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Number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza rises above 74,000

THE Palestinian death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27

Egypt warned Israel Gaza was 'about to explode' before Oct 7

Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel visited Israel on September 26, warning officials about impending Hamas aggression. He urged Israel to make economic concessions to prevent escalation, signaling a dangerous situation in Gaza. Despite his warnings, Israeli officials reportedly did not take specific action in response. Numerous warnings continued to emerge…

The Times of India · Sep 27

61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies

Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Ireland players vote to go ahead with games against Israel, will wear black armbands

Ireland's national soccer team experienced significant pressure regarding upcoming matches against Israel over the Gaza conflict. Players debated their participation for several hours and one player decided to withdraw from the squad. A majority of the remaining players chose to move forward, leading the association to confirm the fixtures would…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

How Ed Sheeran went 'Indian' & didn't mix politics with his entertainment

Ed Sheeran’s Gaza controversy highlights the uneasy relationship between artists, politics and money. The writer argues that artists may have a powerful public voice, but those who control venues and finances often have the final say.

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Ireland players vote to go ahead with Israel games as pressure to boycott grows, 1 player leaves

Pressure to boycott upcoming Nations League games against Israel over that country’s actions in Gaza has taken its toll on the Ireland team with players ultimately putting their participation to a vote

The Independent UK · Sep 26

Kamala Harris is belatedly courting progressives. Is it too little, too late?

As she mulls another presidential run, the former VP is building bridges with progressive and Arab American leaders

The Guardian - US · Sep 26

We followed five people in Gaza from dawn to dusk – this is what the headlines don’t tell us

Behind the stories of bombings and mass deaths, the everyday challenges facing Palestinians living under siege portray a quieter tragedy we rarely hear

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Gaza: a week in the life of five ordinary Palestinians

As the war pushes deep into its third year, what does daily life look like for people living there and how has the conflict changed it?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation

There’s a powerful scene in Moroccan-French-Israeli filmmaker Simone Bitton’s 2004 documentary “Wall,” which tells the story of the construction of the West Bank barrier, a 448-mile – or 721-kilometer – network of walls and fences dividing large parts of the West Bank from Israel.

The Conversation · Sep 25