Gaza Strip
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Israel says Greta Thunberg has been deported after seizure of Gaza-bound ship
The Swedish activist was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza.
- Yesica Fisch and Tia Goldenberg
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What happened when Greta Thunberg was detained by Israel – and who she was with
The ship’s interception in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.
- Bronte Gossling
Inside the secret tunnel where Israel says a senior Hamas leader died
Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.
- Patrick Kingsley
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Activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts
When it comes to the moral high road, the likes of Thunberg seek to occupy ALL of it, no matter how muddled the thinking. This is precisely the problem.
- Suzanne Moore
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‘Ditch the phones’: Israel boards Gaza charity boat with Greta Thunberg on board
Social media footage showed a chaotic scene as the yacht Madleen was boarded, and Israel says the activist crew will now be sent to their home countries.
- Yesica Fisch, Marissa Newman, Wafaa Sharafa and Kareem Chehayeb
Israeli mother pleads for her son as body of Thai hostage recovered
Hamas says the Israeli military has surrounded the area where Matan Zangauker is being held in Gaza, and that any harm that comes to him during a rescue attempt would be Israel’s responsibility.
- Sam Mednick and Mohammad Jahjouh
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Israel acknowledges it is backing armed alternatives to Hamas in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans that are opposed to Hamas, but witnesses say the fighters he was referring to have been looting aid while Israeli soldiers watch.
- Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick
Fourteen countries on UN Security Council voted for Gaza ceasefire. One country held out
The draft resolution called for an immediate and permanent end to fighting, as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people.
- Michelle Nichols, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer
‘A place of killing’: The US aid agency sowing chaos in Gaza
Images of desperate Palestinians penned behind fences and accounts of soldiers shooting civilians have plagued the controversial new US aid project.
- Henry Bodkin and Ruwaida Amer
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Gaza aid sites closed as Israel declares ‘combat zones’
Palestinian sources and witnesses said Israeli forces fired on people heading towards an aid distribution hub on Tuesday, killing at least 27.
- Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy
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