CultureThe children of Gaza cry from hunger and dream of peace – but the world remains silent. A poem about the reality of Gaza's residents by Swedish poet Malin Sellergren.

World"What the world sees today is of our own creation. We are hiding behind a lie that we wrought", states former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo.

WorldTwo-year-old Layan and six-year-old Mira are just two of the children shot dead by Israeli snipers. According to the UN, the equivalent of one classroom of children is killed every day.

World"They're in a war", the president argues, defending his Israeli allies.

WorldThe Washington Post newspaper has published the names of all children who were killed.

Sweden"We strongly condemn any potential plans to annex Palestinian territory", says Swedish Development Aid Minister Benjamin Dousa.

WorldIsrael's airdrops of aid to Gaza are an ineffective publicity stunt that prevents real assistance from reaching those in need, according to Johan von Schreeb, a Swedish professor of disaster medicine.

WorldThe far-right Israeli minister Amichai Eliyahu from the Jewish Power party has expressed new ambitions in line with the genocidal policies being pursued.

WorldAccording to the health authority in Gaza, an additional 15 adults have died from starvation and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, and the situation is described as critical.

WorldThis is considered part of the American campaign to silence critics of Israel's actions in the ongoing war, writes The Guardian.

WorldIsrael plans to establish a new zone to gather Palestinians near the border with Egypt.

World"There are so many coming in with such bizarre and brutal injuries", says Märit Halmin, who entered the area with a UN convoy.

World"We are not afraid of those who kill. We are a people who love our land and will never abandon it", explains parish priest Bashar Fawadleh.

World"There’s no danger to the forces. I’m not aware of a single instance of return fire. There’s no enemy, no weapons", admits an Israeli soldier.

WorldConfirms their desire to expel the entire Palestinian population and take over the area - and views ethnic cleansing as a necessary path to peace.

WorldAs many as 75% of respondents in Sweden say they have a somewhat or very negative view of Israel.

World"Greta Thunberg is currently on her way to Israel, safe and in good spirits", according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

WorldAfter almost two years of bombings and atrocities, fewer than one in five Europeans now say they have a positive view of Israel.

WorldItamar Ben-Gvir claims Israel has shown too much restraint in Gaza and now demands it "without blinking, to destroy, and kill Hamas to the last one".

WorldIsrael defends itself by saying that the diplomatic delegation left the pre-approved route - and that it fired "warning shots" to expel them from the site.

WorldIn the past, the US President has declared that Gaza will become the "Riviera of the Middle East" and that the Palestinian population will be replaced by "people from all over the world".