Hamas's spokesman in Lebanon tells Sky the US president is just trying to "keep everything sounding positive in the media" and that Israeli PM Netanyahu has made things "more complicated" Dr Ahmad Abdulhadi spoke to Alex Crawford ⬇️ trib.al/uS77dzB

Strong video and messaging being used on #WorldHumanitarianDay as mediators grapple to keep the Gaza ceasefire negotiations on track amid ‘eleventh-hour’ diplomatic push - ‘International humanitarian law is being violated’ UN Humanitarian

Mark Jarzombek, MIT architectural history prof who’s studied post WWII reconstruction. ‘It’s not just the destruction of physical infrastructure, it’s destruction of…a sense of normality…for generations Gaza will be struggling..’ bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

Palestinian journalist Salma Al Qadoumi lies injured after being shot in the back by Israeli snipers in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists estimates around 113 have been killed during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza since Oct 7

Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility for a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv yesterday, in which the only fatality was the individual carrying the bomb. The US Sec of State has been meeting Israeli PM to try to push a ceasefire deal over the line

For those raising concern about whether Mark Smith actually existed following the coverage of his resignation by Hind Hassan here he is talking to Mishal Husain about why he did so and his worries over UK arms sales to Israel

Hezbollah says it has attacked Israel with a large number of drones and rockets in response to the killing of a top commander last month But how strong are they actually, both as a military force and as a political group? Sky's Alex Crawford explains trib.al/00Ov1co

‘There is a real possibility that the UK, or individuals herein, are guilty of aiding and assisting Israel’s proven and alleged breaches of international law’ - ⁦The Guardian⁩ column by int human rights lawyer theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘Nothing short of a miracle’ say Hostages Families forum. More than 100 other Israeli hostages are still held by Hamas in Gaza as mediators try to get agreement on their release and 1000’s of Palestinians held by Israel news.sky.com/story/israeli-…

‘The 52-year-old is one of eight hostages to be rescued alive, and was the first to be rescued from underground,’ the Israeli military said. (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/696f8e…

The Israeli Govt confirms the deaths of 6 hostages in Gaza while families of those still held, express fury - ‘it has long accused (the Gvt) of dragging its feet over a hostage deal with Hamas’ theguardian.com/world/article/…

Tel Aviv municipality confirms it’ll join a half-day strike on Mon with others across Israel in solidarity with hostages and their families after 6 were found dead in Gaza. רון חולדאי ‘The Israeli government abandoned them, but the State of Israel is us’

Calls for a ceasefire and release of the remaining hostages becoming more urgent now - as hostage families express frustration and global leaders voice shock and condemnation at the killings

Israeli military says ‘initial assessment’ indicates the 6 hostages were ‘brutally murdered’ by Hamas poss a day or two before being discovered. Hamas official says they were killed in ‘Zionist air strikes’ and blames US admin for its Israeli support

This is exactly why….

Worth reading this from former Israeli academic Ori Goldberg ‘chief of our national confederacy of unions has announced a general strike for tomorrow stating "a hostage deal" is being delayed for "political reasons"…. This is a big deal because he is known for his timidity’

‘UK suspends around 30 arms export licences to Israel for use in Gaza over International Humanitarian Law concerns’ David Lammy promised this in an interview we did with him a few weeks ago

International pressure is growing against Israel with President Biden also appearing to express frustration at the Israeli PM - saying Netanyahu isn't doing enough to get a hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire

Initial reaction to the suspension of UK arms licences to Israel….

‘It was Hamas terrorists who pulled the trigger, but it was Netanyahu who sealed their fate’ - Haaretz.com haaretz.com/israel-news/20…