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Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of Hamas's political bureau, was assassinated today in Beirut by a drone, according to reports in the Arab media. Ismail Haniyeh's deputy, al-Arouri, was responsible for terror activities in…

A social media skirmish between Israeli fintech company Rapyd cofounder and CEO Arik Shtilman and a former employee in the company's Iceland office, over the Israel-Hamas war, has resulted in an angry local backlash,…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded this evening to the statement by Hamas that it would not negotiate a deal for the release of hostages until there was a complete ceasefire. "We are fighting until victory,"…

6/6 © Reuters. Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 20, 2023.…

At first the tunnel sloped gently downhill, and there was enough natural light to see the concrete-reinforced walls, dodge the tangle of electric cables and avoid the ventilation pipe hanging loosely from a wall.But only 30 metres inside,…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Israeli army misidentified shirtless male hostages waving a white flag in Gaza and shot all three in violation of…

Sixty-seven days into the Israel-Hamas war, Israel has begun flooding the Hamas network of tunnels with seawater, "The Wall Street Journal" reports, according to US officials briefed on the Israeli military’s operations.…

3/3 © Reuters. People walk near tent camps where displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, take shelter in Rafah in the…

© Reuters. Buildings lie in ruin in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel’s military has restarted fighting against Hamas in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday, ending a…