Hawks call for action after attacks on settlements in the north, while Rishi Sunak urges caution to prevent conflict spreading Israel and Hamas at war – live updates The Israeli government is coming under growing pressure from security establishment hawks to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon – […]
Gaza officials have said at least 471 people were killed in the explosion, with more than 300 wounded Israel and Hamas at war – live updates The US intelligence community has estimated there were likely 100 to 300 people killed in the blast at the Al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, […]
Senior official vows assault will ‘eliminate Hamas from the roots … everything should go away’ Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Israel security officials have signalled their readiness to embark on a ground offensive into Gaza that they say will be far more comprehensive and ferocious than any […]
US president says Hamas and Putin want to annihilate democracies’; director of Gaza City’s largest hospital appeals for fuel from UN, which will last ‘hours’ Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14 Biden says, “We’re pursuing every avenue to bring hostages home”. He says there is […]
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The US response to 9/11 was dogged by a threat posed by an ill-defined enemy, which led to human rights abuses associated with Guantánamo Israel and Hamas at war – live updates When Joe Biden, the US president, spoke to Israelis during his brief visit this week, he said he […]
Prime minister left London on Wednesday evening and plans to visit other countries in the region for further discussions Rishi Sunak has flown to Israel for talks with its leaders, and will then travel to other countries in the region for further discussions, Downing Street has announced. The prime minister […]
Open-source information gives an idea of what happened at the hospital where hundreds were killed The tragedy at al-Ahli Arab hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip provoked bitter recriminations that reverberated across the Middle East and beyond. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion that Gaza’s […]
Egypt’s president agrees to open the Rafah crossing to allow 20 trucks with humanitarian aid into Gaza Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 13 The UN Security Council scheduled the vote on a resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict for Wednesday morning. The resolution initially condemned “the […]
Among those believed to be captives in Gaza are children, festival-goers, peace activists, caregivers, elderly people and soldiers. Here are some of their names and stories Israel and Hamas at war – live updates • Ten members of a single family disappeared after Hamas assaulted the Be’eri kibbutz early on […]