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The latest news, analysis and opinion on the Israel-Hamas war and its wider impact on the Middle East.
Middle East conflict
Israeli jets strike Lebanon in response to Hizbollah rocket barrage
Israel says overnight strikes targeted militant group’s weapons storage facilities and military structures
Israel-Hamas war
Gaza ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East
Houthi movement
EU naval mission rescues crew from oil tanker set ablaze in Red Sea
Israeli air strike kills 10 in Lebanon
Food supplies to Gaza dwindling as famine looms, warns UN
Edward Luce
‘Gaza’ is the word Democrats dare not whisper in Chicago
News in-depthIran
Iran gives few clues as region awaits military response to Israel
War memes and bomb shelters: Israelis and Lebanese await new phase of conflict
The FT ViewThe editorial board
How to end a spiralling Middle East crisis
ExplainerIsrael-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war — in maps and charts
News in-depthIsrael-Hamas war
Have Israeli assassinations diminished Hamas?
How the US’s $230mn Gaza pier became a ‘colossal failure’
Satellite images show Gazans forced to cram into Al-Mawasi tent city
News in-depthMiddle East conflict
How all-out war between Israel and its adversaries might play out
Military briefing: the Israeli missiles used to strike Iran
News in-depthMiddle East military briefing
Ukraine’s air defence struggle highlights risks to Israel
Military briefing: Israel’s options to strike Iran
Friday, 23 August, 2024
Oil tanker explosion claimed by Houthis threatens Red Sea pollution
Iran-backed group posts video of blaze aboard vessel carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude
Israel
Israeli cabinet trades insults over ‘Jewish terrorism’ warning
Far-right security minister accused by defence minister and intelligence chief of endangering nation
UN confirms first Gaza polio case in 25 years
Aid agencies rush to set up vaccination campaign in devastated Palestinian territory
Thursday, 22 August, 2024
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for strikes on Greek-owned vessel near Yemeni port
US presidential election 2024
Gaza protesters seek to overshadow Harris’s primetime Chicago speech
Organisers expect thousands of people to march near heavily guarded Democratic National Convention
Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
Explainer
A visual guide to the war
Silence is the wisest option for Kamala Harris on a divisive election issue that is harming the global image of the US
Benjamin Netanyahu doubles down on tough conditions to get deal over the line
Bank of Israel chief calls on Netanyahu to make ‘permanent’ budget changes
Central bank governor bemoans lack of planning as country faces growing deficit due to war in Gaza
Chicago
Police and protesters clash at Israeli consulate during Chicago convention
Arrests made less than two miles from arena where Democrats gathered to nominate Kamala Harris
Tuesday, 20 August, 2024
Hamas denies ‘backing off’ from Gaza ceasefire talks
Joe Biden claimed militant group was cooling on deal to end war and free hostages
Monday, 19 August, 2024
Netanyahu backs ceasefire compromise proposal, says Blinken
US secretary of state notes progress in talks despite Hamas rejecting so-called ‘bridging’ text
Sunday, 18 August, 2024
Blinken visits Israel as US intensifies push for a Gaza ceasefire
US secretary of state to hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu before Gaza peace talks resume
Saturday, 17 August, 2024
Attack launched as Antony Blinken heads to the region in an effort to end the Gaza conflict
Friday, 16 August, 2024
US-led mediators present ‘bridging proposal’ to end Israel-Hamas war
Talks to resume in Cairo next week aiming to ‘conclude the deal’
UN agency says it has only been able to bring in half the quantity of food required
Thursday, 15 August, 2024
News in-depth
‘The only game in town’: crucial talks to end Gaza war begin in Qatar
Discussions aiming at ending the war take on greater significance amid threat of Iranian retaliation against Israel
Columbia University
Columbia president resigns after pressure over student Gaza protests
Minouche Shafik was widely criticised for handling of campus demonstrations over Israel-Hamas war
Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
Barclays PLC
Barclays planned to shun Israeli bond sale under activist pressure
UK bank praised by Israeli government officials after backtracking
News in-depthHizbollah
Hizbollah closes ranks as US scrambles to avert regional war
Envoy from Washington travels to Beirut in latest stage of frantic diplomacy drive
Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
Iran not expected to attack Israel if ceasefire agreed with Hamas, says Biden
US president’s comments come as diplomatic push to end 10-month conflict intensifies ahead of talks on Thursday
Iran lashes out at Europeans over call for restraint in attacking Israel
US has warned Tehran or its proxies could launch a retaliatory strike this week
Monday, 12 August, 2024
Netanyahu accuses defence minister of ‘anti-Israel narrative’
Latest tensions between cabinet colleagues come after Yoav Gallant says idea of total victory over Hamas is ‘gibberish’
Tehran keeps world guessing over how it will retaliate for the killing of Hamas leader on its territory
