Gaza: ‘Clean it out then bring in something good'
Amid the deadliest chapter in the history of this conflict, we visit the kibbutz of Kfar Aza to witness the evolving legacy of the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas militants, and get as close to Gaza as is possible for foreign journalists.
In this three-part series, we're traveling along the 1949 armistice line or 'green line' – once seen as the best hope for a resolution – and meeting Palestinians and Israelis living just miles apart
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Daily Record
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- Daily Record
Kneecap slam John Swinney during Glasgow gig after being axed by TRNSMT
Kneecap has bashed John Swinney during their Glasgow O2 Academy gig where police and sniffer dogs scoured their dressing room. Kneecap has hit out at First Minister John Swinney during their sold-out performance in Glasgow after being axed from TRNSMT. Kneecap, formed of Mo Chara - who was recently charged with a terror offence - Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, were originally billed to headline the King Tut's stage on Friday at the TRNSMT Festival, however they were dropped from the lineup at the end of May over safety concerns by Police Scotland. Instead, they headlined the city's O2 Academy tonight - with the show selling out in 80 seconds. In May, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney called for TRNSMT to cancel the performance on July 11, saying that 'organisers of TRNSMT have got to consider that issue.' Swinney also said: "It would be unacceptable to perform on such a stage given the fact their comments are so beyond the pale." It only took Kneecap 10 minutes into the show to address the issue, reports the BBC. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who goes by the stage name Mo Chara, asked the crowd "What's your first minister's name?" before swearing and saying: "They stopped us playing TRNSMT but they can't stop us playing Glasgow." DF Concerts took the decision to remove the rappers from the TRNSMT line-up after police raised safety concerns. Kneecap noted that they did not believe the TRNSMT cancellation was the festival's fault, before leading a chant against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, after he called for the band to be dropped from Glastonbury. Fans came to the gig daunting Celtic tops and waving the Irish Tricolour. Mr Ó hAnnaidh later criticised Israel but noted he meant "the government, not the people." Police and sniffer dogs have also been caught scouring Kneecap's dressing room before the Irish rap trio's sold-out Glasgow gig. Prior to the gig, officers and sniffer dogs were recorded and posted on Kneecap's Instagram story searching their dressing room. The caption of the video said: "Your sniffer dogs are..." The band arrived at the venue amidst a sea of Palestine flags from Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaigners. Pictures showed Naoise Ó Cairealláin, also known as Móglaí Bap, entering the building wearing a retro-remake version of Celtic's iconic 1996 bumblebee shirt. While being ushered into the venue, Naoise Ó Cairealláin could be seen carrying a leaflet calling for the charges against his bandmate to be dropped and for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to be arrested. Mo Chara was charged with brandishing a flag backing banned militant group Hezbollah at a gig in November 2024. He appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court last month as a result and was released on an unconditional bail. The charge related to an incident after the band's O2 Forum show in Kentish Town, London. However, the band has branded the case against the musician as a "witch hunt". Police also said they are investigating Kneecap's Sunday performance at Glastonbury, after their set was filled with expletives and calls to "free Palestine" and "f*** Keir Starmer". However, the band pointed out that they did not call for a riot to take place. Kneecap previously took legal action against the then UK Conservative government after they blocked them from receiving a £15,000 funding award to support UK-registered artists in global markets. However, a court hearing sided with the group and awarded them £14,250. There are three other artists - Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and SZA - who are also set to perform at various locations across Glasgow tonight, and Police Scotland intend to keep everyone safe throughout all three gigs, including Kneecap's performance. Superintendent Paul Douglas stated: "We are aware of a number of events and concerts due to take place in the Greater Glasgow area in the week beginning Monday, 7 July, 2025." 'A proportionate and considered policing plan is in place within the city and we are working with a number of stakeholders to ensure the safety of all those attending these events and where possible minimise disruption to the people of Glasgow," he continued. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!
The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Qatar dashes hopes of rapid Gaza ceasefire, saying talks ‘will need time'
Progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza has been slow, officials in Qatar say, dashing hopes of a rapid end to hostilities in the devastated Palestinian territory. The new round of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, after both sides accepted a broad US-sponsored outline of a deal for an initial 60-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the 21-month conflict. 'I don't think that I can give any timeline at the moment, but I can say right now that we will need time for this,' Majed al-Ansari, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesperson, said on Tuesday, the third day of negotiations in Doha. A Palestinian official familiar with the talks said 'no breakthrough has been achieved so far'. The admission that immediate agreement is unlikely may mean Donald Trump will not be able to announce a deal during this week's visit to Washington by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, as Trump appeared to have hoped. On Monday, Trump expressed confidence a deal could be reached soon, telling reporters 'things are going along very well' and that Hamas 'want to have that ceasefire'. However, Ansari suggested the negotiations were still in relatively early stages. 'What is happening right now is that both delegations are in Doha. We are speaking with them separately on a framework for the talks. So talks have not begun, as of yet, but we are talking to both sides over that framework,' he said. In Gaza, the death toll continues to mount. Gaza's civil defence agency reported 29 people killed in Israeli strikes across the territory, including three children, while five Israeli military personnel were killed and 14 injured late on Monday in an attack by Hamas militants near Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the civil defence agency, said nine people had been killed in a drone strike on a camp for displaced people in southern Gaza. Shaimaa al-Shaer, 30, who lives in the camp, said: 'I was in front of my tent preparing breakfast for my four children – beans and a bit of dry bread. Suddenly, there was an explosion.' Health officials at the Nasser hospital, where victims of the Israeli strikes were taken, said one of the strikes had targeted tents sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, killing four. A separate strike in the city killed another four people – a mother, father, and their two children, officials said. In central Gaza, Israeli strikes hit a group of people, killing 10 and injuring 72, according to a statement by al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat. The IDF accuses Hamas of using civilians as human shields, which Hamas denies. Evacuation orders were issued by the IDF for more neighbourhoods of Khan Younis, displacing thousands of people before new Israeli attacks there. The current ceasefire proposal envisages a phased release of 28 hostages, Israeli troop withdrawals from parts of Gaza the IDF has seized in recent months, an increase in humanitarian aid to the territory, and discussions on ending the war. Hamas also wants guarantees that Israel will not launch a new offensive after the 60-day truce. A previous ceasefire collapsed in March when Israel reneged on a promise to engage in negotiations that would have led to a second scheduled phase of the existing truce, and possibly a permanent cessation of hostilities. Israel has said it will not agree to stop fighting until Hamas has released all the 50 hostages it still holds, of whom more than half are dead, and disarms. Palestinian sources said earlier this week there were also gaps between the parties on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and its distribution. In contrast to Palestinian and Qatari officials, senior Israeli officials have highlighted progress in the talks. Ze'ev Elkin, a member of Israel's security cabinet, said there was 'a substantial chance' a ceasefire would be agreed. 'Hamas wants to change a few central matters; it's not simple, but there is progress,' he told Israel's public broadcaster Kan. On Monday, Israel Katz, Israel's defence minister, laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, a scheme legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity. Katz said he had ordered the IDF to prepare to set up a camp, which he called a 'humanitarian city', in Rafah. Israeli forces would control the perimeter of the site and initially 'move' 600,000 Palestinians into the area – mostly people currently displaced in the Mawasi area. Eventually, the entire population of Gaza would be housed there, and Israel aimed to implement 'the emigration plan, which will happen', Haaretz newspaper quoted Katz saying. Khaled al-Attar, a 33-year-old researcher displaced to Gaza City, said the announcement was probably intended to gain an advantage in the ceasefire negotiations. 'However, if this is an official plan … it is coercive displacement cloaked in the guise of aid and humanitarianism. They are trying to push the people of Gaza into camps in Rafah – an alarming step toward depopulating Gaza,' Attar said. But Khaled Abu Sultan, a 33-year-old former marketing specialist, said he supported any idea that would help unarmed civilians to leave Gaza and 'escape the massacre' in the territory. 'Honestly, we've reached a point where we can no longer endure. We are not against the idea of displacement … On the contrary, we support it in order to live a dignified life, because here [everything] has been destroyed,' he said. Maysa Qader, 44, also displaced to Gaza City, said she wanted the war to end as soon as possible so that 'none of these plans are ever implemented'. Gaza's ministry of health has counted more than 57,000 killed by the Israeli offensive, mostly civilians. The UN and several western governments consider the tally to be reliable. The offensive has plunged Gaza's population into an acute humanitarian crisis, with many threatened by famine, and reduced much of the territory to rubble. The war was triggered by a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in October 2023 in which militants killed 1,200, mostly civilians, and abducted 250. AFP and Reuters contributed reporting
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
Trump calls Epstein question ‘a desecration' as backlash builds
Donald Trump labelled a journalist's question about Jeffrey Epstein a "desecration" during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. He expressed disbelief that the topic was still being discussed, highlighting more current events such as those in Texas and the Ukraine war. Trump interrupted Attorney General Pam Bondi to voice his frustration, questioning why the "creep" was still a subject of conversation. This incident occurred as criticism mounted and the Department of Justice confirmed there was no "client list" related to Epstein. Watch the video in full above.
