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WorldMiddle EastAdvertisementIsraeli-Palestinian conflictIsrael accepts Gaza ceasefire plan, US says, as Hamas reviews draft This week’s chaotic start to a new aid operation has raised


international pressure on Israel to get more food into Gaza and halt the fighting.


Today, 6.49amby Gram Slattery, Michelle Nichols and Nidal al-MughrabiLatestOpinionIsraeli-Palestinian conflictWhen Israel acts shamefully, we Jews must be willing to be ashamed of it One


measure of our capacity to love Israel is our willingness to be ashamed of it when it acts shamefully – not because we hate it, but because we long for it to be better.


Today, 5.00amby Nicola RedhouseIsraeli-Palestinian conflict‘See you in heaven’: Four Palestinians killed storming UN food warehouse in Gaza In a desperate attempt to get something to eat,


hundreds of people burst into the warehouse, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get inside.


May 29, 2025by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Melanie LidmanUpdatedIsraeli-Palestinian conflictDeath and injuries in gunfire and chaos as crowds overrun Gaza aid hub At least one Palestinian


is dead and 48 others wounded after a crowd was fired upon while they overran a new food aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip.


May 28, 2025by Mohammed Jahjouh, Samy Magdy, Nidal al-Mughrabi, Melanie Lidman and Wafaa ShurafaIsraeli-Palestinian conflictDistribution hubs and ‘screening’: How the new aid system will


work in Gaza A controversial new group backed by Israel and the United States to deliver aid in Gaza has handed out its first packages, hours after its boss quit amid concerns about its


independence.


May 27, 2025by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy MagdyCrimeAt sunset, in the wooded hills west of Jerusalem, Washington shooting victim is laid to rest Yaron Lischinsky had planned to travel to Israel


on Sunday with his partner, Sarah Milgrim. Instead, he was farewelled there, in a small cemetery a short walk from his family home.


May 26, 2025by Isabel KershnerAdvertisementOpinionIsraeli-Palestinian conflictIsrael increasingly isolated as relentless attacks on Gaza continue Despite international condemnation and


domestic resistance, the Netanyahu government appears determined to continue its bloody campaign.


May 26, 2025by Irris MaklerIsraeli-Palestinian conflictGaza doctor begged to hold daughter’s body after strike killed nine of her children Alaa Najjar’s husband was severely wounded and


their only surviving child, an 11-year-old son, is in a “moderate” condition.


May 26, 2025by Sally Abou Aljoud and Samy MagdyIsraeli-Palestinian conflictWestern diplomats scramble for cover as Israeli soldiers fire warning shots in West Bank The Israeli military said


it regretted the “inconvenience caused” as France, Italy and Canada summoned the country’s ambassadors to explain what had happened.


May 22, 2025by May AngelIsraeli-Palestinian conflict‘History will judge them’: UK takes action against Israel as Gazans wait for food Hours after Australia rebuked Israel for politicising


the delivery of food and medicine to civilians, Britain suspended free trade talks with the country and hit West Bank settlers with sanctions.


May 21, 2025by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia GoldenbergIsraeli-Palestinian conflictIsrael launches new ground assault on Gaza, says will allow some food in Facing mounting pressure over


the risk of famine, Israel has stepped up its campaign in Gaza, where Palestinian officials said 130 people were killed in attacks overnight.


May 19, 2025by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan LubellShow more