This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernment confirms five people including suspected attacker have diedWe are shutting down this blog now, following a terrifying night in Vienna and a nationwide search for suspected attackers that continued into Tuesday. You can and see the main developments below:We will be closing this blog soon. Before we do, here is a post from my colleague, , who reports on theatre staff attempting to distract people trapped inside as the attack unfolded:Thousands of theatre and opera-goers caught up in last night’s attack in...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGovernment confirms five people including suspected attacker have diedWe are shutting down this blog now, following a terrifying night in Vienna and a nationwide search for suspected attackers that continued into Tuesday. You can and see the main developments below:We will be closing this blog soon. Before we do, here is a post from my colleague, , who reports on theatre staff attempting to distract people trapped inside as the attack unfolded:Thousands of theatre and opera-goers caught up in last night’s attack in...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldTrump hails US-brokered pact as ‘peace agreement’ but cracks quickly appear as Netanyahu denies change of planFirst published on Thu 13 Aug 2020 11.46 EDTIsrael and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties in a historic Washington-brokered deal under which Israel will “suspend” its plans to annex parts of the .However, cracks in the deal became quickly apparent after its announcement on Thursday, with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, saying there was “no change” to his...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldTrump hails US-brokered pact as ‘peace agreement’ but cracks quickly appear as Netanyahu denies change of planFirst published on Thu 13 Aug 2020 11.46 EDTIsrael and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties in a historic Washington-brokered deal under which Israel will “suspend” its plans to annex parts of the .However, cracks in the deal became quickly apparent after its announcement on Thursday, with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, saying there was “no change” to his...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRockets seen as response to unrest in mostly Palestinian east Jerusalem, including far-right Jewish groups chanting ‘death to Arabs’Last modified on Sat 24 Apr 2021 05.10 EDTMilitants in Gaza have fired at least 35 rockets into in one of the most intense flare-ups in months, seemingly triggered by days of tensions in Jerusalem in which far-right Jewish groups and the Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians.Hours of sustained rocket launches early on Saturday – and Israel’s retaliatory strikes on the strip using...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldRockets seen as response to unrest in mostly Palestinian east Jerusalem, including far-right Jewish groups chanting ‘death to Arabs’Last modified on Sat 24 Apr 2021 05.10 EDTMilitants in Gaza have fired at least 35 rockets into in one of the most intense flare-ups in months, seemingly triggered by days of tensions in Jerusalem in which far-right Jewish groups and the Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians.Hours of sustained rocket launches early on Saturday – and Israel’s retaliatory strikes on the strip using...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer US president had gradually cut virtually all US money to Palestinian aid projectsLast modified on Thu 8 Apr 2021 17.16 EDTThe US will restore more than $200m (£145m) in aid to Palestinians, reversing under the Trump administration that left humanitarian groups scrambling to keep people from plunging into poverty.“[We] plan to restart US economic, development, and humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people,” the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, .The aid includes $75m in economic and development funds...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFormer US president had gradually cut virtually all US money to Palestinian aid projectsLast modified on Thu 8 Apr 2021 17.16 EDTThe US will restore more than $200m (£145m) in aid to Palestinians, reversing under the Trump administration that left humanitarian groups scrambling to keep people from plunging into poverty.“[We] plan to restart US economic, development, and humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people,” the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, .The aid includes $75m in economic and development funds...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMarchers gather outside prime minister’s official residence in the largest protest in months First published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 21.58 EDTThousands of Israelis have demonstrated outside the official residence of the prime minister, , calling for citizens to vote him out in Tuesday’s general election.The national vote will be the fourth snap election within a two-year period after previous rounds were largely inconclusive or led to an unstable government, .A rally in central Jerusalem on Saturday night was the largest in...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldMarchers gather outside prime minister’s official residence in the largest protest in months First published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 21.58 EDTThousands of Israelis have demonstrated outside the official residence of the prime minister, , calling for citizens to vote him out in Tuesday’s general election.The national vote will be the fourth snap election within a two-year period after previous rounds were largely inconclusive or led to an unstable government, .A rally in central Jerusalem on Saturday night was the largest in...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSix-millennia-old skeleton of child also unearthed during dig in Judean Desert by Israeli archeologists First published on Tue 16 Mar 2021 07.12 EDTIsraeli archaeologists have unearthed two dozen Dead Sea scroll fragments from a remote cave in the Judean Desert, the first discovery of such Jewish religious texts in more than half a century.“For the first time in approximately 60 years, archaeological excavations have uncovered fragments of a biblical scroll,” the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSix-millennia-old skeleton of child also unearthed during dig in Judean Desert by Israeli archeologists First published on Tue 16 Mar 2021 07.12 EDTIsraeli archaeologists have unearthed two dozen Dead Sea scroll fragments from a remote cave in the Judean Desert, the first discovery of such Jewish religious texts in more than half a century.“For the first time in approximately 60 years, archaeological excavations have uncovered fragments of a biblical scroll,” the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUnconfirmed attacks would suggest opening of new front in semi-covert conflict between arch-foesLast modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 13.08 ESTIsrael has bombed at least a dozen ships en route to Syria in the past two years, most of which have been carrying Iranian oil, the Wall Street Journal has , citing US and regional officials.The attacks, which the article said included water mines in the Red Sea and other areas of the region, would, if confirmed, suggest a new front in the semi-covert conflict between arch-foes and...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUnconfirmed attacks would suggest opening of new front in semi-covert conflict between arch-foesLast modified on Fri 12 Mar 2021 13.08 ESTIsrael has bombed at least a dozen ships en route to Syria in the past two years, most of which have been carrying Iranian oil, the Wall Street Journal has , citing US and regional officials.The attacks, which the article said included water mines in the Red Sea and other areas of the region, would, if confirmed, suggest a new front in the semi-covert conflict between arch-foes and...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEnvironmental protection minister says suspect ship is now anchored in Iran but offers no evidence spill was intentional First published on Thu 4 Mar 2021 04.26 ESTIsrael’s environmental protection minister has said Iran was responsible for a that ravaged its shores and has claimed – without evidence – the incident was a form of “environmental terrorism”.Gila Gamliel said after a two-week investigation aimed at “getting our hands on the criminal ship” responsible for the tar slick, her ministry had identified a...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEnvironmental protection minister says suspect ship is now anchored in Iran but offers no evidence spill was intentional First published on Thu 4 Mar 2021 04.26 ESTIsrael’s environmental protection minister has said Iran was responsible for a that ravaged its shores and has claimed – without evidence – the incident was a form of “environmental terrorism”.Gila Gamliel said after a two-week investigation aimed at “getting our hands on the criminal ship” responsible for the tar slick, her ministry had identified a...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLondon-based group says video evidence casts doubt on claims Ahmad Erekat was conducting an attackLast modified on Tue 23 Feb 2021 16.07 ESTIsraeli forces executed a 26-year-old Palestinian at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank last year, a report has alleged, challenging Israeli police claims that the man was a “terrorist” conducting an attack., a British research body based at Goldsmiths, University of London, into the death of Ahmad Erekat, who was shot seconds after his car crashed into a booth and lightly...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLondon-based group says video evidence casts doubt on claims Ahmad Erekat was conducting an attackLast modified on Tue 23 Feb 2021 16.07 ESTIsraeli forces executed a 26-year-old Palestinian at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank last year, a report has alleged, challenging Israeli police claims that the man was a “terrorist” conducting an attack., a British research body based at Goldsmiths, University of London, into the death of Ahmad Erekat, who was shot seconds after his car crashed into a booth and lightly...WW…

This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldSeveral other EU countries have already announced a tentative easing of restrictionsLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.36 EDTFrance, Italy and Spain are preparing to loosen coronavirus restrictions, with other countries watching closely to see how some of the first and hardest-hit countries in might safely emerge from their crippling lockdowns.After the US, where the number of infections is heading towards the 1m mark, with more than 53,000 deaths, the three countries have the highest numbers of confirmed cases of...…This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldSeveral other EU countries have already announced a tentative easing of restrictionsLast modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 12.36 EDTFrance, Italy and Spain are preparing to loosen coronavirus restrictions, with other countries watching closely to see how some of the first and hardest-hit countries in might safely emerge from their crippling lockdowns.After the US, where the number of infections is heading towards the 1m mark, with more than 53,000 deaths, the three countries have the highest numbers of confirmed cases of...WW…