearly two years of war in Gaza, centred on an immediate...

U.K. blogger arrested for posting a “F*** Hamas” meme

Pete North, a 47-year-old blogger from North Yorkshire, was arrested late Thursday under Section 19 of the Public Order Act after posting an image...

IINZ backs NZ’s refusal to recognise Palestinian statehood

The Israel Institute of New Zealand (IINZ) has welcomed the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood, praising Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ announcement at...

Greens call government’s Palestine stance “cowardly”

The Green Party has condemned the Government’s decision not to recognise Palestinian statehood, calling it "cowardly" and damaging to New Zealand’s reputation as a...

NZ Retains “When, Not If” stance on Palestinian statehood recognition

New Zealand has decided against recognising Palestinian statehood at this stage, maintaining its long-standing “when, not if” position. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters told the...

Netanyahu denounces recognition of Palestinian statehood in UN speech

A large number of delegates left the assembly in protest as the Israeli PM was about to speak. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a...

Tony Blair vying to run Gaza – media

New details have been revealed about the ex-British prime minister’s plans to administer the Palestinian enclave. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has proposed to...

Spain and Italy deploy warships to protect Gaza-bound flotilla

The move comes after the ships, which have Palestinian activists onboard, came under a drone attack. Italy and Spain have pledged to deploy warships to...

Australian state broadcaster ordered to pay extra $150K for unfair sacking of presenter over Gaza post

Australia’s Federal Court has ordered the state broadcaster ABC to pay an additional AUD $150,000 in penalties after unfairly sacking fill-in radio presenter Antoinette...

Hamas armed wing releases new hostage video

Proof that Alon Ohel is still alive came out as the Israeli military is pushing forward into Gaza City. The armed wing of the Palestinian...

Palestinian state will never exist – Hamas founder’s son

Mosab Hassan Yousef grew up inside Hamas, but later became a spy for Israel’s Shin Bet before later fleeing to the US. A Palestinian state...

France recognises Palestinian state

The country’s president announced the decision a day after a similar decision was made by the UK, Canada, Australia, and Portugal. French President Emmanuel Macron...

Pro-Palestine riots erupt across Italy (Video)

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has rejected calls to recognize Palestine. Demonstrations and violent riots have erupted across Italy in support of Palestine and against...

UK, Canada and Australia officially recognise State of Palestine

France plans to acknowledge the country’s sovereignty at next week’s UN General Assembly. The UK, Canada and Australia have formally recognised the State of Palestine....

It’s not enough to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza

If nothing is done, we all deserve to live in a world where genocide is the norm. Those with eyes to see and ears to...

Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza – UN commission

West Jerusalem has rejected the accusation, slamming the body as a “Hamas proxy” and calling for its abolition. Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in...

‘Gaza is on fire’ – Israeli defense minister

The IDF conducted intensive airstrikes in the enclave overnight, according to Palestinian media. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said “Gaza is on fire” after...

Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza City

The operation to occupy what is believed to be the last remaining Hamas stronghold has been confirmed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the...

Clergy chain themselves at Willis’ office demanding action on Israel

Nine clergy members have chained themselves together outside Finance Minister Nicola Willis’ electorate office in Johnsonville, Wellington, pledging to fast and remain overnight in...

UN recognises State of Palestine without Hamas

The General Assembly also overwhelmingly supported disarming the militant group and making it cede control of Gaza. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overwhelmingly supported...

Thousands march in Auckland CBD demanding sanctions on Israel

Pro-Palestine protesters, estimated by legacy media at close to 10,000, are marching through Auckland’s CBD demanding the government impose sanctions on Israel. The demonstration began...

Police warn of major delays as Pro-Palestine protest set to cross Auckland Harbour Bridge on Saturday

Police are warning Auckland motorists to expect major delays tomorrow as Pro-Palestine groups plan to march across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Protestors are due to...

Gaza aid ship targeted in ‘deliberate attack’ – Tunisia (Video)

Surveillance footage has captured the moments before the assault on British-flagged Alma boat. The Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a recent attack targeting...

Lawyer convicted over red paint attacks on National MPs’ offices

Auckland barrister and activist Hannah Lucy Swedlund, 28, has been convicted for orchestrating and carrying out red paint vandalism on National Party electorate offices,...

Israel beginning mass mobilization to take Gaza City – Jerusalem Post

Some 40,000 reservists are reportedly expected to be called up for the offensive. Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have begun reporting for duty as...

Dutch foreign minister quits after Israel sanctions blocked

Coalition government partners refused to back Caspar Veldkamp’s call for punitive measures against the Jewish state over the Gaza conflict. Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp...

NZ joins global call for foreign media access and journalist protection in Gaza

New Zealand and 26 other nations have urged Israel to allow immediate and independent foreign media access to Gaza, condemning restrictions on press freedom...

Israel begins Gaza City ground offensive preparations

Palestinians are fleeing parts of Gaza City as Israeli forces establish a foothold on the outskirts ahead of a planned ground offensive approved by...

Netanyahu accuses Albanese of betrayal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Australian leader Anthony Albanese of “betraying Israel” and abandoning the Jewish community after Canberra barred far-right Israeli...

Thousands rally in Manhattan amid controversy over ‘Global Intifada’ chant

Thousands of protesters marched through midtown Manhattan calling for a “global intifada,” a phrase widely condemned as incitement to violence against Jewish communities. The demonstration,...

Luxon says Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot’

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has condemned Israel’s latest assault on Gaza City as “utterly appalling” and said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost...

Swarbrick ejected from Parliament over Palestine sanctions comments

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick was ordered out of Parliament for the rest of the week after refusing to withdraw and apologise for calling...

Air strike in Gaza kills six journalists

An Israeli air strike in Gaza City has killed six journalists, five of them from Al Jazeera, including correspondent Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim...

Australia will recognise Palestinian State at UN – Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Rubio accuses Macron of ruining Hamas-Israel talks

The French president’s pledge to recognise a Palestinian state “emboldened” Hamas and scuttled a possible Gaza truce, the US secretary of state has said. US...

Thousands protest in Israel against plan to seize Gaza City

Local media has called the anti-government rally one of the largest in 22 months of war. Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of...

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