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Peter Oborne.

'I was sitting on a rooftop looking at this terribly tragic situation'
Peter Oborne is coming to Whitby Literature Festival to discuss his book Complicit, about Britain’s role in the war in Gaza. He talks to John Blow.

Police remove a protester at a demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action, in Trafalgar Square. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Jury trials being phased out is a scary prospect - YP Letters

Human Appeal's Qurbani campaign coincides with the Eid Ul-Adha festival and provided food to over 1 million beneficiaries last year.

Ad Feature Human Appeal campaign part of the largest global feeding effort

Godspeed You! Black Emperor at O2 Academy Leeds. Picture: Neil Chapman @ Unholy Racket Music Pics

Gig review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor at O2 Academy Leeds

The Grand Iftars are currently underway in Gaza and Syria and have been carried out across Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ad Feature Human Appeal hosts Grand Iftars providing meals for the vulnerable

A bird flies over a damaged tent following rain in a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians set up on the beach in Gaza City. PIC: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

Palestinians continue to suffer despite the ceasefire - YP Letters

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One. PIC: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Trump's approach to peace won't work - Andy Brown

Meet the Palestinian woman who has made a film about silent protestors

A still image from Yalla Parkour, the opening film of the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival.

'Come and experience some of the richness offered by Palestinians'

President Donald Trump clasps hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PIC: Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool

Peace in the Middle East? What kind of peace is this? - YP Letters

Dame Jane Goodall died aged 91. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

The world is in need of quiet leadership - Daxa Patel

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a statement on the Middle East in the House of Commons

Recognising Palestine contributed to Gaza peace deal, PM says

The sun rises over the Straits of Tiran ahead of the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit in Egypt. PIC: Suzanne Plunkett/PA Wire

Tricky path lays ahead to peace in the Middle East

The scene at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where a terror attack took place. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

What have we become when synagogues require security guards? - Daxa Patel

Israeli soldiers move near the Israeli-Gaza border. PIC: AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

Agreement to end fighting in Gaza is a welcome relief

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office. PIC: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Soft diplomacy was never going to work on Gaza - Carl Les

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza, by vehicle and on foot. PIC: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

More need to wake up to genocide in Gaza - YP Letters

The police investigation continues at the scene near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

It is our collective responsibility to tackle anti-semitism

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Leo Correa

Exclusion is the answer to stopping Israel’s destruction of Gaza - YP Letters

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Nothing can justify what Netanyahu is doing to the Palestinians - Paul Andrews

Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City by foot and vehicles. PIC: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

The British Government is complicit in Gaza genocide - YP Letters
From: Mike Baldwin, Raven Road, Nether Edge, Sheffield.
The Yorkshire Post Letters

Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon who worked for 43 days without pause in Gaza’s Al Shifa and Al Ahli hospitals during Israel’s bombardment.

Frontline Gaza medics join Leeds screening of award-winning documentary

Smoke rises following an explosion in the Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

Demand that PM puts an end to arms sales to Israel - YP Letters

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Maya Levin

Why is the Church remaining silent on Gaza? - YP Letters

Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

Tories have been mute on what is going on in Gaza - YP Letters

A group of Palestinians sit in the shade of their tent amid destroyed buildings on a hot summer day in Gaza City. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Starving children of Gaza need more than strong words - YP Letters

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Starvation is being used as a weapon by Israel - YP Letters

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace

BBC has put money over morals by airing MasterChef - Christa Ackroyd

People inspect the damage at the Sheikh Radwan al-Taba UNRWA clinic following an Israeli army bombardment in Gaza City. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Did Hamas deliberately lay a trap for Netanyahu? - Dr Jason Aldiss

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

We need more than strongly worded statements on Gaza - YP Letters

Palestinians inspect the site struck by an Israeli bombardment in Muwasi, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Mariam Dagga

The blame game won’t achieve anything in conflict - David Kibble

Starmer to press Trump on Gaza ceasefire in Scotland meeting
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to press Donald Trump to push for a ceasefire in Gaza when they meet in Scotland today.
Ralph Blackburn

US President Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire, during his five-day private trip to the country. PIC: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

The PM and President need to come up with ceasefire solution in Gaza

A boy, clearly in distress, queues for food in a charity kitchen in Gaza City earlier this month (Picture: Bashar Taleb)

Sir Keir Starmer declines to immediately recognise Palestinian state

Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. PIC: AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

Britain needs to impose sanctions on Israel for war crimes in Gaza - Yorkshire P...

Reeta Chakrabarti, Chancellor at York St John University, has written her debut novel Finding Belle. Photo: York St John University

Reeta Chakrabarti: From newsreader to novelist

Palestinians carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid unloaded from a World Food Program convoy. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Jewish diaspora will suffer as a result of the situation in Gaza - YP Letters

Foreign Secretary David Lammy (left) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Picture: Ben Whitley/PA Wire

Write to your MP to demand genuine action on Gaza: YP Letters

Israeli forces move along the border with the Gaza Strip. PIC: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

What we’re seeing is genocide in Gaza - YP Letters

Smoke rises following an Israeli army bombardment in Khan Younis, Gaza. PIC: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

What Israel is doing in Gaza amounts to a war crime - YP Letters

Benjamin Netanyahu pictured in 2019. PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Killings in Ukraine and Gaza need to stop - YP Letters

King Charles III presents the Humanitarian Medal to Christine Hunter at Buckingham Palace, London. Picture: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

'My family wish I'd start knitting but I've been stitching war victims in Gaza'

Abtisam Mohamed

'Deeply concerning' as Yorkshire MP denied entry to Israel

Worshippers gather for morning prayers as the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end and Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Eid will not just be a celebration but also a plea for peace - Qari Asim

Displaced Palestinians live in a school run by UNRWA, the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees, west of Gaza City. PIC: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

Odd that the Church has little to say about what has happened in Gaza - YP Lette...

Donald Trump: so-called strong-man politics presents Sir Keir Starmer with a cha...

BAE Systems provides and maintains the kingdom’s fleet of Tornado and Typhoon fighter jets. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire.

BAE Systems annoucnes record profits

Emily Damari reuniting with her mother Mandy Damari in Israel. PIC: IDF Spokesperson/PA Wire

Why Mandy Damari is an inspiration - Jayne Dowle

A view from Israel into Gaza. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

UK 'cannot assess' if Israel is upholding international law in Gaza

Aid worker Kate Newton.

Yorkshire aid worker 'haunted' by devastating scenes in Gaza

Prof Phil Hopkins and his team on a patient visit.

Yorkshire doctor's plea over end-of-life care in Gaza and the West Bank

Flame and smoke rise after an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh. PIC: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

When will the world hold Israel to account? - Yorkshire Post Letters

Middle East minister Hamish Falconer at the Al Arish border crossing in Egypt. Credit: FCDO

Exclusive Minister says he saw 'first hand' aid denied entry to Gaza by Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves 10 Downing Street, London. PIC: PA

Netanyahu and Israel are out of control with Gaza and Lebanon wars - YP Letters

UK-Med nurse Kate White. Credit: Adam Finch.

'I’ve been to Libya, Iraq and Syria but Gaza is like a conflict on steroids'

Jiyeh in Lebanon after Israeli strikes. Credit: Getty

UK government urges Israel to show restraint as conflict spirals

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, speaking at the Remembering October 7 memorial event. Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Public urged to reject 'prejudice and hatred' on October 7 anniversary

Prof Phil Hopkins, a leading anaesthetist and board chairman for the Sheffield-based Bethlehem Care & Hospice Trust, on a visit to the West Bank with nursing teams.

Plea to help Yorkshire charity delivering end of life care in the West Bank

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (centre) with Foreign Secretary David Lammy (centre left) attend the Security Council during the 79th United Nations General Assembly. Credit: Leon Neal/PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer refuses to apologise for freebies over £20K flat

Palestinians evacuate a neighbourhood in Gaza City during Israeli airstrikes on October 11, 2023. Credit: AFP via Getty Images

Meet the medic and grandfather who has been helping to save lives in Gaza

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