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Lethal fantasies of driving people from their land haunt the Middle East. Trump is fuelling them

Rarely has a US president proposed an idea more repugnant than this Gaza plan, with its appeal to old enmities, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Hamas names three Israeli hostages to be released after alleging ceasefire breach – as it happened

Hamas accuses Israel of delaying humanitarian aid trucks before next round of hostage and prisoner releases due on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Study traces origin of mutant London underground mosquito to Middle East

The London Underground mosquito been extensively studied as an example of humans driving evolution and emergence of new species

The Independent UK

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President Trump's Controversial Proposal For Gaza Sparks Global Debate

President Trump's proposal to take over Gaza sparks debate on U.S. involvement in the Middle East and the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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Asus rolls out golden RTX 5090 for buyers with deep pockets — ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Dhahab OC Edition for the Middle Eastern market

Asus has launched a conspicuously opulent golden edition of its flagship Blackwell graphics card dubbed the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Dhahab OC Edition.

Tom’s Hardware

Trump to sanction international court – as it happened

Order says ICC issued ‘baseless’ arrest warrants targeting Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s ex-defense minister Yoav Gallant

The Guardian - AU

Thursday briefing: The outlandish plan to turn Gaza into a ‘riviera of the Middle East’

In today’s newsletter: Donald Trump’s proposal is an attempt to reshape political reality that has historical precedent, explains architect and researcher Eyal Weizman

The Guardian - UK

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Peter Dutton Praises Trump’s Plan To Turn Gaza Into A ‘Riviera Of The Middle East’

A day after US President Donald Trump's polarising proposal to “take over” Gaza, Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has praised the world leader.

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Palestinians have long resisted resettlement – Trump’s plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza won’t change that

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should “take over” Gaza, displace its current population and turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle East” is unsettling – in both a literal and, to Palestinians, a very personal sense.

The Conversation

Trump’s Gaza threat shows the Middle East is both safer and more turbulent post-war

United States President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. will take over war-torn Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle East” has been immediately condemned by the international community, including American allies and adversaries alike.

The Conversation

Trump's Middle East Policy: Pull Troops Out of Syria To Put Them in Gaza?

The president says he wants peace in the Middle East. But his plans are all over the place.

Reason

'Ethnic cleansing' or 'Make Gaza Beautiful Again'?: Trump’s Middle East decree divides MAGA faithful

Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have been left divided after the president proposed that the U.S. ‘own’ the war-torn territory

The Independent UK

Donald Trump claims 'everybody loves his plan' for Gaza after global condemnation

Britain, China, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia and many other countries have rejected the US president’s deeply controversial proposal

Evening Standard

Trump Suggests US Move Palestinians Out of Gaza and Build 'Riviera Of The Middle East'

President Donald Trump sent shockwaves around the world Tuesday night by announcing the U.S. could "take over the Gaza Strip" and "develop" the disputed territory.

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Netanyahu And Trump's High-Stakes Meeting In Washington

Israeli PM Netanyahu's visit to the White House with President Trump focuses on key Middle East issues and strengthening US-Israel ties.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu visits Trump: Who else is he meeting, and what’s on the agenda?

Phase two of the Gaza ceasefire deal, Iran and its allies, and Arab neighbours in the Middle East are all on the agenda.

The Guardian - UK

Trump says ‘no guarantees’ Gaza ceasefire will hold a day before Netanyahu visits White House – as it happened

US president cast doubt on the ceasefire holding; Israeli PM expected to begin discussions over second phase of truce agreement in Washington

The Guardian - UK

The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores

While all eyes are on the Middle East and Ukraine, brutality still reigns in many other regions suffering many other conflicts

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The Guardian - AU

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages and freed Palestinians return home as Rafah crossing opens

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since May

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: Protests at Rafah crossing following Trump proposal to move people from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan – as it happened

Hundreds gather at Rafah crossing after Donald Trump says people from Gaza will accept being moved to Egypt and Jordan because ‘we do a lot for them’

The Guardian - UK

Middle East crisis: Israel names three hostages set to be released on Thursday – as it happened

Five Thai hostages are also set to be freed alongside Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and 80-year-old Gadi Mozes

The Independent UK

The bird defying boundaries to bring Arab and Israeli scientists together

‘Barn owls know no boundaries; they fly between Jordan, Palestine, and Israel’

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

The Guardian - AU

Israel’s Unrwa ban is ‘jeopardising peace’, warns agency chief – as it happened

Philippe Lazzarini told UN security council measure as ‘harming the lives and future of Palestinians’

The Guardian - UK

Donald Trump’s toxic remarks on Gaza reveal lack of joined-up thinking

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politics

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