Jordanian driver kills Israeli security guards at border with West Bank | Israel-Gaza war
A Jordanian truck driver opened fire on three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, killing them, in the latest sign that the nearly year-old Gaza conflict is spreading violence across the region. On the same day, an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed a senior aid agency official and […]
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces withdraw from occupied West Bank city of Jenin after 10-day raid | Israel-Gaza war
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Palestinians survey the damage in the streets after an Israeli military operation in Jenin. Photo: Ali Sawafta/Reuters Share Summary at the beginning Hello and welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces […]
Aid agency says convoy members killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort | Israel-Gaza war
Aid groups, whose convoy was hit in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday, said the four people killed were local residents who had been hired to escort the convoy. The attack hit the lead vehicle carrying them and the four were the only casualties in the attack, which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) described as “armed […]
Middle East crisis live: UN says aid work in Gaza disrupted after Israel orders evacuation of Deir al-Balah area | Israel-Gaza war
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature A top U.S. commander said the near-term risk of a broader war in the Middle East had been somewhat mitigated by Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah exchanging fire without further tension, but that Iran, which is considering attacking Israel, still posed a major […]
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume next week after no breakthrough in Doha | Israel-Gaza war
The latest Gaza ceasefire talks ended without progress in Doha, but a new date has been set for next week for further talks to end the 10-month war. A White House statement signed by co-brokers Qatar and Egypt outlined the new proposals, which build on “areas already agreed upon” and close remaining gaps to allow […]
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli operations in Gaza an obstacle to ceasefire progress, Hamas says | Israel-Gaza war
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Israel orders withdrawal from former humanitarian safe zone in Gaza The Israeli army on Friday ordered a new withdrawal from areas in southern and central Gaza that had previously been designated a humanitarian safe zone, saying they were being used by Hamas […]
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel issues massive evacuation order in Khan Younis | Israel-Gaza war
Israel issues mass evacuation order for Khan Yunis Overnight, Israel expanded the evacuation order for Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to flee in darkness as the explosions of tank artillery fire echoed all around. The Israeli army said it was attacking the area […]
Israel-Gaza war live: Khan Younis residents told to evacuate again; US calls for ceasefire talks to resume | Israel-Gaza war
Welcome and Overview Hello and welcome to today’s live blog. The Israeli army renewed evacuation orders for Palestinian residents of several neighborhoods in the eastern province of Khan Younis and said it would take strong action against militants firing rockets from those areas. The army said it had ordered X to evacuate and that residents […]
US, Qatar and Egypt say Gaza truce talks must resume with ‘no excuses’ for further delay | Israel-Gaza war
The leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar urged Israel and Hamas to resume emergency negotiations to reach an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages, saying “no party has an excuse for further delay.” The three countries, who have been trying to broker the deal, said in a joint statement that […]
Middle East crisis live: US warns Israel and Iran that conflict must not escalate | Israel-Gaza war
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Israel’s neglect will mean that ambassadors from Western countries, including the United States, will skip ceremonies marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, officials said Wednesday. Nagasaki’s mayor said last week that he had not invited Israeli Ambassador Gilad […]