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Emergency meeting of Arab League calls for ‘serious negotiations between the PLO and Israel’

The scale of Hamas’ attack on Israel on 7 and 8 October is unprecedented and the failure of the Israeli army and secret services, astonishing. Yet for observers such as former Israeli ambassador to France, Elie Barnavi, the events that have unfolded in the region over the past days were…

Set up in the mid-90s as an interim body on the path to Palestinian statehood, the PA faces a crisis of legitimacy

The conflict is expected to escalate even further in the coming days. But for now, Hamas sees itself with the upper hand.

US President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Tuesday, said that Saturday’s attack on Israel was “sheer evil”, and reiterated US support for Israel. Also on Tuesday, Hamas attacked a southern Israeli city after warning residents to evacuate, as Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip. Read our live…

Assault is designed to give militant group control over the Palestinian narrative as regional relationships change

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Hundreds are dead after a surprise attack by Hamas, prompting Israel to declare a state of war and launch retaliatory strikes

Palestinian Authority holds emergency meeting after Hamas attack; tensions escalate in the region

International response after Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in decades with hostages taken and many killed.

Our species, Homo sapiens, migrated out of Africa multiple times – reaching the Levant and Arabia between 130,000 and 70,000 years ago, as exemplified by human fossils and archaeological sites found at various locations.