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Mint breaks down the situation. On Monday, Britain’s first Asian-origin premier fired his controversial Home Secretary Suella Braverman and brought former Prime Minister David Cameron back to frontline politics as foreign minister. Observers of British politics speculate that Sunak is trying to return his government to a policy of centrist pragmatism.

Israel's defense forces progressed into a ground invasion after issuing alerts to civilians in North Gaza, with the aim to ‘eliminate’ Hamas fighters and destroy what they claim the tunnel network operated by the Hamas. While the move has been condemned by world leaders and Israel has been urged to avoid civilian casualty, the defense forces have only intensified their attacks paralyzing Northern Gaza, killing over 11,100 Palestinians.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffled his cabinet Monday, and Britons can be forgiven if they don’t learn his new ministers’ names. They might not be around long. Changing ministers at this late date is unlikely to change the bleak Tory prospects in an election expected next year.

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, whose family believed she had been taken hostage by Hamas militants during their brutal attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, is dead, according to Global News Canada and multiple sources close to her family.

Joe Biden said hospitals in the Gaza Strip must be protected and he hoped for «less intrusive» action by Israel as Israeli tanks advanced to the gates of the besieged enclave's main hospital. Israeli tanks have taken up positions outside Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza City's main medical center, which Israel says sits atop of tunnels housing a headquarters for Hamas fighters who are using patients as shields. Hamas denies the Israeli claim. Israel launched its war against Hamas after the Islamist Palestinian group's Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel.

Read the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas war hereA UN aid agency said that at least 102 UN staff members have been killed in Gaza since the war began on 7th October."This is the highest number of United Nations aid workers killed in a conflict in the history of the United Nations," the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said.At least 27 staff members have also been injured since the start of the war, the UN agency added.Israel’s 2024 budget will be structured to focus on the war and then economic growth thereafter, a senior minister said. “In 2024, we are really structuring the budget to focus on the war and to focus on economic growth immediately after.

Matan Meir, a dedicated crew member of the acclaimed Netflix series "Fauda," lost his life while fighting against Hamas in northern Gaza. Matan Meir, a 38-year-old reservist belonging to Israel’s elite 551st Brigade’s 697th Battalion, had been a longstanding contributor to the show's production team, and his untimely death has left a void in the hearts of those he worked alongside.

In a bid to circumvent traditional financial oversight, Hamas has increasingly turned to crypto for fund transfers, according to a new Wall Street Journal report.

shock return of Cameron, a former two-time UK prime minister, into the country's politics. While a detailed statement was not immediately shared, Jaishankar took to social media to note that the Ukraine conflict, along with the “situation in West Asia" – an apparent reference to the Israel-Palestine row – was discussed by the two leaders. A discussion around the “Indo-Pacific" also took place during the talks, the Indian foreign minister's post on social media platform X suggested.

Mark Ruffalo, who is popularly known for his characters as Bruce Banner and the Hulk, has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for declaring Palestinians are «collateral damage» during the Israel-Palestine war. It's been over a month that Israel and Palestine have been in a state of war.

SKOKIE, Ill.—Descendants of Holocaust survivors and a growing Muslim population live side by side in this diverse Chicago suburb that prides itself on safety and civility. That tolerance is being put to the test as war rages in the Middle East. Skokie has long been known as a welcoming village on Chicago’s northern border, with one- and two-story homes on modest lots and good schools.

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Monday that he will visit multiple Middle Eastern countries to discuss humanitarian access and assistance in the war-torn region. He asserted that the ongoing situation in Gaza needs two-state solutions and can only be achieved through dialogue. Taking to X, the EU official said, «I will travel to Israel, Palestine, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan this week to discuss humanitarian access and assistance and political issues with regional leaders. We need a political horizon looking towards the two-state solution.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the show delved into the Hamas-Israel conflict, a topic briefly touched upon in previous weeks. John Oliver immediately tackled this sensitive subject in the main segment of the episode. Following TMZ, Justin Bieber, and various morning shows expressing their perspectives on the war, the program argued that the matter goes beyond simply choosing a side and adhering to it.

David Cameron sensationally returned to the British government as foreign secretary on Monday, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook up his top team with a general election looming next year. Cameron's comeback from the political wilderness came as Sunak sacked right-wing firebrand Suella Braverman as interior minister to assert his authority over the Conservative party, which trail the Labour opposition in polls. James Cleverly moved from the foreign ministry to succeed Braverman after critics accused her of heightening tensions during weeks of contentious pro-Palestinian demonstrations and counter-protests. Cameron quit as prime minister in 2016 after losing the Brexit referendum, standing down as an MP that year, before later becoming mired in a lobbying scandal that was seen as tarnishing his reputation. The former leader, whose foreign policy record as prime minister is viewed as chequered at best, said he «gladly accepted» his new role as Britain faced «a daunting set of international challenges». «While I have been out of front-line politics for the last seven years, I hope that my experience — as Conservative leader for 11 years and prime minister for six — will assist me in helping the prime minister to meet these vital challenges,» Cameron added, citing the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's conflict in Ukraine. Cameron will be made a life peer in the House of Lords — Britain's unelected upper chamber of parliament — Downing Street announced, making him eligible to sit in government. The last lord as foreign secretary was Peter Carrington, who quit Margaret Thatcher's government after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982. Cameron was instrumental in leading western countries' intervention in Libya in

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Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman after she came under attack for writing an article in the 'Times'. In the article, the Indian-origin MP criticized what she called «pro-Palestinian mobs» and wrote that protest scenes were «disturbingly reminiscent» of those seen in Northern Ireland. Braverman also criticized the Met Police for a «double standard» over their handling of protests. Quitting her office, the Tory MP said it was «the greatest privilege of my life to serve as home secretary». James Cleverly has replaced her.

sacked Suella Braverman. The Downing Street also confirmed the return of former prime minister David Cameron into the UK government, as he has been given the foreign secretary charge. The announcement came as a shock in the UK political circles, as Cameron had quit politics following the Brexit referendum in 2016.

Suella Braverman. The now sacked British Home Secretary was appointed to the post when Sunak became prime minister just over a year ago.

By Phil Stewart and Suleiman Al-Khalidi

Israel-Gaza conflict, the Israeli military supplied 300 litres of fuel to Shifa Hospital for critical medical needs. Here are the top ten key developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict. 1.