Israel-Gaza war

Dozens reportedly killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza
Several crowded buildings in Beit Lahia and Gaza City were hit overnight, medics and local media say.
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Middle East
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3 hours ago
Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says
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Middle East
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22 hours ago
US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution
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Middle East
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4 hours ago
Israeli strikes on Syria's Palmyra kill 36, state media say
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Middle East
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5 hours ago
Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions
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Middle East
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1 day ago
Hamas leaders no longer in Doha but office not permanently closed, Qatar says
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Middle East
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1 day ago
Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries violently looted, UN agency says
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Middle East
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2 days ago
US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan
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Middle East
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2 days ago

The key issues explained

Gaza in maps: How a year of war has drastically changed the territory
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Middle East
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7 October
Israel-Hezbollah conflict in maps: Where is fighting happening in Lebanon?
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Middle East
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17 October
Middle East conflict: How will it end?
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BBC InDepth
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8 October
Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained
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Middle East
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5 April

Analysis

US envoy in Israel after progress on Hezbollah ceasefire
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World
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7 hours ago
Israel's Netanyahu shows who calls the shots with Gallant sacking
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Middle East
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6 November
What Trump's win means for Ukraine, Middle East and China
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US & Canada
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6 November
What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?
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Middle East
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29 October
Bowen: Iran faces hard choices between risks of escalation or looking weak
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Middle East
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26 October

Human stories

What happened to the young girl captured in a photograph of Gaza detainees
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Middle East
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1 November
'We are not military - why are we being hit?'
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Middle East
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4 November
'Unrwa means everything to us': Gazans fear aid collapse
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Middle East
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29 October
Tensions rise in Beirut after influx of displaced people
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Middle East
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30 October
BBC correspondent: I fled Gaza but I'm overwhelmed by guilt about family still there
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Middle East
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27 October

Israel Declares Independence (1948): Why did Britain leave its mandate in Palestine?

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

Latest news

What in the World. Audio, 18 minutes, published at 15:49 7 October
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BBC World Service
The Documentary Podcast. Audio, 27 minutes, published at 11:06 7 October
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BBC World Service
Panorama. Video, 57 minutes, published at 06:00 7 October
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BBC One
Antisemitic incidents in US surge to record high - report, published at 23:32 6 October
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US & Canada
Glasgow vigil on eve of 7 October attacks anniversary, published at 18:56 6 October
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Glasgow & West Scotland
Bowen: Year of killing and broken assumptions has taken Middle East to edge of deeper, wider war, published at 18:46 6 October
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Middle East
Policewoman killed and 10 injured in shooting in Israel, published at 16:40 6 October
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Middle East
'Bags of sweets amid rubble of flattened Beirut building' Video, 00:01:05, published at 13:20 6 October
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Middle East
Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school kill 26, health ministry says, published at 12:37 6 October
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Middle East
Macron calls to halt arms deliveries to Israel in Gaza war, published at 03:46 6 October
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World
Events held marking one year since start of latest Middle East conflict , published at 18:43 5 October
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Edinburgh, Fife & East
Thousands take part in pro-Palestinian march, published at 18:33 5 October
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London
The Documentary Podcast. Audio, 23 minutes, published at 01:30 5 October
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BBC World Service
Biden: 'I don't know' if Netanyahu is trying to sway US election, published at 00:58 5 October
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World
Israeli kibbutz struggles to heal, one year after 7 October, published at 00:15 5 October
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Middle East
US warships and planes strike Houthi targets in Yemen, published at 23:04 4 October
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World
The week that pushed the Middle East closer to all-out war, published at 22:47 4 October
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Middle East
Surgeon says Gaza 'like an atomic bomb has dropped', published at 14:14 4 October
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Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Six hours at hands of Hamas - new accounts reveal how Israeli base fell on 7 October, published at 14:06 4 October
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Middle East
Israeli strike hits key road used to flee Lebanon, published at 12:56 4 October
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Middle East
British mum flees Lebanon with two children, published at 06:12 4 October
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Manchester
The Global Story. Audio, 27 minutes, published at 09:50 4 October
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BBC World Service
Watch: Jeremy Bowen presses Hamas deputy leader on 7 October attacks. Video, 00:07:29, published at 23:51 3 October
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Middle East
Moment giant explosions seen near Beirut airport. Video, 00:00:30, published at 23:12 3 October
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Middle East