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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
What happens in the race for the White House could play an important role in what happens in the Middle East.
The Geneva Conventions, are supposed to protect civilians in war. Israel and Hamas appear to have forgotten this.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Both Hamas and the Israeli government have doubled down on their determination to continue the conflict.
It was business as usual between Israel and Tehran. But the rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights could be the miscalculation that sparks a wider confilct.
A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
The killing of the Hamas leader in Iran may provoke a wider regional war.
A rocket attack killed 12 children and young people in a small Syrian Druze community in the Golan Heights.
Hezbollah is the most powerful, sub-national militant group in the world. A war with Israel could be devastating for the region.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
An expert discusses the key points arising from the Israeli prime minister’s speech to US Congress.
Kamala Harris has been more vocally critical of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. This might work to her advantage in November.
Starmer’s formula of moderation and caution about the Gaza conflict is unlikely to satisfy some of his backbenchers
The IDF says Hamas is an idea that is rooted in the hearts of Palestinians and trying to eradicate it is impossible.
Unlike Hamas, Hezbollah is a large, well-equipped army with the capability to badly hurt Israel.
All-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could destabilise the whole region, says Middle East expert Simon Mabon.
All indications are that Hamas is surviving the Israeli onslaught more successfully than previously anticipated.
Recent events in the Middle East reveal internal divisions in both the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships.
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