MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 OCTOBER 2023 Hamas agrees to release two more hostages after mediation; Gaza death toll rises above 5,000 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 23 OCTOBER 2023 US orders non-emergency staff to leave Baghdad; second aid convoy crosses Rafah to Gaza Strip 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Ramaphosa calls for supply of weapons to Israel and Hamas to cease, as more aid enters Gaza 6 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS World awaits the next chapter of the Israel-Hamas conflict with deep foreboding 9 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Messianism and madness: An intimate hell ride through end times in the Holy Land 12 min 65 By Kevin Bloom
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Israel levels Gaza district, hits Orthodox church as invasion looms 4 min 6 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘The basic necessities of human life are cut off’ — Gaza residents face gigantic humanitarian crisis 8 min 17 By Takudzwa Pongweni
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 OCTOBER 2023 Israel plans wartime economic stimulus programme; defence minister reinforces prospects of Gaza ground invasion 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ‘Revenge is not a strategy’ — experts warn of dire consequences if Israel launches ground invasion of Gaza 6 min 106 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS PHOTO ESSAY World leaders scramble as Gaza conflict worsens 5 min 1 By Kyra Wilkinson
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UK’s Rishi Sunak follows Joe Biden to Israel to show support ‘in darkest hour’ 4 min 1 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Cabinet blames Israel for Gaza hospital air strike and calls for ICC action against ‘Palestinian holocaust’ 3 min 21 By Victoria O’Regan
TRADE PROGRAMME SA expected to retain its Agoa status despite differences with US 4 min 2 By Queenin Masuabi and Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 19 OCTOBER 2023 Biden pledges ‘unprecedented support’ for Israel; US vetoes resolution at UN Security Council 4 min 2 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pause in Israel-Hamas warfare 3 min 0 By Michelle Nichols, Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Gaza hospital air strike ‘targeted children and ripped their bodies into pieces’ — doctors recount the horror 4 min 14 By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Reuters
THE CONVERSATION Israel ground offensive likely to be final nail in coffin for shattered Gaza health system 6 min 4 By Yara M Asi
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Arriving in Israel, Biden says Gaza hospital blast appears to have been caused by ‘the other team’ 4 min 4 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Biden heads to Israel after Gaza hospital strike kills hundreds 3 min 3 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Naledi Pandor denies supporting Hamas attack on Israel 5 min 27 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 18 OCTOBER 2023 Air strike on hospital kills hundreds, say Gaza officials; US puts more troops on alert for potential deployment 4 min 2 By Bloomberg
