Palestine
UK PM Sunak brings back David Cameron, sacks interior minister
Britain's PM has brought back his party's former leader David Cameron as foreign minister after sacking his interior minister following comments she made on police handling of a pro-Palestinian march.
Pacific states voting against Gaza ceasefire labelled 'hypocritical'
Pacific states voting against ceasefire in Gaza conflict labelled 'hypocritical'. Audio
Israel bombards Gaza as war spreads to other fronts
Israel bombarded Gaza with more air strikes on Monday ahead of an anticipated ground operation into the besieged Palestinian enclave as the United Nations warned that civilians were running out of…
Israel pounds Gaza, targets in Syria and Lebanon, US ups presence
Concerns the Israel-Hamas war could trigger wider Middle East conflict is rising, with the US sending more military assets and Israel pummelling targets in Gaza and Hamas supporters in Lebanon and…
Reporting from Israel: Lyse Doucet
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting in Southern Isreal, close to the Gaza-Israeli border in Ashkelon, which is coming under fire from Hamas. Doucet says the Israel… Audio
Robin Wright: Israel Gaza war explained
Civilians are fleeing northern Gaza in anticipation of an Israeli ground offensive, following retaliatory air strikes. Palestinian militant group Hamas launched surprise attacks an Israel on Saturday… Audio
Church group attempting to flee Israel feel 'let down' by NZ
Church group attempting to flee Israel feel 'let down' by NZ govt Audio
What is Hamas, how does it control the Gaza Strip and why has Israel declared war?
Israel's security cabinet has formally declared war on Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, following Hamas's attack on soldiers and civilians in southern Israel. Video
Updates: Hipkins, Albanese united in condemnation of Hamas attacks
The PM says he has spoken to his Australian counterpart and both are agreed in their condemnation of attacks by Hamas militants on Israeli territory.
Israel vows 'mighty vengeance' after deadliest day for 50 years
Hamas gunmen rampaged through Israeli towns, killing more than 250 people and escaping with hostages, with more than 230 Gazans also killed in retaliatory strikes.
Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher
Sebastian says among the number of issues in Israel at the moment is the controversial judicial overhaul and the intensifying conflict with Palestinians. In Syria, there've been days of anti-… Audio
Mass protests against Israeli judicial overhaul in 10th week
Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 10th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court's powers.
UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation
The UN's highest court has been asked to give a legal opinion on Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories by the UN General Assembly.
Shireen Abu Aqla: US releases result of test on bullet that killed reporter
The bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist was too badly damaged to reach a definitive conclusion about whether the origin was Israeli or Palestinian gunfire, US officials say.
Israeli and Palestinian killed in West Bank violence
Palestinian gunmen killed an Israeli guard at the entrance of a settlement in the occupied West Bank and Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in clashes nearby, officials say.
Calling Home: Alex Jones in Tel Aviv
As someone who is involved in the tourism industry in Tel Aviv, life has been something of a roller coaster for Cantabrian Alex Jones in recent times. He's Calling Home this morning. Audio
The history behind the Gaza-Israeli conflict
Dr Leena Dallasheh is a historian of the Modern Middle East and associate professor at Humboldt State University in California. Her work has a particular focus on Palestinians who became citizens of… Audio
Kiwi in Bethlehem: 'We can only pray that the situation will ease'
The death toll continues to rise as Israel presses ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip. New Zealander Peter Bray is the vice-chancellor of the only university in the West Bank… Audio
Explainer: Why has conflict flared up in Israel and Gaza?
The skies above Israel and the Palestinian Territories are again alight with explosions. It's the worst violence since 2014, but these tensions and skirmishes date back to conflict over the…
Latest Israel-Palestine conflict - analysis from Tel Aviv
UN officials are warning violence between Israelis and Palestinians could be escalating towards a full scale war.
In the past couple of days, Palestinian militants have fired more than 1,000 rockets… Video, Audio
