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Support for prime minister wanes as his ‘plot to overturn Israel’s democracy’ is seen as threat to national securityOn Friday afternoon, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, found himself standing at the side of a remote road in the vast desert…
Tensions over access to al-Aqsa mosque compound have triggered cross-border fighting in Gaza Strip and drawn in Lebanon and SyriaSimultaneous Muslim and Jewish holiday rites at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Temple Mount or al-Aqsa mosque compound have passed …
Attacks come amid sharply increased Israel-Palestinian tensions following Israeli raids this week on al-Aqsa mosque in JerusalemIsraeli jets hit Syrian military targets in response to rockets launched towards Israeli-controlled territory overnight, Isr…
Foreign minister’s comments follow rocket attacks fired into Israel, and police raids on a Jerusalem mosqueGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s foreign minister, Penny Wong, has condemned escalating viole…
Rina Dee, 15, and Maia, 20, identified on Twitter by Benjamin Netanyahu as mother remains in intensive careThe two British-Israeli sisters killed in a gun attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday have been named as Rina and Maia Dee.Rina, 15, and Mai…
Women who break Islamic dress code will be identified, warned on first instance and then taken to courtPolice in Iran plan to use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress code,…
Further violence feared after Arab-Israeli man drives his vehicle into busy city promenade following a West Bank shootingOn 8 April 2022, a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, and opened fire, killing thre…
Middle Eastern powers explore restoring relations after years of proxy conflict across regionSaudi officials have arrived in Iran to discuss procedures for reopening Riyadh’s embassy in Tehran and consulate in Mashhad after China brokered a deal to res…
The rocket attack that followed air strikes and mosque raids failed to provoke all-out war, but it must surely be inevitableThe groves of southern Lebanon had been quiet for nearly 17 years. But as farmers tended to orange trees and banana crops on Thu…
Latest incident comes amid sharp rise in numbers trying to leave crisis-hit north African countryAt least 20 people were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, amid a sharp rise in boats…