Middle East at war
Ceasefire talks break down amid claims Hamas has been kicked out of Qatar
Officials have reportedly told the listed terror organisation it will have to leave the country if it isn’t ready to engage in serious negotiations.
- by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Magdy and Matthew Lee
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Protests across Israel after Netanyahu sacks popular defence minister
The dismissal of Yoav Gallant comes as Israel is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts.
- by Josef Federman
Israel ends deal with UN Palestinian relief agency leaving millions at risk
The agency, UNRWA, says its operations in Gaza and the West Bank are now at risk of collapse.
- by Michelle Nichols
In its first ground raid into Syria, Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran
A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
- by Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, US with ‘crushing response’ over attacks
His speech came as Iranian officials increase threats to launch yet another strike against Israel after the latter’s October 26 attack on the Islamic republic.
- by Jon Gambrell
Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in latest waves of deadly airstrikes
The latest violence comes as the Biden administration renews its diplomatic push, days before the US election, for temporary ceasefire deals.
- by Wafaa Shurafa and Sally Abou Aljoud
‘Horrifying incident’: Israel asked to explain deadly strike on Gaza residential block
Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll, with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
Opinion
Lebanon
‘Nowhere is safe’: A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict
Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief, loss and anger.
- by Kate Geraghty
Series
Middle East
On the ground in the Middle East
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty spent 16 days in Israel and Lebanon as the conflict raged between the two countries.
As US election looms, Biden aides struggle with Middle East wars
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have any hope that the warring parties will silence their guns before the US election, there was no sign that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip could pave the way for that.
- by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong
Why did Israel attack Iran?
Here’s a look at everything we know about the Israeli military action against Iran and the events that brought the countries to this point.
- by Matthew Mpoke Bigg
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