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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Israelis and Palestinians have suffered unimaginable trauma. Much of it will never be healed.

But today they can at least begin to hope that their children will go free of this appalling cycle of violence.

@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 1d

The world starts hearing about the experiences of the Palestinian prisoners released. Some were stunned to find their children alive, when they’d been told in prison they’d been killed.

The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Emotional videos circulating on social media show Palestinian prisoners being reunited with their loved ones for the first time, sometimes after decades.

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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 3d

Palestinians and Jews across this land are taking a breath right now after a period of unimaginable suffering. Two years of bombing and intentional starvation. Two years of captivity and abandonment. Two years of infuriating political calculations at the expense of all of us. (1/6)

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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinian prisoner Abu Shanab says Israeli authorities abused detainees until final moments before release

Palestinian prisoner Kamal Abu Shanab said on Monday that Israeli authorities continued to mistreat detainees until the very moment of their release, describing widespread abuse and inhumane condit…

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EricNelson @eric-nelson.bsky.social · 1d

Ceasefire Sparks Fresh Calls for Global Media Access to Gaza na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Press groups are also demanding justice for the more than 200 journalists slaughtered in Palestinian territory over the past two years.

Palestinians attend the funeral of journalist Saleh al-Jafarawi, who was killed in southern Gaza City in the Gaza Strip, on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Keeps Admitting That He Is Bought And Owned By The World's Richest Israeli

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the only thing I like about Donald Trump is his infantile tendency to say the quiet part out loud.

www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/trump-keep...

Trump Keeps Admitting That He Is Bought And Owned By The World's Richest Israeli

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

www.caitlinjohnst.one

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 2d

This and further reports today from Sky’s Adam Parsons in Ramallah convey the continuing “grinding” pressure and anxieties for Palestinians. Prisoners beaten & threatened before release, leaflet drops, some expected detainees returned to Gaza instead of Ramallah.
#Gaza #Palestine

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 2d

"The reconstruction, the recovery, the physical recovery, the psychological recovery, is immense."

UNRWA official Sam Rose talks to @krishgm.bsky.social about Gaza.

Read and watch:

www.channel4.com/news/unrwa-o...

‘Massive challenges including unexploded bombs’ – UNRWA official on Palestinians returning home

We spoke to Sam Rose, director of affairs in Gaza for UNRWA, which is the UN agency which provides essential services like schools, healthcare, and food to Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.

www.channel4.com

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 2d

After Trump’s victory rally in Jerusalem, an essential return to reality by Nesrine Malik 👇

#Gaza #Palestine #TrumpVTheTruth

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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely horrible news - Saleh was killed today

www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-a...

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 5d

"The two-state solution is the path to peace. Two nations living side by side in security and dignity. Excluding Palestinians from the process seems nonsensical."

@LaylaMoran.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 4d

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 4d

Lib Dem Friends of Palestine proud to be among the many hundreds of thousands at the good-natured London peace march today. We call for lasting peace terms, civil liberties and statehood for the Palestinian people. 🇵🇸
#Gaza #Palestine #Peace #London @libdems.org.uk

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 5d

Join us at Saturday’s London peace march calling on the British govt to end its complicity in Israel’s crimes against Palestinians and push this ceasefire into a lasting deal framed round principles of justice and rights.
Contact us at [email protected]
@libdems.org.uk #Gaza #Palestine

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 5d

Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for political solution guaranteeing lasting peace and Palestinian self-determination. 🇵🇸

@LDFPalestine @LibDems
#Gaza #Palestine #GazaCeasefire

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LDFP welcomes Gaza ceasefire but urges meaningful political solution guaranteeing lasting peace and Palestinian self-determination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LDFP welcomes the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza. This takes place almost exactly two years after Hamas’ terroris...

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 5d

US taxpayers spent over $33bn on Israel's wars over two years - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-taxpayers-spent-33bn-israel-wars-over-two-years

US taxpayers spent over $33bn on Israel's wars over two years

The hefty price tag amounts to each taxpayer giving each citizen of Israel about $3,400 since 7 October 2023

www.middleeasteye.net

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Na'amod @naamoduk.bsky.social · 5d

All those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity must be held accountable.

We cannot afford to turn our attention away now. We must mourn the dead, and continue fighting for the living.

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Na'amod @naamoduk.bsky.social · 5d

A just and lasting peace must be built on equality, dignity, and respect for international law — not imposed “solutions" which further entrench the root causes of occupation and apartheid.

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Caroline Voaden @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social · 5d

It is a huge relief to see Gazans celebrating in hope of a ceasefire.

The task of rebuilding Gaza, restoring health to a starved population and building peace will be immense. Hard to imagine. But we must help make this happen.

I hope all hostages will finally be returned home now.

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 5d

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead.

#Gaza #Palestine 💔

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 6d

There is only one way to make this a proper peace and that is a two state solution.

A Palestinian independent state alongside the state of Israel, where both peoples can live in security and dignity.

@LaylaMoran.bsky.social

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Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social · 6d

The talk of enduring and lasting peace is encouraging, but this will only come with the creation of an Independent Palestinian State.

Palestinians must be in the driving seat of their own future.

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Hina Bokhari OBE AM @hinabokharild.bsky.social · 12d

I am profoundly disturbed by calls from other London Assembly Members to ban protest against the genocide in Gaza. The right to protest, peacefully, is fundamental to our democracy. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Sadiq Khan told to ban hate marches in London following Manchester terror attack

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been told to bring an end to the pro-Palestine marches in London, which critics brand "hate marches".

www.express.co.uk

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Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 7d

Yes - a great many @libdems.org.uk take part in the London peace marches which have been harmonious events. We must call out those who twist the facts and seek to curb our right to protest.

Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine @ldfpalestine.bsky.social · 7d

Painful but important appraisal of Gaza after the brutal, continuous onslaught of the last two years. World leaders’ silence and self-interest shames us all.

#Gaza #Palestine #Inhumanity #Environment

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

The ruin of Gaza: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory

IDF’s bombs and ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of people and reduced entire cities to rubble

www.theguardian.com

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