Senior Hamas official says group will disarm if sovereign Palestinian state is establishedKhalil al-Hayya asserts Israel’s promised offensive in Rafah, where more than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3m has sought refuge, would not destroy HamasThu Apr 25 2024 - 16:16
US to set up floating pier off Gaza coast to boost delivery of humanitarian aid UN and relief agencies concerned US takeover of maritime corridor will force humanitarians to work alongside Israeli military, with consequences for safetyWed Apr 24 2024 - 18:59
Unrwa given fresh lease of life as report says Israel’s claims of Hamas links have not been backed upReview says Israel has not provided evidence that relief agency’s staff took part in October 7th attack on IsraelTue Apr 23 2024 - 16:31
Relief as Middle East appears to retreat from the brink of regional warExercise of restraint may be an inflection point for region if the US and Europe commit to ending the war in GazaFri Apr 19 2024 - 16:10
Israel-Iran conflict: Where do Arab states in the region stand? Arabs do not want to be caught up in tit-for-tat strikes that could morph into war, and have called for restraintWed Apr 17 2024 - 17:33
Win-win situation for Iran and Israel could escalate into lose-lose warfareAs of now, Israel and Iran have saved face. That would change if Israel responds to the weekend attackMon Apr 15 2024 - 16:05
Iran may choose ‘strategic patience’ rather than strike IsraelIran is unlikely to bomb Israeli embassies in Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and BahrainThu Apr 11 2024 - 15:55
Aid agencies dispute Israel’s figures for humanitarian aid‘We need to flood Gaza with aid,’ says Unrwa commissioner general Philippe LazzariniWed Apr 10 2024 - 14:44
Qatar gains influence in Middle East as main mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks Political landscape in region has been dramatically transformed by the six-month Israel-Hamas warMon Apr 08 2024 - 17:34
Palestinians face severe deprivation as aid agencies suspend operations following aid-worker deathsSeven members of the World Central Kitchen agency were killed by an Israeli airstrikeWed Apr 03 2024 - 16:58
Consulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and IsraelConsulate attack could trigger direct confrontation between Iran and IsraelTue Apr 02 2024 - 19:39
Flotilla’s mission is to ferry one million meals from Cyprus to famine-gripped GazaHundreds of pallets of flour, tinned goods, rice and pulses in Larnaca are much-needed food aid for Palestinians under attack by IsraelFri Mar 29 2024 - 17:03
Amid Israeli pressure to dismantle it, the Unrwa is indispensable to Palestinians Despite Israeli pressure to dismantle it, the agency is an essential provider of protection, food, health and education to millions of peopleWed Mar 27 2024 - 16:33
UN expert accuses Israel of committing genocideIsrael’s actions in Gaza have been driven by a genocidal logic integral to its settler-colonial project in Palestine, UN report contendsTue Mar 26 2024 - 18:14
US welcomes Mohammed Mustafa as Palestinian Authority’s new prime ministerThe former senior World Bank official has the credentials to tackle the monumental task of rebuilding GazaFri Mar 15 2024 - 17:13
Cross-border Israel-Lebanon exchanges threaten to escalate into broader conflictBoth governments are under growing pressure to end hostilities from displaced Lebanese and Israeli citizensTue Mar 12 2024 - 16:06
Gazans begin Ramadan in bleak settingThe Muslim holy month of fasting began on Monday amid a lack of humanitarian aidMon Mar 11 2024 - 17:08
‘The situation is so desperate. Aid is a sticking plaster’MSF emergency co-ordinator Helen Ottens-Patterson says an immediate ceasefire is needed in Gaza but she is not optimisticSun Mar 10 2024 - 07:00
Maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza set to open this weekendPilot project will have to survive, maintain and expand food deliveries until the US sets up a temporary pierFri Mar 08 2024 - 17:10
Gazan detainees traumatised by Israeli abuses, says Unrwa directorMen, women and children aged between six and 82 were among more than 1,000 people released without charge after months or weeks of imprisonment. Thousands of others remain captiveTue Mar 05 2024 - 15:27
Israel-Hamas war: Children in Gaza now dying of malnutrition, dehydration and disease, says Unicef officialUN children’s organisation blames ‘impediments’ and ‘dangers’ to bringing aid into region, with humanitarian officials warning Gaza ‘hurtling towards a famine’Mon Mar 04 2024 - 19:17
Qatar accuses Israel of deliberately starving Palestinians in GazaAs aid convoys to Gaza are disrupted by Israeli forces, deputy chief of UN humanitarian agency says a quarter of the population are ‘one step away from famine’Wed Feb 28 2024 - 17:06
Palestinian PM Shtayyeh resigns saying new administration needed to meet challenge of Gaza warMohammad Shtayyeh leaves role to allow consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel-Hamas warMon Feb 26 2024 - 18:08
Dire humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorating dailyUN says hunger-related deaths increasing as World Food Programme forced to pause aid deliveriesFri Feb 23 2024 - 14:43
US veto of UN resolution for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza angers sponsor AlgeriaUS circulates its own draft resolution asking Security Council to support temporary ceasefire ‘as soon as practicable’Wed Feb 21 2024 - 16:54
Normalisation between Arab nations and Israel unlikely to proceed quicklyMany say ties will not be forged until there is progress on a two-state solutionMon Feb 19 2024 - 19:08
Palestinian Authority remains responsible for Gaza, says Mahmoud Abbas Discussions on post-war Gaza governance of strip ‘gaining momentum’ among Arab countriesThu Feb 15 2024 - 16:04
Iran faces generational split 45 years after Islamic revolutionAfter toppling the Shah, the new leaders failed to deliver on promises of social justice and democracyWed Feb 14 2024 - 17:41
King Abdullah pleads for end to Gaza war on visit to WashingtonKing Abdullah of Jordan tells Joe Biden of growing Arab concern over the prospect of an all-out Israeli assault on Rafah where 1.4 million Gazans have taken refugeTue Feb 13 2024 - 17:10
Blinken returns empty-handed to US amid wide gap between Washington and Netanyahu on GazaNetanyahu dismisses Blinken’s opposition to Israeli offensive on Rafah in south Gaza where 1.2m Palestinians have taken refugeThu Feb 08 2024 - 15:57
Gaza conflict: Israel pressing US and others to continue funding Unrwa - reportOccupying Israeli army would be obliged to assume responsibilities for Gaza’s 2.3 million displaced and distressed Palestinians if Unrwa disbanded nowWed Feb 07 2024 - 17:06
US to strike pro-Iranian militia targets in Syria and Iraq US responds to Sunday’s drone attack at a remote US base in Jordan that killed three American soldiersThu Feb 01 2024 - 17:39
Algeria has been added to Ireland’s list of ‘safe’ countries. But how safe is it?Department of Foreign Affairs recommends Irish citizens avoid non-essential travelWed Jan 31 2024 - 06:28
UN Palestinian refugee agency’s importance felt throughout Middle EastCountries including US, Germany and Britain pause support after allegations via Israel of agency staff implicated in Hamas attacksMon Jan 29 2024 - 18:06
Hague’s decision will end ‘culture of impunity’ for Israel but not Gazans’ misery Genocide case is International Court of Justice’s most politically challenging as war on Gaza opens gulf between pro-Israel West and emerging Global South which advocates Palestinian self-determinationFri Jan 26 2024 - 18:35
Saudi Arabia drops alcohol ban for foreign diplomatsCustomers at new off-licence must carry diplomatic passports and register to buy fixed amounts of alcoholThu Jan 25 2024 - 16:51
US strikes Yemen again as Red Sea clashes heighten risk of wider suffering Houthi militia says it will continue attacking ships in the Red Sea until Israel ends its war in GazaWed Jan 24 2024 - 16:47
Saudi Arabia says it will not normalise relations with Israel without ‘credible, irreversible track’ to creation of Palestinian stateForeign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan insists Saudi Arabia will not fund Gaza’s reconstruction if there is a return to the pre-war status quo involving warfare every one or two yearsMon Jan 22 2024 - 20:34
One killed and eight injured at refugee camps in occupied West Bank by Israeli armyIsraeli troops rounded up men for questioning, blew up one home and burned anotherThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:47
Global leaders at World Economic Forum confronted by rising Middle East tensionsLong-standing conflicts involving both Iran and Turkey reignite in addition to lingering Gaza crisisWed Jan 17 2024 - 19:14
Israel attacks Hizbullah target in Lebanon close to border Army mounts attack with warplanes and artillery on strategic Islamist compound inside neighbouring countryTue Jan 16 2024 - 18:20
Houthis, who have been eager to engage with the US, respond to attacks with defianceUS and Britain provided help to Saudis and Emiratis during the war in YemenFri Jan 12 2024 - 20:29
Journalists are being killed in Gaza at a rate unseen in any war zone for decades, says press freedom group Even when they are not targeted, Palestinian journalists face exceptional hardships as they strive to report what is happening in their countryTue Jan 09 2024 - 17:41
Egypt and Jordan repeat rejection of Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ callsIsrael approach other countries with the aim of securing their agreement to host Gazans as Egypt and Jordan repeat their opposition to proposalFri Jan 05 2024 - 16:04
US threats unlikely to scupper Houthi disruption of shipping routes or dull their support of Gaza Houthis back the Palestinian cause and seek to force US and its partners to demand Israel end the Gaza war and allow supplies into the bombed coastal stripThu Jan 04 2024 - 17:32
Hizbullah constrained despite vowing revenge over killing of Hamas deputy leader Shia Islamist political party and militant group embarrassed as killing of Saleh Arouri in Lebanon shows it cannot provide protection against drone attacksWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:56
Seventh Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison since October 7thFather of dead detainee blames Israel’s far-right national security minister for using ‘torture, beatings and aggression’ against prisoners, and for them being stripped naked in the cold and not allowed to sleepTue Jan 02 2024 - 21:00
As death toll in Gaza climbs to 21,000, Palestinian president says situation is ‘beyond a catastrophe’In his first interview since the war with Israel began, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas blames US for prolonging the conflictWed Dec 27 2023 - 17:30
Long history of moribund two-state solution forms backdrop to Gaza conflictThe international community has long backed a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict but the US has made no serious effort to implement itMon Dec 25 2023 - 16:00
Escalating Houthi attacks making Red Sea a no-go area for shippingBig firms are ordering their vessels to reroute around the tip of Africa as Yemen’s Houthis step up missile strikes in response to Israel’s military campaign in GazaTue Dec 19 2023 - 17:58
