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Alarm in Middle East over US strikes on Iran amid fears of widening conflict

ByAngelique Chrisafis in Paris

Leaders of UAE, Qatar and Oman criticise attack and urge de-escalation as EU and UN call for immediate diplomacyMiddle East crisis – latest updatesCountries in the Middle East and beyond responded with alarm after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as…

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Israel-Iran war live: fresh attacks exchanged as Israel says it has set back Tehran’s nuclear program by ‘at least two or three years’

ByAdam Fulton

Saturday’s strikes come after Israeli ambassador tells UN ‘we will not stop’ until Iranian nuclear threat eliminated while Iran vows to keep defending itselfIsrael and Iran launch new attacks as Tehran says it will not negotiate nuclear programme while…

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Israel-Iran war live: Iran launches drones towards Israel as US reportedly moves B-2 bombers to Guam – as it happened

ByAdam Fulton

Iran’s foreign minister urges US not to join war after a night of strikes from both Tehran and IsraelFull report: Israel says it has killed two al-Quds officials as Iran warns US against joining warThe United Nations high commissioner for refugees, Fil…

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EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza

ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels

Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctionsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe EU has said “there are indications” that Israel is in breach of human rights obligations over its con…

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Humanitarian Aid Trickles Into Northern Gaza

BySaher Alghorra and Neil Vigdor

A convoy of trucks brought food parcels into the territory, where civilians are at risk of starvation and have been suffering worsening conditions, with such aid shipments rare in recent weeks.

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The Guardian view on Gaza’s engineered famine: stop arming the slaughter – or lose the rule of law | Editorial

ByEditorial

As Palestinians starve amid the rubble, western governments defend Israel, fund armed aid and dismantle the very rules they claim to upholdGaza’s cries have been drowned out by Israel’s strikes on Iran, and the diplomatic pressure on Benjamin Neta…

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Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

ByAssociated Press in Cairo

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministryMiddle East crisis – live updatesWitnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a cro…

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France’s Macron Faces Dilemma With Intention to Recognize Palestinian State

ByRoger Cohen

The French-Israeli relationship has always been turbulent, but the prospect that President Emmanuel Macron may recognize a Palestinian state has brought tension to a new level.