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Thomas Helm

Thomas Helm

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

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Israel's plan for a new offensive in Gaza has raised fears of a yet greater humanitarian disaster. AFP
Israeli government and military clash at cabinet meeting

Army leadership is said to oppose Netanyahu government's push to conquer all of Gaza city

MENASeptember 01, 2025
The Houthis began firing on Israel shortly after the beginning of the war in Gaza and have also attacked shipping in the Red Sea, causing major disruption.
Netanyahu boasts of 'fatal blow' to Houthis after group's prime minister killed

Israeli leader says it is 'just the beginning' of strikes on rebels' chiefs

MENAAugust 31, 2025
Displaced Palestinians flee south from Gaza city after the Israeli military issued more orders forcing people to move. AFP
Confusion in Gaza city as residents receive contradictory displacement orders

Israel directs 1.2 million to move south, but humanitarian groups warn of overcrowded conditions

MENAAugust 28, 2025
TOPSHOT - Israeli army main battle tanks move along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on August 27, 2025. Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on August 27, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Israeli tanks advance on Gaza city as pressure mounts on Palestinians to flee

Residents told mass displacement 'inevitable' as troops draw closer

MENAAugust 27, 2025
An Israeli soldier takes aim during an army operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. EPA
Ramallah raid part of 'attempt to destabilise West Bank'

Israel says it attacked currency exchange that was transferring funds to Hamas

MENAAugust 27, 2025
Israeli soldiers block a road during a raid in the West Bank capital of Ramallah. AFP
Israel seizes money in raid on West Bank currency exchange

Rescue workers say dozens injured in military operation in Ramallah

MENAAugust 26, 2025
Protesters in front of burning tyres on the main road at Petah Tikva, Israel, on Tuesday. EPA
Israel says 'Hamas camera' was target of hospital attack as it defies pressure to end war

Qatar, Israeli protesters and former PM Olmert call for end to campaign in Gaza

MENAAugust 26, 2025
Smoke rises from the site of Israeli strikes on Sanaa, Yemen, on August 24. EPA
Escalation after Houthis reportedly fire cluster munitions

Yemeni group continues regular attacks despite weakening of its main supporter Iran

MENAAugust 25, 2025
Destruction in Gaza as seen from a German Air Force plane airdropping humanitarian aid. EPA
Israel to seize Gaza’s capital as gateway to reoccupying entire territory

Netanyahu intends to displace half of population and forcibly push Palestinians south

MENAAugust 08, 2025
An activist is wrapped in an image depicting Benjamin Netanyahu behind bars in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Reuters
Netanyahu seeks control of Gaza under plan to force half its population south

PM says Israel intends to reoccupy strip before turning Gaza over to 'civilian governance'

MENAAugust 07, 2025
Tents of internally displaced Palestinians in Al Mawasi, southern Gaza, seen from a German Air Force plane dropping humanitarian aid. EPA
Netanyahu summons cabinet as divisions deepen over Israeli reoccupation of Gaza

Prime Minister to convene cabinet on Thursday in push for full military control of strip

MENAAugust 06, 2025
An Israeli tank enters Israel from Gaza. Reuters
Israel divided as reports indicate plans for 'full occupation' of Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a "limited security discussion" on war goals

MENAAugust 05, 2025
A demonstrator wearing a mask depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an elongated nose, evoking the literary character Pinocchio, stands over another depicting a hostage during a demonstration in Tel Aviv calling for the release of captives held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks. AFP
Hundreds of Israeli ex-security officials urge Trump to help end Gaza war

Open letter signed by 550 people, including former intelligence chiefs, says Hamas no longer poses strategic threat

MENAAugust 04, 2025
The Al Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Getty Images
UAE and Saudi Arabia denounce Itamar Ben-Gvir's 'provocative' visit to Al Aqsa Mosque

Under a longstanding status quo, a Jordanian foundation administers the compound, where Jews may visit but not pray

MENAAugust 03, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu meeting Steve Witkoff. Photo: GPO
Israel further isolated as momentum builds for recognising Palestine

Witkoff visits to discuss next steps in addressing situation in famine-stricken Gaza

MENAJuly 31, 2025
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