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A police stop at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre triggered a diplomatic storm, with Italy, the Vatican, and France condemning the move before Netanyahu ordered immediate access for Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.
Four weeks into the war on Iran, the White House is pivoting and contradicting itself while parts of the MAGA base turn against the administration. Meanwhile, a hardline bill in Israel and an online propaganda arms race using AI and memes are shaping the narrative.
An Iranian missile and drone barrage hit Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging aircraft. The strikes come amid a wider flare up across the region, with attacks near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, strikes on the UAE, and the first Houthi claim of a strike on Israel.
With Israel heading to its first national vote since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, questions are rising about whether public backing for a strike on Iran could help Benjamin Netanyahu at the ballot box. The Guardian's chief Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison offers context.
Gauze is in such short supply at Al-Shifa that doctors ration it. Months after a declared ceasefire, hospitals, staff, and patients are still paying the price.
On day 28 of the conflict, the US pushed back planned attacks on Iran’s energy facilities by 10 days while talks continue. Diplomacy is moving, but fighting and regional strikes keep escalating.
Yair Lapid, head of Israel's opposition, blasted the government for prosecuting fights on several fronts 'without a strategy' and warned the military is 'in collapse' as operations continue in Iran, southern Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.
Video footage shows damage in Tel Aviv, Kafr Qasim, Haifa and Petah Tikva after Iranian strikes. Israel’s health ministry reports 149 people injured in a 24-hour period.
An IRGC spokesman rejected President Trump’s suggestion that talks with Iran were underway and warned the US and Israel not to call what he termed their defeat an agreement.
On day 26 of the US-Israel campaign against Iran, fighting and strikes continue across Iran, the Gulf and Israel even as diplomatic efforts and conflicting claims of talks increase. The conflict is unsettling energy supplies and prompting troop moves and emergency measures across the region.
Over bread, seafood and a reluctant avocado, Gov. Gavin Newsom talks family, his five-year memoir, what might stop him from running for president in 2028, and where he draws the line on Israel. He also explains why Democrats need to fight harder against Trump’s playbook.
The conflict entered its 24th day as an approaching US deadline to target Iran’s power grid raises the prospect of wider attacks across the Gulf and major market turbulence.