The latest news, analysis and opinion on the developing conflict in the Middle East.
IDF attacks on alleged drone production sites came on eve of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
Motion comes as prime minister’s ultra-Orthodox allies threaten to quit government in dispute over conscription
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
Tehran is rebuilding air defences hit by Israel last year as threat of new attacks looms
Decision will end an almost three-month blockade that has stopped food and medicine entering Palestinian enclave
Bombing of two ports comes after rebels repeatedly fired missiles into Israel despite truce with US
Nato must develop a nimbler technological edge than during the cold war
Washington-backed initiative would funnel aid into enclave with assistance of US private military contractors
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
Israel Defense Forces retaliate after militant group’s missile attack on Ben Gurion airport
Tensions surge across Middle East as missile fired by Yemen militant group lands near Ben Gurion airport
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack was warning to Damascus over threats to Druze minority
The US is conducting its largest bombardment since the war on Isis — with no clear endgame
Many Israelis fear a constitutional crisis is looming — but the prime minister also has his sights set on Iran
Adversaries will meet in Oman next week after ‘forward-looking’ negotiations in Rome
Raids on Friday were deadliest in Trump administration’s bombing campaign against Iran-backed movement
Shaken by October 7, the country is seizing territory and flattening villages to build buffer zones while routinely striking neighbours
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Bombing in Lebanon and Syria come alongside renewed military offensive in Gaza
Attacks in retaliation for rockets launched from Lebanon follow weeks of mounting hostilities across the Middle East
Exchange of fire threatens truce that ended 13 months of fighting
Israeli military’s renewed air strikes in Gaza kill more than 400 people, say Palestinian officials
Strike targeting Palestinian group is first since interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa established control
The IDF is using excavators, tanks and bombs to take territory from neighbours and remake its borders
Ceremony in 55,000-seat stadium comes five months after veteran leader was killed in Israeli air strike