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Israel will not remove its troops from a narrow strip of land on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt until there is a guarantee it can never be used as a supply line for Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The area of scrubland and sand dunes, known as the Philadelphi corridor, was seized

The UK and US have split over their policies in regard to Israel and its war with Hamas, after the government suspended some arms sales to the country. On Monday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced that 30 of 350 arms export licences to Israel would be suspended. The move marked the UK’s first wholesale divergence

At least 12 people have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel, a local mayor has said. Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel, a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation, said “the bottom of the boat ripped open”. The French coastguard said more than 50

Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and explained why Israeli forces wouldn’t be leaving Gaza anytime soon. He has shied away from engaging with Israeli media during the war but was forced to do this press conference under pressure from the huge protests on the

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision comes following a review of export licences for UK arms which found there was a “clear risk” that the weapons would be used in a way that could breach international law. Around 30 of 350

The international influence of Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), a branch of the Islamic State, has been on the rise. The group has been linked to numerous attacks and planned attacks in 2024. The highest profile plots include a deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow, foiled plans to disrupt three Taylor Swift concerts in

Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas have been confirmed dead after their bodies were found by the Israeli military in Gaza.  The hostages, aged between 23 and 40 years old, were “brutally murdered” a short time before Israeli forces found them in an underground tunnel on Saturday night, according to the Israeli military. The bodies

Six Israeli hostages in Gaza have been confirmed dead by their families, hours after Israel’s army said it had found bodies in the territory. The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danino were brought back to Israel, the Israeli military said in a statement. All were abducted

US rapper Fatman Scoop has died aged 53, his tour manager has said. In a post on social media, Birch Michael – known as Pure Cold – said: “It is with the heaviest of hearts I announce the passing of Isaac Freeman III, known professionally as Fatman Scoop.” Earlier, the musician, famous for his 2003

At least 15 Islamic State militants have been killed in a coordinated attack by US and Iraqi forces, according to US Central Command. Soldiers raided an area in western Iraq in the early hours of Thursday morning and seven US troops were injured. “The [IS] element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’

There is evidence Israel could be establishing infrastructure in Gaza signalling plans for a long-term military presence in the Strip. Satellite imagery, gathered over months, has mapped the creation of a new corridor in northern Gaza that is almost a kilometre in width in some places. It reaches from Gaza’s border with Israel to the

Kamala Harris doesn’t “at all” regret defending Joe Biden’s ability to serve another four years as president – as she revealed the moment he told her he was stepping aside. President Biden withdrew from the race for the White House in July after weeks of scrutiny over his age and fitness, most notably after a

The suspects in the foiled terror plot to attack Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concerts in Vienna intended to kill “tens of thousands” of people, the US’s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said. The agency said that intelligence it discovered disrupted the plans – which allegedly were linked to Islamic State – and led to arrests made

An arrest has been made in Sweden after the remains of two Britons were found in a burnt out car. Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 37, were reported missing in July after failing to return home from a business trip to Denmark and Sweden. The pair’s car was found in Malmo, with Swedish media

Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is due in court later to face possible charges linked to alleged criminal activity on the platform. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social media app was arrested in France on Saturday after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. The Russian-born entrepreneur

Israeli strikes in the West Bank have killed at least nine people overnight, according to Palestinian officials. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have launched raids across the occupied West Bank and sealed off the city of Jenin. Israeli forces surrounded the city, blocking off exit and entry points and access to hospitals, the governor of

Israel’s military says it has rescued a hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, is in a stable medical condition and is being transferred for medical checks at a hospital, the IDF said, following a “complex operation” in southern Gaza. The Hostages Families Forum said in a statement his

At least 30 people have been killed after a dam collapsed in Sudan, with the homes of 50,000 residents destroyed, the UN has said. People are trapped in vehicles in the floodwater, which has hit 20 villages, one local told Al Jazeera. “There were seven lorries carrying families, elderly and children,” Ali Issa said. “We

A man who believed he was being cut out of his mother’s will and did not want to move out of her home, has shot dead four members of his own family before taking his own life, police in the US have said. Joseph DeLucia Jr killed his three siblings, Joanne Kearns, Frank DeLucia and

One of the most secret weapons to combat Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has started to raise its profile. A new video posted on social media seeks to promote the covert activities of a network of Ukrainian civilians, living – and fighting – behind Russian lines. Run by the Ukrainian special forces, this resistance movement is