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Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Monday that the UK has suspended 30 out of 350 arms export licences to Israel following a review under the new Labour government, which found that British-made weapons may have been used in the violation of international humanitarian law in Gaza.

“I’m satisfied with the assessment that’s been made.” In response to MP Apsana Begum’s call to suspend all arms sales to Israel due to concerns over UK complicity in Gaza war crimes and Israel's expanded military operations in the West Bank, Foreign Secretary David Lammy defended suspending only 30 of the 350 export arms licences to Israel.

This appeared to be a deliberate plan to destroy homes and inflict damage on people and their properties, including houses, cars and even the simplest things.” Residents of Jenin in the occupied West Bank shared with Middle East Eye their experiences during the Israeli offensive, now in its fifth day. They described enduring the “hardest moments” of their lives, witnessing the deliberate destruction of their homes, shops and possessions while being deprived of electricity, water and basic necessities.

US Vice-President Kamala Harris commented on Israel’s war on Gaza during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Thursday, saying she and US President Joe Biden were “working around the clock” for a ceasefire and that she will “always stand up for Israel’s right to defend itself”. Harris’ speech sparked criticism online for repeating disputed claims that “unspeakable sexual violence” was perpetrated by Hamas fighters against Israelis on 7 October, while not addressing the rape of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli guards in the Sde Teiman detention camp which was captured on video earlier this month.

What triggered the biggest Israeli protests and strikes since 7th October? Since Sunday night over 500,000 protestors have taken to the streets of Israel, demanding Netanyahu reach a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal, and calling for his resignation.

Palestinians from Gaza transport casualties as bodies lie on the floor at al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah, after an overnight Israeli air strike on Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp.

Children in Gaza share how Eid festivities have become sombre and joyless as they experience it for the first time without their parents, who were killed in Israel’s war on Gaza. Displaced and living in tents, children describe how this year, there is no joy in Eid without the usual family gatherings, food and new clothes that make Eid special.

A young girl from Gaza says she cannot sleep, constantly fearing her house would be bombed again after Israeli air strikes destroyed her home while she was in it. Her family has been living in the ruins of their home, which was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, with no food or electricity. Around

Footage from three different angles shows the Iranian strike on Israel Saturday night. Iran launched scores of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for the air strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus. Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari confirmed that some of Iran's ballistic missiles penetrated the country's defences and hit the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel

James Elder, a spokesperson for Unicef, shared a video outlining the dire situation at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Revealing that only 12 out of 36 hospitals in the area are partially functional, Elder underscored the challenges faced by Nasser Hospital, which is currently unable to provide medical care. Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net

Palestinians in Rafah’s southern Gaza Strip came together amidst the remnants of the al-Farouq Mosque, devastated in recent Israeli air strikes, to perform the Tarawih prayers.

"This will stop when the United States stops providing the munitions to Israel, it will not stop by any self-control in Israel." Professor Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University says that Israel is deliberately starving the people of Gaza, while emphasising that Israel has a 'murderous gang in government' with a 'messianic vision of controlling all of today's Palestinian lands'.

"My blood is nearly boiling listening to the justifications of Amotz" Regina Doherty, an Irish senator and former minister, appeared in a live debate on 'The Tonight Show' Monday evening, where she scolded Amotz Asa-El, an Israeli author, on Israel's military actions in Gaza.

“I will never support you, goodbye to Palestine.” During a heated exchange caught on video, Tennessee Representative Chuck Fleischmann made controversial remarks to pro-Palestine activists lobbying in Congress, stating, “Goodbye to Palestine,” and expressing unequivocal support for Israel.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby held a press briefing on Tuesday where he made clear that US support for Israel is unquestionable but at this moment they’re focusing on delivering aid into Gaza. He said, the president is considering maritime options to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

“I think it would be written as the beginning of the end of the Zionist project,” says Israeli historian and professor Ilan Pappé. Pappe said Israel’s current war on Gaza may be “the darkest moment in the history of Palestine, but it was the darkness before the dawn” He added that “the beginning of an end of projects such as Zionism is the most dangerous chapter in the history of a place. When the regime or project fights for its existence”.

"A deal is the only sane option. Everybody knows about it. We gotta make the deal. We gotta move forward. That's the only option.” Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, along with protesters, gathered outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to call on US President Joe Biden to help secure a hostage deal before the start of Ramadan

“Who are the animals? The IDF behaving as animals” Political commentator and presenter Ana Kasparian spoke on the incident of the Israeli 'massacre' that killed over 100 Palestinians seeking food in Gaza City. She said “Everything that we have looked into does not show Palestinians behaving as animals, it shows the IDF behaving as animals” Kasparian repeated her question of “Who are the animals?” saying she was sick and tired of people referring to Palestinian civilians as animals.