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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

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

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US President Joe Biden visits Israel on October 18 last year in a show of support after the Hamas attack. Reuters
Biden takes tougher line with Netanyahu but Gaza ceasefire remains elusive

In an interview aired on Tuesday, the US President said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making 'a mistake' in his handling of the war

MENAApril 10, 2024
Jihan Abdalla
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the intention to invade the city of Rafah
ISRAEL-GAZA WARNetanyahu battles for survival amid stalling war effort

Calls for hostage deal and right-wing anger over Gaza strategy put more pressure on Prime Minister

MENAApril 09, 2024
Thomas Helm
US President Joe Biden meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv in October. Reuters
US-Israel relations under strain after Biden and Netanyahu's tense call

US president is reported to be increasingly frustrated at Israel's conduct in the Gaza war

MENAApril 05, 2024
Thomas Helm
Gaza has been under intense Israeli bombardment for six months. AP
Israeli military AI system led to mass killing of civilians, alleges report

Army denies reports it used Lavender system to draw up list of thousands of targets for air strikes, with officers given permission to kill civilians

MENAApril 04, 2024
Robert Tollast
President Ebrahim Raisi and military commanders watch a show of Iranian military power during a National Army Day parade in Tehran. Photo: Wana
Attacks hit police and army bases in southeast Iran killing at least three

At least eleven reported dead after south-eastern Iranian province targeted

MENAApril 04, 2024
Robert Tollast
Demonstrators are turning out in increasing numbers to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's Israeli government. EPA
Protests and election calls crank up pressure on Netanyahu

Senior war cabinet minister Benny Gantz wants vote in September

MENAApril 04, 2024
Thomas Helm
Palestinians carry the body of a World Central Kitchen employee killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza. Reuters
Aid to Gaza threatened after Israeli strike forces relief work to pause

Israel says it is conducting a thorough inquiry into the strike that killed seven aid workers

MENAApril 02, 2024
Holly Johnston
Demonstrators light fires during a protest against the Israeli government in Jerusalem. AFP
Israelis protest against Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Relatives of hostages detained in Gaza gathered outside the Knesset demanding his resignation

MENAApril 01, 2024
Holly Johnston
People inspect the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in Habariyeh, near the Israeli border. AFP
Israeli escalation stokes fears of all-out war in Lebanon

French and US initiatives are aimed at preventing an open battle, diplomatic source tells The National

MENAMarch 29, 2024
Nada Maucourant Atallah
Benjamin Netanyahu's cancellation of the original trip on Monday was viewed as a new low in his relations with Joe Biden. EPA, AP
Netanyahu agrees to send delegation to Washington in U-turn

Israeli Prime Minister's relationship with President Joe Biden plumbed new lows this week

MENAMarch 28, 2024
Thomas Helm
Protesters in Tel Aviv hold signs critical of Benjamin Netanyahu while demanding the Israeli government take urgent steps to free hostages abducted on October 7. Reuters
Netanyahu's showdown with Biden aimed at domestic audience

Israeli Prime Minister, who is flagging in the polls, is willing to alienate his country's most important strategic ally, analysts say

Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
Thomas Helm
Ali Jneina, eight, with his mother. Photo: Augusta Victoria Hospital
Child cancer patients from Gaza stranded in a Jerusalem hospital

Augusta Victoria Hospital houses many young Palestinians who don't know when they will be able to go home

Palestine-IsraelMarch 26, 2024
Thomas Helm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets demonstrators calling for the release of hostages kidnapped in the October 7 attack by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday. AP Photo
Blinken leaves Israel after talks with Netanyahu on aid and Rafah

Joint Arab statement stresses need for ceasefire but Israeli PM vows to push on with Rafah offensive

Palestine-IsraelMarch 22, 2024
Thomas Helm
More than 31,900 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began. AFP
Who could follow Canada's decision to stop arming Israel?

Politicians and lawyers in countries allied to Israel have been putting increasing pressure on governments to stop arms exports

Palestine-IsraelMarch 21, 2024
Thomas Helm
A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli air strike receives treatment at Kuwait Hospital in Rafah. Getty Images
Several Palestinians killed as Israel strikes Rafah

Attack on city in southern Gaza came only hours after US warning for Israel

Palestine-IsraelMarch 19, 2024
Nagham Mohanna
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