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Head of Spanish broadcaster backs ongoing Eurovision boycott

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Gaza

Gaza's bicycle couriers refuse to stop despite danger and destitution

Between 40 and 50 workers have died in the Israel-Hamas war at one delivery company alone, yet hundreds remain on the roads, covering routes by bicycle after fuel shortages and the destruction of 74% of Gaza's road network made motorised delivery impossible.

World News

Macklemore donates $1 million to Palestinian aid: 'I invite Robert Kraft to match my donation'

The rapper, who was dropped from Ed Sheeran's US tour for saying "Free Palestine" on stage, has challenged billionaire Robert Kraft to match his donation.

Culture news

'Little pr*ck': Which celebrities are backing Macklemore and criticising Ed Sheeran?

Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters has sent a message to “little prick” Ed Sheeran amid the Macklemore-Palestine row and Sheeran refusing to "take sides". Waters is not the only one speaking out...

USA

US to send $2.8 billion weapons package to Israel

The same class of bombs raised concerns under the Biden administration because of the risk of large civilian casualties in densely populated Gaza

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Culture news

Benjamin Netanyahu joins Israeli ministers attacking Venice-winning documentary 'NAZA'

The documentary 'NAZA', which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, examines Israel's targeting practices in Gaza and alleges that mass civilian deaths are routinely factored into decisions over military strikes.

Culture news

Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli directors of citizenship over Venice-winning Gaza doc 'NAZA'

Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli directors of 'NAZA', Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to be stripped of their citizenship. The documentary about the country’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza won Venice's Special Jury Prize.

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Israeli strike on Gaza vehicle kills two Hamas engineers, 13 wounded

At least two people were killed and 13 others wounded on Sunday, 13 September, when an Israeli airstrike hit a car in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood, according to local medical sources cited by news agencies. Israel said the strike targeted two Hamas engineers involved in weapons production.

Culture news

John Malkovich, now Best Actor Oscar frontrunner, cancels Israel trip over fabricated 'solidarity' quote

John Malkovich has become an early awards season frontrunner after winning Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The actor has also made headlines for cancelling his upcoming trip to Israel, following falsely attributed quotes.

Cinema

Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ wows Venice and breaks standing ovation record

'NAZA', the new documentary by 'No Other Land' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, earned a record-breaking 24.5-minute standing ovation following its premiere – the longest-ever ovation recorded at the Venice Film Festival.

Europe Today

Norway FM: Netanyahu government driving Israel into 'dangerous place'

Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide tells Euronews that Israel has lost “tremendous support” because of how it has conducted its military response to the 7 October attacks.

Gaza

Israeli strike in Gaza kills at least four, including children

An Israeli strike killed a family of four in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said on Thursday. The Israeli military said the attack killed a militant.

Syria

Shadow broker- fixer network exploits Syrians at Lebanon border

A market of fixers, travel agencies and border brokers charges Syrians between $180 for a 48-hour stay and $4,700 for annual residency, far above Lebanon's official fees, as procedures have tightened sharply since al-Assad's fall.

Europe News

UK rejects Israel's 'damaging' retaliation against West Bank sanctions

The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967 and has seen a surge in violence since the start of the war in Gaza, which broke out following the Hamas militant group's attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023.

Culture news

Israeli TV series 'Fauda' returns to Netflix with new season

Lior Raz, one of the show's creators, told Netflix's Tudum site that he hoped viewers would understand "how peace is important, and how we need to think differently and how war is ruining the universe."

Israel

UAE warned Netanyahu of 7 October attack, Israeli newspaper reports

Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a political storm and accusations in the middle of Israel’s election campaign that he ignored a direct warning from the UAE about the imminence of Hamas’ 7 October attack in 2023.

Israel

11 European nations to sanction Israeli settlements in the West Bank

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in areas of the West Bank and said the UK was bringing in an "import ban on goods from illegal settlements." Israel closed the British consulate in Jerusalem in response.

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