MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 JANUARY 2025 Trump wants Jordan, Egypt to take in displaced Palestinians; Israel blocks thousands from returning to northern Gaza 8 min 21 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED Anger, despair and a sliver of hope for Gaza — the road to ceasefire is scarred with suffering 6 min 20 By Mel Frykberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 JANUARY 2025 Jenin residents leave homes as West Bank raids continue; Hezbollah ceasefire terms require more work, says Israel 9 min 8 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 23 JANUARY 2025 Israel continues major military West Bank operation; Trump’s envoy deployed to inspect Gaza ceasefire 7 min 13 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 22 JANUARY 2025 IDF kills eight in ‘significant’ West Bank raid; Israeli army chief to resign over 7 October security breach 8 min 26 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 21 JANUARY 2025 Mistrust and bitterness pervade after delayed start to Gaza ceasefire; Gazans search for people buried under rubble 7 min 6 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 JANUARY 2025 Israelis cheer release of first three Gaza hostages; Hamas’ armed wing ‘will abide by ceasefire deal’ 6 min 16 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 17 JANUARY 2025 Gaza ceasefire to start on time despite ’loose end’, says US’s Blinken; Putin to meet with Iranian president 8 min 22 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Pretoria welcomes fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, calls for ‘lasting peace’ 4 min 35 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 16 JANUARY 2025 Biden announces Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal; Palestinians in Gaza burst into celebrations 9 min 2 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Negotiators reach phased Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal meant to end war, says official 3 min 30 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 JANUARY 2025 US's Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan; ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ - mediators 6 min 15 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 JANUARY 2025 ‘Breakthrough’ final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to Israel and Hamas; US foresees ceasefire pact ‘this week’ 7 min 3 By Reuters
GEOPOLITICS A slew of complex global challenges are about to get very real for Donald Trump 5 min 20 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 JANUARY 2025 Biden urges immediate ceasefire in call with Netanyahu; Israeli security delegation in Qatar for Gaza talks 6 min 6 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 JANUARY 2025 US, Arab mediators ‘make some progress’ in Gaza peace talks; Lebanon’s army chief elected president 8 min 8 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza amid ceasefire push; IDF troops recover body of hostage 6 min 33 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 8 JANUARY 2025 No hostage deal until Israel ends war, reiterates Hamas; UAE, Israeli foreign ministers discuss Gaza crisis 9 min 17 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 JANUARY 2025 Blinken pushes to get Gaza truce deal over ‘finish line’; three Israelis killed in West Bank shooting 6 min 6 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill 14 in Gaza as mediators strive for truce deal; US plans $8bn arms sale to Israel 7 min 39 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 3 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill 43 across Gaza Strip - medics; IDF commandos raided missile plant in Syria in September 5 min 2 By Reuters
