Civil defence members battle fire at the site an Israeli air strike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese village of Ain Qana earlier this month. AFP

CommentHezbollah's refusal to disarm would be a strategic blunder

The group’s intransigence is making a military option more likely

Comment

EditorialA Gaza divided cannot stand

Editorial

Modi visits Israel as Netanyahu lines up 'hexagon' of allies

MENA

Today's cartoonOur cartoonist's take on the stalemate in Gaza

Cartoon

Dozens of NGOs appeal to Israeli court as Gaza and West Bank ban looms

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Israeli settlers deface and set fire to mosque in Nablus during Ramadan

MENA

Israel disqualifies own bobsleigh team from Winter Olympics

Sport
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, left, received Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Cairo this month. EPA

Egypt and Turkey deepen newly forged alliance with arms deals and manufacturing ties

Egyptian military has bought Turkish air defences and plans joint production of drones

MENA

Huckabee's remarks on Israel's 'biblical rights' to region draws condemnation

MENA

US ambassador Huckabee says Israel has 'biblical right' to land from Euphrates to Nile

US

Hezbollah warns Israel over escalating attacks in Lebanon after strikes kill 12

MENA

Israel blocks thousands from first Ramadan Friday prayers at Al Aqsa

MENA

UAE minister urges push for ‘dignified solution’ to Arab-Israeli conflict

MENA

Hamas responds to Board of Peace meeting with call for Israel to end attacks

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Palestinian Muslims gather at a checkpoint in Ramallah to enter Jerusalem, on their way to Al Aqsa Mosque for Friday prayers. AFP

Israel blocks thousands from first Ramadan Friday prayers at Al Aqsa

Israel will only allow 10,000 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to enter the mosque each Friday

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UAE minister urges push for ‘dignified solution’ to Arab-Israeli conflict

MENA

Hamas responds to Board of Peace meeting with call for Israel to end attacks

MENA

UN accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in Gaza and West Bank

MENA

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