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Gaza invasion ‘imminent’ after Israel ‘kills Hamas massacre mastermind’

A Palestinian man uses a fire extinguisher to douse a fire following an Israeli strike

Kim Sengupta

Palestinians and Israelis stare death in the face as they await attack

<p>People inspect the damage to a building after Israeli strikes in the Rafah camp on the southern Gaza Strip</p>

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<p>An Israeli soldier walks past a house destroyed by Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri </p>

Guy Walters

Seven days that shook the world: How horror off Hamas – and Israel’s revenge – unfolded

<p>A family stand in the road carrying their belongings as they flee</p>

Donald Macintyre

The choice given to the people of Gaza is no choice at all

News

<p>Rishi Sunak is pushing the European Commission to agree to delay the costly new rules</p>

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Electric cars will cost £6,000 more if Sunak fails to get Brexit deal

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<p>Ireland were heartbroken in defeat </p>

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Argentina scrap their way to semi-finals as Wales come up short

<p>Since leaving office, Ms Truss has again repeatedly called on the chancellor to make tax cuts</p>

Liz Truss’s ‘growth commission’ to publish alternative Budget

<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe was named in second place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>

Ratcliffe set to buy stake in Man Utd after outplaying Qatar

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Putin goads Ukraine over ‘complete failure’ counter-offensive – as Russia renews rolling strikes

<p>Police attended the scene and seized the dog (stock image) </p>

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<p>James Cleverly and David Lammy embrace after pair discuss Israel-Palestine</p>

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Cleverley and Lammy hug each other after discussing Israel-Palestine

<p>Rise of the Wags: over the decades, Posh and Coleen have been reduced to a carousel of footballer’s wife caricatures</p>

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Why did it take so long for Britain’s best Wags to be taken seriously?

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<p>Amazing culinary delights await you across all corners of Canada. But where do you begin? </p>

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<p>Protesters take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstration near the Israeli embassy in London earlier this week </p>

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<p>A resident of Gaza City prepares to evacuate following an Israeli warning of increased military operations</p>

The Independent View

The West must urge Israel to consider restraint as well as retribution

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<p>US secretary of state Antony Blinken and Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu </p>

Jon Sopel

The US has Israel’s back - and a fear of the war’s horrendous what-ifs

<p>Milton Keynes was one of the new towns established under Clement Attlee’s post-war Labour government</p>

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<p>Stratford resident Andrew Nix, with his dog, Vader: a ‘hulking, floodlit’ MSG Sphere music venue could be sited 50 metres from his balcony </p>

Please don’t let them build the Las Vegas Sphere in front of my home

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<p>FILE: People affected wait for relief in earthquake-hit Enjil district of Herat, Afghanistan, 11 October 2023</p>

Powerful new earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Afghanistan

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Powerful new earthquake of magnitude 6.5 strikes Afghanistan

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Driver who was shot after ramming Chinese consulate is identified

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Schools to teach grunge in music classes ‘to diversify curriculum’

<p>Only 50 per cent of staff are regularly on duty at HMP Wandsworth (Yui Mok/PA)</p>

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<p>The legal system must be overhauled to increase women’s confidence in reporting these heinous crimes and be supported when they have the courage to do so</p>

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Independent TV

‘Gaza hospital evacuations will cause deaths’, deputy health minister

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<p>James Cleverly runs for cover as missile sirens sound during visit to southern Israel.</p>

James Cleverly runs for cover as missile sirens sound on Israel visit

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<p>There’s still time to find discounts on everything from TVs to smart speakers </p>

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<p>Now’s the time to pick up Ninja’s coveted appliances for less</p>

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<p>The sale officially kicks off on Tuesday 10 October </p>

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<p>Ireland were heartbroken in defeat </p>

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<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe was named in second place in the Sunday Times Rich List 2023 (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>

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<p>Nicolas Hamilton is determined to make his own way both on and off track </p>

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Sam Tomkins played his final game at Old Trafford (Richard Sellers/PA)

Tomkins’ career ends with Grand Final loss to his former side Wigan

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