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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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused his opponents of 'sowing anarchy in the streets' during a Knesset session on Wednesday. EPA
Uproar in Israeli parliament as Netanyahu rails against 'deep state'

Opposition politicians accuse Prime Minister's 'fat, wasteful and reckless' government of leading country into disaster

MENAMarch 26, 2025
Thomas Helm
The aftermath of Israeli bombardment in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza on Tuesday, near where Hossam Shabat was killed. AFP
Al Jazeera condemns killing of correspondent in Gaza

Qatari outlet says 'assassination' part of Israel's 'systematic killing of journalists'

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Thomas Helm
Hassan Ballal comp
‘They came at us screaming’: Witnesses describe attack on Oscar-winning director

Settlers who assaulted the co-director of No Other Land, turned on the witnesses when they tried to rescue him

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Thomas Helm
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv call for action to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza. AFP
Renewed Gaza attacks win Netanyahu crucial political gains

Israeli Prime Minister's decision to resume bombing improves his prospects of meeting deadline to pass state budget

MENAMarch 19, 2025
Thomas Helm
Palestinians flee their homes after Israel launched a new bombing campaign in Gaza. Reuters
Opponents of Netanyahu issue desperate condemnations of Gaza bombing

Israelis against new campaign say it puts remaining Gaza hostages in mortal danger

MENAMarch 18, 2025
Thomas Helm
Ronen Bar, chief of Israel’s internal security service the Shin Bet, whose job is under threat, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu keen to sack him. AFP
Israel braced for mass protests over Netanyahu bid to dismiss intelligence chief

Prime Minister condemned over move, which critics say is an attempt to block state-level inquiry into October 7 attacks

MENAMarch 17, 2025
Thomas Helm
A woman cries as mourners bury the bodies of nearly 100 Lebanese people killed during the war between Israel and Hezbollah in the largest mass funeral in Lebanon, held in the southern village of Aitaroun. AP
ExclusiveIsrael's free hand and the 'secret agreement' Lebanon never signed

Hezbollah's heavy losses hand advantage to Israel, but Lebanon will bear consequences for a long time

MENAMarch 12, 2025
Mohamad Ali Harisi
Remarks by US envoy for hostages Adam Boehler have caused consternation among Israeli officials. AFP
Israeli government furious after US hostage envoy bombshells

Trump administration's official on Gaza hostages has made unexpectedly critical comments

MENAMarch 11, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israeli military vehicles drive through the Salah Al Din corridor area in southern Gaza. Reuters
Salah Al Din: Israeli troops remain at border area despite expiry of deadline to pull out

Forces were supposed to have pulled out by Monday, day 50 of the ceasefire deal

MENAMarch 10, 2025
Thomas Helm
Residents speak to a soldier during Israeli military's raids on the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps in the occupied West Bank. EPA
Tulkarm refugees face toughest Ramadan in years amid major Israeli raid

Thousands have been forced out of the West Bank city's two camps as Israel's military operation destroys homes and roads

MENAMarch 01, 2025
Thomas Helm
A Palestinian baby receives treatment in an incubator at the Patient Friends Hospital in Gaza city. AP
Hundreds of Gaza medics 'unlawfully detained, tortured, and starved'

Israeli human rights organisation says 250 healthcare professionals have been detained since beginning of war in Gaza

MENAFebruary 26, 2025
Thomas Helm
Avera Mengistu, left, and Hisham Al Sayed, right, are embraced by family members after being released by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday. GPO via Reuters
Hostage exchange ends decade of waiting for two families

Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al Sayed were taken captive after crossing into Gaza

MENAFebruary 22, 2025
Thomas Helm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Tulkarm refugee camp. Maayan Toaf
Netanyahu: Israeli forces ‘levelling streets’ in West Bank’s Tulkarm camp

Israeli PM says army is expanding major operation in occupied West Bank

MENAFebruary 21, 2025
Thomas Helm
US President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington. Reuters
Israeli experts see potential in the chaos of Trump's first month back

US President's stance on key Middle East issues, including the Gaza war, creates space for new regional order, experts say

MENAFebruary 20, 2025
Thomas Helm
Jerusalem Armenians say they are 'willing to go to the end' to stop massive financial penalties against their community. Thomas Helm / The National
ExclusiveJerusalem Christians face crippling Israeli taxes

1,600-year-old Armenian Patriarchate implores Israel to freeze ‘legally dubious’ push by authorities to confiscate property

MENAFebruary 19, 2025
Thomas Helm
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