Hundreds of thousands of reservists head for units amid mounting expectation of large-scale ground invasion Israel and Hamas at war – live updates What an Israeli ground offensive could look like A massive Israeli military buildup was continuing along Gaza’s border on Tuesday, as the country’s military confirmed the death […]
Netanyahu says response will ‘change the Middle East’; Hamas warns of executing civilian captives if Israel continues bombing civilian houses in Gaza What we know so far on day four The US special antisemitism envoy, Deborah Lipstadt, among the most renowned Holocaust scholars in the world, called the Hamas attacks […]
Militants identified vulnerabilities in Israel’s hi-tech defences and masked plans with highly effective miasma of deception Israel and Hamas at war – live updates The Hamas assault on the Erez crossing, the looming symbol of Israel’s security infrastructure at the far northern end of the Gaza Strip, was indicative of […]
Nahal Oz is just yards from Gaza. The gunmen showed no mercy, killing, kidnapping and starting fires to smoke people from their safe rooms Nahal Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel which is home to about 400 people, is so close to the Gaza Strip that the nearest Palestinian house […]
Hamas says Israeli strikes have killed some captives and it will kill another if bombing without warning continues Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Israel has declared a “complete siege” of Gaza, cutting off water, food and power supplies, as Hamas militants threatened to start killing Israeli civilian […]
Quint group – which also includes France, Germany and Italy – says ‘terrorist actions’ of Hamas must be ‘universally condemned’ The leaders of the UK, US, France, Germany and Italy have released a joint statement expressing “steadfast and united support” for the state of Israel and “unequivocal condemnation” of Hamas. […]
Hamas Gaza hideouts will be turned to ‘rubble’, Netanyahu says, after Saturday’s surprise attacks leave hundreds dead – Follow latest news and updates from the conflict What we know so far on day two The Israeli air force has released footage of an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. There are […]
At least 600 Israelis have been killed and around 100 taken hostage in the deadliest attack in the country’s history Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Steve Markachenko, a 25-year-old from Carmel, in northern Israel, had been looking forward to attending the Nova music festival on a desert […]
Iran wants to make it impossible for Saudi Arabia to strike deal with Israel, while others in region cannot afford mayhem in Gaza Israel and Hamas at war – live updates As the death toll rises, and the security consequences multiply, Israel is pointing its finger of accusation at Tehran […]
Palestinians seek refuge but electricity and gas have been cut off and medical infrastructure is on its knees Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Palestinians across the besieged Gaza Strip have described their terror and confusion, as thousands fled a wave of Israeli airstrikes after Hamas’s unprecedented cross-border […]