- + Former ICJ head explains court’s ruling on Gaza genocide case—Joan Donoghue speaks to BBC Hardtalk about the case brought by South Africa to the ICJ over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention by Israel.
- + First Saudi-penned opera opens in Riyadh—Once unthinkable, the pioneering production marks the latest cultural expansion in the desert kingdom.
- + US military begins building Gaza aid pier—Two million meals a day could be delivered via sea to feed people in Gaza, the US says
- + Baby saved from dead mother's womb in Gaza dies—Sabreen was born by emergency C-section after Israel bombed a house in Rafah, killing her family.
- + 'Stay strong,' parents tell Gaza hostage after video—Hamas issues a proof-of-life video of US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, abducted on 7 October.
- + House speaker heckled by Gaza protesters at Columbia—While the Speaker visited Columbia, police confronted Pro-Palestinian protesters at campuses in Texas and California.
- + Searching for missing loved ones in Gaza’s mass graves—In this war, it is a huge challenge to find out how people whose bodies were exhumed at Nasser hospital died.
- + Iranian rapper sentenced to death, says lawyer —Musician Toomaj Salehi had backed anti-government nationwide protests in 2022.
- + US to send new Ukraine aid right away, Biden says—The president says weapons and equipment will be sent to Kyiv "in the next few hours", after approval from Congress.
- + Tents appear in Gaza as Israel prepares Rafah offensive—Two newly-built encampments near the southern city are shown on satellite pictures.
- + US to send new Ukraine aid this week, Biden says—The president says weapons and equipment will be provided within days, after approval from Congress.
- + Argentina seeks arrest of Iranian minister over bombing—The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.
- + US student Gaza protesters vow to stay until demands met—Activists at the New York university want amnesty for disciplined students before ending their Gaza protest.
- + Protesters refuse to leave Columbia University campus—A deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to disband from the university's main campus was set for midnight.
- + Congress clears $95bn aid package for Ukraine and Israel—President Biden is expected to sign the package, which includes a potential TikTok ban, into law.
- + 'We need a miracle' - Israeli and Palestinian economies battered by war—Six months of conflict have also taken a heavy economic toll.
- + Restart aid to Palestinian UN agency, EU urges—Countries including the US and UK are still withholding funds over Israel's claims against UNRWA.
- + NYC campus extends remote classes amid Gaza protests—The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.
- + UN 'horrified' by Gaza hospital mass grave reports—Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.
- + Family of nurse on death row in Yemen to seek pardon—Indian nurse Nimisha Priya will be executed unless the victim's family accepts "blood money" to pardon her.
- + Mass arrests made as US campus protests over Gaza spread—Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
- + Top US colleges struggle with widening Gaza protests—Protesters at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.
- + Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son—Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.
- + Bruises and broken ribs – Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons—The prison service did not directly address reports 13 prisoners had died since last October.
- + Bruises and broken ribs - Israel's unexplained prison deaths—The prison service did not directly address reports 13 prisoners had died since last October.
- + Palestinian UN agency must improve neutrality - report—The report adds Israel has not provided "supporting evidence" that many UNRWA staff are members of terror groups.
- + Gaza baby saved from dead mother's womb—Palestinian girl Sabreen is alive following her incredible birth in the wake of an Israeli strike.
- + Baby born by emergency caesarean as mother killed in Gaza—The infant's entire immediate family died in Israeli air strikes on Rafah on Saturday night.
- + Israeli military's intelligence chief resigns—Maj Gen Aharon Haliva is the first leader to quit for failing to prevent the 7 October attack.
- + Palestinian arrested over Israeli boy's killing—The murder of Benjamin Achimeir triggered a deadly rampage by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
- + Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage in Lebanon for years, dies—Anderson was held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war in the 1980s.
- + Netanyahu vows to reject any US sanctions on Israeli army—Reports say the US is planning to cut military aid to one Israeli unit over alleged rights violations.
- + Netanyahu to reject any sanctions on Israeli army—Reports say the US is planning to cut military aid to one Israeli unit over alleged rights violations.
- + Israel investigating death of West Bank paramedic—The Palestinian Red Crescent says Mohammed Awad Allan, 50, was shot while trying to treat injured people.
- + Damage seen at Iran air base after Israeli attack—Satellite imagery analysis by BBC Verify reveals damage from Friday's Israeli strike on Iran
- + No let-up for Gazans while world focused on Iran attacks—Fighting continues in Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis is overshadowed by the wider regional conflict.
- + Moment huge explosion rocks Iraq military base—Local security officials said one person was killed and eight others wounded.
- + An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East—The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.
- + BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran—Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify.
- + Bowen: Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other—After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen.
- + BBC Persian sent footage of Isfahan explosions—Video sent to the BBC shows flashes in the sky, while a large explosion can also be heard.
- + US again warns Israel against Rafah offensive—Benjamin Netanyahu's representatives have agreed to take US concerns "into account", the White House says.
- + 'Apocalyptic' Dubai floods shake picture-perfect city—If Dubai is the ultimate Instagram city, then this was the week the filter came off.
- + Dubai airport delays persist after UAE storm—Some inbound flights to the world's second busiest airport resume, but many passengers remain stranded.
- + US and UK extend sanctions against Iran—Measures against Tehran's drone programme are issued jointly in response to Saturday's attack on Israel.
- + Flurry of attacks heightens Israel-Hezbollah fears—A spate of strikes and retaliations has left dead and injured on both sides of the border.
- + Qatar reassesses mediator role in Gaza truce talks—The Gulf state's PM says it has been exploited and abused after trying to secure a ceasefire.
- + Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai flooding?—Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding.
- + 'I’m in pieces' - Israeli hostage's agony over husband held by Hamas—Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity.
- + Airport runway submerged in Dubai flash floods—The UAE is known for hot and dry weather but heavy rains have become more regular in recent years.
- + Biden treads diplomatic tightrope on Israel-Iran—Iran's unprecedented weekend attack on Israel has changed the US political calculus in the region.
- + Deadly settler attacks on Palestinians follow Israeli boy's killing—Palestinians and the UN demand that Israeli forces stop a rampage across the occupied West Bank.
- + Iranians on edge as leaders say 'Tel Aviv is our battleground'—The authorities defend attacking Israel, but not all Iranians see it that way.
- + What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?—Israel says 99% percent of projectiles fired at it by Iran overnight were intercepted by it and its allies.
- + BBC Verify examines video from Iran's attack on Israel—Footage shows projectiles being intercepted after Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles.
- + 'A very long night for Israel and a dangerous moment'—Iran's missile and drone attack on Israel raises the risk of an escalation in the region, the BBC's Middle East correspondent says.
- + The view from Israel as Iran launches dozens of missiles—Loud explosions could be heard across the city as air defence systems shot down missiles from the sky.
- + Tel Aviv residents unfazed by Iran attack threat—People were seen drinking in the streets of Tel Aviv despite Iran confirming a drone launch.
- + Video said to show Iranian troops boarding MSC Aries—Two people can be seen in the footage rappelling onto vessel in the Strait of Hormuz
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