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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

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Thomas Helm is Jerusalem Correspondent at The National. He was previously its staff opinion writer in Abu Dhabi

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US sailors conducting maintenance on a military helicopter, on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. AFP
Israelis anxious over Iran war stalemate as global pressure grows for ceasefire

Fears mount in Israel of unsatisfactory outcome despite initial public support for strikes on Iran

MENAMay 06, 2026
Israeli troops stand guard as heavy machinery demolishes a Palestinian building near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Reuters
Israel 'killing like we haven’t killed since 1967', commander reportedly says

Avi Bluth says army discriminates between Palestinians and Jews in deciding whether to fire on people throwing stones at troops

MENAMay 04, 2026
Tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza city. A high-ranking member of the Israeli military has been arrested and charged with smuggling into the territory. Reuters
Israeli army major charged with smuggling goods into Gaza

Officer is latest member of military to be accused of bypassing Israeli controls on entry of goods into enclave

MENAApril 30, 2026
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid announce their political union ahead of this year's general election, in Herzliya, Israel. Reuters
AnalysisCan a more united Israeli opposition unseat Netanyahu?

Bennett and Lapid once ousted Israel's longest-serving prime minister but repeat victory is far from certain

MENAApril 27, 2026
A Palestinian man at the window of a damaged house after an Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Israel 'secretly approves' 34 new settlements in occupied West Bank

Record number of settlements approved at once as Israeli government pushes Palestinian territory closer to annexation

MENAApril 09, 2026
Missile trails in the sky above the Israeli city of Netanya early on Wednesday. AFP
Israelis shocked by US-Iran ceasefire announcement

Opposition politicians condemn Netanyahu for failure to ensure destruction of Tehran's missile and nuclear programmes

MENAApril 08, 2026
Israeli emergency responders inspect the scene of a ballistic missile strike from Iran. Authorities are bringing cases against Israelis suspected of passing data to handlers in Tehran. Getty Images
Four Israeli soldiers held on suspicion of spying for Iran

Several alleged spies have been arrested since Israel and Iran began attacking each other during Gaza war

MENAApril 07, 2026
Christian pilgrims pray in front of the closed door of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem on Good Friday. Israeli authorities have barred public access to Christian and Muslim holy sites in the Old City since the Iran war began. AFP
A troubled Easter in the Holy Land for Christians facing rising hostility

When the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem was barred from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass, it was front-page news. But the story was all too familiar for a faith that's feeling increasingly unwelcome there

MENAApril 03, 2026
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wears a noose pin on his lapel while addressing the Knesset. Reuters
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Israeli noose pins symbolise support for death penalty – and growing extremism

Support for legislation that targets Palestinians shows some politicians 'fetishise mass murder', activist says

MENAMarch 31, 2026
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday at the Church of All Nations in Jerusalem on March 29, 2026. AFP
Israel criticised after police block cardinal from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem

Latin Patriarch kept from Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for Palm Sunday Mass for first time in centuries

MENAMarch 29, 2026
Eight-year-old Mustafa was injured in the Israeli attack that killed his parents and two of his siblings. AFP
Israeli politician says 'no innocent children' in West Bank's Jenin

Yitzhak Kroizer made comments while defending Israeli troops who killed Palestinian family

MENAMarch 26, 2026
A Palestinian man climbs on an Iranian missile remnant that landed in the occupied West Bank village of Hares. AFP
Concern in Israel after Donald Trump touts Iran talks

US President's shock announcement met with trepidation in Israel, where war goals are not regarded as having been met

MENAMarch 24, 2026
Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv and nearby areas, injuring at least six people. Reuters
Iran and Israel exchange strikes despite Trump talks claim

Urgent diplomatic push after President Trump offers five-day window for talks

MENAMarch 24, 2026
Palestinians inspect damage in the West Bank village of Deir Al Hatab after an Israeli settler attack. EPA
Second night of organised Israeli settler violence engulfs West Bank

Israeli army faces accusations of doing nothing to stop wave of terror despite forewarnings

MENAMarch 23, 2026
A Palestinian looks at a burnt vehicle following an attack by Israeli settlers in Jalud village, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2026. AFP
Palestinians injured in wave of settler attacks across northern West Bank

'Highly organised' violence followed death of Israeli settler in alleged Palestinian attack

MENAMarch 22, 2026
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