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An Israeli air strike hit a building in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, killing several people, including children.
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Islamic Relief calls for global action as deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza continue and humanitarian conditions worsen.
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A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
Natan Odenheimer and Adam RasgonHuckabee, MikeState Department
Embassies post links to hastily produced online film echoing style of real Guardian documentary about mass killings of Gaza civiliansThe Israeli government is promoting an online film project that mimics the style of NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killings of civilians in Gaza, in an attempt to counter the real film’s findings.The real documentary, directed by the Oscar-winning film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and produced by the Guardian, is in cinemas and will be shown in more than 50 countries. Continue reading...
Louisa LoveluckIsraelNAZA
Consulate targeted in sanctions spat has unusual diplomatic status that clashes with Israel’s ambitions to fully annex the cityIsrael’s attempt to close the British consulate general in Jerusalem was primarily designed to deter London from imposing sanctions on settlements in occupied Palestine. But it also served the current government’s ambitions to fully annex Jerusalem as a national capital, diplomatic and legal experts said.The UK mission to the city has an unusual diplomatic status, which dates back to before the founding of the state of Israel, rooted in a vision of Jerusalem as a neutral enclave under international control. Continue reading...
Emma Graham-Harrison in JerusalemIsraelForeign policy
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Israel had threatened to close the British Consulate in East Jerusalem, a center of outreach to Palestinians for decades. A last-minute agreement means a smaller diplomatic service will remain.
Michael D. Shear and Adam RasgonDiplomatic Service, Embassies and ConsulatesInternational Relations
Many Palestinians are still living in cramped tent cities, with the US plan to end the war largely stalled.
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