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Biden seeks to pull rank in US-Israel relationship – a trial of strength beckons
The decision to place a weapons shipment on hold sends a message to Netanyahu that the...
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US signals to Israel more arms shipments could be paused over Rafah offensive
Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from...
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No sign of breakthrough in hostage and ceasefire talks, Israeli official says; Kerem Shalom aid crossing reopens – as it happened
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereIsrael was reopening...
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Israeli forces say they have operational control of Palestinian side of Rafah crossing in Gaza
Gaza border authority confirms presence of Israel’s tanks at crossing, sole gateway between Egypt and Gaza...
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Hundreds protest across Israel calling for Netanyahu to accept ceasefire deal
Police cleared a large protest in Tel Aviv, where hundreds were urging Benjamin Netanyahu to accept...
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Israel under huge pressure to accept three-stage ceasefire agreed by Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu faces chorus of diplomatic pressure not to go ahead with full-scale offensive on RafahIsrael-Gaza...
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Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite mounting ceasefire pressure
Palestinians in Gaza thrown into confusion by Hamas’s acceptance of a deal, followed by Israel’s sceptical...
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Students stage pro-Palestine occupations at five more UK universities
The protesters in encampments at Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Soas are demanding institutions end ties...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas condemns Israeli order to evacuate Rafah as a ‘dangerous escalation’
Israel’s military has called for people evacuate eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah and head to what it...
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Israeli military calls for Palestinians in eastern Rafah to evacuate
City in southern Gaza on border with Egypt is thought to house about a million people...
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Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition, analysis reveals
Human rights experts say attack was violation of international law, and that US supplying of weapon...
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Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’
Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera networkSenior Israeli...
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Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’
Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to...
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Middle East crisis: Israel suspends broadcasts of Al Jazeera; minister threatens Rafah attack if truce talks undermined – as it happened
Netanyahu cabinet votes to shut down TV network’s operations in Israel; Yoav Gallant says Hamas appear...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas sends delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Hamas and US CIA officials will meet Egyptian mediators on Saturday, according to an Egyptian security...
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Israelis voice sadness and defiance over Gaza protests on US campuses
People in Jerusalem express little sympathy with anti-war demonstrators, with some accusing them of hatred for...
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Middle East crisis live: Turkey says Israel trade halted until permanent ceasefire as negotiations continue
Israel’s uncompromising attitude and worsening situation in Gaza prompted Turkey to halt trade, minister saysDaniel Hurst...
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Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza
Israeli foreign minister strongly criticises decision by President Erdoğan, accusing him of acting like a ‘dictator’Turkey...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas response to ceasefire plan ‘negative’ but discussions continue
A senior Hamas official told AFP the group was looking to end the war but had...
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Israel under pressure to let more aid into Gaza as hostage talks continue
Antony Blinken holds two-hour meeting with Netanyahu while Hamas considers ceasefire proposalIsrael’s leaders were under renewed...
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Colombian president says government will sever Israel ties over Gaza ‘genocide’
Gustavo Petro tells May Day rally ‘if Palestine dies, humanity dies’, as Israeli foreign minister accuses...
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Saudis push for ‘plan B’ that excludes Israel from key deal with US
Riyadh seeks more modest agreement with Washington in absence of Gaza ceasefire and Netanyahu resistance to...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘seeking more clarity on terms of ceasefire deal’
Egyptian official says group wants clear terms allowing displaced people to return to the north of...
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Middle East crisis live: Biden urges Egypt and Qatar to ‘exert all efforts’ over release of Israeli hostages as part of ceasefire talks
The US president made the comments in a call with Egypt and Qatar’s leaders as Hamas...