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The image of a person burning alive among tents in a hospital compound in Gaza has been widely shared online. Warning: This story contains details and images readers may find distressing The video captures the moments after an Israeli strike on al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah on Monday, in which medics said three

The deputy leader of Hezbollah has warned Israel it will continue to suffer from attacks unless it agrees to a ceasefire. Naim Qassem said the group had adopted a new strategy in the past week centred around making Israel feel “pain” – and said it would continue if a deal to pause fighting in Lebanon

A former head of the Israeli national security council has called for a siege on northern Gaza. Interviewed on Sky News’ The World, Major General Giora Eiland said the 400,000 people located there should be given 10 days to leave and those who stay should be designated combatants. The retired general is one of a

Israel has named the four teenage victims of a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base – as at least 23 people were reportedly killed in an attack on a central Gaza school. Local hospitals said the school in Nuseirat was sheltering people displaced by the war when it was hit on Sunday night. Israel

For two weeks Israel has scored stunning successes against Hezbollah and made steady progress. Last night its enemy struck back with remarkable accuracy and timing. The soldiers had been sitting down for their evening meal when the drone struck. The videos they took in the aftermath show scenes of bloodshed and chaos as they race

A high noon is coming in Israel’s conflict with Iran, a ballistic missile showdown may be in the offing or perhaps something more asymmetrical and covert. Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deciding how to retaliate for Iran‘s multiple rocket attack on 1 October this year. But the plan is shrouded in secrecy. In a

The man who was prime minister of Lebanon during the last Israeli invasion of the country in 2006 has both Israel and Hezbollah in his sights. Talking to me in the hills above Beirut, Fouad Siniora says the Israeli forces are killing too many civilians in Gaza and in Lebanon. He says the targeting of

For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. The streets are empty, driving is forbidden. Religious observant Jews are at home. Others walk the traffic-free boulevards here in Tel Aviv. The seaside city is in the eye of the storm in the

Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation, and real blood. Florentina Holzinger’s Sancta also includes naked roller-skating nuns and a depiction of a wall of crucified naked bodies. During performances on 5 and 6 October, 18 people needed medical attention from staff, a spokesperson for Stuttgart’s state opera,

The residential district in central Beirut where the airstrike struck is claustrophobic. The buildings that still stand around the site of destruction are about seven to eight storeys tall. This area was packed with people when it was attacked. Middle East latest: Fear and chaos after deadly Israeli strike Image: Several buildings were destroyed in

The Atlantic hurricane season got off to a slow start this year, but there have now been 13 named storms – and there could be even more to come. Back in May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that this year’s season – running from 1 June to 30 November – had an

British YouTuber Yung Filly has appeared in court accused of raping and choking a woman in his Perth hotel room after a show, according to Australian media reports. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested and taken into custody in Brisbane on Tuesday, and extradited to Perth on Wednesday. It

Former Premier League footballer George Baldock has died at the age of 31. The Greek defender was found on Wednesday in a swimming pool at his home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, police sources told the Reuters news agency. His cause of death remains unknown. Baldock spent seven years at Sheffield United, having

Sky News and NBC News are jointly launching a new podcast on global affairs – and the first episode is out now, with a focus on how America’s next president might affect the crisis in the Middle East. Sky News’ lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim and NBC News’ chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel have

Canadian musician Nell Smith, known for her collaborations with US rock band The Flaming Lips, has died aged 17. Her death was confirmed by Simon Raymonde, the former bassist for the Cocteau Twins and co-founder of her record label Bella Union, on Instagram. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies

“I lost everyone I love,” Marwa Jarada says, reflecting on the airstrike that killed her parents and 14 other family members.  Last October, Israel bombed her family’s apartment in Gaza City, reportedly killing at least 101 people. Two days later, on 27 October 2023, the Israeli military (IDF) posted aerial footage of the strike, claiming

Israel has fought a shadow war against Iran and its proxies for decades, but the past year has seen hostilities erupt into open conflict on seven fronts. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, listed the battlegrounds as Iran, Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, Shia militants in Iraq, militant groups in

No matter what political or military changes we see in the Middle East by 7 October 2025, it will certainly be a more fragmented region. No individual power will create more coherence than the current state of affairs. This level of conflict won’t last at this level of intensity for another year. If Israel can’t

Dunya is holding a photo. Seven smiling faces look back at her, a snapshot of the lives of friends who worked and socialised with each other. She is in the middle of the picture, beaming. Now, her smile has gone. This photo was taken just over a year ago, at a birthday party towards the

Enormous explosions and thundering claps of sound reverberated around the Lebanese capital overnight, in what was probably the most violent night yet. They continued into the early hours. It’s hard to encapsulate just how loud and frightening the Israeli bombings are in Beirut. The sound causes sheer terror. The shockwaves even some kilometres away can