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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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Benjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving prime minister but faces a difficult battle to stay in power. EPA
Israel’s election polls are stable, but the country is not 

Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition are pulling ahead, but Israelis still fear malpractice as vote approaches

MENASeptember 13, 2026
Gideon Saar, Israeli Foreign Minister, speaks at a media conference in Jerusalem on Tuesday. EPA
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Israel to close UK consulate and bar some British MPs over sanctions on settlers

Israeli measures announced soon after Britain banned imports of goods from West Bank settlements

MENASeptember 08, 2026
Ed Miliband, Britain's Foreign Secretary, announced the measures in parliament on Tuesday. AFP
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UK leads ban on Israeli settler goods over 'ethnic cleansing'

France and Canada also part of joint action to tackle expansion in West Bank

UKSeptember 08, 2026
A new Israeli settlement visible from the village of Duma near Nablus in the northern region of the occupied West Bank. Reuters
Israeli court rejects three petitions to halt illegal E1 settlement plan

Israel opens tenders for 1,200 homes to be built in the occupied West Bank despite condemnation from allies and warnings about 'consequences'

MENASeptember 08, 2026
A Palestinian child passes under an Israeli barrier at the main entrance to Qusra village in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Katz warns of 'all-out' war against Palestinian Authority

Attack could be on senior officials and displace cities in occupied West Bank, Defence Minister says

MENASeptember 07, 2026
A Palestinian child collects water at a displacement camp in Gaza city, as Israeli proposals to relocate the entire population of the strip resurfaced. Reuters
Ben-Gvir unveils illegal Gaza expulsion plan

Forced transfer of civilians from occupied territory is a war crime under Geneva Conventions

MENASeptember 04, 2026
A Red Cross convoy heads towards Naqoura to receive Lebanese freed from Israeli detention. EPA
Israel announces release of five Lebanese hours after abducting three

US says it brokered release of Lebanese civilians in sign of new diplomatic push

MENASeptember 03, 2026
Palestinians mourn Khalil Shehadeh and Omar Al Naasan, two teenagers killed by Israeli troops in a village in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Two Palestinians killed and village razed as Israeli West Bank rampage continues

Troops destroy Khirbet Al Tabban, displacing 70 people, including 28 children

MENASeptember 03, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an Israeli army outpost in an occupied part of Gaza. Photo: Israeli Prime Minister's Office / X
Netanyahu vows no retreat from Gaza after 'terrifying' Israeli commando raid

Israeli Prime Minister visits occupied area after ground force raid in Gaza city

MENASeptember 02, 2026
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz greets Greek Maj Gen Ioannis Bouras, as Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos Dendias looks on, during a visit to Greece in January 2026. Israel Defence Ministry via Reuters
Why have Israel and Greece announced major defence deal?

$3.4 billion Achilles Shield agreement comes amid rising tensions in eastern Mediterranean and Syria

MENASeptember 02, 2026
Israel's Maj Gen Amir Baram, right, and Maj Gen Ioannis Bouras, representing Greece, at the signing ceremony in Tel Aviv. Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defence
Israel and Greece sign $3.4bn defence deal amid rising tension with Turkey

Under 'Achilles Shield' agreement, Athens will receive integrated network of Israeli-made missile and drone defence systems

MENAAugust 31, 2026
A Palestinian woman looks from a window in Qusra village. Reuters
What we know about Israeli settlers' siege on Palestinian homes in Qusra

West Bank experiencing major rise in settler violence since October 7 attacks

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Jared Kushner, centre, and Nickolay Mladenov, right, at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. AFP
Kushner and Mladenov to visit Israel after Netanyahu stalls Gaza plan

Board of Peace officials will hear 'concerns raised' and discuss next steps, source tells The National

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Israeli soldiers stand in front of a Palestinian house besieged by settlers in Qusra, with supplies left for the residents by activists. AFP
As settler siege continues, Israel advances de facto West Bank annexation

Defence Minister orders military to hand over law enforcement in area to Israeli police

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Israeli army soldiers near a Palestinian house which was besieged by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the occupied West Bank August 13,2026. Reuters
Israeli settlers continue West Bank village siege despite outcry

US ambassador to Israel condemns actions of what he calls 'Israeli terrorists'

MENAAugust 13, 2026
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