Category: West Bank

Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

Palestinian groups shocked by US president-elect’s favouring of outspoken supporters of far-right activists in the regionRightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in...

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Middle East crisis live: dozens of Palestinians reportedly killed in northern Gaza; Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, officials say

Palestinian news agency says at 29 killed, including children, in northern Gaza Strip; Lebanese health ministry reports multiple deaths across countryIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced...

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Middle East crisis live: explosions in Beirut after Israeli warning of imminent strikes

The IDF said it would focus on buildings belonging to a Hezbollah-run banking systemAt least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry...

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Middle East crisis live: UN says ‘nightmare in Gaza intensifying’ after 87 people reported killed or missing in Israeli strikes in north

UN special coordinator says ‘relentless’ Israeli strikes mean nowhere is safe for civilians after attack on Beit Lahiya At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on...

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Middle East live: Iran says Sinwar killing will strengthen ‘spirit of resistance’; US signals push for Gaza ceasefire

Iran says Muslims will ‘look up to Martyr Sinwar standing on the battlefield’; Kamala Harris says death ‘an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza’Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in surprise...

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Middle East crisis live: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon criticize ‘apparently deliberate’ attack by Israeli forces

Unifil says in a statement that IDF forces fired at watchtower in direct hit; WHO warns of risk of cholera outbreak after case confirmed in LebanonAid has arrived in northern Gaza for the first time in two weeks, according to an...

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Middle East crisis live: Israel launches strikes on southern Beirut after US says it opposes ‘scope’ of bombing campaign

IDF says the airstrike targeted an underground Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the Dahiyeh area of southern BeirutUS warns Israel of potential halt to arms transfers if Gaza aid is not distributedThe Israeli strikes came...

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Middle East crisis live: US warns Israel it will withhold arms funding if Gaza aid doesn’t improve

US state department confirms reports that secretary of state and defense secretary warned Israel See all our Middle East coverage hereIsraeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli...

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Middle East crisis live: UK announces fresh wave of sanctions against extremist settlers in West Bank

The measures target three outposts and four organisations that have supported and perpetrated ‘heinous abuses of human rights’See all our Middle East coverage hereIsraeli military strikes killed at least 40...

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