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Reports: Multiple fatalities in attack on refugee camp

At least 18 people were killed and around 40 injured in an Israeli attack on a tent camp outside Rafah in southern Gaza. This is according to the Palestinian section of the aid organisation Red Crescent.

Reports: Multiple fatalities in attack on refugee camp

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns of "warlike rhetoric" from Israel and the Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah. To speak plainly: The people in the region and people all over the world cannot afford for Lebanon to become a new Gaza, he says.

Guterres: Lebanon must not become a new Gaza Strip

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

The military pauses that Israel has declared in Gaza to facilitate the influx of aid have not had the desired effect so far, according to the World Health Organisation, WHO. .

WHO: Great Hunger in Gaza Despite Israeli Pause

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

Armenia recognises Palestine as an independent state, the government announced on Friday. A number of countries have recognised the state of Palestine in the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas, which has led to strong protests from Israel.

Another country recognises the state of Palestine

USA: Pier in Gaza operational again

The USA has resumed operations at the floating pier it built in Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid, writes the USA's military command for the Middle East, Centcom, in a post on X. .

USA: Pier in Gaza operational again

New attacks after inflammatory speech on major war

Iran-backed Hezbollah has again sent several rockets towards Israel, in response to an attack that killed a commander of the Shia militia in southern Lebanon. Thursday's exchange of fire between the two parties is nothing unique after several months of shelling.

New attacks after inflammatory speech on major war

Ordinary and Dull - and Next to Lead NATO

An everyday man who has been called "Teflon-Rutte", as scandals seem to just roll off him. When Mark Rutte, by all accounts, takes over the leadership of Nato – in the midst of a raging war – it may become harder to dodge the crises.

Ordinary and Dull - and Next to Lead NATO

The Great War Draws Near: Focus on Putin and Trump

Behind the scenes, Russia and the USA have crucial roles as the stakes are rapidly escalating between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The risk is very great that it will escalate, says Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ekholm at the Defence University.

The Great War Draws Near: Focus on Putin and Trump

IDF Spokesman: Without an Alternative, We'll End Up with Hamas

The spokesperson for Israel's military (IDF), Daniel Hagari, says in an interview with Israeli Channel 13 that Hamas is an ideology, and that it is not possible to eliminate an ideology entirely. > Saying that we can make Hamas disappear is like throwing sand in people's eyes.

IDF Spokesman: Without an Alternative, We'll End Up with Hamas

USA: High-ranking IS member killed in Syria

A high-ranking IS member, Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, has been killed in an air strike in Syria, writes the US military command for the Middle East, Centcom, on X. "His death will disrupt IS's ability to acquire resources and carry out terrorist attacks", the military command announces.

USA: High-ranking IS member killed in Syria

New threats of total war as Hizbollah leader speaks

Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah has held an inflammatory speech, at the same time as tensions between the Iran-backed Shia militia and Israel are increasing. Let the enemy know once again that if a full-scale war is declared against Lebanon, we will fight it without restrictions, he says.

New threats of total war as Hizbollah leader speaks

UN Criticism of Israeli Bombing Attacks

Several Israeli attacks with particularly powerful bombs in Gaza could constitute war crimes, according to the UN's human rights body OHCHR. .

UN Criticism of Israeli Bombing Attacks

Testimony from Gaza: Caesarean sections on paracetamol

The surgeon I worked with had lost 26 kilos, another had lost 32 kilos. This is reported by the Norwegian doctor Thor-Erling Engemyr about the famine that has ravaged northern Gaza Strip.

Testimony from Gaza: Caesarean sections on paracetamol

Cargo Ship Hit by Houthi Attack Feared to Have Sunk

The Greek-owned cargo ship that was hit by a drone attack from the Houthi movement on Wednesday is feared to have sunk, according to the British trade organisation for maritime trade UKMTO. According to a report from UKMTO, debris and oil were spotted at the location where the ship was last reported in the Red Sea.

Cargo Ship Hit by Houthi Attack Feared to Have Sunk

Escalation between Israel and Hizbollah

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is escalating with threats of "all-out war" and a ready plan for an Israeli offensive in Lebanon. .

Escalation between Israel and Hizbollah

Mission: Warned in detail before 7 October

Plans for raids on Israeli villages and military bases. Militiamen trained to take hundreds of people hostage.

Mission: Warned in detail before 7 October

Relative calm in Gaza during Israeli "pause"

Israel has carried out several deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip, but the ground fighting appears to have died down. The Israeli military has declared a "pause" to allow more supplies to be let in.

Relative calm in Gaza during Israeli "pause"

Nine arrested after violent demonstration in Israel

Nine people have been arrested following a demonstration against the Israeli government in Jerusalem on Monday evening, reports [Reuters](https://www. reuters.

Nine arrested after violent demonstration in Israel

Thousands Protest Against Israeli Government

Thousands of Israelis have demonstrated against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday due to the Gaza War, and because an agreement to release hostages has not yet been reached. > All of them! Now! demonstrators shouted as they demanded that all hostages still being held in Gaza be released.

Thousands Protest Against Israeli Government

Hezbollah member killed in Israeli attack

A person from the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah has been killed in an Israeli drone attack in southern Lebanon, reports state media in the country. Hezbollah has issued a statement identifying the member as Muhammad Ayoub.

Hezbollah member killed in Israeli attack

Bad news for the hostages – and Lebanon

That Israel's war cabinet is disappearing is ominous, both for the hostages in Gaza and for the war as a whole. The risk is now increasing that the conflict with Lebanon will erupt with full force.

Bad news for the hostages – and Lebanon

Netanyahu dissolves Israel's war cabinet

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dissolving the country's already decimated war cabinet, which was established at the outbreak of the Gaza war last October. .

Netanyahu dissolves Israel's war cabinet

Israel warns of escalation in Lebanon

Intensified attacks from Iran-backed Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon to Israel could trigger a serious escalation. This is according to the Israeli military, reports [Reuters](https://www.

Israel warns of escalation in Lebanon

Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance

Israel's military announces a daily "tactical pause" along a road in the ongoing offensive in southern Gaza to allow in more humanitarian aid. Prime Minister Netanyahu and the far-right parties in the government express sharp criticism of the measure – and it is unclear whether it will be implemented.

Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza meets resistance