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EuroVerify

Fact check: Was Bardella right to claim EU indirectly funded Hamas?

The EU executive recently carried out an urgent review to ensure its funding to the Palestinian territories was not inadvertently falling into the hands of militant groups.

Europe News

Analysis: Hamas regenerates in Gaza despite Israeli defeat claims

Experts say Hamas is keen to keep bringing in new fighters despite losses, with new leader Yahya Sinwar pushing for continued armed conflict and no regrets over past attacks.

Cinema

'We Will Dance Again': Recording the nightmare of 7 October

In time for the one-year anniversary of the 7 October massacre, a new visceral film documents Hamas' attack at the Israeli Nova music festival. It is not for the faint of heart.

Israel

Israel commemorates one year since deadly Hamas attack

Hamas' surprise 7 October attack resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people, kicking off 12 months of violent fighting in the Middle East.

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Israel

Israeli kibbutz remains a ghost town after 2023 Hamas attack

A year on from the 7 October incursion, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz are still mostly empty, with residents living in fear and anguish.

Israel

Timeline: How Hamas' attack on Israel triggered a Middle East conflict

Since the Hamas attack in October of last year, events in the Middle East have spiralled out of control, with Israel now fighting a war on multiple fronts that threatens to overwhelm the region.

Europe News

European leaders call for Gaza ceasefire on Hamas attack anniversary

The 7 October Hamas incursion into southern Israel left more than 1,000 people dead and sparked a year of war which has devastated much of the Gaza Strip.

Europe News

Protests across Europe as Gaza war anniversary nears

The war in Gaza, which started on 7 October last year, has seen more than 41,000 Palestinians killed and decimated the Strip. Almost 100 Israelis are still being held hostage by Hamas, with fewer than 70 believed to be alive.

Iran

Iran's supreme leader: Missile attack on Israel will repeat if needed

The announcement from Tehran came after Iran launched some 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday, and follows a series of escalating attacks between the two countries, threatening to push the Middle East closer to a region-wide war.

World News

Israel claims it killed three Hamas commanders in airstrike months ago

The IDF reported that it killed Rawhi Mushtaha, the purported right-hand man of the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

Lebanon

Josep Borrell warns Middle East headed for 'full-blown war'

Speaking to reporters in New York, the EU's foreign policy chief said that no power seemed able to 'stop' Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

Gaza

Borrell blasts Israel over ‘human-made tragedy’ in Gaza

Borrell’s comments came as part of a series of blistering remarks targeted at Israel during his visit to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

Hungary

'We want peace': Israeli football fans call for ceasefire

Israeli football fans attended a UEFA Nations League football match in Budapest on Monday eager to watch the men's national team play Italy — while also calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel

Tel Aviv protesters demand release of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Protesters say the Israeli government hasn't done enough to secure the release of their loved ones and accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of potentially derailing talks with new demands.

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No Comment: demonstration in Tel Aviv for the release of Hamas hostages

Demonstrators, including families of hostages held by Hamas, gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday evening to call on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press for a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages.

World News

Israel disrupted by strikes against failure to return hostages

A nationwide strike gripped Israel on Monday as part of a wider protest against the perceived failure of the government to return hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attacks.

Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

Israel

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages

Hamas is still believed to be holding around 110 hostages captured in the 7 October attack. Israeli authorities estimate that around a third of them are dead.

Israel

Israel has agreed to a 'bridging proposal', Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israel has agreed to a "bridging proposal" in a peace deal he's proposed.

Israel

Protesters demand deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza

International efforts continue to try to secure a ceasefire agreement to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha optimistic that a deal could be reached.