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Did McDonald's in Iceland close because of a boycott?

Social media posts have been claiming that the fast food restaurant shuttered its branches in Iceland due to a public boycott linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

Gaza

US criticises Israel for inadequate response to Gaza concerns

US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, added that the situation surrounding humanitarian aid provided by Israel to civilians in Gaza is not at a level the US finds acceptable.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes hit Baalbek, home to UNESCO World Heritage Site

The IDF warned an entire Lebanese city to evacuate as they begun bombarding its outskirts in what they claim is the pursuit of militant group Hezbollah.

Gaza

US pushes Israel for answers following ‘horrifying’ Gaza airstrike

The US has asked Israel to explain its actions following a ‘horrifying’ airstrike on a residential block in northern Gaza that reportedly claimed the lives of two dozen children.

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Culture news

1,000 signatories in largest boycott of Israeli publishing industry

Writers including Nobel Prize laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and Sally Rooney have joined history’s largest cultural boycott against Israel’s publishing industry.

Gaza

More than 90 killed or missing in Israeli strike on northern Gaza

The death toll from more than a year of fighting has passed 43,000, officials in Gaza reported.

Markets

Oil prices plunge as Israel spares Iran's oil facilities in attack

Crude prices plunged as Israel launched a limited retaliation attack on Iran, sparing its oil and nuclear facilities. China reported disappointing economic data, further weakening crude demand outlooks.

World News

Egypt proposes a two-day Gaza ceasefire and release of four hostages

This is the first time Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has publicly proposed such a plan.

Israel

One killed and dozens wounded in suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv

The truck rammed into a bus stop at Tel Aviv's Glilot Junction, in an area that is home to the Mossad headquarters along with several IDF intelligence units.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike kills journalists covering war in Lebanon

The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was appalled by the killing of the three journalists and called for an independent investigation.

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Aftermath of Israeli airstrike on Al-Maghazi refugee camp

There were desperate scenes as people tried to extinguish the flames following an Israeli airstrike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Thursday, October 24.

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Demonstrations for Gazan hostages release in Israel

Hundreds took to the streets of Jerusalem demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday night at the beginning of the Jewish religious holiday of Simchat Torah.

Gaza

Israeli strike on Gaza school reportedly kills at least 17

Israel says the site was used by Hamas for planning terrorist attacks.

Europe News

Nearly €1 billion in aid for Lebanon pledged at international summit

The war between Hezbollah and Israel has seen areas of southern Lebanon and Beirut pummelled by airstrikes.

Europe News

Kremlin hosts Hamas official to discuss potential hostage release

Musa Abu Marzouk said Hamas could "prioritise releasing the two Russian citizen hostages, but as part of an exchange deal with Israel".

Europe News

German arms exports to Israel increase despite sales ban rumours

New figures show that Germany's export of arms to Israel have increased sharply from August onwards, with a much higher figure than was previously reported for the year thus far.

Gaza

Israel accuses six Al Jazeera journalists of ties to militant groups

Al Jazeera has denied the claims, which they say are part of a wider campaign against its Qatar-based network.

Gaza

Blinken urges Israeli ceasefire amid continued violence

Israel's strikes in Lebanon's Tyre and Maarakeh killed a top Hezbollah official and three others, as the death toll in the conflict continues to rise.

Health news

Polio vaccine campaign in Gaza postponed due to 'escalating violence'

The aim of the vaccine campaign in Gaza was to provide more than half a million kids with second doses of a novel oral vaccine.

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No Comment: Art in war-torn Gaza

Bilal Abu Nahl, a deaf and dumb Palestinian artist, has transformed his tent in the Deir al-Balah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip into an improvised art studio.

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