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Trump backs Tony Blair bid to run Gaza
Telegraph: Former UK Prime Minister suggests leading an interim government once war ends.
Latest from Gaza
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
UN calls for probe into drone strikes on Gaza aid flotilla
Italy sent a navy frigate after alleged drone strikes near Crete raised alarm.
Dozens killed as Israeli assault intensifies in Gaza City
Gaza’s civil defence says 22 people died in strikes on a shelter for displaced people.
'It was red alert': Kiwi teen on Gaza aid flotilla says boats attacked by drones
Eighteen-year-old Sam Leason said nine boats were hit in night-time drone strikes.
Activists in Gaza aid flotilla claim they are being attacked by drones
German activist Yasemin Acar said five aid vessels had been targeted.
Watch: 'Going to hell': Trump blasts UN and Europe in fiery speech
Leaders sat in silence as Trump took aim at migration and a climate change 'con job'.
‘Betrayed the homeland’: Hamas executes three Palestinians in Gaza
Footage showed three blindfolded men being shot dead in a public square.
The mood in New York as the UN General Assembly comes to town
Political Commentator Danielle McLaughlin joined Herald NOW to discuss the United Nations General Assembly and US opposition to various nations recognising Palestine as a state.
'Shaken and in pain': Parents react as Hamas releases hostage video
NY Times: It was of Alon Ohel, a pianist who had been at the Nova festival when snatched.
Winston Peters speaks after attending UN conference
Foreign Minister Winston Peters speaks t omedia after attending UN conference regarding recognising Palestine as a state.
Will NZ recognise Palestine as an individual state? The UN meets today
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark joined Herald NOW to discuss the United Nations and New Zealand's planned statement on recognising a state of Palestine.
France recognises Palestinian state in landmark UN move
Emmanuel Macron said recognition would not mean an embassy without a Gaza truce.
Israel’s war costs seen rising $12.8b on Gaza City assault
Israel's nearly two-year conflict in the region had cost $104b before the latest phase.
Macron backs Palestinian recognition ahead of UN summit
Israel vows no Palestinian state as far-right ministers call for West Bank annexation.
The pressure grows: Will NZ recognise Palestine this week?
Britain, Canada and Australia have already formally recognised Palestine.
Europe talks big on Gaza but struggles to act
New York Times: Actions by individual countries have also fallen short of the rhetoric.
Global divide: Which nations still reject Palestinian statehood
At least 145 of 193 UN member states now recognise Palestinian statehood.
'We shouldn’t just be numbers': Palestinians react to recognition move
More than 550,000 people have fled Gaza City amid intensified Israeli assaults.
UK, Australia and Canada recognise Palestinian state
More than 140 of 193 UN member states already recognise Palestinian statehood.
'The genocide must end': Jacinda Ardern's plea for Gaza
The former Prime Minister has published an opinion piece in the UK.
Israel warns of 'unprecedented force' as Gaza City offensive intensifies
Israel says 480,000 people have fled since late August, nearly half the city’s residents.
'We do the complicated missions': Inside IDF's Haruv commando unit
The Haruv unit has lost three soldiers since the Gaza war began nearly two years ago.
Rifts grow between Netanyahu and his security chiefs
NYT analysis: Experts say Govt lacks constraints that have shaped decision-making in past.
Four Israeli soldiers killed as Gaza offensive intensifies
Al-Shifa Hospital reported 33 bodies from strikes received since midnight.
Audrey Young: Peters complains to PM about Seymour as Palestine tensions rise
OPINION: Seymour is straining coalition ties by mouthing off about NZ's position on Gaza.
Israel's assault: Ongoing fire in Gaza City where hundreds of thousands remain
The Israeli military is effectively encircling the main city in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza exodus as Israel pushes deeper into city assault
UN investigators accuse Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza conflict.
Why many Israelis oppose Netanyahu’s push into Gaza City
New York Times: People fear that the hostages still alive in Gaza could be harmed.
Trump’s inaction amounts to a free pass
New York Times analysis: US presidents have major leverage through military aid to Israel.
Peters rebukes Seymour over Palestine recognition comments
The Foreign Affairs Minister will set out NZ’s position at the United Nations next week.