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Feature: Italian Fascists’ Love Affair With Israel Started Long Before Giorgia Meloni

Matteo Tiratelli

Italy’s far-right leader’s support for her Israeli counterpart is no coincidence, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Ever since the overthrow of Benito Mussolini, Palestine has been central to the struggle to ensure that fascism never returns to the country.

Novara Live: Prince Andrew Under Pressure to Leave Public Life Forever

Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir has been published in the UK, putting Prince Andrew and his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein back in the spotlight. Plus: The row over Maccabi Tel Aviv continues, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes to jail, and Zack Polanski takes on Robert Peston as the Green Party continues to […]

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025.

Opinion: Here’s What Happened When Israel Released 2,000 Palestinian Captives, Including My Uncle

Hassan Herzallah

Last week, Hassan Herzallah was among thousands of Palestinians reunited with their loved ones in the hostage exchange that formed part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza that Israel has since broken. Others emerged from Israeli captivity only to discover their family members were dead. Herzallah recounts his family’s ordeal.

Palestinian prisoner stares out of a bus window as he and other prisoners leave Ketziot military prison in southern Israel, in June 2005. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Opinion: Israel Sent Me to the Same Prison Where It Tortured My Palestinian Brother

Kieran Andrieu

After Israel kidnapped him in international waters with the Global Sumud Flotilla, Kieran Andrieu realised he was being held in the same Negev desert facility where his younger brother, Ahmed, had been repeatedly locked up.

An Israeli army tank deploys at Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip. Saeed Qaq/ZUMA Press Wire/Reuters

Report: Brits Serving in Israeli Military Could Get Prison Time

Harriet Williamson

Since the UK government recognised Palestinian statehood in September, legal professionals say that British nationals and dual nationals who have participated in the IDF’s operations in Gaza could face criminal charges when they return to the UK. Harriet Williamson reports.

Analysis: Israel Is Dragging Us All to Hell

Steven Methven

Two years on from 7 October, Israel is falling - and we in the West are all falling with it. Yet our governments refuse to untether us from its descent, writes Steven Methven.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops’ ground operation in Gaza on 12 November 2023. IDF handout/Reuters

Long Read: The Israeli Military Strategies the BBC Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Harriet Williamson

The Dahiya doctrine and Hannibal directive are key to making sense of Israel's actions in Gaza over the past two years, and yet the BBC hasn't mentioned them once in its coverage since 7 October 2023. Harriet Williamson reports.

Interview: The Global Sumud Flotilla Was a Huge Political Success

After arriving back at Heathrow Airport, Novara Media’s Kieran Andrieu shared his experience and explained why he thinks their mission was a huge political success.

Opinion: Israel’s Illegal Interception of the Gaza Aid Flotilla Is an Affront to Human Decency

Jeremy Corbyn

Israel’s detention of hundreds of peaceful activists - including my constituent, Novara Media’s Kieran Andrieu - is both a violation of their human rights and a further act of cruelty against the people of Gaza. But the movement for Palestine is never going away, writes Jeremy Corbyn.

Report: Israel Has Intercepted the Gaza Aid Flotilla. What’s Happened So Far?

Charlotte England

As the sun rose in Gaza, the Global Sumud Flotilla was still being intercepted, 12 hours after it was first heard Israeli boats were approaching. Charlotte England reports.

Opinion: I’ve Been Kidnapped by Israel in International Waters

Kieran Andrieu

Novara Media journalist Kieran Andrieu has been illegally detained by Israel for trying to deliver baby formula, food and medicine to Gaza.

Report: Gaza Aid Flotilla Approaches Danger Zone

Charlotte England

Despite delays, drone strikes and suspected sabotage, more than 40 boats and 500 people are now on the final leg of their journey to Gaza. Israel could illegally intercept them as soon as Tuesday night. Charlotte England reports.

A woman with red hair, wearing a keffiyeh, is dragged off by police

Report: Labour Is Struggling to Keep Palestine Off Its Conference Agenda

Rivkah Brown

Palestine Action supporters, anti-genocide marchers and pro-Palestine celebrities have disrupted the start of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, which the party had hoped would be about anything but Gaza. Rivkah Brown reports.

Novara Live: Italy Sends Navy Ship to Help Gaza Aid Flotilla

Italy sends help to the Global Sumud Flotilla. Plus: Trump’s dramatic Ukraine switch, Your Party looks to re-launch their membership portal, and Nigel Farage can’t seem to detach from Trump. With: Michael Walker & Barry Malone