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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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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's latest order means almost all Jewish residents of Jerusalem can carry a gun. Getty
Israel's far-right rises in Jerusalem and West Bank under cover of Iran war

Politicians push policies to strengthen their hand as settler violence spirals

MENAMarch 10, 2026
Emergency workers near the body of someone killed in Yehud, Israel, where shrapnel from a projectile had fallen. Getty Images
'Big rally round the flag': Israeli public overwhelmingly back war

More than 90 per cent of Jewish Israelis support military campaign

MENAMarch 10, 2026
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian Ameer Shnaran, who, according to Palestinian authorities, was killed on Saturday by an Israeli settler, in Yatta near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Settlers kill three in occupied West Bank, taking weekly death toll to six

There has been an increase in deadly shootings of Palestinians since the war with Iran broke out

MENAMarch 08, 2026
Prayers were held on a street near Ras Al Amud Mosque, overlooking the Al Aqsa compound, Jerusalem. AFP
Al Aqsa silent for Friday prayers as Iran war empties Jerusalem

Expectations of a busy Ramadan and spring season have been dashed by Israel's latest conflict

MENAMarch 06, 2026
A crater is cordoned off after a projectile landed in Bareket, east of Tel Aviv, Israel. Getty Images
Israel eases public wartime restrictions as Iranian attacks decline

Country still anticipates assault from Iran and possible increase of Hezbollah barrage

MENAMarch 05, 2026
People leave the Comfort Hotel in Baabda, Lebanon, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
Israel begins 'wave of strikes' after ordering most of south Lebanon to leave

Military expanding strikes beyond traditional Hezbollah strongholds

MENAMarch 05, 2026
The aftermath of an Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs. Reuters
Israel advances into Lebanon in push to take more territory

Military sent ​additional forces to south of country ⁠overnight

MENAMarch 03, 2026
Israeli emergency responders at the scene of an Iranian missile strike on a road in Jerusalem. Reuters
DispatchJerusalem in crosshairs as Iran intensifies war rhetoric

Missile strikes suburbs and IRGC vows more attacks on Holy City

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Tehran was under attack for a second day on Sunday after Iran's supreme leader was killed during US and Israeli strikes. Reuters
Israel to 'escalate' Iran attacks as war engulfs region

Gulf on edge as Iran pledges crushing response to killing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

MENAMarch 01, 2026
Emergency personnel work at the site of an Iranian strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Reuters
Toll of Iran war hitting home in Israel as nine killed

Tehran pledged retaliation for killing of its supreme leader

MENAMarch 01, 2026
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a televised speech in Tehran, Iran, in September. Reuters
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli strikes

US President Donald Trump says his death is 'single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country'

USMarch 01, 2026
A patient is moved to an underground car park at the Sourasky Medical Centre in Tel Aviv. Reuters
Shock, anger and preparing for the worst in Israel and Palestinian territories

Jerusalem residents gripped by uncertainty as Tehran promises major retaliation

MENAFebruary 28, 2026
A photo of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stitched to a man's uniform, as he leaves after Friday prayers at Mosallah mosque in Tehran. EPA
Iran willing to give up enriched uranium, says Omani FM, but war still looms

More signals of an imminent war despite evidence of progress in talks with the US

MENAFebruary 27, 2026
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich displays a map of an area near the settlement of Maale Adumim, a land corridor known as E1, outside Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank in August. AFP
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Israeli motorway that could sink Palestinian statehood begins construction

Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich jubilant as work begins on Highway 45, linking central Israel to illegal settlements

MENAFebruary 25, 2026
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands with Knesset speaker Amir Ohana in the parliament chamber. Reuters
Modi brings 'message of partnership' to Israel in Knesset speech

Indian Prime Minister addresses Israel's parliament as Netanyahu seeks new 'axis' of allies

MENAFebruary 25, 2026
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