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Democratic leaders and Jewish groups condemn video of support for Hamas at Oakland debate

Edited video clips, which some say are misleading, show comments made by public at city council debate justifying Hamas as ‘armed resistance’

The Guardian - US

Blinken Says Gaza Truce 'Producing Results', Should Continue

Visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli leaders on Thursday that a temporary truce in their war with Hamas was "producing results" and should continue.

International Business Times

Relief for family of French-Israeli hostage as Mia Schem is among those freed by Hamas

More than seven weeks after she was captured at an outdoor music festival in southern Israel during the October 7 Hamas attack, 21-year-old Mia Schem, a French-Israeli dual national, was released on Thursday. For her mother, Keren Schem, it was the end of a grueling campaign to secure her daughter’s…

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OPINION - Rape, murder and mutilation on an industrial scale — why I had to watch the film of Hamas’s atrocities

I couldn’t sit through Schindler’s List when the children were little and found even March of the Penguins, when an egg rolls from the snug of the daddy penguin’s crotch to freeze solid on the ice, a truly tough watch.

Evening Standard

How Henry Kissinger’s Holocaust escape shaped his powerful and polarising foreign policy

Master diplomat or war criminal, there’s no denying that Kissinger’s story is one of the American dream: a tale of a boy who fled Nazi Germany to become one of the most powerful men in US and world politics. Rachel Sharp reports

The Independent UK

Israel releases Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi during truce swap

The 22-year-old became a symbol of resistance for the Palestinians after a video of her slapping an Israeli soldier went viral

Evening Standard

Penny Mordaunt suggests training for 'anti-Israel' BBC staff

A CABINET minister has suggested the BBC should consider further training for staff amid concerns over its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The National (Scotland)

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Gaza war: Hamas's web of allies in the October 7 attacks makes ending the conflict much harder for Israel

There have been reports that Hamas cooperated with a number of other armed groups to stage the October 7 attacks. If correct, this indicates substantial challenges for Israel – especially when it comes to ending the current conflict.

The Conversation

‘We haven’t slept a wink’: families welcome freed Thai hostages home

Tears and joy as 17 Thai nationals who were seized in Hamas attacks on Israel land in Bangkok

The Guardian - UK

Henry Kissinger: 10 conflicts, countries that define a blood-stained legacy

The master of cold realpolitik left a legacy of destruction that is still playing out across the world.

Al Jazeera

Spanish prime minister says he doubts Israel is respecting international law

Pedro Sánchez condemns Hamas terror attacks but urges Israel to rethink operations in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Families reunite with 17 Thai hostages freed by Hamas at homecoming at Bangkok airport

Seventeen Thai workers released from captivity by the militant Hamas group have been greeted by family and friends, officials and journalists in an emotional homecoming at Bangkok’s international airport

The Independent UK

'We Don't Have Superpowers', Says Embattled Red Cross

The Red Cross, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for hostages and prisoners in the Gaza conflict, stresses it has no "superpowers" and relies on the warring parties for access.

International Business Times

Israel's mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country

Some 16 million people worldwide identify as Jewish – and more than 7 million of them live in Israel.

The Conversation

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The Guardian - US

‘We stand against genocide’: Gaza peace protesters target New York Christmas tree lighting

Demonstrators say they are using event as ‘educational moment for our fellow New Yorkers’

WEKU

Up First briefing: Truce in Gaza extended for 7th day; Henry Kissinger dies at 100

Israel and Gaza agreed to extend their truce for one more day. Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in U.S. foreign policy, dies at 100.

The Conversation

Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast

In the weeks since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli bombardment and ground assault on Gaza, both sides have traded accusations of genocide. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostage, while Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground attacks on Gaza have killed more…

The Guardian - US

Biden faces criticism on Israel-Hamas war stance after X post sows confusion

US president’s account tweeted part of his remarks from last week without context, sparking flurry of differing interpretations

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Al Jazeera

‘Serious doubt’ Israel complying with international law: Spain PM Sanchez

In response, Israel recalls its envoy to Madrid, summons Spanish ambassador over ‘shameful statement’.

The Conversation

Gaza war: a better understanding of the violence on both sides might give us a chance at a solution

Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 marked the beginning of a fresh round of conflict between Israel and Palestine. But it also raises the question of how we should assess Hamas’s terrible crime and whether and how it can be put into context compared with other war crimes committed…

The Guardian - US

‘We’re still living this’: families of US-Israeli hostages arrive in Washington

Parents of three hostages met with officials on Wednesday to pressure Biden administration to push for Americans’ release

International Business Times

Gunmen Kill 3 In Jerusalem, Police Say, As Truce Extended

Gunmen killed three people and wounded several more in Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli police said, in an attack shortly after extension of a truce in the Israel-Hamas war.

WEKU

Six more hostages released by Hamas as talks over extending the Gaza truce continue

As both sides prepared for the final planned hostage-for-prison swap, gunmen killed three Israelis in an attack on the outskirts of West Jerusalem early Thursday.

Al Jazeera

‘I am not an anti-Semite’: Pro-Palestine artists cancelled across Europe

A Bangladeshi photojournalist, Palestinian filmmaker, and US author say cultural spaces are at risk of repression.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 55

An extended truce-deal, attacks in the West Bank, and Hamas’s invite to Elon Musk – here are major updates.

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