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          Israel

          Somaliland has welcomed Israel's announcement that it is recognising its statehood and said the decision marked the beginning of a 'strategic partnership'. AFP

          Why has Israel chosen to become the first country to recognise Somaliland?

          MENADecember 27, 2025
          Residents walk past the destroyed Al Mahata mosque and nearby buildings in the Al Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza city, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Hamas. EPA

          Gazans say militias helped Israeli troops drive families away from 'yellow line'

          MENADecember 27, 2025
          Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signs an agreement recognising Somaliland as an independent state. Photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Israel /X

          Israel recognises Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region

          MENADecember 26, 2025
          Israeli security forces at the scene. Reuters

          Two killed in ramming and stabbing attack in Israel

          MENADecember 26, 2025
          Stephen Cottrell spoke about his visit to the Holy Land during his Christmas Day sermon. Getty Images

          Archbishop of York was 'intimidated' by Israeli militias

          UKDecember 26, 2025
          A soldier stands guard by the wreckage of a car hit by an Israeli drone in southern Lebanon. EPA

          Lebanese leader rules out war as three killed in Israeli strikes

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

          'Treedom for Palestine' is fighting the good fight, one olive tree at a time

          CommentDecember 25, 2025
          Vatican’s Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity. EPA

          Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          A house demolished by Israeli authorities in the Palestinian village of Bizariya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP

          Germany, UK and 12 other countries denounce Israel’s approval of more settlements

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP

          Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

          MENADecember 24, 2025
          People enjoy their time at the beach outside the port city of Bandar Anzali in Iran on Tuesday. AP

          For Iran, 2026 is going to be the year of the unknown

          CommentDecember 24, 2025
          The Walled-Off Hotel in the West Bank is hemmed in by an eight-metre-high concrete wall built by Israel. Heidi Levine for The National

          Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel reopens in Bethlehem after two years

          TravelDecember 24, 2025
          People in traditional clothing pose for a picture, as Palestinian scouts march near the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem. Reuters

          ‘It’s special again’: Bethlehem reclaims its Christmas spirit

          MENADecember 24, 2025
          A child helps repair a damaged road at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Monday. Children have borne the brunt of the two-year war. AFP

          Aid obstruction is normalising Gaza displacement

          EditorialDecember 24, 2025
          Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal. Photo: @LebarmyOfficial / X

          Lebanon army chief accuses Israel of spreading misinformation to undermine his troops

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a clarification after he was reported to have said Israel would build settlements in Gaza. EPA

          Israeli Defence Minister walks back claims that troops will 'never leave' Gaza

          MENADecember 23, 2025
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