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RAF spy flights over Gaza risk complicity in Israeli torture

Britain’s military could be receiving intelligence from Israel that was obtained under torture, campaigners fear. Israel’s torture of Palestinian prisoners should have serious consequences for UK intelligence cooperation with Tel Aviv, human rights groups have warned. It comes as Keir Starmer suspended some arms exports to Israel last week, which …

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RAF spy flights over Gaza risk complicity in Israeli torture

Britain’s military could be receiving intelligence from Israel that was obtained under torture, campaigners fear. Israel’s torture of Palestinian prisoners should have serious consequences for UK intelligence cooperation with Tel Aviv, human rights groups have warned. It comes as Keir Starmer suspended some arms exports to Israel last week, which …

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War of Legitimacy – How the ICJ, UNGA Challenged Decades of Israeli, US Arrogance

Two historical events regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine have taken place on July 19 and September 18. The first was a most comprehensive ‘advisory opinion’ by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which reiterated that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is illegal and must come to an immediate end. …

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Israelis Emerge from Bomb Shelters after Iranian Missile Barrage with Very Few Injuries Reported

The Israeli military cleared the public to exit their bomb shelters and announced that very few injuries were reported after Iran launched a barrage of some 180 ballistic missiles toward the country on Tuesday. Fire could be seen over the night skies of Israel as missiles exploded overhead. The Israel …

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Nasrallah R.I.P – What really happened and why!

The general secretary of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, is gone. Decades of his reign over Hezbollah, his personal connection to the spiritual leader Khamenei, and his everlasting equations – all gone. He may be mourned by his followers, maybe even by Hezbollah experts, who have studied Nasrallah for years, but many …

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Israel should hit Iran where it hurts Choking its oil revenue could topple the regime

Through its early history — but not for the last four decades and more — the main threats to Israel’s security came from its Arab neighbours. That resulted in several wars against Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. But except for Jordan, Israel’s Arab enemies were in effect proxies for a …

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Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its …

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Hamas Leader in Lebanon Eliminated in Israeli Air Strike Was UNRWA Employee

Latest Developments The leader of Hamas in Lebanon, who doubled up as a prominent educator employed by UNRWA — the UN agency solely dedicated to the descendants of Palestinian refugees — was killed in an Israeli air strike in the south of the country, Hamas confirmed on September 30. Fathi …

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Lebanese troops pull back from border as Israeli ground invasion looms

Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday as a ground invasion by Israel looked imminent, just days after Israel killed the head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in an escalation of regional tensions. Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, a security source said, with a …

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‘Propaganda material will need to be disseminated’

Whitehall officials and ministers connive with the BBC and the press during wars, to promote ‘propaganda’ to domestic and foreign audiences, declassified files show. Britain’s media is failing to report the true extent of UK support to Israel amid the genocide in Gaza. This is not the exception in Britain’s …

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