Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Most of Monday’s front pages continue the coverage of the Hamas attack on Israel. Militants have killed an estimated 600 people and kidnapped around 100. The attack has drew widespread condemnation from political leaders.
Paper Talk: ‘bloodiest day of terror in 50 years’
The Daily Mail has photos of some of the Israeli civilians who have been kidnapped, including two mothers and their kids. An 84-year-old woman has also been kidnapped. The paper headlines its front page: “pawns of merciless terrorists.”
The Daily Express leads with images of buildings on fire in Gaza, surrounded by billowing smoke after what it calls the “backlash” of an Israeli strike.
The i newspaper uses the same image but leads on concerns that Israel will not be able to rescue the missing hostages because their locations are “unknown.”
The Times says “Stunned Israel goes to war” and reports that Israel is missing tanks and troops near Gaza. The paper also carries a photo of the British man who was killed while fighting with the IDF.
The Telegraph leads on the support being offered to Israel from the US. The paper says Joe Biden has deployed his navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, six other ships and a “raft” of advanced fighter jets to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The FT notes that Israel has cut off the supply of electricity, fuel and goods to Gaza. A front-page Insight column by Andrew England says the attack is “a pivotal moment” for a nation “which has long prided itself on the ability of its security and intelligence establishment to pre-empt and crush threats to its borders”.
The Guardian leads on US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has described the Hamas assault as an “indiscriminate terrorist attack”. The paper’s lead story highlights Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s televised address telling people in Gaza to “get out of there now” but points out that those people “have no way to leave the tiny, overcrowded Mediterranean territory”.
Labour party conference
Away from the Hamas attack, other stories dominating Monday’s front pages include the Labour Party conference.
The Daily Mirror leads on shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves in Liverpool for the Labour Party conference. “Put your trust in me,” the headline says, as the paper reports on her promise to put more money in the pockets of ordinary people if Labour wins the next election. In an interview with the paper she outlines that growth – to her – means “a thriving high street, good jobs where you live, and paying a wage you can afford to support a family on”.
The Sun newspaper leads on an exclusive story which says Simon Cowell is livid at David Walliams’ accusations he was secretary recorded in a High Court writ. Walliams, a former Britain’s Got Talent judge, has launched a legal claim against production company Freemantle.
