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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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Displaced Palestinians wait to receive aid through the WFP after it successfully arrived at the organisation's warehouses in Gaza City. EPA
Israel dashes Gaza aid hopes by shutting new delivery scheme

WHO delivers first medical supplies since March but Netanyahu halts food aid to north claiming Hamas seizing deliveries

MENAJune 26, 2025
Nagham Mohanna
Sources close to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was disappointed with the poll results. Reuters
Netanyahu's party gets small popularity boost after Iran war

Prime Minister's coalition still polls well short of a majority

MENAJune 25, 2025
Thomas Helm
Iran said it would not respect a ceasefire if there were no further attacks by Israel. Reuters
Middle East pushes to preserve fragile peace between Israel and Iran

Iran seeks to repair Gulf ties after attack on Qatar base

MENAJune 24, 2025
Hamza Hendawi
A family in Gaza mourns. Israel has continued deadly strikes on Gaza even while fighting Iran. Reuters
Israel ponders next move in Gaza after Iran ceasefire

With 12 days of fighting with Iran over, Israel must grapple with future of the Gaza war

MENAJune 24, 2025
Thomas Helm
Qatar closed its airspace shortly before Iran announced an attack on a US air base in the country. Reuters
Iran warned US before attack on American base in Qatar, Trump says

Arab countries condemn Iranian attack as US President says: 'It's time for peace'

MENAJune 23, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Key figures in the current Middle East hostilities, from left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian supreme leader, and US President Donald Trump. AFP
AnalysisHave US strikes on Iran brought Netanyahu closer to declaring ceasefire?

Prime Minister says Israel 'very, very close' to achieving primary goals of aerial war

MENAJune 23, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israel was hit by new Iranian strikes on Sunday but its politicians have praised the US intervention in the war. AFP
Israeli politicians laud US strikes on Iran

All but the most left-wing welcome President Trump's attack on Iranian nuclear sites

MENAJune 22, 2025
Thomas Helm
Rescue workers evacuate residents from the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Haifa, Israel, on Sunday. AP
Iran attacks Israel after US bombs nuclear facilities

Israeli military says Tehran launched at least 27 missiles, causing serious damage

MENAJune 22, 2025
Thomas Helm
A view of the Soroka hospital complex, after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Beer Sheva, Israel on 19 June 2025. Marc Israel Sellem / Pool via REUTERS
VideoThe National reports from Israeli hospital hit by Iranian missile

Israel was hit by what appears to be largest wave of attacks since war with Iran broke out

MENAJune 20, 2025
Thomas Helm
Iran Israel Gif 7b
Trump to decide 'in next two weeks' on joining war in Iran

Israeli hospital and Iranian nuclear sites struck as talks loom in Geneva

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Harding
The site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel. AP
Hospital wrecked in Iranian rocket attacks on Israel

Massive strikes after days of relative calm remind Israelis of high stakes of war with Iran

MENAJune 19, 2025
Thomas Helm
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Tehran on Wednesday. EPA
Israel hopes for US involvement in Iran conflict

Politicians call for President Donald Trump to join fight against Tehran

MENAJune 18, 2025
Thomas Helm
The neighbourhood of Bnei Brak was heavily damaged by an Iranian strike on Monday. Thomas Helm / The National
Iranian strikes are 'different ball game' in devastated streets of Tel Aviv

Paramedics struggle as Tehran's retaliation on Israel wrecks homes and neighbourhoods

MENAJune 17, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israel attacked a TV station in Iran after issuing an order for civilians to leave the area. AFP
Tehran to 'pay the price': Israeli Defence Minister's latest threat to civilians

Israel Katz has previously threatened Gaza with 'total devastation'

MENAJune 16, 2025
Thomas Helm
The Taba land crossing has been working almost as normal since the war began. AFP
Only way home: How Israel's southern border with Egypt is functioning

A small corridor of land in the south, Eilat-Taba crossing is one of the few reliable routes into Israel

MENAJune 16, 2025
Thomas Helm
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