Defend Our Juries says ‘trick of using street bail’ will not work if participants insist on being taken to a police station

The "IDF" has repeatedly carried out large-scale, deliberate acts of violence against civilians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. It is our sincerely held belief that the atrocities and tactics use...

E3 Leaders' Statement on the Middle East.

Local authorities say a £5bn shortfall in special needs funding could leave dozens effectively insolvent within months Council leaders in England have warned that a multi-billion pound deficit from years of overspending on special educational needs has become a “burning platform” that will push scores of councils into bankruptcy within months. They say time is running out to resolve rapidly growing shortfalls and are concerned the government gave no indication in Wednesday’s spending review how it will deal with Send debts, which are expected to exceed £5bn by next March. Continue reading...

Critics have said the US decision to retreat from the region has led to a greater likelihood of conflict

'If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped' Twelve international activists, including Greta Thunberg, recorded videos before being kidnapped by Israeli forces in international waters while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of a Freedom Flotilla. Activists from countries including Brazil, Germany, France, Turkey, and Spain also identified themselves, urging their governments to take action. Among the crew were French journalist Yanis Mhamdi from Blast Media and Omar Faiad from Al Jazeera Mubasher, who documenting the journey. "If you're seeing this video, I've been detained by Israeli forces while performing my role as a journalist," Mhamdi said. "I therefore ask my colleagues and the French government to expedite my release and return my camera equipment."          Bu gönderiyi Instagram'da gör                       Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)'in paylaştığı bir gönderi

<article data-history-node-id="423536" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-sanctions-icc-judges-over-arrest-warrants-israeli-officials" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-sanctions-icc-judges-over-arrest-warrants-israeli-officials" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US sanctions ICC judges over arrest warrants for Israeli officials</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="82" data-start="0">Washington has imposed sanctions on four judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing them of taking part in what it calls “illegitimate and baseless” actions against the United States and its ally, Israel.</p> <p data-end="610" data-start="367">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the move on Thursday, naming the targeted judges as Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin, and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.</p> <p data-end="947" data-start="612">Two of the judges had approved arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and the use of starvation as a weapon during Israel’s assault on Gaza. The other two had backed investigations into US personnel accused of abuses during the war in Afghanistan.</p> <p data-end="1417" data-start="949">“As ICC judges, these four individuals have actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America or our close ally, Israel,” Rubio said.</p> <p data-end="1417" data-start="949">“The ICC is politicised and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies. This dangerous assertion and abuse of power infringes upon the sovereignty and national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel,” he added in post&nbsp;on X.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Gaza" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="bccb0179-e933-4b65-b471-6a365a0fd0db" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_494W76P.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="Gaza" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

Richard Tice has announced that new employees in the 10 councils now controlled by Reform UK will not be allowed to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

Israeli forces arrest Palestinians, demolish homes in West Bank raids Israeli forces arrested two brothers in Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem, early Tuesday after raiding their home. Security sources identified them as Ramadan Nazzal Raya, 28, and Hamza Raya, 30. Bulldozers demolished a house in Umm al-Fahm within Israel’s 1948 borders. Police sealed off the Aqada al-Fuqa neighbourhood before machinery tore down the property. Three Palestinians were detained in Dura, south of Hebron, after troops stormed the town. Locals named them as brothers Abdul Salam and Nidal Al-Fasfous, and Raafat Shaher Al-Sharha. A young man, Muhammad Abdul Rahman Fayed, was seized in Ya’bad near Jenin during overnight raids. Israeli forces have escalated operations in Jenin since January. Troops raided Balata refugee camp near Nablus, ransacking homes in the Maghdousha area. No arrests were reported despite military vehicles patrolling the city. Israeli soldiers assaulted Palestinians at a checkpoint near Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, attacking a truck driver and harassing villagers from Salfit governorate. Jordan condemned extremist settlers’ incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling them a violation of international law. Foreign ministry spokesperson Sufian Qudah rejected Israel’s attempts to alter the site’s status. Israeli army soldiers aim their rifles as Palestinians sitting outside a shop look on during a raid in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank on May 27, 2025 (AFP)

AT least 21 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a nearby…

We’re joined by British-Israeli analyst Daniel Levy, who is President of the US Middle East Project. He served as a peace negotiator during the premierships of Yitzhak Rabin and Ehud Barak.

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Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundation More than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies. Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...

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