US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says deployment signals Washington’s ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’; Israeli PM posts video to troops saying ‘we are all ready’ Families, festivalgoers, soldiers and foreigners were among those killed in Hamas attacks last weekend. Here are some of their stories: The bodies of several Israelis […]
Keir Starmer also backs Israel but issues call for all parties to act in line with international law Rishi Sunak has voiced “unequivocal” UK support for Israel “not just today, not just tomorrow, but always” in a lengthy statement to mark one week since Hamas militants murdered 1,300 Israeli civilians […]
Analysis of aerial photos and social media posts confirms attack on road identified as safe by Israeli army Israel and Hamas at war – live updates A convoy of vehicles carrying fleeing civilians in Gaza that was hit by a deadly airstrike was travelling on one of the two roads […]
Since dawn broke last Saturday, thousands have died and the political fallout has spread across the region. Observer reporters tell the full story of a week that began in blood and ends in fear The sun was spreading its rays across the desert in southern Israel last Saturday morning when […]
More than 400,000 in Gaza were already internally displaced before Israel’s evacuation order, UN humanitarian office says Israel-Hamas at war: What we know on day seven “This is chaos, no one understands what to do,” said Inas Hamdan, an officer at the UN Palestinian refugee agency in Gaza City told […]
Thousands pack into cars and trucks or leave on foot after Israel told them to go, as violence flares in East Jerusalem and West Bank Israel and Hamas at war – live updates Thousands of people have been fleeing to the southern half of Gaza before an expected ground invasion […]
As dawn broke last Saturday over the 40-mile Gaza-Israel barrier, once confidently described as an “iron wall”, Hamas struck at the eyes and ears of Israel’s defence. It was shortly before 6.30am at the end of a Sukkot week of holiday when explosive devices, dropped from above by drones, made […]
Jewish and Palestinian communities take to the streets as police increase presence around schools, synagogues and mosques Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across the Middle East and in parts of Asia, Europe and the United States in support of Palestinians and condemnation of Israel as it intensified its strikes […]
Top US diplomat tours Arab states in effort to avoid wider war over expected Israeli invasion of Gaza Strip Israel and Hamas at war – live updates The US’s most senior diplomat has urged Israel to take every possible precaution to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza as he called for […]
Palestinian death toll rises to 1,537, according to Gaza’s health ministry; IDF says ground offensive will launch ‘when opportune and fit for our purposes’ Israel-Hamas at war: What we know on day seven In previous encounters, says Nebal Farsakh, there would always be some time without airstrikes. “But now, there […]