Harry Fawcett

United Kingdom

TV Correspondent at Freelance

TV Correspondent, formerly with Al Jazeera English in Middle East and Asia.

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Gaza: At least 140 killed in Israeli attacks and gunfire in 24 hours

1 week ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

Israel’s ongoing offensive against Iran has not lessened the fatalities in Gaza. In the past 24 hours alone, at least 140 people have been killed in Israeli attacks and gunfire across the strip, according to local health officials. Medics said that fourteen of those deaths were a result of Israeli troops firing on crowds awaiting aid trucks.
Ballymena riots: Petrol bombs on fifth night of violence

1 week ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

A fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland erupted, rounding out what’s been called a ‘week of shame’. Disorder first erupted in Ballymena on Monday, after an alleged sexual assault against a girl. Incidents of rioting and arson, much of it thought to be racially motivated, later spread to other towns. The police say their presence will continue tonight, as they urge families to control their children.
Ballymena riots: dozens given emergency accommodation

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

Dozens of households have been given emergency accommodation or other assistance after several nights of disorder in the Northern Ireland town of Ballymena. Police said they were actively taking steps to find those involved in the riots – with 17 people arrested so far.
Is India quietly tightening its grip on Kashmir? | Map Room

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

India’s prime minister has just inaugurated the Chenab rail bridge, connecting Kashmir to India’s vast rail network. But critics are warning it’s the latest project designed to control the disputed territory. India has been approving an enormous amount of building projects in the disputed territory of Kashmir in recent years. Since revoking laws that granted Kashmir autonomy, Narendra Modi’s government has had new powers to build on and populate the land.
Britain and Gibraltar agree new deal on trade and travel

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

Britain and Gibraltar have agreed a deal to ease cross border trade and travel – after years of post-Brexit wrangling. The European Union’s Trade commissioner described it as a “truly historic milestone” which would benefit everyone. The agreement will remove all barriers, checks and controls on people and goods moving between Spain and Gibraltar.
Government pledges £14bn for new Sizewell nuclear plant

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

The Government says it will get the UK off the “fossil fuel rollercoaster” with its new £14 billion plan to build a new nuclear power reactor. The new plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk is expected to power the equivalent of six million homes and provide 10,000 jobs – although it will take more than a decade before it’s up and running. Producer: Bethel Tesfaye Camera Operator/Editor: Luke Winsbury
Head of Nato calls for 5% defence spending

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

The Prime Minister is under pressure to find more money for defence. Lots more money. NATO chief Mark Rutte is currently in town. Speaking at the Chatham House think tank in London, he warned alliance members that Russia could be ready to attack them within five years and “hope is not a strategy”. He wants them to spend five percent of their GDP on defence – a target President Trump has called for.
Israel accused of second mass killing of Gazans seeking aid

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

They went to Rafah, desperate for aid to feed their starving families, directed there by Israel. And for a third day, they came under fire. 27 killed today, after three yesterday and as many as 31 on Sunday. This, in addition to the dozens more people killed by air strikes across the Strip. The Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has opened four so-called ‘Safe Distribution Sites’ in Gaza. The latest shooting happened near a roundabout.
Timeline: How Gaza aid attack which killed 31 people happened

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

Health officials in Gaza say at least three more Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded near an aid distribution point operated by a US-backed group. At least 31 people were reportedly killed on Sunday as they tried to get food near the same site in Rafah. Survivors told the Medecins Sans Frontieres aid agency that they were shot from all sides by drones, helicopters, boats, tanks and Israeli soldiers. Israel’s military denied firing at people gathering to collect aid.
Hamas agrees to release ten hostages in response to ceasefire plan

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Harry Fawcett

With food aid struggling to reach its intended destination and the UN warning of a yet worsening humanitarian situation, the stakes for Gazans could scarcely be higher. Hamas said it had responded “positively” to the ceasefire proposal presented by President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. But reports in Israel that suggest the government there is treating Hamas’s response as an effective rejection.