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Phase 2a of HS2 was intended to build a new high-speed railway between Birmingham and Crewe that would have alleviated considerable capacity constraints

<article data-history-node-id="433314" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-approves-plan-126-settler-homes-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-approves-plan-126-settler-homes-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel approves plan for 126 settler homes in West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli authorities&nbsp;approved the construction of 126 settler homes in the Sanur outpost in the northern West Bank, which was evacuated in 2005, local media reported.</p> <p>Israeli news media Channel 7 reported that&nbsp;the High Planning Council approved a detailed plan allowing illegal settlers to return to Sanur.</p> <p>The report said that the plan is expected to take effect within two months, enabling illegal settlers to return.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

Ewa Jasiewicz, a British-Polish activist and journalist, was on board the 2010 Gaza aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. After being captured while sailing to Gaza for a second time, she ...

The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.

<article data-history-node-id="423342" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-attack-palestinian-american-brothers-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-kidnap-attack-palestinian-american-brothers-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli settlers kidnap, attack Palestinian-American brothers in West Bank village</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli settlers kidnapped and tortured two Palestinian-American brothers from the village of Burqa near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa official Palestinian news agency reports.</p> <p>Ghassan and Imad Jaber were visiting relatives in al-Mughayyir village&nbsp;when the Israeli settlers started assaulting&nbsp;them, al-Mughayyir mayor Sayel Canaan told Arabic media. The brothers were later released and evacuated to a nearby hospital for&nbsp;medical treatment.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Palestinian-American Ghassan Jaber and his brother Imad were kidnapped by Israeli settlers in the village of Burqa and brutally tortured before being released and rushed to the hospital.<br> <br> In this photo, Ghassan lies on a stretcher, holding his American passport in his hand. <a href="https://t.co/Wgb4DRdYDL">pic.twitter.com/Wgb4DRdYDL</a></p> — Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) <a href="https://twitter.com/IhabHassane/status/1929316908282646619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

Israel refutes the claims, which come amid broader criticism of aid distribution efforts backed by Israel and the U.S.