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The UN has said "there needs to be justice" following Israel's double strike on a Gaza hospital which killed at least 20 people, as an initial Israeli military probe said the strike had targeted a "camera positioned by Hamas". Condemnation of the attack, whose victims included five journalists and four health workers, has been mounting, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing it as "completely indefensible". Later on Tuesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released its initial inquiry, which identified several "gaps" for further investigation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6n97gj1nqo

A Russian Air Force pilot dropped a glide bomb on the border village of Karyzh in the Kursk region. The blast tore through the small community, destroying at least ten houses in seconds. The village lies just 7 kilometers from Ukraine, in an area scarred by months of fighting. Footage filmed by locals shows the near-total destruction of the settlement. Rubble and debris litter the streets, with only parts of walls left standing Smoke and dust hung in the air as residents looked on in shock. Putin’s Warplane Blew Up Russian Village by Mistake: 10 Homes Were Destroyed

German Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan on Tuesday visited Arab-majority areas in the West Bank under threat from Israeli settlement and housing policies, as she made her inaugural trip to Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. "It is important for us to see what is happening here," Alabali Radovan said after visiting a destroyed house in the village of al-Judaira in the occupied West Bank. Germany has "closed its eyes in recent years" to the construction of illegal Israeli settlements in the territory, said German lawmaker Adis Ahmetovic, who accompanied the minister. German minister slams Israeli settler violence on visit to West Bank Reem Alabali-Radovan (L), Germany's Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, visits a destroyed family home near Al-Judeira and receives a briefing from a UN OCHA representative. Katharina Kausche/dpa

Laura Loomer has hit out at President Donald Trump over his pledge to allow 600,000 Chinese students into the U.S. — and claimed that the move undermines his anti-immigration agenda. “We're going to allow their students to come in. It's very important, 600,000 students. It's very important. But we're going to get along with China,” Trump said in a shift in tone Monday in the Oval Office. “If we are only mass deporting 1,000 illegals each day but allowing 600,000 Chinese spies to come to our country, how can we call them mass deportations?” Loomer said in a post on X Monday. “Do the math.” MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer breaks with Trump in rare public spat over 600k China student visas: ‘Do the math’

The world’s largest wealth fund has excluded Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer, over Israel’s use of its bulldozers to destroy Palestinian property in Gaza and the West Bank. Norway’s $2tn (£1.5tn) fund said on Monday it had excluded Caterpillar and five Israeli banking groups on ethics grounds. While the fund has already excluded more than 20 Israeli companies this year, Caterpillar is the first big US company to be removed through the wealth fund’s ongoing review to ensure its investments do not contribute to violations of international law. Norway wealth fund sells Caterpillar stake over Israel allegations “There is no doubt that Caterpillar’s products are being used to commit extensive and systematic violations of international humanitarian law,” said the fund’s independent council on ethics.

"As of today, we are using our domestically produced long-range weapons," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at a press conference last weekend. "And to be honest, we haven't spoken to the US about such things recently," he added. The weapon in question is the Ukrainian home-made FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles, unveiled by the domestic defence company Fire Point in mid-August. While one missile is to be produced per day since its introduction, according to media reports, the company could increase this number sevenfold by the end of the year to over 200 per month or 2,500 per year. Flamingo: Will Ukraine's new 'wonder weapon' replace the Taurus? The Flamingo has a wingspan of around six metres, weighs around 6,000 kilograms and can carry a payload of slightly over a tonne, making it the first Ukrainian-produced "heavy missile system". F

Angry Israeli protesters have taken to the streets, burning tires, blocking highways and demanding a Gaza ceasefire to save hostages still held in the Palestinian enclave. Some of the strongest demonstrations since war began were launched as the Israeli military pounded Gaza City in preparation for a fresh and major ground offensive. The public disorder broke out over fears the Israeli government’s relentless attack on Gaza will put the surviving hostages still held in the Strip at even more risk. In Tel Aviv, where regular anti-Netanyahu protests are frequent, black smoke rose from burning tires set ablaze on 4th Avenue, which was blocked by Israeli protesters. Israelis protested by blocking some main roads in the coastal city, demanding the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. And it came as three more Palestinians died of starvation, taking the hunger toll to 303 since the war began, including 117 children dead from lack of food.

What does Israel say? The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) initially confirmed it carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza. Throughout the day, Israeli officials issued multiple statements with little information in them, indicating a lack of clarity within the military about the attack but designed to address widespread outrage. On Monday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel "deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza", adding that Israel "values the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians" and saying the military was conducting a "thorough investigation". However, the statement does little to address the apparent "double-tap" nature of the attack. The fact that most of those who were killed were struck by the second attack at precisely the same location around 10 minutes later appears clearly intentional. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80d2zrdj7vo

Wider reaction to the killings UN Secretary General António Guterres strongly condemned the "horrific killings" at Nasser hospital, which he said "highlight the extreme risks that medical personnel and journalists face as they carry out their vital work amid this brutal conflict", and called for a "prompt, and impartial investigation". The UK called the attacks "horrific" and "completely indefensible". Prime Minister Keir Starmer's official spokesperson said journalists should always be protected and the attacks illustrated the need for a ceasefire. French President Emmanuel Macron called the strikes "intolerable" and said civilians and journalists must be protected. He renewed the call for humanitarian aid to be allowed inside Gaza and for Israel "to respect international law". Germany's foreign office said it was "shocked". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80d2zrdj7vo

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he was unaware of the strikes, but when asked for his reaction he said he was "not happy about it". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80d2zrdj7vo

Israel’s army is using a secret unit to shape narratives around Gaza, portraying Palestinian journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes. Analysts say the tactic silences reporters and controls the story in one of the deadliest conflicts for journalists. Israel’s war in Gaza has not only been fought with drones, tanks and air strikes. It has also been waged through words, videos and carefully crafted narratives. At the heart of that effort is the army’s shadowy "Legitimisation Cell", a communications unit tasked with shaping international perceptions of the conflict. According to the independent Israeli media outlet +972 Magazine, its mission is clear: to scour the lives of dead and living journalists for any trace of Hamas links, however tenuous, to justify killing them. ‘We are painted as targets’: How Israel puts Gaza journalists in the crosshairs

Israeli opposition leader, Yair Lapid, urged the right-wing religious government on Tuesday to conclude an agreement with the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas to end the war and secure the release of the remaining hostages. Lapid told the Israeli news portal ynet that a senior representative from one of the mediating countries had informed him that Israel still owed a response to the latest proposal. According to Lapid, the proposal contains 98% of what US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had previously conveyed. This plan includes a 60-day ceasefire, during which initially 10 living hostages would be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli opposition leader Lapid calls for Gaza deal to be accepted

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As Maryam Abu Daqqa, a photojournalist for Independent Arabia, was climbing onto the emergency building at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip – to document the Israeli bombardment – an Israeli airstrike hit the building, claiming her life. Two strikes hit the fourth – and top – floor of the emergency building in Nasser Hospital, which was a gathering place for journalists, firefighters, and patients. The second bomb hit the same spot as the first. Four other journalists were killed along with Maryam. Maryam Abu Daqqa joined Independent Arabia in early 2020 as a photojournalist covering the Gaza Strip. Over the years of her work with Independent Arabia, Maryam Abu Daqqa covered all Israeli military operations inside the Gaza Strip, particularly current war. She did not miss a single day of work after the conflict erupted on 7 October, 2023. One of Maryam’s photographs from earlier this year. In Rafah, southern Gaza (Copyright 2025, The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Maryam Abu Daqqa spent months photographing the war in Gaza. It claimed her life – but her images will endure

That's because Israel has been committing many wrongful acts. It's undeniable the Gazans are suffering. As for the innocent, children are plainly in that category, as no doubt are many women, elderly and some men.

Hun Sen, the dictator, maintains an iron grip on Cambodian citizens. PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia's parliament passed a law on Monday that will allow people convicted of treason to be stripped of their citizenship, a new measure that comes amid a sustained crackdown on opponents of the long-ruling Cambodian People's Party. The law, approved by 120 of the 125 members of the CPP-dominated National Assembly, will allow the state to revoke the citizenship of anyone convicted of conspiring with foreign countries or plotting against Cambodian interests. Many prominent political figures have fled Cambodia to avoid arrest amid intensified efforts to stifle the CPP's opposition in the wake of the Supreme Court's 2017 banning of the Cambodian National Rescue Party ahead of an election the following year. Cambodia passes law to revoke citizenship of people convicted of treason Cambodia has since held mass trials involving more than 100 opposition figures, with many jailed in absentia on treason and incitement charges.

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Shaimaa believes it is too early to think about the Israeli plan to take over Gaza City. But she quickly changes her mind. “Since the start of the war, the [Israeli] army has made no secret of its plans for Gaza, and it has unfortunately been implementing those plans with firepower. It’s not too early to prepare for a catastrophe.” Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to occupy Gaza City. According to Israel’s Channel 14, the plan will play out in three phases: firstly allowing increased humanitarian aid to enter Gaza City followed by the relocation of its residents to centralised camps in the South of the Gaza Strip, and finally, a full blockade of the city, which will be placed under the control of the military. As soon as the cabinet approved the plan, the general mood in Gaza shifted, and the population became more pessimistic than ever. Residents anxiously keep up with the details of the planned takeover of the city, filled with dread for what they believe lies ahead: immense destruction, innumerable deaths and injuries, and devastating physical and human costs. ‘We are living in fear and anguish every day’: Gazans fear a ‘new Nakba’ as Netanyahu plans occupation

A tussle going on here, watch the video below. Cambodian villagers clash with Thai soldiers over barbed wire fence blocking roads

The 82nd Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday and both Italian and international filmmakers have called on the festival to condemn what they describe in an open letter as genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza. The group urges the festival to avoid becoming “a sad and empty showcase”. To be better, the group asks the festival to take a “clear and unambiguous stand”, to provide “a place of dialogue, active participation, and resistance, as it has been in the past” and highlight Palestinian narratives to better address “ethnic cleansing, apartheid, illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, colonialism and all the other crimes against humanity committed by Israel for decades, not just since October 7.” Signatories include Italian actor Toni Servillo, Italian actress and director siblings Alba and Alice Rohrwacher, French directors Céline Sciamma and Audrey Diwan (who won the Golden Lion for Happening in 2021), British filmmaker Ken Loach (who won the Honorary Golden Lion in 1994) and British actor Charles Dance, as well as Palestinian directorial duo Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser - who won best director in Cannes Un Certain Regard this year for their film Once Upon A Time In Gaza. Hundreds of filmmakers urge Venice Film Festival to take a stronger stand on Gaza

An Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza killed four journalists on Monday, including a freelancer who worked for The Associated Press, according to health officials. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for the AP since the Gaza war began, as well as other news outlets. The AP said in a statement that it was shocked and saddened to learn of Dagga's death, along with several other journalists. Dagga, who has a 12-year-old son who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war, frequently based herself at Nasser, most recently reporting on the hospital's doctors struggling to save children from starvation. AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strike on hospital in Gaza, health officials say The Israeli prime minister’s office and Israeli military declined to comment on the strike.- Of course. What could the murderers say?

Hundreds of Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi to show solidarity with Palestinians caught in the war in Gaza. Motorbike riders and drivers circled the capital waving Palestinian flags, chanting “Free, free Palestine.” Protesters denounced the scale of the humanitarian crisis. Activist Shakira Wafula said: “The genocide in Palestine has to stop. Children are dying, women are suffering. They are bombing hospitals and residential areas. And Israel basically wants to extinguish the existence of Palestinians.” Others drew parallels between Gaza and Africa’s colonial past. Nabil Mohamed told the crowd: “What we can see happening in Gaza right now and what happened in Africa is basically the same because they are going through occupation. We went through colonization. We share the same colonial masters and we can't just sit back and watch what is happening there, the mass murders, the genocide, the starvation and killing of innocent children and women.” Kenyans rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza