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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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Tensions are soaring in the West Bank, stoking fears the region might become a second front in the Gaza war. AFP
Fears of West Bank annexation after massive Israeli land seizure

NGO warns biggest land grab in territory in 30 years blocks efforts towards peace with Palestinians

MENAJuly 04, 2024
Thomas Helm
The attack took place in a mall in Karmiel, northern Israel. AP
One person killed and another wounded in northern Israel attack

Police are treating the incident as terror related and have not ruled out the possibility that more attackers are in the area

MENAJuly 03, 2024
Thomas Helm
There have been many reports of mistreatment of Palestinian detainees by Israeli authorities since October 7. Reuters
Israeli minister wants death penalty for Palestinian prisoners

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has long advocated for draconian measures to be taken against Palestinians charged with security offences

MENAJuly 02, 2024
Thomas Helm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to distance himself from the release. Reuters
Israeli political uproar after the release of Al Shifa Hospital director

Shin Bet says the release of Mohammad Abu Salamiya is a result of the government's unpreparedness for a massive increase in Palestinian detainees

MENAJuly 01, 2024
Thomas Helm
Dr Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, speaks to reporters after his release by Israeli forces, on July 1, 2024. Reuters
Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital director released by Israeli forces

Mohammad Abu Salmiya said he was tortured and beaten by the army after being detained for at least six months

MENAJuly 01, 2024
Nagham Mohanna
A motorcyclists drives out of Ein Qiniyye, a Druze village in the occupied Golan Heights. Willy Lowry / The National
Video: The mood on Israel’s border with Lebanon as war looms

Border town Israelis fear all-out war with Hezbollah now ‘inevitable’

MENAJune 21, 2024
Thomas Helm
Lior Shelef stands in front of the house he built in Kibbutz Snir, near the Israel Lebanon border. Willy Lowry / The National
Border town Israelis fear all-out war with Hezbollah now ‘inevitable’

Residents bolster defences in northern communities as cross-border strikes escalate by the day

MENAJune 18, 2024
Thomas Helm
Hezbollah commander Sami Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb, was killed in the overnight strike in southern Lebanon. AFP
Senior Hezbollah commander Abu Taleb killed by Israeli strike

Iran-backed group responds to loss of senior figure by firing salvo of dozens of rockets into northern Israel

MENAJune 12, 2024
Jamie Prentis
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is in the Middle East pushing for a ceasefire deal. AFP
Blinken 'hopeful' of Hamas support for UN ceasefire resolution

US Secretary of State is on his eighth trip to the region since the war broke out

MENAJune 11, 2024
Thomas Helm
Benny Gantz resigned from Israel's government on Sunday night. EPA
Gantz resignation opens uncertain political chapter in Israel

Experienced politician was at the heart of Israel's war strategy and viewed widely as a moderating influence within the far-right government

MENAJune 10, 2024
Thomas Helm
Benny Gantz announced he will leave Israel's war cabinet. Bloomberg
Gantz resigns saying Netanyahu is stopping 'true victory'

Departure of highly experienced politician, widely viewed as moderating force in Netanyahu's far-right government, could empower extremists

MENAJune 09, 2024
Thomas Helm
Rescued hostage Noa Argamani speaks on the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Reuters
Israeli forces in Gaza rescue four hostages captured by Hamas

It is the largest number of hostages found alive since the war started, taking the total of rescued captives to seven

MENAJune 08, 2024
Hadya Al Alawi
Palestinian journalist Saif Al Qawasmi is attacked by young Israeli ultranationalists during the Flag March in Jerusalem. Photo: Maya Levin / X
Israeli police detain Palestinian journalist attacked by mob

Said Al Qawasmi was held shortly after being injured

MENAJune 07, 2024
Thomas Helm
Israeli right-wing activists scuffle with a Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi during a march commemorating Jerusalem Day, marking the anniversary of the "reunification" of the holy city after Israel captured the Arab eastern sector from Jordan during the 1967 Six-Day War, in the old city of Jerusalem on June 5, 2024. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)
How a Palestinian journalist became target for a far-right Israeli mob

Saif Al Qawasmi had to be shielded from attackers in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City during the Flag March

MENAJune 06, 2024
Thomas Helm
Ultra-nationalist Israelis attack Palestinian freelance journalist Saif Kwasmi during the Flag Day march. AFP
ISRAEL-GAZA WARFive far-right Israelis arrested on Flag March in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands participated in the annual march

MENAJune 05, 2024
Thomas Helm
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