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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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Israel attacked Hamas leadership in Qatar but it was unclear how successful the strike had been. AFP
'No major achievement': Israelis lukewarm on Qatar strike

Few cheers as Israel snubs Donald Trump and apparently fails to decapitate Hamas

MENASeptember 10, 2025
The oldest organ in Christendom is unveiled at St Saviour’s Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP
'Like finding a living dinosaur': Organ played for first time in 800 years

Project to rebuild world's oldest church organ will transform understanding of medieval culture, experts say

MENASeptember 10, 2025
A home in the occupied West Bank is damaged in an explosion. It belonged to a Palestinian accused of carrying out a shooting near Bethlehem in 2024 that killed an Israeli settler. AFP
Israel vows collective punishment in villages of Jerusalem attackers

Israeli call for West Bank areas to 'look like Rafah' as Hamas claims responsibility for shooting

MENASeptember 09, 2025
Israeli emergency personnel at the scene of the shooting, on a road that leads to illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. Reuters
Israel vows to pursue 'nests of terror' after West Bank shooting kills six

Netanyahu hints at offensive after two gunmen open fire near Jerusalem

NewsSeptember 08, 2025
Israel closed the airspace above southern Ramon Airport after a drone launched from Yemen struck the arrivals hall, injuring two people. Getty Images
Houthis warn no airline is safe after drone attack closes Israel's Ramon Airport

Airport near city of Eilat temporarily closed after air raid sirens failed to sound

MENASeptember 07, 2025
Palestinians returning to Gaza after being detained by Israel await medical examination at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah on April 10, 2025. Anadolu
Vast majority of Gazans detained by Israeli military are civilians, investigation finds

Civilians imprisoned under 'unlawful combatants' laws include children and elderly woman with Alzheimer's

MENASeptember 04, 2025
Mike Huckabee visits the Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, near Ramallah, in July. AFP
US envoy warns of 'desperation' if Palestinian economy collapses

Trump envoy Mike Huckabee tells Israel 'desperate people do desperate things'

MENASeptember 03, 2025
Israeli reservists among armoured personnel carriers and tanks at a military base in southern Israel on September 8. EPA
Israel reservists mobilised to 'enhance strikes' in Gaza offensive

Call-up comes despite reports chief of staff opposed to offensive

MENASeptember 02, 2025
Israel's plan for a new offensive in Gaza has raised fears of a yet greater humanitarian disaster. AFP
Israeli government and military clash at cabinet meeting

Army leadership is said to oppose Netanyahu government's push to conquer all of Gaza city

MENASeptember 01, 2025
The Houthis began firing on Israel shortly after the beginning of the war in Gaza and have also attacked shipping in the Red Sea, causing major disruption.
Netanyahu boasts of 'fatal blow' to Houthis after group's prime minister killed

Israeli leader says it is 'just the beginning' of strikes on rebels' chiefs

MENAAugust 31, 2025
Displaced Palestinians flee south from Gaza city after the Israeli military issued more orders forcing people to move. AFP
Confusion in Gaza city as residents receive contradictory displacement orders

Israel directs 1.2 million to move south, but humanitarian groups warn of overcrowded conditions

MENAAugust 28, 2025
TOPSHOT - Israeli army main battle tanks move along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on August 27, 2025. Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on August 27, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Israeli tanks advance on Gaza city as pressure mounts on Palestinians to flee

Residents told mass displacement 'inevitable' as troops draw closer

MENAAugust 27, 2025
An Israeli soldier takes aim during an army operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. EPA
Ramallah raid part of 'attempt to destabilise West Bank'

Israel says it attacked currency exchange that was transferring funds to Hamas

MENAAugust 27, 2025
Israeli soldiers block a road during a raid in the West Bank capital of Ramallah. AFP
Israel seizes money in raid on West Bank currency exchange

Rescue workers say dozens injured in military operation in Ramallah

MENAAugust 26, 2025
Protesters in front of burning tyres on the main road at Petah Tikva, Israel, on Tuesday. EPA
Israel says 'Hamas camera' was target of hospital attack as it defies pressure to end war

Qatar, Israeli protesters and former PM Olmert call for end to campaign in Gaza

MENAAugust 26, 2025
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