Godard was 73 when he was killed during Hamas’s raid on kibbutz Be’eri on 7 October 2023. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Israel confirms identity of hostage body returned by Hamas as Meny GodardCategory: Middle East
Trump urges Israel’s president to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu
President Herzog’s office says he holds Trump “in the highest regard”, but that anyone seeking a pardon has to submit a formal request. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Trump urges Israel’s president to pardon Benjamin NetanyahuAncient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum
The theft of Roman-era artefacts was discovered after staff noticed a door had been broken from the inside. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National MuseumIsrael has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefireHamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress
Mediators are trying to negotiate the exit of scores of fighters believed to hiding in a southern area of Gaza under Israeli control. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progressIsrael passes first reading of bill proposing death penalty for people it deems terrorists
The requirement means the penalty would likely be used only against Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Israel passes first reading of bill proposing death penalty for people it deems terroristsSyria to join US-led coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meeting
Ahmed al-Sharaa, once branded a terrorist by the US, became the first Syrian leader to visit the White House. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Syria to join US-led coalition to defeat IS group after Trump meetingIran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran
The government is pleading with Iranians to save water as reservoirs dry up and rainfall is at a record low. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran‘Killed because they are Alawites’: Fear among Syria’s minorities after the fall of Assad
Many among Syria’s minorities see little future in the country amid revenge attacks and sectarian killings. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More ‘Killed because they are Alawites’: Fear among Syria’s minorities after the fall of AssadThe battle over Gaza’s future: Why no-one can agree on the rebuild
From AI-powered super cities to designs that capture its ‘soul and spirit’, plans have already been draw up – but political obstacles remain Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More The battle over Gaza’s future: Why no-one can agree on the rebuildUN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visit
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the move sent a “strong political signal” that Syria was in a “new era”. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More UN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visitInside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza’s future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of warEgypt’s Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time
The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Egypt’s Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first timeCan the Gaza ceasefire deal survive?
Its prospects depend heavily on the continuing engagement of the Trump White House, writes Frank Gardner. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Can the Gaza ceasefire deal survive?Watch: UN official says Gaza ruins ‘like Hiroshima’
Humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher talk to the BBC about scenes of despair he witnessed on a recent trip to the costal enclave. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Watch: UN official says Gaza ruins ‘like Hiroshima’