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Israel strikes Beirut for third day as terms for ceasefire with Hizbullah put forward
Attack by Israel on suburban areas of Damascus in Syria kills 15 with military saying it was targeting Islamic Jihad sites
Israel accused of Gaza war crimes over forced displacements
‘Systematic and widespread’ forced displacement of Palestinians is a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch says
Attack, withdraw, return: Israel’s bloody cycle of war in north Gaza
North Gaza is the centre of a renewed Israeli offensive that over the past five weeks has unleashed some of the Israeli military’s most devastating attacks
Israeli fire ‘kills 30 Palestinians’ as tanks roll into central Gaza camp
Tens of thousands of Palestinian residents have been told to evacuate areas in north and centre of coastal strip
Israeli strikes kill at least 36 in Gaza and Lebanon as Qatar suspends mediation efforts
Gulf country likely to return to talks if both sides show ‘serious political willingness’ to reach a deal on war in Palestinian enclave
Gaza: Nearly 70% of war dead are women and children, says UN rights office
Three Lebanese killed and six UN peacekeepers injured in Israeli drone strike amid ‘deliberate and direct destruction’ of Unifil property
Amsterdam clashes: All we know about attacks on Israeli fans after football game
Five people taken to hospital after anti-Semitic violence erupted after game in Amsterdam
Protests break out in Israel as Netanyahu sacks defence minister Gallant
Move described by opposition leader as ‘act of madness’ follows further Israeli air strikes in Gaza, in which at least 35 are killed
Israel embarks on campaign to reshape regional order in the Middle East
Buoyed by military gains, Israel is taking the fight to its enemies, with devastating consequences for millions of Palestinian and Lebanese people
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza
More than 2,800 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks, authorities say
Four held over information theft from Israel Defense Forces
Intelligence was leaked to foreign media outlets to mislead public opinion against ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas
Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza amid new aerial and ground offensives
One polio clinic came under Israeli fire despite agreed humanitarian pause, WHO says
Hizbullah rockets injure 11 after Israeli strikes kill 52 in Lebanon
Iran threatens Israel and US with ‘crushing response’ over attacks on the country and its allies
Gaza: Israeli strikes kill ‘at least 39 Palestinians’ and destroy medical supplies
US envoys and Israeli officials due to meet to discuss ceasefire in Lebanon and besieged enclave
Palestinians dig for the dead in multi-storey ruins as Israel hammers north Gaza
At least 93 reported dead or missing after Israeli missile strikes house packed with members of extended family displaced by war
UN expresses alarm as Palestinian aid agency Unrwa banned from operating in Israel
Politicians who drafted law cite involvement of some Unrwa staffers in October 7th, 2023, attack by Hamas on southern Israel, and on some staffers having membership of armed groups
Iran to use ‘all available tools to deliver a definite and effective response’ to Israel’s attack
Tehran previously played down Israeli air attack on Saturday, saying it caused only limited damage
Iran poised to respond ‘appropriately’ to Israel’s attack
Binyamin Netanyahu claims strike severely impacted Tehran’s ‘defensive capabilities’ and ‘ability to develop missiles’
Israeli air strikes across Gaza kill at least 45, protesters disrupt Netanyahu speech
Truck rams into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring more than 30
At the heart of Netanyahu’s delusion is the belief that his interests are the same as Israel’s
A neuropsychologist’s view: Only a person whose judgment and decision-making had been altered by power could claim the military actions of the last year constitute a path to ultimate victory for Israel
Israeli forces kill 72 across Gaza Strip and raid hospital, Palestinian officials say
Nine children from one family among those killed in Khan Younis, say rescue workers
US pushes for end to Israel’s fighting with Hamas, Hizbullah, as Lebanon’s Tyre hit by air strikes
Israeli strikes kill 42 in Gaza as tanks tighten siege of north
Israeli counterattack on Iran expected this weekend or soon afterwards
Many Israelis have already prepared their bomb shelters and safe rooms, stocking up on water, food and setting up electronic devices
Blinken in talks with Netanyahu to ‘capitalise’ on killing of Hamas leader
The US secretary of state hopes Yahya Sinwar’s death will help secure the release of all hostages and end the conflict in Gaza
Israeli military besieges hospitals and shelters for displaced people in north of Gaza
Air strikes force hundreds of Beirut residents flee their homes as Israel says it has arrested network of citizens spying for Iran
Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza and Lebanon, telling residents to leave Hizbullah-linked areas
Unifil peacekeepers say Israeli military ‘deliberately’ demolished observation town and perimeter fence of UN position
Israel-Hamas war: Killing of Sinwar offers chance of ceasefire, Kamala Harris says
At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza’s Jabalia camp
Yahya Sinwar: what does Hamas leader’s death mean for ceasefire hopes?
Middle East at a critical juncture as new possibilities emerge to end conflict
Yahya Sinwar: Who was the Hamas leader? Reported architect of October 7th massacre killed in Gaza
Israel’s military says the long-time militant group member and its eventual head was killed in Gaza
Israel continues to bomb Gaza as hopes fade of Hamas leader’s death ending war
More than 60 deaths recorded in territory in past day as Israel launches more air strikes and sends in more troops
Death of Yahya Sinwar regarded by Israel as the effective defeat of Hamas
Israel’s military says sweep of area by forces after a firefight uncovered three bodies, with DNA testing confirming one to be Sinwar
Gaza: At least 28, including children, killed in Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people
Israeli military claims location had dozens of militants present inside compound when attack took place
Mayor among 16 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon municipality building
Lebanese prime minister accuses Israel of intentionally targeting Nabatieh council meeting called to discuss war relief
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