A member of the UN's safety team was killed in Rafah on their way to a hospital, the agency says.
Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war.
Ukraine broke records with a long-distance strike on Russia on Thursday, hitting a target 746 miles from the border.]]>
The reported friendly-fire incident in Jabalia is one of the deadliest since the war began.
Yoav Gallant, who Benjamin Netanyahu tried to fire in 2023, says he will not allow Israeli rule of GazaA long-festering split at the heart of Israel’s war cabinet has burst into the open with the defence minister, Yoav Gallant, challenging the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to come up with plans for the “day after” the war in Gaza, and saying he would not permit any solution where Israeli military or civil governance were in the territory.Gallant’s comments, immediately backed by his fellow...
Poland is investing almost £2 billion to step up security on its eastern border, its prime minister announced on Saturday, in a bid to defend itself against what it describes as a growing threat from Russia and Belarus.]]>
The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday. Khan said the ICC is also seeking warrants for Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as two other top Hamas leaders —...
Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replacedPutin removes Sergei Shoigu as Russia’s defence ministerRussia’s new defence minister Andrei Belousov has said that soldiers need better access to housing, hospitals and welfare benefits.Reuters reports:We rejected that at the time and I think the same applies to the different requests that are now being made. Continue reading
Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’. This live blog has closedRussia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the Russian state news Tass agency reported on Monday.It said the ministers were meeting to discuss the implementation of Russian-Chinese agreements reached during Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China last week, and events in...
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, you can read our full coverage here. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said it faces “significant disruptions” to its humanitarian operations due to Israel’s recent ground operations in Rafah.In a statement, the organisation said “the closure of the Rafah crossing and a blockade on entry of humanitarian workers and aid, including fuel, [is] critically hindering our ability to deliver essential services and aid to...
This live blog is closedParents of over 900 Israeli soldiers urge IDF to call off ‘death trap’ Rafah attackThe parents of more than 900 Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza have signed a letter urging the military to call off an offensive in Rafah, calling it a “deadly trap” for their children.“It is evident to anyone with common sense that after months of warnings and announcements regarding an incursion into Rafah, there are forces on the other side actively preparing to strike our troops,” says...
After seven months of campaigning, Israel’s most pressing problem remains the continued existence, indeed resilience, of Hamas.