Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
Paper Talk: Israel-Palestine conflict: “We have to go in. We can’t negotiate now.”
The majority of Tuesday’s newspapers continue to report on attacks on Israel by the militant group Hamas. The latest death tolls put Israeli deaths at around 900 and 690 killed in Gaza.
‘Hell On Earth’
The Metro says “Hell On Earth” and features a photo of a young girl in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Gaza, with crumpled buildings and an upturned car.
The Daily Express uses a one-word headline, “Bloodbath,” with an image of a crowd gathered around a large hole in the ground in Gaza. The Daily Mirror says “Pray for the innocents,” and features photos of a crying child in Israel and an injured and bloodstained toddler in Gaza.
The Times features a photo of the Kedem family, two parents and three kids, who were killed in a panic room at their kibbutz – less than a mile and a half from Gaza.
The Sun leads with an image of a large black cloud rising over the buildings of Gaza with the headline “only the beginning.”
The Telegraph’s front page leads on a conversation between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden. Netanyahu is quoted as saying, of a possible ground invasion of Gaza: “We have to go in. We can’t negotiate now.”
Historian Michael Burleigh writes in the i newspaper that he believes Iran greenlit the Hamas attack because it would endanger the deal being negotiated between Israel and Saudi Arabia. He writes: “The likely draconian Israeli response will make it very unwise for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to commit to anything with Israel that will antagonise Saudi public opinion.”
Labour Party conference
The i also reports that the Labour Party has urged people not to take part in protests to boycott Israel outside the party’s conference in Liverpool.
The Times suggests Sir Kier Starmer will use his leader’s speech later to pledge to build Georgian-style townhouses in urban areas. He will also promise to construct new towns, echoing the post-war Labour government’s construction of Milton Keynes and Crawley, as well as committing to half of all homes being built on what will be termed “grey belt” land, scrubland and car parks, to become affordable housing.