Middle East Eye’s Editor-in-Chief David Hearst has written about Israel’s wider ambitions beyond its current campaign in Gaza. Hearst writes that the Israeli government might be trying to force an exodus of Palestinians from Gaza into neighbouring Egypt. “On Friday, little doubt...

Doctor Mai al Kaila, the minister of health in Gaza, said that there is a “humanitarian and health catastrophe affecting the Gaza Strip” today, as electricity, food and water continue to be cut off in the besieged enclave.  Six hospitals in the Gaza Strip have completely stopped...

Human Rights Watch has warned that Israel is using white phosphorous "unlawfully" in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, citing the risk it poses to civilians. The rights group said it had verified footage taken in both regions over the past week which showed multiple airbursts of artillery-fired...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan’s capital Amman early Friday following talks in Israel. On Thursday, Blinken extended his trip to Israel and Jordan to include the Arab nations of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The top US diplomat “will...