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Hamas fighters killed by Israeli air strikes

Targeted strikes killed Hamas commanders, say IDF

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The funeral of Samir Zakaria Abu Dalal, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, on Aug. 4, 2026. Photo by Ali Hassan/Flash90.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 19: Ed Sheeran fan Daria Smith holds a sign reading "We Know Your Heart" before a concert on September 19, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ed Sheeran is facing a backlash after rapper Macklemore was removed from the US tour after making a pro-Palestine comment on-stage. (Photo by Joe Lamberti/Getty Images)

Ed Sheeran admits mistakes at first concert after Macklemore row

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Congregants of Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation comfort each other in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Yom Kippur (Photo: Getty)

Chief Rabbi issues memorial prayer for Heaton Park victims

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The 'Lady of Justice', the 12-foot high statue on top of the dome of the Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

Student cleared of supporting Hamas in speech outside college

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Archbishop of Canterbury retracts award for Muslim cleric who suggested honouring Osama bin Laden

Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi was given an award on the anniversary of 9/11 by Dame Sarah Mullally for interfaith co-operation

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September 18, 2026 11:54

Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi and his wife being presented with The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury (Image: Neil Turner/Lambeth Palace/PA Wire)

Ireland drops out of Eurovision 2027 over Israeli involvement

Broadcaster RTÉ said its involvement ‘cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza’

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September 17, 2026 13:18

Bambie Thug representing Ireland at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final in Malmö, Sweden, on May 11, 2024 (Getty Images)

Charges dropped against pro-Palestine activists accused of intimidating jurors

Prosecutors indicated at a hearing earlier this month that, in their opinion, there was no ‘realistic prospect of conviction’

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September 17, 2026 10:50

(Illustrative) Protesters hold placards outside Woolwich Crown Court in support of six Palestine Action activists on November 17, 2025. There is no suggestion that the individuals pictured engaged in any wrongdoing (Getty Images)

Miliband admits it is ‘not definite’ sanctions on West Bank settlements will work

The foreign secretary insisted the UK was not attempting to influence the upcoming Israeli election, but did claim Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policies were making the Jewish State ‘less secure’

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September 16, 2026 11:27

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street on September 08, 2026 (Getty Images)

Ambassador admits Israelis behaving badly in Thailand amid anti-tourism protests

Alona Fischer-Kamm said there was ‘no doubt there is a serious problem’ with the conduct of some visitors to the Asian nation

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September 16, 2026 11:14

Israeli ambassador to Thailand Alona Fisher-Kamm at the Embassy of Israel in Bangkok on September 15, 2026 (Getty Images)

Activist who painted ‘Free Palestine’ on Churchill statue cleared of criminal damage

Olax Outis, who is also known as Caspar San Giorgi, told the jury that the paint he used to label the former prime minister a ‘Zionist war criminal’ could be washed off and so did not cause any damage to the monument

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September 15, 2026 12:27

Graffiti on a statue of Britain's former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square on February 27, 2026 (Getty Images)

Teens appear in court after being arrested in Jewish area ‘with hammer, knife and lighter fuel’

Harley Elliot and McKenzie Smyth were remanded in custody amid an ongoing Counter Terror Police investigation

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September 15, 2026 11:02

A general view of Manchester Magistrates' Court on May 16, 2025 (Getty Images)

More than 50 communal groups, including Board and JLC, sign declaration that Zionism is ‘part of Jewish identity’

Signatories also called for antizionism ‘to be recognised and confronted when it is used to marginalise, exclude, or discriminate against Jews’

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September 14, 2026 16:38

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the J50 Forum in Jerusalem on September 1, 2026 (GPO/Shlomi Amsalem)

Chief Coroner to ask Home Secretary to open public inquiry into Heaton Park terror attack

The decision would allow the government to withold information from MI5 related to the attack from public disclosure, which minister claim is necessary to protect national security

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September 14, 2026 15:44

Sir Stephen Watson, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, (R) with then-Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (L) and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (C) visit the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation following the terror attack on the synagogue on October 2, 2025 (Getty Images)

Palestine Action protester wanted by police after absconding during trial

Sean Middlebrough was convicted of criminal damage in relation to an attack on an Elbit Systems factory in a separate trial last month, which can now be reported for the first time

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September 14, 2026 14:29

(Illustrative) A demonstrator holds a placard in Trafalgar Square during a protest in support of Palestine Action on October 4, 2025 in London, England (Getty Images)

Israel’s oldest Holocaust survivor dies aged 107

Yehuda Aharon Widawski, his younger brother, and one uncle were the only members of their family to survive the Nazi extermination of Jews

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September 14, 2026 09:41

Yehuda Widawski arrives ar the entrance of Auschwitz-Birkenau for a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the death camp on January 27, 2015 (Getty Images)

Churchill statue ‘vandal’ tells court he is proud of pro-Palestine protest

Olax Outis told court: ‘I don’t really care about the financials involved’

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September 11, 2026 16:13

Graffiti reading 'Free Palestine' is pictured on a statue of Britain's former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, in central London on February 27, 2026. (Photo by Brook Mitchell / AFP via Getty Images)

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