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The latest news, analysis and opinion on the developing conflict in the Middle East.

Middle East war

Israel strikes Beirut in escalation against Hizbollah

IDF attacks on alleged drone production sites came on eve of Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday

Israel-Hamas war

Netanyahu confirms Israel arming Gaza clans to undermine Hamas

Israel-Hamas war

Germany defends arming Israel despite criticism of Gaza war

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BCG fires two partners over work on Gaza aid overhaul

Israel threatens to retaliate against Syria after missile attack

Gaza

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Israelis slowly confront morality of Gaza war

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BCG launches internal probe over work on Gaza aid overhaul

Israel-Hamas war

Inside the battle to save patients in Gaza’s last hospitals

Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians loot food warehouse as hunger deepens Gaza chaos

Syria

Syria to reconnect to global economy after 14 years as pariah state

Trump holds warm meeting with ‘tough guy’ Syrian leader

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Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in ‘message’ to Sharaa

Israel launches air strike in Syria as sectarian clashes erupt

Lebanon

How Hizbollah moved into the rubble business in Beirut

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Huge crowds mourn Hizbollah’s Nasrallah at Beirut funeral

Middle East war

Israeli troops to keep control of 5 ‘strategic’ locations inside Lebanon

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How Hizbollah is using cash and WhatsApp groups to shore up power

Opinion & Analysis

It’s in Europe’s interest to put sanctions on Israel

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How Israel is forcing Gazans off their land

The fate of Gaza: ‘It all depends on Trump’

Israel’s reinvasion of Gaza is a strategic disaster

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Friday, 6 June, 2025

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Tuesday, 3 June, 2025

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Israel threatens to retaliate against Syria after missile attack
Defence minister Israel Katz warns ‘a full response will come soon’ after two projectiles hit occupied Golan Heights
Sunday, 1 June, 2025

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Sunday, 18 May, 2025

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Israel to allow ‘basic’ aid into Gaza as military expands operations
Decision will end an almost three-month blockade that has stopped food and medicine entering Palestinian enclave
Friday, 16 May, 2025

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Israel launches new round of strikes against Houthis in Yemen
Bombing of two ports comes after rebels repeatedly fired missiles into Israel despite truce with US
Wednesday, 14 May, 2025

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Friday, 9 May, 2025

UN officials fear funding cuts if they do not join US-led Gaza aid plan
Washington-backed initiative would funnel aid into enclave with assistance of US private military contractors
Tuesday, 6 May, 2025

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Israel ‘disables’ Yemen’s main airport with air strikes
Attacks come in retaliation after Houthi missile hits Ben Gurion airport on Sunday
Monday, 5 May, 2025

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Israeli warplanes strike Houthi targets in Yemen
Israel Defense Forces retaliate after militant group’s missile attack on Ben Gurion airport
Sunday, 4 May, 2025

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Israel vows to hit back against Iran and Houthis after airport attack
Tensions surge across Middle East as missile fired by Yemen militant group lands near Ben Gurion airport
Friday, 2 May, 2025

Israel strikes near Syria’s presidential palace in ‘message’ to Sharaa
Benjamin Netanyahu says attack was warning to Damascus over threats to Druze minority
Thursday, 1 May, 2025

Trump’s bombing campaign against Houthis tests his vow to ‘stop wars’
The US is conducting its largest bombardment since the war on Isis — with no clear endgame
Monday, 21 April, 2025

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What will an emboldened Netanyahu do next?
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Saturday, 19 April, 2025

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US and Iran agree to another round of talks to end nuclear stand-off
Adversaries will meet in Oman next week after ‘forward-looking’ negotiations in Rome
Friday, 18 April, 2025

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US strikes on Yemeni port killed dozens, Houthis claim
Raids on Friday were deadliest in Trump administration’s bombing campaign against Iran-backed movement
Tuesday, 15 April, 2025

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‘This is what victory looks like’: inside Israel’s aggressive new security plan
Shaken by October 7, the country is seizing territory and flattening villages to build buffer zones while routinely striking neighbours
Monday, 14 April, 2025

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Israel widens air strikes against neighbours in escalating campaign
Bombing in Lebanon and Syria come alongside renewed military offensive in Gaza
Friday, 28 March, 2025

Israel strikes Beirut for first time since November ceasefire
Attacks in retaliation for rockets launched from Lebanon follow weeks of mounting hostilities across the Middle East
Saturday, 22 March, 2025

Israel strikes targets in Lebanon following rocket attack
Exchange of fire threatens truce that ended 13 months of fighting
Tuesday, 18 March, 2025

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Netanyahu says Israel has resumed ‘fighting with force’ against Hamas
Israeli military’s renewed air strikes in Gaza kill more than 400 people, say Palestinian officials
Thursday, 13 March, 2025

Israel strikes Syrian capital in warning to new leader
Strike targeting Palestinian group is first since interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa established control
Wednesday, 5 March, 2025

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Huge crowds mourn Hizbollah’s Nasrallah at Beirut funeral
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