Thomas Helm
Thomas Helm
Correspondent


Israeli settlements are expanding in the occupied West Bank. AFP
West Bank settlers defiant in the face of unprecedented legal action

Despite UN court ruling Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, settlers remain undeterred

July 26, 2024, 4:26 AM
An UNRWA worker in a school destroyed during the war in Gaza. AFP
How Israel banning UNRWA would affect Palestinian lives

The UN agency has been an integral part of the lives of Palestinians for decades. Labelling it a terror organisation, as Israel's parliament wants, would have an unprecedented effect on its mission

July 23, 2024, 1:33 PM
President Joe Biden, a staunch Israeli ally, visited Israel after the October 7 attacks. Reuters
Netanyahu heads to Washington after Biden exits US election race

The Prime Minister is set to address US Congress ahead of ceasefire talks between mediators in Doha, sources say.

July 22, 2024, 10:39 AM
Fire in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Hodeidah, Yemen, which targeted a power station and fuel tanks. EPA
Houthi-Israel escalation tests Yemeni group's Middle East ambitions

Israel retaliates directly against Iran-backed rebels after fatal drone attack in Tel Aviv

July 21, 2024, 3:04 PM
A screengrab of the explosion in Tel Aviv.
Israel in shock after deadly Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv

It is the first such strike by the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, about 2,300km from Israel

July 19, 2024, 6:00 AM
Artwork in Tel Aviv portraying the plight of Israeli hostages in Gaza. Reuters
Protests intensify in Israel as desperation mounts for hostage deal

Government under pressure to reach Gaza ceasefire agreement in recently renewed talks with Hamas

July 15, 2024, 6:21 PM
Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro walks through an Israeli chekpoint in Hebron. AFP
Palestinians despair as settlers celebrate 'miracle' West Bank expansion

Stark divisions in Hebron after Israeli government approves new settlements across occupied territory

July 09, 2024, 4:14 PM
Protesters hold placards which read 'Do not sacrifice French Jews' as they gather to condemn the alleged antisemitic gang rape of a 12 year-old girl in France in June. AFP
French-Israelis call on Jews to flee France and join them

Divisions kicked up by snap French elections have led many French Jews feeling like life in Europe's largest Jewish community is intolerable

July 07, 2024, 1:12 PM
Tensions are soaring in the West Bank, stoking fears the region might become a second front in the Gaza war. AFP
Fears of West Bank annexation after massive Israeli land seizure

NGO warns biggest land grab in territory in 30 years blocks efforts towards peace with Palestinians

July 04, 2024, 3:48 PM
The attack took place in a mall in Karmiel, northern Israel. AP
One person killed and another wounded in northern Israel attack

Police are treating the incident as terror related and have not ruled out the possibility that more attackers are in the area

July 03, 2024, 1:16 PM
There have been many reports of mistreatment of Palestinian detainees by Israeli authorities since October 7. Reuters
Israeli minister wants death penalty for Palestinian prisoners

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has long advocated for draconian measures to be taken against Palestinians charged with security offences

July 02, 2024, 12:16 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to distance himself from the release. Reuters
Israeli political uproar after the release of Al Shifa Hospital director

Shin Bet says the release of Mohammad Abu Salamiya is a result of the government's unpreparedness for a massive increase in Palestinian detainees

July 01, 2024, 1:11 PM
Dr Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, speaks to reporters after his release by Israeli forces, on July 1, 2024. Reuters
Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital director released by Israeli forces

Mohammad Abu Salmiya said he was tortured and beaten by the army after being detained for at least six months

July 01, 2024, 12:44 PM
A motorcyclists drives out of Ein Qiniyye, a Druze village in the occupied Golan Heights. Willy Lowry / The National
Video: The mood on Israel’s border with Lebanon as war looms

Border town Israelis fear all-out war with Hezbollah now ‘inevitable’

June 21, 2024, 6:01 PM
Lior Shelef stands in front of the house he built in Kibbutz Snir, near the Israel Lebanon border. Willy Lowry / The National
Border town Israelis fear all-out war with Hezbollah now ‘inevitable’

Residents bolster defences in northern communities as cross-border strikes escalate by the day

June 18, 2024, 1:53 PM