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Gaza: Israeli strike kills five, including two children, says civil defence agency

Gaza: Israeli strike kills five, including two children, says civil defence agency

Agency says missile struck citizens in Khan Younis, as Israel reports targeting ‘Hamas terrorist’ after clash with militants

An Israeli strike on Palestinian territory has killed five people including two children, Gaza’s civil defence agency told AFP on Wednesday.

“Five citizens, including two children, killed and others injured, some seriously, as a result of an Israeli missile strike,” in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

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Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza

Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza
Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza
Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza
Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza
Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza

Death of commander of Popular Forces is blow to Israel’s efforts to confront Hamas through proxy groups

The leader of an Israeli-backed militia in Gaza has been killed, dealing a major blow to Israel’s efforts to build up its own Palestinian proxies to confront Hamas.

Yasser abu Shabab, a Bedouin tribal leader based in the Israeli-held zone of the devastated territory, is thought to have died from wounds sustained in a violent clash with powerful and well-armed local families, according to local media and sources in Gaza.

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US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter

US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter
US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter
US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter
US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter
US considers wider sanctions on Sudanese army and RSF as ceasefire efforts falter

Trump envoy fails to secure deal as Norway prepares to host talks on how to restore civilian government in Sudan

The US is considering a much broader range of sanctions on the belligerents in the war in Sudan, in a tacit acknowledgment of the inability of the US envoy Massad Boulos to persuade the parties to accept a ceasefire.

Last week Donald Trump announced that work had begun to end the war after a personal request for his direct intervention from the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.

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RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show

RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show
RSF massacres left Sudanese city ‘a slaughterhouse’, satellite images show

Up to 150,000 residents of El Fasher are missing since North Darfur capital fell to paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

The Sudanese city of El Fasher resembles a “massive crime scene”, with large piles of bodies heaped throughout its streets as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) work to destroy evidence of the scale of their massacre.

Six weeks after the RSF seized the city, corpses have been gathered together in scores of piles to await burial in mass graves or cremated in huge pits, analysis indicates.

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Eurovision has faced political boycotts before – how does the latest compare?

Eurovision has faced political boycotts before – how does the latest compare?
Eurovision has faced political boycotts before – how does the latest compare?
Eurovision has faced political boycotts before – how does the latest compare?

Decision by four countries to pull out over Israel’s inclusion is significant for the contest but crisis may not be existential

The decision by four European broadcasters to boycott next year’s Eurovision over Israel’s inclusion is undoubtedly a watershed moment in the 70-year history of the song contest.

One of the few genuinely popular, non-elitist and pan-European cultural events will be without Spain, one of the “big five” nations in terms of financial contributions; Ireland, which has won the contest more times than any other country bar Sweden; the Netherlands, a 1956 founding member; and Slovenia, symbolic of the EU’s eastward enlargement.

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Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia
Sri Lanka braced for more damage after torrential rain kills hundreds across Asia

Meanwhile, Iran grapples with one of worst droughts and temperatures fall 10C below normal in US

More heavy rainfall is expected in Sri Lanka in the coming days, likely resulting in further damage across the country. It comes after torrential rainfall in south-east Asia triggered catastrophic flash floods and landslides that have affected millions, killing more than 300 people in Indonesia and 160 in Thailand, with hundreds more still missing.

Parts of North Sumatra, Indonesia, were hit with rainfall totals of 800mm over four days, with other areas also experiencing heavy rainfall.

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‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem

‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem
‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem
‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem
‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem
‘I have been defeated’: hundreds of Palestinians face eviction from East Jerusalem

Residents in Batn al-Hawa have all but given up hope and blame the Gaza war which, they say, has created ‘an atmosphere of hate’ towards them

The dome of the al-Aqsa mosque gleamed in the late afternoon autumnal sun as Zohair Rajabi looked out from his balcony towards the skyline of Jerusalem’s Old City. Christian pilgrims spilled out of buses, while observant Jewish worshippers gathered outside the gate to the Western Wall.

New flags now fly a few metres from Rajabi’s home. Blue and white and bearing the Star of David, they mark where residents were evicted recently from their homes by Israeli police. After more than 20 years of activism, Rajabi knows his days in Batn al-Hawa, a predominantly Palestinian neighbourhood less than a mile south of the Old City, are almost certainly numbered.

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Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’
Iran sentences award-winning director Jafar Panahi to year in prison for ‘propaganda activities’

Iranian film-maker won Cannes film festival’s Palme D’Or prize earlier this year for It Was Just an Accident

Iran has sentenced the Palme d’Or-winning film-maker Jafar Panahi in absentia to one year in prison and a travel ban over “propaganda activities” against the country.

The sentence includes a two-year ban on leaving Iran and prohibition of Panahi from membership of any political or social groups, his lawyer Mostafa Nili said, adding that they would file an appeal.

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Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank

Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank
Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank
Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank
Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank
Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank

Group beaten in early hours of morning in village where they volunteered to help protect Palestinians from settler violence

Italy and Canada have raised concerns about the treatment of their citizens who were beaten and robbed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Three Italians and a Canadian were attacked early on Sunday morning in the village of Ein al-Duyuk, near Jericho, where they had volunteered to help protect the Palestinian population from intensifying settler violence.

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More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader

More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader

Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti

More than 200 leading cultural figures have come together to call for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as capable of uniting factions and bringing the best hope to the stalled mission of creating a Palestinian state.

The prestigious and diverse group calling for his release in an open letter includes a variety of prominent names, including the writers Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Zadie Smith and Annie Ernaux; actors Sir Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor and Mark Ruffalo, and the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker.

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