No flour, no fuel – no bread: war on Gaza Day 543

Palestinian journalist, his family killed in Israeli airstrike; severe threat of famine as flour runs out; Israel proposes 40-day Gaza ceasefire deal; Pro-Israel groups, politicians demand Francesca Albanese’s UN mandate end now; US suspends dozens of federal grants for Princeton in “antisemitism” crackdown; more US warplanes head to Middle East

Inside Israel’s ‘torture’ jails where Palestinians held without charge tell of brutal treatment

A special investigation by The Independent’s chief international correspondents reveals allegations of brutal treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities including rape, torture, medical neglect and death. Israel rejects all accusations of wrongdoing.

The US is disappearing dissenters in broad daylight

Let us remember: the right to dissent is foundational to any democracy. To strip someone of their liberty because they oppose a foreign government’s actions is not just undemocratic; it is tyrannical. The fight for justice is not only about policies — it is about what kind of people we choose to be in the face of injustice.