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The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable.
Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens.… Read the rest
Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment and shook up Thailand’s ‘half-baked democracy’
Pita Limjaroenrat is playing the long game. “Our time will come”, he says confidently.
Israel warns Gaza residents to ‘get out now’ and says it will stop supplying electricity, fuel and goods, vowing unprecedented retaliation
Guardian staff and agencies
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is embarking on a “long and difficult war” after a surprise attack by Palestinian militants led to hundreds of deaths, the seizure of dozens of Israeli hostages, and sparked fears of a regional escalation.… Read the rest
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
Inhabitants of Gaza now face the prospect of an Israeli ground offensive
Fifty years ago this week Israel faced a threat to its very existence after the surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria that marked the start of the Yom Kippur war.… Read the rest
Paris says it is unable to work with putschists, leaving efforts to counter Islamists in Sahel in disarray
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies
France will begin withdrawing troops from Niger this week following a coup in the west African country, in what marks a turning point in western nations’ efforts to counter a decade-long Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region.… Read the rest