Middle East and north Africa
Highly infectious poliovirus found in Gaza sewage samples
Gaza ministry warns thousands of people displaced by the Israel-Gaza war are at risk of contracting the disease which can cause deformities and paralysis
Extremist Israeli minister makes provocative visit to al-Aqsa mosque
Itamar Ben-Gvir, who seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks, makes video at contested holy site in Jerusalem
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir makes provocative visit to al-Aqsa compound – video
Rights and freedom
UK ‘turning a blind eye’ to threats to kill Saudi activists living in exileNational religious recruits challenge values of IDF once dominated by secular elite
Syrian official who ran prison where detainees alleged torture arrested in US
Samir Ousman al-Sheikh, 72, who oversaw notorious Adra prison, detained at LAX on immigration fraud charges
Netanyahu rejects calls for immediate inquiry into 7 October security failures
PM tells parliament he wants to ‘beat Hamas’ before investigation into deadliest attack in Israel’s history
My best shot
A wild moment with date paste – Sayed Asif Mahmud’s best photograph‘This was one of 40 pictures of Yemen I showed at an exhibition in Brussels. The Yemeni ambassador came to me with tears in his eyes and said: “No one has shown my country like this”’
At least 60 people killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip
US and Israel allowed tax-deductible donations to groups blocking Gaza aid
Middle East crisis live
Israel-Gaza war: US warns of ‘serious concern’ about recent civilian casualties in Gaza – as it happenedRights and freedom
Iranian TV presenter stabbed in London moves abroad for safety
'We can’t sleep, we can’t eat, we can't drink': Gaza faces hygiene crisis – video
‘I’ve seen many wars’: residents along Israel’s Lebanon boundary brace for conflict
First Edition newsletter
Tuesday briefing: What David Lammy’s Middle East visit says about Labour’s foreign policy plans
UK foreign secretary repeats ceasefire call as Israel continues to pummel Gaza
David Lammy holds second day of meetings with Israeli officials but hopes of immediate ceasefire are dwindling
Middle East crisis live
Israel-Gaza war: Gaza municipality says it can no longer provide 700,000 people in area with drinking water – as it happenedDeir Al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip, says it can no longer provide drinking water after running out of fuelSee all our Israel-Gaza war coverage
Living in a tent with premature triplets: how fear and anxiety haunt Gaza’s new mothers
Clearing Gaza of almost 40m tonnes of war rubble will take years, says UN
War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns
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