France joins other countries in recognising Palestine: What this means for Israel, the Gaza war

Palestine UN recognition: At the UN General Assembly on Monday, France became the latest global power to recognise Palestine statehood, a day after the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia did so.…

Israel-Gaza war: Israel’s defence minister says ‘Gaza is burning’ amid escalation in bombardment

The United Nations rapporteur on human rights in the occupied territories, Francesca Albanese, has said the aim of the Gaza City offensive is to make it uninhabitable. “This is the last piece…

Israel-Gaza war: Israel steps up Gaza City bombing after PM Netanyahu vows to expand offensive

Palestinians reported the heaviest bombardments in weeks on Monday (August 11, 2025) in areas east of Gaza City, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected to…

Israel-Gaza war: anger grows over Israeli far-right minister praying at al-Aqsa mosque – as it happened

The minister of national security travelled to the holy site and prayed there with a reported group of 1,250 people. Police were pictured alongside Ben-Gvir. Under a delicate decades-old “status…