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Latitude Festival 2024: Musicians dropping out over Barclays links

Several musicians are dropping out of the upcoming UK music festival Latitude, over its sponsorship with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel. These announcements come shortly after the major boycott of The Great Escape in Brighton last month, also due to its ties with Barclays.

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WATCH: Israeli strike on Gaza school kills over 30, including women a

An Israeli strike early Thursday on a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed over 30 people, including 23 women and children.

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Israeli school strike kills more than 30 as Spain joins genocide case

Israel's military has not yet offered evidence for its claim Hamas and Jihadi militants were plotting attacks from the site.

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Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood says BDS criticism is "unjustifiable"

The pro-Palestinian BDS movement has criticised the Radiohead guitarist for his collaboration with Israeli musician of Kuwait origin Dudu Tassa.

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EU invites Israeli minister to discuss relations in light of Gaza war

Josep Borrell confirmed Wednesday that he had asked foreign minister Israel Katz to attend an 'ad-hoc' EU-Israel Association Council.

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Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire efforts

Doctors Without Borders says at least 70 bodies and 300 wounded people, mostly women and children, have been brought to a hospital in central Gaza since Tuesday.

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Water tanker brings momentary relief as Gaza supply shortages deepen

Scores of people in Khan Younis stand in line to fill their containers with water as supply shortages deepen.

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Famine possibly gripping north Gaza: report

Famine exists when 20% of households are essentially starving; at least 30% of children suffer wasting; and two adults or four children per every 10,000 people are dying daily of hunger and its complications.

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Slovenia becomes latest EU country to recognise Palestinian state

Slovenia’s decision came days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognised a state of Palestinian, which was condemned by Israel.

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US urges UN Security Council to support Israel Hamas ceasefire plan

Biden has announced a three-phase plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Now he is seeking international backing for it.

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Four more Israeli hostages declared dead

From Blinken's latest phone call with Israeli officials to the number of displaced people from Rafah surpassing one million, these are the latest developments from the Israel-Hamas war this Monday.

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Eurovision’s Bambie Thug: Israeli delegation being investigated by EBU

Ireland's Bambie Thug has shared that an EBU (European Broadcasting Union) investigation is underway into alleged violations by the Israeli delegation, including comments made during their performance, as well as off-stage incidents during the dress rehearsal of the Grand Final.

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Michael Douglas suggests anti-Israel campus protesters ‘brainwashed’

Michael Douglas met with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, and suggests that many pro-Palestinian protesters on American campuses have been subject to “brainwashing.”

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Gaza plan 'not a good deal' but Israel accepts it, says Netanyahu aide

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposed by US President Biden, though he described it as "not a good deal". The plan faces fierce opposition from the Israeli far-right.

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Biden unveils Israeli plan to end war in Gaza

Biden unveiled three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza at the White House. Hamas has reacted positively to the deal but Biden acknowledged keeping it on track would be difficult.

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Israel-Hamas war: Biden details three-phase hostage deal

The US President said the deal would lead to the release of remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war.

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Palestinians search Jabaliya refugee camp ruins after IDF pulls back

Families continue to stream out of Rafah in search of safer areas elsewhere in Gaza with the UN estimating around 900,000 people have fled the city since the start of Israel’s 'limited' military operation.

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WATCH: Ramallah market engulfed in flames after Israeli raid

Firefighters in Ramallah battled blazes in a market ravaged by an Israeli army raid, leaving shops charred and produce destroyed.

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WATCH: Police disperse pro-Palestinian protest outside Belgian Embass

Despite lacking authorization, over 500 individuals gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Uccle for a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

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Slovenian government recognises Palestine pending parliament approval

The small Alpine country's parliament must still ratify the decision, but it's widely seen as a formality, as none of the parliamentary parties in the 90-seat National Assembly are expected to oppose it.

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