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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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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
Smoke rises from the site of Israeli strikes on Sanaa, Yemen, on August 24. EPA
Escalation after Houthis reportedly fire cluster munitions

Yemeni group continues regular attacks despite weakening of its main supporter Iran

MENAAugust 25, 2025
Destruction in Gaza as seen from a German Air Force plane airdropping humanitarian aid. EPA
Israel to seize Gaza’s capital as gateway to reoccupying entire territory

Netanyahu intends to displace half of population and forcibly push Palestinians south

MENAAugust 08, 2025
An activist is wrapped in an image depicting Benjamin Netanyahu behind bars in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Reuters
Netanyahu seeks control of Gaza under plan to force half its population south

PM says Israel intends to reoccupy strip before turning Gaza over to 'civilian governance'

MENAAugust 07, 2025
Tents of internally displaced Palestinians in Al Mawasi, southern Gaza, seen from a German Air Force plane dropping humanitarian aid. EPA
Netanyahu summons cabinet as divisions deepen over Israeli reoccupation of Gaza

Prime Minister to convene cabinet on Thursday in push for full military control of strip

MENAAugust 06, 2025
An Israeli tank enters Israel from Gaza. Reuters
Israel divided as reports indicate plans for 'full occupation' of Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a "limited security discussion" on war goals

MENAAugust 05, 2025
A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an elongated nose, evoking the literary character Pinocchio, stands over another depicting a hostage during a demonstration in Tel Aviv calling for the release of captives held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks. AFP
Hundreds of Israeli ex-security officials urge Trump to help end Gaza war

Open letter signed by 550 people, including former intelligence chiefs, says Hamas no longer poses strategic threat

MENAAugust 04, 2025
The Al Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Getty Images
UAE and Saudi Arabia denounce Itamar Ben-Gvir's 'provocative' visit to Al Aqsa Mosque

Under a longstanding status quo, a Jordanian foundation administers the compound, where Jews may visit but not pray

MENAAugust 03, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu meeting Steve Witkoff. Photo: GPO
Israel further isolated as momentum builds for recognising Palestine

Witkoff visits to discuss next steps in addressing situation in famine-stricken Gaza

MENAJuly 31, 2025
Israeli plans for 3,500 houses in this area, known as E1, will be discussed at a meeting on Wednesday Thomas Helm / The National
East Jerusalem settlement plans 'devastating for peace'

National park followed by thousands of homes would be detrimental to push for future Palestinian state, activists warn

MENAJuly 31, 2025
Palestinians carry aid supplies which entered Gaza through Israel on Sunday. Bloomberg
Israeli human rights groups allege genocide in Gaza

Two groups, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say foreign powers also complicit

MENAJuly 29, 2025
Samah Matar holds her malnourished son Youssef, who suffers from cerebral palsy, at the school in Gaza city where they shelter. Reuters
Israeli voices demanding that aid enters Gaza grow louder

Country has barely acknowledged suffering in the strip, but it is gradually beginning to enter public discourse

MENAJuly 27, 2025
Israeli politicians passed a motion on Wednesday urging the government to impose sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. EPA
Arab and Islamic nations condemn Israeli Knesset’s approval of motion on West Bank annexation

Move is 'a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international law', they say

MENAJuly 24, 2025
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