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Thomas Helm

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Thomas Helm is Jerusalem Correspondent at The National. He was previously its staff opinion writer in Abu Dhabi

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Demonstrators raise placards and chant slogans during a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza since the October 7 attacks in 2023. AFP
Israel braces for tense week after latest hostage and detainee release

Israelis expressed joy on Saturday after four female soldiers were released but longevity of ceasefire deal is in doubt

MENAJanuary 26, 2025
Thomas Helm
A Palestinian detainee is greeted by jubilant supporters after his release in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Saturday. Reuters
Hamas frees four Israeli hostages as 200 Palestinian detainees released

Elation in both Israel and Palestinian territories as captives taste freedom

MENAJanuary 25, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israeli armoured bulldozers in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. AFP
Hundreds flee Jenin as death toll rises to 12 amid Israeli raid

Military operation is being carried out amid a security clampdown across the occupied West Bank

MENAJanuary 23, 2025
Thomas Helm
Palestinians freed from prisons are driven to freedom as part of a deal between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Severe medical problems among Palestinian detainees and hostages freed under Gaza truce

Harrowing testimonies follow first exchange of captives as part of ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel

MENAJanuary 21, 2025
Nagham Mohanna
Khalida Jarrar is greeted before she disembarks a bus in Ramallah after being released from the Ofer Israeli military prison. AP
Relief and rage as hostage deal frees first Palestinian detainees

Thousands of flag-waving Palestinians gather outside the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah as prisoners taste freedom

MENAJanuary 20, 2025
Thomas Helm
A mural in Tel Aviv showing female Israeli soldiers taken hostage on October 7, 2023. AP
Israel on edge as hostage release approaches

Benjamin Netanyahu warns that a return to fighting remains possible as minutes count down to the truce

MENAJanuary 18, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AP
How Israeli political wrangling hindered Gaza ceasefire approval

Israeli source tells The National that crucial cabinet meeting to approve deal was delayed to Friday

MENAJanuary 16, 2025
Thomas Helm
Palestinians amid rubble of buildings in Jabalia, northern Gaza, after Israeli strikes the night mediators announced a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Gaza war. AFP
Israel accuses Hamas of creating a 'last-minute crisis' in ceasefire deal

Palestinian group insists it is committed to the truce agreement announced by mediators

NewsJanuary 16, 2025
Thomas Helm
A billboard featuring portraits of Israelis hostages who have been held in Gaza since October 7, 2023. AFP
Mixed feelings in Israel as country edges closer to hostage deal

Agreement appears on the brink of approval, which would make it only the second time captives have been released since the Gaza war began

MENAJanuary 15, 2025
Thomas Helm
Residents check the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike at the Al Farabi school in the centre of Gaza city. AFP
Israel and Hamas resolve final disagreements over ceasefire deal

Differences over details and implementation have been settled during marathon talks going on in Doha since Tuesday night

MENAJanuary 15, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
An Israeli army tank drives into position near Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025. AFP
Gaza truce mediators make final push for deal as Hamas and Israel accept draft

Talks in Doha put final touches to complex agreement to end 15 months of war in the Palestinian territory

MENAJanuary 14, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
Earlier this year, the US, by far the biggest contributor to UNRWA, announced it was halting its funding to the organisation, which it labelled 'irredeemably flawed'. AFP
Israel to move Palestinian pupils to Israeli-approved curriculum

The move is part of a wider effort to replace learning programme in Jerusalem

MENAJanuary 13, 2025
Lizzie Porter
Destruction on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel as seen from the town of Metula on Saturday. AFP
Israelis sceptical about government plan to repopulate abandoned north

Despite financial incentives for residents to return, a survey shows many are not convinced the region is safe

MENAJanuary 09, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israel has warned soldiers they may be targeted for arrest while on holiday in a growing number of countries. AFP
Israeli soldiers face growing risk of arrest abroad over Gaza

Country helped reservist leave Brazil last week after pro-Palestinian group brought legal action against him

MENAJanuary 06, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israeli authorities at the site of an attack near the village of Al Funduq, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Three Israelis killed in shooting attack on vehicles in occupied West Bank

At least eight people were injured in the attack near two illegal settlements

MENAJanuary 06, 2025
Thomas Helm
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