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Humanitarian chief fears ‘famine is around the corner’ with 85% of population displaced and more than 20,000 deadThe UN humanitarian chief has described Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster unfolding.In a grim assessment of the devastating impact of Israel’s military response to the horrific Hamas attacks on 7 October, Martin...

Yoav Gallant’s proposal suggests Palestinians would run day to day administration of territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli defence minister has suggested that Israel would keep security control of Gaza after Hamas has been defeated with an undefined, Israeli-guided Palestinian body running day to day administration and the US, European Union and regional partners taking responsibility for the reconstruction of the territory.Yoav Gallant...

US secretary of state will attempt to calm regional tensions as well as pushing Israel to shift approach to war in Gaza and allow more aid inThe Iraqi government is forming a bilateral committee to prepare for ending the mission of the US-led international coalition in Iraq, a statement from the prime minister, Mohammed Shia, Al-Sudani’s office citing him on Friday.He said one day...

An unnamed US official has confirmed the trip but provided no other details. The US secretary of state heads to the region after the suspected Israeli attack on Saleh al-ArouriSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageThe Times of Israel is carrying some quotes from a relative of one of the hostages seized from Israel by Hamas who later died during a failed resuce attempt by...

Israel’s decision to defend itself at the international court of justice will make it harder for it to brush aside any adverse findingSouth Africa’s request for an interim measure by the international court of justice to prevent Israel from committing acts of potential genocide – primarily by calling for a halt to combat operations – has suddenly taken on an urgency and relevance that...

The mother and uncle of Ragi A Sckak were taken from Gaza in an operation coordinated by the US, Israel and Egypt, according to a US officialThe mother and uncle of a US service member were rescued from the fighting in Gaza in a secret operation coordinated by the US, Israel, Egypt and others, according to a US official speaking to the Associated Press.It...

Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari was speaking after Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an explosion in Beirut, LebanonSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverageIn its latest operational update, Israel’s military has said that “intensive battles” continue in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, and it claims to have located what it described as a “tunnel shaft” in a school.On the Telegram messaging...