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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…

Briton, 20, serving in Israeli army killed in Hamas attack The Guardian says a 20-year-old British man serving in the Israeli army has been killed in an attack by Hamas militants, while another British citizen is missing. The family of Nathanel Young, who was serving with the Israel Defence Forces when he was killed on Saturday, said: “We’re heartbroken to share that our little brother Nathanel Young was tragically killed on the Gaza border yesterday.” Young joined the IDF in August 2022, according to his Facebook page. He was a keen DJ and had attended the Jewish Free School in…

Revealed: Desperate last voice note of British citizen feared abducted in Israel music festival horror The Independent says A British citizen feared abducted by Hamas militants to Gaza said he was trying to evacuate people on a quad bike in a last desperate voice message sent as gunmen stormed the Israeli festival where he was working. Jake Marlowe, 26, a carpenter by trade, was employed as a security guard at the Nova music festival just six kilometres east of Gaza, which was in full swing Saturday when Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in decades. He is among dozens…

UK races to establish status of British nationals in Israel after Hamas attack The Independent says The Government is working to establish the status of UK citizens in Israel after a British man serving in the country’s army was killed during attacks by Hamas. Rishi Sunak condemned the incursion as an “appalling act of terror” as the death toll climbed to at least 700 on Sunday night. Among those killed was 20-year-old Nathanel Young, a Briton serving in the Israeli Defence Services who died on the Gaza border on Saturday. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/israel-palestine-conflict-british-nationals-rishi-sunak-b2426350.html View this post on Instagram A post shared by…

Working class deserting Tories in droves under Rishi Sunak, poll finds New polling suggests working-class people, who helped vote the Tories into power in 2019, are deserting the party in droves under the current Conservative leader PM Rishi Sunak. Only 44% of working-class voters who voted for the Conservatives in 2019 say they will back the party next time, according to research by YouGov. A report by the thinktank Progressive Policy Institute, which commissioned the findings, said Labour’s lead was much narrower with working-class voters than the wider electorate. This would include placing a “relentless focus” on raising wages for…

Mass protest in Barcelona against possible amnesty for Catalan separatists Thousands have taken to the streets to join conservative and far-right Spanish political leaders to protest against the Socialist Party’s decision to consider an amnesty for those involved in the failed, unlawful and unilateral push for Catalan independence six years ago. Sunday’s demonstration in Barcelona, organised by the anti-independence group Societat Civil Catalana, was called after Catalan separatist parties said they would only consider supporting a new, socialist-led government following July’s inconclusive general election if they were offered an amnesty in return. Although the conservative People’s Party (PP) finished first…

Labour’s Rachel Reeves to set out plan to recover Covid fraud billions The Labour Party has said if they win the next general election, a Labour government would create an anti-corruption commissioner to recoup billions of pounds lost to fraud and waste during the pandemic. Rachel Reeves will set out the plan in her speech at Labour’s conference on Monday. She is expected to put the cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud at £7.2bn. Reeves, the shadow chancellor, will also pledge to speed up the planning process for critical infrastructure if the party comes to power. Labour’s proposal to…

US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack The US has announced it will move an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and give Israel additional equipment and ammunition. According to a US National Security spokesperson, the Hamas attack on southern Israel has killed at least 700 people and around 100 people have been kidnapped.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by US News (@wtxnewsusa) More than 400 people in Gaza have been killed in retaliatory Israeli air strikes, according to Palestinian officials. Along with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, a missile…

Israeli music festival: 260 bodies recovered from site after Hamas attack More than 260 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the Supernova festival site, according to the rescue agency Zaka. The festival – in the desert in southern Israel, was stormed by militants, who opened fire as part of a huge surprise attack on Israel. More than 100 people have been kidnapped. Eyewitnesses say the barrage of rockets were quickly followed by gunshots. “They turned off the electricity and suddenly out of nowhere they [militants] come inside with gunfire, opening fire in every direction,” one festival-goer told Israel’s Channel 12.…

Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than $3 to $87.68 a barrel, while US prices also rose. Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil producers but the Middle Eastern region accounts for almost a third of global supply. View this post on Instagram A post shared by EU NEWS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦☮️🇷🇺 (@wtx_eu_news) Hamas’s assault on Israel was the biggest escalation between the two sides for decades. A spokesperson for Hamas told…