The Prime Minister tells mps that all the tools of british diplomacy will be used in the middle east conflict and more humanitarian aid provided to the palestinian people. And on newsnight at 10 30pm, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening, were live injerusalem, as a major american diplomatic effort seems to have failed to ease the lives of Hundreds Of Thousands of palestinians, trying to escape gaza. As israel continues its bombardment of the territory, those hoping to flee via a major crossing are still unable to escape because egypt wont open the border. Israel says the air strikes are targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk, and responsible for last weeks attack which killed at least 1,400 people in southern israel. Palestinian officials in gaza say around 2,750 people have been killed in israeli
Sami Michael, an Iraqi-born Israeli writer whose novels illuminate the world of Jews from Arabic countries and the prejudices and discrimination that they, as well as Israeli Arabs, have experienced, died Monday in Haifa, the mixed Jewish-Arab city in Israel where he lived. He was 97.
Iraq-born Michael, One of Israel's Most Prolific Authors, Was Also Known as a Playwright, Translator, Social Activist and President of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. 'The Main Role of Culture Is to Shine a Bright Light Over Ignorance, Injustice and Corruption,' He Told Haaretz in 2018
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