NewsNewsMiddle EastIsrael announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West BankThe biggest such move in years is condemned by the Palestinian presidency as a "dangerous escalation".13 hrs agoMiddle EastGaza warehouse broken into by 'hordes of hungry people', says WFPVideo footage shows crowds breaking into the warehouse and taking bags of flour and cartons of food.19 hrs agoMiddle EastIsrael PM says Hamas's Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killedMohammed Sinwar was the target of a Israeli strike on the courtyard of the European hospital in Khan Younis on 13 May.1 day agoMiddle EastDozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN saysThe Israeli military says troops fired warning shots into the air but not at Palestinians during Tuesday's incident in Rafah.1 day agoMiddle EastHopes of parenthood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel's Gaza offensiveCouples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.2 days agoMiddle EastGaza warehouse broken into by 'hordes of hungry people', says WFPVideo footage shows crowds breaking into the warehouse and taking bags of flour and cartons of food.19 hrs agoMiddle EastIran investigates case of 'missing' Indian nationalsThe families of the men, who are from Punjab state, allege they have been kidnapped in Iran. 18 hrs agoWorldEU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight HamasKaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, says the bloc also does not support a new aid distribution model which bypasses the UN and other humanitarian organisations.2 days agoMiddle EastIsrael PM says Hamas's Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killedMohammed Sinwar was the target of a Israeli strike on the courtyard of the European hospital in Khan Younis on 13 May.1 day agoMiddle EastCrowds overrun US-backed group's new aid distribution site in GazaVideos show people walking over torn-down fences at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's site in Rafah.2 days agoMiddle EastHundreds of lawyers call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza warTheir letter warns of genocide in Gaza, and calls on the UK to take concrete actions to meet its international legal obligations.2 days agoMiddle EastMan charged over killing of Jordanian pilot burned alive by ISOsama Krayem is accused of terrorism and war crimes in relation to the death of Moaz al-Kasasbeh.3 days agoWorldBBC given rare access to search for Hezbollah positions with UN troops in LebanonA Unifil spokesperson said the main violations of a ceasefire deal reached six months ago are from the Israeli side.3 days agoMiddle EastControversial US-backed group says it has begun aid distribution in GazaHundreds of Palestinians collect food from a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose work the UN calls a "distraction".3 days agoWorldFeatures'Situation is dire' - 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