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I was offered a place to study at Glasgow University – but I'm still trapped in Gaza

Mohammad Ayyad, a 20-year-old Palestinian student, is hoping to find a way out of Gaza so he can attend university in Scotland ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 18

Australian library pulls book on Gaza from shelves after complaint from Bondi attack survivor

How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, by American writer Adam Johnson, was withdrawn from Waverley Library

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Iran-US war latest: Trump claims Strait of Hormuz is open with all mines removed after declaring it ‘new US territory’

Negotiations between the parties remain deadlocked as the waterway remains largely closed

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Kushner's talks with Israel, Hamas end without breakthrough on Trump Gaza plan

Jared Kushner met Israeli and Hamas leaders to advance a Gaza plan. No immediate breakthrough occurred as both sides maintained their positions. Israel insisted on Hamas disarmament before any withdrawal from Gaza. Reconstruction of Gaza will not begin until Hamas is fully disarmed. Kushner's meetings followed discussions with Hamas political…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Hamas Reportedly Tells Jared Kushner Group Will Demilitarize Gaza. He's Asking For Tangible Steps.

Kushner is also meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make advancements on the Israeli side of the agreement.

International Business Times · Aug 17

First Thing: Trump cuts US-South Korea military drills citing ‘good relationship with Kim Jong-un’

President said he was ‘not happy’ with plans for large-scale joint exercises he described as ‘inappropriate and hostile’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

‘Can we accept what we have done or not done?’: harrowing film follows doctors in Gaza

American Doctor follows three volunteer doctors as they try to save lives on the frontline and then return to the US to become advocates in Congress

The Guardian - US · Aug 17

Kushner sits with Netanyahu to talk Gaza after 2-hour meeting with Hamas

Mideast negotiator and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the premier rejected the 15-point, U.S.-backed road map to move the truce deal forward in Gaza

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Far-right minister calls on Israel to kill '40 Palestinians nightly'

A FAR-RIGHT Israeli minister has publicly advocated killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza every night, claiming that they are “not worthy of…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17

Kushner meets Israeli PM Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza peace plan

The meeting comes two weeks after Hamas endorsed the latest stage of Trump's Gaza plan, which Netanyahu has refused to support, insisting any settlement must ensure the group is "genuinely disarmed."

Euronews · Aug 17