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Territory’s health ministry says most casualties are women and children, and that thousands more may lie under rubbleMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s war against Hamas in Gaza has killed 25,000 Palestinians, the health ministry in the territory has announced, as the UN chief described the scale of civilian killings as “heartbreaking and utterly unacceptable”.Most of the casualties were women and children, the ministry...

British defence minister says there will be no end to crisis without two-state solution; 25,105 Palestinians killed in Gaza since 7 OctoberSee all our Middle East crisis coverageA total of 25,105 Palestinians have been killed and 62,681 have been injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.An estimated 178 Palestinians were killed and...

The Israeli leader is under pressure over course of the Gaza war but is doubling down on opposition to a two-state solutionDefiant Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on opposition to Palestinian statehood, deepening the divide with Israel’s closest international allies, as cracks in his wartime “unity” government became increasingly evident.Anger with Netanyahu is also increasingly visible on the streets, even though there...

Shadow foreign secretary tries to continue as demonstrators shout and criticise Labour’s stance on Israel-Gaza warMiddle East crisis – live updatesA keynote speech by David Lammy at a Labour-linked thinktank’s conference has been disrupted by protesters who held Palestinian flags as they shouted “ceasefire now”.As security officials at London’s Guildhall rushed to take the first two individuals out of the building, another three protesters...

US and Israeli leaders speak a day after Netanyahu again rejected notion of Palestinian statehood, their first call in almost a monthSee all our Middle East crisis coverageFurther updates on the news of a likely Israeli missile strike that destroyed a building in Damascus and reportedly killed a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have come in on Reuters.Essam al-Amin, head of the al-Mowasat hospital...

As pockets of war multiply across region so does the risk that conflict becomes more contagious and intractableOn Thursday morning the Iranian news website Entekhab ran, without irony, the headline: “Taliban call on Pakistan and Iran to show restraint and urge both sides to settle differences through diplomatic means”.If proof were needed that a new, more dangerous world order may be upon us, the...

President accused of allowing country to become a target because of ‘complicity in bloodshed of Gaza’The Cyprus government is facing growing criticism over British military bases on the island being used by UK and US forces to stage airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.President Nicos Christodoulides has been accused by activists of turning a blind eye to the risks the EU’s most easterly...

This blog is now closed. See all our coverage of the Middle East crisis hereThere can be “no security and stability in the region” without a Palestinian state, said the spokesperson for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, reports Associated Press.The remarks come in response to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection on Thursday of calls by the US to take steps toward the establishment of...

Prospect of close combat in overpopulated area ‘deeply concerning’, say aid officials, while Gaza’s largest functioning hospital may have to closeAs Israeli forces have moved further into southern Gaza, airstrikes and close-combat fighting are approaching areas crowded with more than a million people seeking refuge from the destruction across the rest of the territory.The prospect of major operations taking place in territory with such...

Pakistani strike comes day after deadly Iranian attack on Balochistan; US military in Red Sea says it struck 14 Houthi missiles that were ready to be firedSee all our coverage of the Middle East crisisWhile Iran has taken low-level action against Balochistan in the past, Tuesday’s strikes were unusually heavy-handed and Thursday’s retaliatory bombings were the first time that Pakistan has responded with comprehensive...

Deaths inside Tulkarem refugee camp and near Balata camp are latest in an explosion of violence in the Palestinian territory since the start of Israel’s war on GazaMiddle East crisis: live updatesA new wave of violence has swept the occupied West Bank, with a series of major raids launched by the Israeli military across much of the territory.Ten people were killed by Israeli forces...

Israeli air force says it ‘eliminated Bilal Nofal’ in a strike in the southern Gaza stripUS Navy Seals boarded a boat heading for Yemen and seized Iranian-made missile components and other weaponry bound for Houthi forces, in an operation in which two Seal commandos went missing, the US military has said.US Central Command (Centcom) posted pictures of the missile parts on X, including what...

Deliveries are expected to arrive in Gaza on Wednesday under deal brokered by Qatar and FranceFollow live for latest updates in the Middle East crisisDeliveries of medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians were expected to start arriving in Gaza on Wednesday under a deal mediated by Qatar and France, after a night of deadly bombardments in the territory’s south.Militants took about 250 hostages...

Senator’s bid to make US military support conditional on whether Israel is violating human rights in Gaza fails by 72 votes to 11US senators have defeated a measure, introduced by Bernie Sanders, that would have made military aid to Israel conditional on whether the Israeli government is violating human rights and international accords in its devastating war in Gaza.A majority of senators struck down...

Foreign minister of UN-recognised government takes same position as Houthis on call to British ministerThe UN-recognised government of Yemen has urged the UK to change its policy in Gaza and back an immediate ceasefire.The call was made by Ahmad bin Mubarak, the foreign minister of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, during a phone conversation on Tuesday with the British Middle East minister, Lord Ahmad. Continue...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claims to have targeted an Israeli spy base; Israeli military says it has uncovered 100 rocket launchers in Beit LahiaThe Israeli military said on Tuesday that its special forces had carried out a strike in the area of Ayta ash Shab in Lebanon.“IDF special forces struck in order to remove a threat in the area of Ayta ash Shab in Lebanon,”...

UN agencies issue joint plea for entry routes to Gaza, where Israel’s war with Hamas has damaged swaths of territoryAid officials in Gaza believe that pockets of famine already exist in the territory, with parents sacrificing remaining food for their children, an apple costing $8 (£6.30) and fuel for cooking almost impossible to find.UN agencies have said that Gaza urgently needs more humanitarian assistance...

US Central Command says anti-ship cruise missile was fired from Houthi-controlled area of Yemen; Rishi Sunak to face UK parliament for first time since agreeing to actionA video journalist from the Cairo-based television channel Al Ghad was killed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a strike that the channel blamed on the Israeli army.In a post on X, the station said it was...

This blog is now closed.Albanese says Australia will not participate in ICJ case against Israel and instead focus on ‘political solution’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPM says $15bn reconstruction fund is ‘open for business’ despite inability to apply for itThe prime minister was asked why the $15bn national reconstruction fund is “taking so long”, having passed through...

Prime minister suggests court cases like South Africa’s won’t bring peace between Israel and Palestine, as Penny Wong sets off for a trip to the Middle EastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has suggested court cases will not help achieve peace between Israel and Palestine, declaring that the...

Israeli PM says it is ‘possible and necessary to continue until victory’ in televised press conference, days after South Africa launches genocide case against Israel in The HagueRead all our coverage of the Middle East crisisThe “lights are absolutely flashing red” on the global dashboard, the UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, warned as he said it was hard to think of a time when...

World Bank warns of surging energy prices, slower growth and higher inflation as threat rises of disruption to world tradeA prolonged conflict in the Red Sea and escalating tensions across the Middle East risk having devastating effects on the global economy, reigniting inflation and disrupting energy supplies, some of the world’s leading economists warn this weekend.Before a statement expected on Monday by Rishi Sunak...

US military says second nighttime attack ‘designed to degrade the Houthis’ ability to attack maritime vessels’See all our Middle East crisis coverageIsrael accused South Africa of presenting a “profoundly distorted” view of hostilities, “barely distinguishable” from that of Hamas, as it presented its defence at the international court of justice in The Hague against accusations of genocide.My colleague, the Guardian’s legal affairs correspondent Haroon...

With Palestinian plight supercharging movement, restraint may only come with regional pressure on resourcesWho are the Houthis?Middle East crisis – live updatesThe near-official slogan of the Houthi movement is: “God is the Greatest / Death to America / Death to Israel / A curse upon the Jews.” Crowds of supporters in the group’s northern Yemen strongholds have been chanting it for more than 20...