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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

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

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Only essential public services remained open in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Reuters
Mass strike in occupied West Bank in solidarity with Gaza

Protest action comes amid intensified Israeli bombardment and blockade of the strip

MENAApril 07, 2025
A screengrab of the video taken from the phone of one of the 15 Palestinian medics killed by the Israeli army. AP
Footage contradicts Israel's account of Gaza medic deaths

Red Crescent says video 'unequivocally refutes' Israel's claims the emergency vehicles did not have lights flashing

MENAApril 06, 2025
Al Rashid road, the only land route linking the northern and southern parts Gaza. AFP
Israel creates new corridor to 'break connection' between Khan Younis and Rafah

Spokesman claims Hamas had regrouped in the area during recent ceasefire

MENAApril 03, 2025
An image posted on the Israeli military's X account shows pilots in a warplane rendered in the style of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. Photo: IDF
Israeli army's militarisation of Studio Ghibli sparks online backlash

Users post alternative images and highlight the animation house's many anti-war messages

MENAApril 02, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces worsening political crises this week. Reuters
Netanyahu battles two major political scandals in one week

Israel's Prime Minister is bogged down by a corruption investigation into close officials and questions about leadership of the country's internal security service

MENAApril 01, 2025
From left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Jordan Bardella, the head of France’s National Rally party. AFP
Israel's strange embrace of far-right European politicians

Two events make clear how accepting Israel has become of Europe's far right, despite many Jews accusing it of anti-Semitism

MENAApril 01, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks have fuelled fears that a deal to stop the fighting in Gaza is far off. Reuters
Netanyahu vows to implement 'the Trump plan' by evicting Gazans

Israeli Prime Minister insists military pressure on Hamas 'is working', despite domestic criticism

MENAMarch 30, 2025
Palestine Red Crescent Society president Dr Younis Al Khatib at the agency's headquarters in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Photo: Palestine Red Crescent Society
Eight Red Crescent workers among 14 bodies found after Israeli attack in Gaza

Rescue teams went missing while responding to strikes on the southern Rafah area

MENAMarch 30, 2025
Leader of France's National Rally Jordan Bardella, left, shakes hands with Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli during a visit to a memorial for victims and hostages of the October 7 attacks, in southern Israel. EPA
Jerusalem anti-Semitism conference hit by wave of boycotts for inviting far-right European politicians

Beleaguered event comes as Israel's government faces ongoing criticism for ties to nationalist, anti-immigration western politicians

MENAMarch 27, 2025
Gaza israel protest gif 1
Protests in Israel and Gaza call for end to war

Rare show of Gazan dissent against Hamas accompanied by anti-Netanyahu rallies in Israel

MENAMarch 26, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his opponents of 'sowing anarchy in the streets' during a Knesset session on Wednesday. EPA
Uproar in Israeli parliament as Netanyahu rails against 'deep state'

Opposition politicians accuse Prime Minister's 'fat, wasteful and reckless' government of leading country into disaster

MENAMarch 26, 2025
The aftermath of Israeli bombardment in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza on Tuesday, near where Hossam Shabat was killed. AFP
Al Jazeera condemns killing of correspondent in Gaza

Qatari outlet says 'assassination' part of Israel's 'systematic killing of journalists'

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Hassan Ballal comp
‘They came at us screaming’: Witnesses describe attack on Oscar-winning director

Settlers who assaulted the co-director of No Other Land, turned on the witnesses when they tried to rescue him

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv call for action to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. AFP
Renewed Gaza attacks win Netanyahu crucial political gains

Israeli Prime Minister's decision to resume bombing improves his prospects of meeting deadline to pass state budget

MENAMarch 19, 2025
Palestinians flee their homes after Israel launched a new bombing campaign in Gaza. Reuters
Opponents of Netanyahu issue desperate condemnations of Gaza bombing

Israelis against new campaign say it puts remaining Gaza hostages in mortal danger

MENAMarch 18, 2025
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