The current situation in the Middle East has led many newspapers to focus their front pages on the escalating violence in the region. The Metro depicts harrowing scenes from both Israel and the Gaza Strip, with Israel launching “ferocious revenge attacks” after Hamas militants killed over 600 people and took 100 hostages. The Financial Times highlights Israel’s decision to cut off the supply of electricity, fuel, and goods to Gaza, calling the attack a “pivotal moment” for the nation’s security and intelligence establishment. Meanwhile, the Guardian reports that the death toll has surged over 1,000, with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken describing the Hamas assault as an “indiscriminate terrorist attack.”
The Daily Telegraph focuses on the US sending warships and fighter jets to support Israel in a show of strength against Hamas, with Britain also offering to share intelligence following what the paper describes as a “major intelligence failure.” The Times reports on Israel massing tanks and troops on the border with Gaza, with a picture of a British national who had been in Israel’s army and was killed in action. The Daily Mail pictures the faces of six hostages taken by Hamas militants, all female and ranging in age from a girl of two to a woman of 84.
In other news, the Daily Mirror splits its front page between coverage of its annual Pride of Britain awards and the Labour conference. The Sun reports on Simon Cowell’s anger over accusations by former Britain’s Got Talent judge David Walliams that he was secretly recorded. And finally, TV characters Rene and Yvette from ‘Allo ‘Allo grace the front page of the Daily Star as the paper reports on bedbug outbreaks in Paris leading British hotels to quiz guests arriving from France
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