Author: Yohannes Lowe
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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks
Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks today on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington. Ahead of his…
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Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu planning to meet Trump next week as US president repeats aim to move Palestinians from Gaza
Netanyahu hopes to meet Trump in Washington as soon as next week – reports Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the latest events in the Middle East. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington as early as next week, according to reports, as hundreds…
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Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza
Hamas says Israel is violating ceasefire by blocking Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza Hamas has accused Israel of violating the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement by preventing tens of thousands of Palestinian people from returning to their homes in the northern part of the strip. “The occupation is stalling under the pretext of prisoner Arbel Yehoud,…
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Houthis claim missile attack on Tel Aviv after Israel strikes Yemen airport – Middle East crisis live
Israeli forces raid Gaza Strip hospital Israeli forces have raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of only three medical facilities on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate the compound, according to officials. The Palestinian health ministry said contact with staff inside the facility, which…
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Middle East crisis live: ‘some progress’ made on Israel-Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, Netanyahu says
One child gets killed every hour in Gaza, Unrwa says Quoting Unicef figures, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (Unrwa) has said that 14,500 Palestinian children have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on the territory last October. In a post on X, Unrwa, which has been banned from operating within Israel and…
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Middle East crisis live: IDF orders evacuation in Gaza City eastern suburb
Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills at least one Lebanese soldier and injures 18 others An Israeli airstrike on a Lebanese army centre on Sunday killed one soldier and injured 18 other people, the Lebanese military said. The deadly strike occurred in southwestern Lebanon on the coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura. The Israeli military claimed…