WORLD DISORDER Our sense of togetherness is in decline and world upheaval is likely to worsen before it improves 4 min 1 By Richard Morrow
POLITICS, PROTEST & VIOLENCE Cape Town Marathon runner assaults Communicare CEO at pro-Palestine roadside picket 2 min 8 By Suné Payne
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS President Abbas says Hamas' actions do not represent Palestinians 1 min 5 By Reuters
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED The End of the Future? Absence of peace in Middle East may escalate into global war 7 min 42 By Phillip van Niekerk
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 16 OCTOBER 2023 US confident Egypt-Gaza border will open for humanitarian aid; Israeli jets strike Hezbollah in Lebanon 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS PHOTO ESSAY Pro-Palestine supporters mobilise across the globe demanding end to violence in Gaza 5 min 0 By Unknown Author
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR Vicious circle of bloody war crimes makes me feel sick to the core; we can’t bury our heads in the sand 7 min 37 By Heather Robertson
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Health system at ‘breaking point’ and 'humanitarian catastrophe' loading in besieged Gaza Strip, WHO warns 5 min 15 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 OCTOBER 2023 US to offer citizens charter flights from Israel; Biden meets advisers over security risks to US homeland 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Gaza still has fuel but it could run out in hours, Red Cross warns 2 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Ramaphosa calls for opening of Gaza humanitarian corridor, end to rampant Israel-Hamas violence 5 min 44 By Queenin Masuabi
THE CONVERSATION Gaza Strip — history of densely populated enclave is critical to understanding current conflict 8 min 20 By Maha Nassar
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 12 OCTOBER 2023 Blinken heads to Israel to show US support; Netanyahu forms emergency government with opposition 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
THE DAY IN PICTURES Italian taxi strike, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
ANALYSIS Israel-Palestine conflict could dangerously amplify local political tensions 4 min 48 By Rebecca Davis
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS How feasible is South Africa’s offer to mediate in the war between Israel and Hamas? 6 min 33 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Israel pounds Gaza, battles Hamas raiders after bloody incursion 5 min 9 By Reuters
SURPRISE ATTACK Israel retaliates after Hamas onslaught — death toll rises beyond 1,100 5 min 5 By Maayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi
SURPRISE ATTACK Deadly weekend of violence - Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen after hundreds killed 5 min 7 By Reuters
