Middle East crisis live: US welcomes Israeli plan to reopen Erez crossing for Gaza aid
White House says Israel’s plan to improve aid flow into Gaza must now be ‘fully and rapidly implemented’See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageHow Spain and Ireland became the EU’s sharpest critics of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the Israeli military’s killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza on Monday night was “a tragic incident” did precious little to allay the fears of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez. Nor did his assertion that “this happens in wartime”. Continue reading...

White House says Israel’s plan to improve aid flow into Gaza must now be ‘fully and rapidly implemented’
How Spain and Ireland became the EU’s sharpest critics of Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the Israeli military’s killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza on Monday night was “a tragic incident” did precious little to allay the fears of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez. Nor did his assertion that “this happens in wartime”. Continue reading...