BBC Verify has found Israel has been building a series of earth barriers inside Gaza since the October ceasefire. BBC News
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'Hopefully we can pull it off' – Rubio on Iran deal
The deal reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire extension and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. BBC News
Read More »Rubio says ‘solid’ Iran deal may come on Monday
CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, has reported that US intelligence believes Iran’s supreme leader – who was injured in an Israeli strike on the first day of the war – is holed up in an undisclosed location, making communication with his envoys difficult and therefore delaying pace of talks …
Read More »I survived a missile strike in the Strait of Hormuz, but my friend has not been found
Sunil Puniya was on his first sea job when a missile struck the oil tanker Skylight at the start of the Iran war. BBC News
Read More »Gaza flotilla activists set for deportation from Israel as backlash grows
Activists have begun to leave Israel after international outrage over their treatment as detainees. BBC News
Read More »Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
In the afternoon, Ben-Gvir – an ultra-nationalist who, as national security minister, oversees Israel’s police force – posted a video on social media, captioned “Welcome to Israel”, which showed him visiting a detention facility where the activists are being held. BBC News
Read More »Lebanon says 19 killed in Israeli air strikes
Ten people were killed in a single strike on a house, including three children and three women, Lebanon’s health ministry says. BBC News
Read More »Israeli minister Smotrich says ICC prosecutor seeking warrant for his arrest
Last June, the UK and four other Western countries sanctioned Smotrich and another far-right Israeli minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, over what they said were “repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities” in the West Bank. The Israeli government said the measures were “outrageous”. BBC News
Read More »Death toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon passes 3,000, officials say
It marks a grim milestone in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah since March, despite a nominal ceasefire. BBC News
Read More »Israeli forces boarding Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus, activists say
Live broadcasts from the Global Sumud flotilla show commandos boarding several boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade. BBC News
Read More »BBC asks Trump if China will help open the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC’s Tom Bateman asked President Trump about China’s willingness to pressure Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. BBC News
Read More »Israel says it has killed Hamas commander in Gaza air strike
Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, described as “one of the architects of the October 7 massacre”, was killed in Gaza City, Israel says. BBC News
Read More »Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says
“We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border,” said state departmnert spokesman Tommy Pigott. BBC News
Read More »New York Times defends journalist after Israel threatens to sue
In his 3,700-word article, headlined The Silence that Meets the Rape of Palestinians, Kristof wrote that “there is no evidence that Israeli leaders order rapes. But in recent years they have built a security apparatus where sexual violence has become, as a United Nations report put it last year, one …
Read More »BBC on the ground during march through Jerusalem’s Old City
Tens of thousands of Israeli celebrants have marched through Jerusalem’s Old City, captured by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem is not recognised by many of its allies, including the UK. The annual march is frequently accompanied by racist chants and violence towards Palestinian residents …
Read More »Hamas can survive politically by giving up weapons and armed conflict, peace envoy says
Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for Gaza to the US-led Board of Peace, speaking to journalists on a visit to Jerusalem, also warned that the current stalemate could lead to a permanent division of Gaza, along the so-called Yellow Line marking the area controlled by Israel. BBC News
Read More »Netanyahu says he ‘secretly visited’ UAE during war with Iran
During the war, Iran launched a series of missiles and drones on the UAE. On 10 May the UAE’s Ministry of Defence said that air defence systems had engaged two drones launched from Iran and that the country had engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and …
Read More »Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel
Life appeared to be on hold. The main street was still decorated for Ramadan, and almost all houses seemed abandoned. The village was quiet, but not in peace. Near the mosque, I met two cousins, Fatmeh and Dunya, both in their 80s. Outside, a banner paid tribute to the late …
Read More »BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane has been hearing from those traumatised by conflict and government repression. Read more on this story here. BBC News
Read More »His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
The UN human rights office condemns incident as “‘appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians” in the West Bank. BBC News
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