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A settler accused of killing a Palestinian activist is to be freed. Israel still holds the body

An Israeli settler accused of killing a prominent Palestinian activist during a confrontation captured on video in the occupied West Bank will be released from house arrest

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025

Friday briefing: Has the recognition of a Palestinian state ​gather​ed ​an unstoppable ​pace​?

In today’s newsletter: ​As international consensus begins to shift on Palestine​, there is still a lack of political will in in key c​ountries​, and questions remain over what this legal clarity will mean on the ground

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

Israeli police release settler accused of killing Palestinian activist

Yinon Levi was placed under three days of house arrest, while police have refused to release the body of Awdah Hathaleen

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025

Starmer’s Palestine ultimatum is as empty as it is dangerous

COMMENT: Far from a return to a “two state process” as demanded by Starmer, Israel is certain to annex what it wants of the West Bank, pen the remaining Palestinians in and hope that they eventually clear off too, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025

Calls for US to sanction Israeli settlers after Palestinian activist killed

Trump rolled back sanctions against Israeli settlers, including Yinon Levi, the alleged killer of Awdah Hathaleen.

Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2025

A settler allegedly killed a Palestinian, and there's video. Israel released him to house arrest

A radical Israeli settler accused of shooting and killing a Palestinian activist during a confrontation with unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has been released to house arrest

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

‘The war needs to end’: is the US right turning on Israel?

Longstanding ties between US conservatives and Israel face strain as war’s toll and internal rifts reshape the right

The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2025

What does recognising Palestine as a state actually mean?

IN FOCUS: Starmer said he made the move ‘in the face of the growing horror in the Middle East’ after Israel failed to meet demands, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza. But what does that mean in practice? Tara Cobham and Bryony Gooch explain

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?

The family man, activist, and football fiend also helped make an Oscar-winning documentary.

Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2025

Voices: Why has it been so difficult for Britain to recognise the state of Palestine?

COMMENT: In the decades since the 1917 Balfour Declaration, the UK has broadly supported official recognition of a state of Palestine. So why has it taken more than a century for a government to sign up to it, asks Donald Macintyre

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025