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The Guardian
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
What's holding up a ceasefire in Gaza?
'There needs to be an end. There must be an end.' For Ameer living in a tent in Khan Younis, Gaza, a ceasefire can't come soon enough. 'I've seen how people change, because their instinct for survival is growing stronger.' Emma Graham-Harrison, the Guardian's chief Middle East correspondent, explains to Nosheen Iqbal that a long-awaited deal between Israel and Hamas will probably centre on a 60-day ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the entry of aid into Gaza, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. The extent of that Israeli withdrawal is, however, a major sticking point and the pair discuss how plans for a 'humanitarian city' in southern Gaza, controlled by the Israelis and populated by the Palestinians, are a major obstacle to the negotiations. Graham-Harrison also outlines the desperate conditions being faced by people in Gaza, but suggests that with the Israeli courts and Knesset about to break for summer a ceasefire deal may be imminent. Support the Guardian today:
The Guardian
08-07-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
At least 1,060 Iranians killed during 12-day war with Israel, regime says – Middle East crisis live
Update: Date: 2025-07-08T08:30:53.000Z Title: Opening summary Content: Hello and welcome to the Guardian's continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. Israel's defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme that legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity. As reported by the Guardian's Emma Graham-Harrison, Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel's military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a 'humanitarian city', on the ruins of the city of Rafah. It would involve Palestinians going through 'security screening' before entering, and once inside would not be allowed to leave. Eventually, the entire population of Gaza would be housed there, and Israel aims to implement 'the emigration plan, which will happen', Haaretz newspaper reported. Elsewhere, Iran's government has said at least 1,060 people have been killed in the war with Israel. Officials say that this figure could rise to 1,100, given how badly some people are wounded. This figure comes from Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, who spoke in a televised interview on late Monday (7 July) – according to AP News. As the outlet reports, Iran downplayed the effects of Israel's 12-day bombardment of the country, which decimated its air defences, destroyed military sites and damaged its nuclear facilities. However, since a ceasefire agreement was reached on 24 June, Iran slowly has been acknowledging the breadth of the destruction, though it still has not said how much military material it lost. In other developments: Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls on prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw from talks with Hamas. As Times of Israel reports, he said: 'We should not negotiate with those who kill our soldiers. They should be crushed to pieces, starved to death, and not resuscitated with humanitarian aid that gives them oxygen.' The Israeli military says five soldiers were killed in an attack in northern Gaza, while health officials in the Palestinian territory say 18 people were killed in Israeli strikes.
The Guardian
19-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
What Israel's new war means for Gaza
Israel faced growing international pressure earlier this month as hundreds of starving people in Gaza were killed as they tried to reach aid distribution sites. Since Israel launched its attacks on Iran on Friday, however, that diplomatic outcry has largely disappeared. The Guardian's chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison, tells Nosheen Iqbal that the killings in Gaza have by no means stopped and that many aid experts believe the current food distribution system, based around an opaque organisation called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, has been doomed from the start. The pair also discuss the so-called Popular Front, a Palestinian criminal group that Israel is arming in Gaza, and the impact that Israel's conflict with Iran will have on the situation in the strip. Support the Guardian today:
