Middle East

At least 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire near aid distribution sites operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC that its troops fired warning shots at suspects approaching them and posing a threat. Hundreds …

Kumar Malhotra, Joshua Cheetham & Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC Verify BBC Israeli strikes have damaged structures at two missile sites as well as an airport runway, satellite images have revealed. As Iran and Israel continue to launch strikes on each other’s territory, satellite imagery can give us an insight into what’s …

Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent Getty Images Israel attacked a building used by the Islamic Republic of Iran News Network in Tehran on Monday, after days of strikes on Iran Israel’s conflict with Iran may look like a mismatch on paper – a nation of nine million people taking on a …

Moment debris falls in Iran state TV studio after Israeli strikes Israeli aircraft have struck the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran, after the Israeli military told residents of the area of the capital where it is located to evacuate. A live broadcast on Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s …

Tom Bennett BBC News Reporting fromBat Yam, central Israel BBC Veronica Osipchik, 33, had her home damaged by the blast Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, has long been a stronghold of support for Israel’s right-wing governing coalition. In the early hours of Sunday morning, an Iranian missile struck …

Five people have been killed and dozens injured as Iran launched fresh strikes across central Israel overnight, according to Israel’s national emergency service. Footage shows explosions and damage in Tel Aviv and Haifa. Officials say at least 19 people have been killed in Israel and 224 people in Iran since …

“Stuck”. That is the word most people who have spoken to the BBC use to describe life in Iran right now. After three days of Israeli attacks, “everyone is trying to escape” Tehran “one way or another,” one resident told BBC News Persian. On Sunday, long queues formed at petrol …

The man accused of being responsible for holding the missing American journalist Austin Tice has claimed that ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered his execution, security sources have told the BBC. Major General Bassam Al Hassan is a former commander in the Republican Guards who was part of President Assad’s …

Kasra Naji, BBC Persian & Alys Davies, BBC News AFP/Getty Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called “Operation Rising Lion”. The Israeli attacks also targeted a number of other …

The Iranian regime remains deeply unpopular, and many citizens have shown little sympathy for the assassination of senior military commanders, figures widely seen as responsible for brutal crackdowns on peaceful protests. But reports of civilian casualties in last night’s Israeli strikes have stirred a different reaction. Explosions rocked residential areas …

Tom Bennett BBC News Reporting fromRishon LeZion, central Israel Anadolu via Getty Images Two people were killed when a missile hit Rishon LeZion early on Saturday As sirens rang out across Israel in the early hours of Saturday morning, Ifat Benhaim and her family ran into their basement. “We closed …

At least 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they gathered near an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, hospitals say. Officials at al-Aqsa and al-Awda hospitals said people were shot by troops near a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by Israel and …

BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from Rishon LeZion, a city just outside of Tel Aviv which was hit by overnight Iran strikes. The IDF said more than 200 missiles were fired as part of the Iranian response to the large scale attacks carried out by Israel. They have …

Amir Azimi Editor, BBC Persian Getty Images Some Israeli attacks hit populated areas in Tehran and other places Beyond Israel’s stated goal of destroying what it calls an existential threat from Iran’s nuclear capabilities with its attacks on Friday, Benjamin Netanyahu has a wider aim – regime change in Tehran. …

There has been a night of intense fighting between Israel and Iran, with the two sides trading fire and explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran. Ballistic missiles hit parts of Israel, with at least two people killed and dozens injured, according to Israeli emergency services. Iran launched its …

Reuters Friday night saw Israel and Iran exchange a barrage of air strikes For now the fighting between Israel and Iran seems restricted to the two nations. At the United Nations and elsewhere there have been widespread calls for restraint. But what if they fall on deaf ears? What if …

Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent IDF/Reuters/EPA Clockwise from top left: Late Hamas leaders Mohammed Sinwar, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa With the confirmed killing of Hamas’s top military commander Mohammad Sinwar in an Israeli strike, a chapter has closed on the elite leadership group in Gaza that orchestrated the …

AFP The Madleen (left) was intercepted on Monday Six of eight activists who remain in detention in Israel after their boat was intercepted on its way to try to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza are expected to be deported within hours, a human rights group has said. “After more …

The global nuclear watchdog has found Iran has failed to meet its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years. A resolution passed by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carries the threat of an eventual referral to the UN Security Council. It follows …

The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian workers, killing at least five people. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the attack happened on Wednesday night as the bus carrying more than two-dozen workers …