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Middle East crisis live: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah
Israeli PM had cancelled officials’ US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the...
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Australian officials scrambled to understand allegations before Unrwa funding suspended, documents show
Exclusive: Dfat official said there was ‘precious nothing in the public domain’ on claims against aid...
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Ireland backs bid to include blocking of aid in definition of genocide
Dublin joins South Africa’s case in the international court of justice, arguing that stopping delivery of...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel intensifies strikes on southern Gaza
Moves come despite growing international pressure for an immediate ceasefireSee all our Middle East coverageThe Israeli...
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Twelve people reported drowned off a Gaza beach trying to reach aid drop
Palestinian authorities say deaths resulted from attempts to recover crates that fell in water after parachutes...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel recalls ceasefire negotiators from Qatar, claiming Hamas ‘not interested’ in talks
Israeli foreign minister says vote told Hamas ‘you don’t have to hurry’ as group rejects latest...
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Israel isolated as UN security council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israeli PM cancels White House visit by two ministers and says US ‘abandoned its policy in...
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Plan to end ultra-Orthodox students’ military exemption sparks row in Israel
For years Haredi men have been allowed to continue Torah study, but proposal could force some...
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The security council vote is a significant moment – but the US says its Gaza policy is unchanged
Washington’s decision not to use its veto is an acknowledgement of its failure to lead the...
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Medical crisis in Gaza hospitals at ‘unimaginable’ level, aid agencies say
Visiting medical team reported untreated open wounds, shortage of supplies to pin fractures and lack of...
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Israel-Gaza live: Unrwa ‘barred from north Gaza’ ahead of UN security council vote on new ceasefire resolution
UN and WHO call for Israel to reverse decision to stop aid; new text put forward...
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Israel will no longer approve Unrwa food aid to northern Gaza, agency says
Head of agency says military authorities told UN that convoys will no longer be approved amid...
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Medics trapped by Israeli gunfire at two Gaza hospitals, says Red Crescent
Aid group says one of its staff was killed when tanks pushed back into areas around...
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UN calls for humanitarian ceasefire amid urgent efforts to avoid Gaza famine
António Guterres says Palestinian people ‘remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare’ as Israel stands accused of...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an ‘unfolding genocide’
The progressive congresswoman also called on the White House to suspend aid to the Israeli military...
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Canadian students hunger-strike for college to divest from Israel-linked firms
Several McGill University students have spent more than three weeks demanding school divest $20m from various...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel says 170 Gaza gunmen killed in hospital raid
Troops have been combing through the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City since MondayIt has just gone...
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What did US Gaza ceasefire resolution say and why did Russia and China veto it?
Draft resolution put before UN represents important tonal – but not substantive – shift for White...
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Onions sell for 50 times usual price in Gaza as Palestinians scramble for food
Reports of exorbitant cost of basic vegetables, as well as oil and flour, come amid warnings...
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Middle East crisis live: UK and Australia call for immediate end to fighting as US prepares to put ceasefire resolution to UN
Australian and UK stress ‘urgency’ over need to allow aid into Gaza and for hostages to...
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EU and US pile on pressure for Gaza ceasefire
EU leaders call for ‘immediate humanitarian pause’ while US expected to bring UN resolution calling for...
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The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks
Draft resolution loosens linkage between Gaza ceasefire and hostage release as US tries to claw back...
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US calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal in draft UN resolution
Source says wording suggests significant movement in US position as pressure mounts on Israel to halt...
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Israeli diplomats pre-emptively attack findings of Unrwa inquiries
UN refugee agency criticised by Israel, which claims Unrwa staff were implicated in 7 October Hamas...