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Middle East crisis live: Egypt ‘setting up contingency area’ in case of Rafah exodus
Country denied move but has warned that Israel’s offensive could push Palestinians into SinaiSee all of...
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Middle East crisis: MSF says ‘medical staff have had to flee’ Gaza’s Nasser hospital following Israeli military intervention – as it happened
Médecins Sans Frontières says staff forced to evacuate, ‘leaving patients behind’ after special forces entered the...
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Middle East crisis live: Hamas delegation heads to Cairo after Israeli negotiators leave amid inconclusive ceasefire talks
Talks aimed at agreeing Gaza truce with Hamas come as calls grow for Israel to call...
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Middle East crisis live: ‘key elements’ of Gaza ceasefire deal on the table, says Biden, amid push to prevent Rafah offensive
US president says ‘gaps remain’ in truce agreement and that planned Israeli operation in Rafah should...
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Netanyahu reiterates intent to press on with ground offensive on Rafah
Israeli PM brushes aside warnings that assault on Gaza’s southernmost town would be a ‘human catastrophe’...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel warned Rafah offensive would be ‘catastrophic’
European chief diplomat Josep Borell says 1.4 million Palestinians in southern Gaza city are ‘without safe...
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UNRWA staff accused by Israel sacked without evidence, chief admits
Philippe Lazzarini says summary dismissal of nine employees was ‘reverse due process’ after Israel’s claims they...
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‘The destruction is massive … It’s a disaster area’: Israeli soldiers speak about fighting in Gaza
Exclusive: IDF troops shed light on their experience of fighting in the territory, where Palestinian casualties...
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‘Our last stop is Rafah’: trapped Palestinians await Israeli onslaught
Refugees crammed into the border city face a terrifying choice: stay for the expected attack, or...
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Israel confirms deaths of 31 hostages as Hamas responds to truce proposals
Qatar says Hamas ‘generally positive’ about proposals, while pressure grows on Netanyahu government over handling of...
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Rumoured split in Hamas leadership as hope grows for ceasefire deal
Qatar’s prime minister and US secretary of state say Hamas has responded to outlines of proposed...
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Fresh strikes in southern Gaza as talks on two-month pause in fighting continue
Hundreds killed and injured in central Gaza Strip while Palestinians crowd into camps and the city...
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Israel and Hamas closer to ceasefire deal amid warning over Gaza children
Qatar says Hamas ‘received proposal positively’, while Unicef says 17,000 Gaza children left unaccompaniedUS airstrikes in...
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Hamas mulls ceasefire proposal amid intense fighting across Gaza
Leader of Hamas heads to Cairo talks, with many families of Israeli hostages pressing for a...
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Hamas regroups in northern Gaza to prepare new offensive
Militant Palestinian group begins to rebuild system of governance in north after being driven out by...
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Middle East crisis live: US negotiators reportedly making progress on potential deal to pause Israel-Hamas fighting
Biden administration officials reported as saying terms emerging for prospective deal involving release of hostagesSee all...
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‘It can explode at any second’: fear at the Israeli market town split between two communities
War has led to a crisis in relations in Lod – the town that both Arab...
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Middle East crisis live: US military says it destroyed a Houthi anti-ship missile site hours after oil tanker attack
Eight hours after the oil tanker was hit, the US military said it destroyed a Houthi...
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Israeli officials accuse international court of justice of antisemitic bias
Senior ministers including Yoav Gallant condemn ruling while Palestinians dismayed it did not go furtherMiddle East...
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Middle East crisis live: ICJ to deliver interim genocide case ruling; CIA director reportedly to join hostage deal talks
UN judges set to decide on whether Israel should halt its war in Gaza; William Burns...
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Thousands trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops encircle Khan Younis
Israel’s assault on Gaza’s second-largest city continues as Hamas delegation travels to Egypt for ceasefire and...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel and Hamas closer to ceasefire, reports say; Iraq PM warns US strikes will lead to ‘escalation’
Sources says Israel and Hamas closer to 30-day ceasefire; Iraqi PM’s office says US strikes undermine...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel president calls deaths of 21 Israeli soldiers in single Gaza attack an ‘unbearably difficult morning’
IDF says deaths happened when militants fired rocket-propelled grenade as soldiers prepared explosives to demolish buildingsFull...
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US calls on Israel to protect staff and patients as military reportedly storms Gaza hospital
Medical staff arrested at al-Khair hospital, Palestinian officials say, while al-Amal hospital surrounded by tanksThe White...