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Middle East crisis live: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over war in Gaza opens in The Hague
Israel has described the case as ‘preposterous’ and is set to defend itself; the international court...
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Middle East crisis live: US and UK ‘shoot down’ one of biggest Houthi airstrikes in Red Sea
Attack with 21 drones and missiles by Iran-backed rebels comes despite planned UN security council vote...
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Antony Blinken tells Israel: Palestinian rights are key to peace
US secretary of state rejects calls for immediate ceasefire but urges ally to make ‘hard decisions’...
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UK government accepts Israel has legal duty to provide basic supplies to Gaza
David Cameron urges Israeli authorities to clear barriers to aid deliveries amid risk of ‘widespread hunger’The...
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Middle East crisis live: genocide claim ‘preposterous’, says Israel, as pressure grows over Gaza deaths
Israel’s president criticises claim of genocide brought to international court of justiceHere is a photograph issued...
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Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe
Exclusive: First months of conflict produced more planet-warming gases than 20 climate-vulnerable nations do in a...
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More civilian casualties recorded in 2023 than any year since 2010
Action on Armed Violence says 33,846 were killed or wounded by airstrikes, bombs or artillery, the...
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Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank, says health ministry
This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the Middle East crisis...
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Antony Blinken arrives in Israel amid fresh US push to stop war spreading
US secretary of state poised for meetings with leaders who have so far proved resistant to...
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Al Jazeera accuses Israel of targeted killing of two of its journalists in Gaza
Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria died after two rockets were fired at car they were...
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Middle East crisis live: ‘major deployment’ of Israeli forces in West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian media report
Six dead in airstrike on Jenin, Palestinian health ministry reports, as Israel said its aircraft fired...
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Blinken puts pressure on Middle East countries to contain Gaza conflict
The US secretary of state was speaking in Turkey, on trip that will take him to...
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US and EU launch twin diplomatic mission to calm tensions in Middle East
Escalation of violence comes as US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and Europe’s Josep Borrell begin...
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Middle East crisis live: dozens of rockets fired at northern Israel from Lebanon
Israeli military says about 40 rockets fired into the Meron areaSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverage...
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UN warns Gaza is now ‘uninhabitable’ as war continues
Humanitarian chief fears ‘famine is around the corner’ with 85% of population displaced and more than...
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Israel tries to appease US with proposals for Gaza as Blinken heads to Middle East
Washington wants concessions from the Netanyahu administration, as critics say plans lack detail or commitmentSee all...
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Hezbollah chief says response to killing of senior Hamas official is ‘inevitable’
Hassan Nasrallah says assassination in Beirut has changed nature of his group’s conflict with Israel, raising...
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Israel could keep security control of Gaza after Hamas defeat, says defence minister
Yoav Gallant’s proposal suggests Palestinians would run day to day administration of territoryMiddle East crisis –...
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Middle East crisis live: Blinken heads to Israel as defence minister outlines plan for post-war Gaza
US secretary of state will attempt to calm regional tensions as well as pushing Israel to...
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Israel-Gaza war live: Antony Blinken to travel to Israel in wake of strike on senior Hamas figure in Lebanon
An unnamed US official has confirmed the trip but provided no other details. The US secretary...