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NZ considering recognition of state of Palestine

Full text of Beehive press release: The Government will carefully weigh up its position over the next month on recognition of a state of Palestine,...

Trump yelled at Netanyahu for dismissing Gaza starvation – media

The Israeli prime minister’s office has rejected global reporting of the crisis as “fake news”. US President Donald Trump reportedly shouted at Israeli Prime Minister...

Israel to occupy Gaza City

The security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to seize the enclave’s main settlement. Israel’s security cabinet has approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

Retired Israeli security officials urge Trump to help end Gaza War

Over 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former intelligence and military leaders, have written to US President Donald Trump urging him to pressure Prime...

Assange joins Sydney Gaza protest

More than 120,000 people braved torrential rain to march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday in a show of solidarity with Palestinians and...

Family accuses Hamas of starving Israeli hostage

The family of Evyatar David, a 24-year-old Israeli hostage held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, has accused the group of deliberately starving him...

NZ joins international call for Gaza ceasefire and Two-State solution

New Zealand has joined 14 other nations in strongly condemning the October 7th, 2023, terrorist attacks by Hamas and calling for immediate action to...

U.K. to recognise Palestinian State in September unless Israel meets four conditions – Starmer

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will formally recognise the state of Palestine in September, ahead of the UN General Assembly,...

Over 1,000 rabbis accuse Israel of ‘weaponising hunger’

An open letter urges an end to the blockade of Gaza. More than 1,000 rabbis from around the world have accused Israel of weaponising hunger...

Hamas welcomes Macron’s pledge to recognise Palestinian statehood

The French decision met with disapproval from both Israel and the US. The Gaza-based militant group Hamas has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that...

US and Israel warn France’s Palestine move will backfire

The two countries have accused President Macron of “propaganda” and “rewarding terrorism” after he announced plans to recognize Palestine. The United States and Israel have...

France to officially recognise Palestinian State in September

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, making it...

Peters calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has issued a call for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as New Zealand joins 27 other countries...

Gaza reporters starving to death – journalists’ association

Collaborators with France’s AFP news agency are said to “no longer have the physical capacity” to do their jobs. The last remaining Palestinian collaborators for...

PayPal freezes Gaza aid funds raised by NZ writer without explanation

Thousands of dollars raised by New Zealanders for families in Gaza are being withheld by PayPal, with no explanation provided. NZ writer known as 'Emily...

Five Israeli soldiers kill themselves in two weeks

Army officials link spike in suicides to combat trauma from Israel’s ongoing “war on seven fronts”. At least five Israeli soldiers have taken their own...

Dozens arrested after UK brands Palestine Action a ‘terror group’ (Video)

The organisation was banned last month after its members broke into an airbase and vandalised two military planes. More than 70 people were arrested across...

Complex realities behind Gaza aid crisis – British Army officer

A recent headline accusing Israeli forces of deliberately targeting civilians at Gaza food distribution sites has sparked international outrage—but an observer on the ground...

Israel plans to move Gaza population to single ‘humanitarian city’ – defense minister

The Palestinians will not be allowed to leave the camp except for “voluntarily” emigrating to other countries, Israel Katz says. Israel is preparing to establish...

Fully independent Palestinian state would pose threat to Israel – Netanyahu

The Israeli PM has rejected a two-state solution as the war in Gaza enters its 21st month. Militant groups would use a fully independent Palestinian...

Recently vandalised UK warplanes ‘are foreign assets’

Human rights activist Craig Murray has claimed a US hedge fund is the real owner of the aircraft and that they are routinely leased...

Putin and Macron talk for first time in three years

The Russian and French presidents have discussed the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Kremlin press service has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Gaza war must continue – Israeli minister

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he will oppose any agreements to end the fighting. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that the war...

U.S. cancels visas of anti-Israeli army British rap duo

The State Department has punished Bob Vylan over chants at Glastonbury music festival. The US government has revoked the visas of the British punk-rap duo...

Airstrike hits Gaza beach café, killing 20

At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that struck Al-Baqa Cafeteria, a popular beachfront venue in western Gaza used by activists...

Aid as ambush: The horrifying new face of Israel’s Gaza war

The IDF has shut out the UN, installing its own group to hand out food to the starving Palestinians… except it distributes death instead. For...

Israel claims it killed Hamas co-founder linked to October 7 attack

According to the IDF, Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa was “one of the last remaining senior Hamas terrorists” in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said...

Israeli troops say commanders ordered daily killings of Gaza civilians at food aid sites – Haaretz

Israeli officers and soldiers told Haaretz that over the past month commanders routinely ordered them to use live ammunition—including tank shells, machine-gun fire, mortars...

Journalist wins case against Australian state broadcaster over Gaza post sacking

Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf has won her legal case against the ABC, with a court ruling she was unfairly dismissed after posting Human Rights...

Gaza aid killings spur UN outrage

At least 86 Palestinians were shot dead on Tuesday—56 of them near relief depots—when “tanks and drones fired even as we were fleeing,” witness...

56 Palestinians killed at food and aid centres in Rafah

At least 56 Palestinians, including 38 seeking food, were killed by Israeli forces across Gaza on Monday, primarily near controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)...

Government sanctions two Israeli ministers over Gaza comments

New Zealand has imposed travel bans on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, accusing them of undermining peace and...

Israeli Navy intercepts Gaza-bound activist ship

Israeli forces boarded the British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, as it attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade and deliver...

Israel vows to block Gaza-bound aid boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists

Israel has warned it will take all necessary measures to stop the Madleen, a yacht carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg,...

U.S. vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire resolution

The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, introduced by...

Lindsay Graham posts ominous message to Greta Thunberg

Lindsey Graham has said he hopes the activist, who is sailing to Gaza to protest the Israeli naval blockade, can swim. Joining the flotilla that...

Israeli tanks open fire near Gaza aid centre – reports

Twenty-six people are said to have been killed and around 150 injured after Israeli tanks allegedly opened fire near an aid distribution site in...

IDF says Hamas military wing leader Sinwar eliminated in airstrike on hospital

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that the leader of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, Mohammad Sinwar, had been eliminated...

Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire proposal – media

A 60-day truce for the release of hostages has been proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Israel and Hamas have agreed to accept the...

Israeli air strike kills nine of doctor’s children in Gaza – reports

An Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza, has killed nine of paediatrician Dr Alaa al-Najjar’s ten children, according to Nasser Hospital where she...

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