Israeli bulldozers tearing through a four-storey residential building in east Jerusalem in December. AFP

Israel forces 65 Palestinians out of their homes in East Jerusalem

Security officers empty 11 apartments in Silwan, a day after five Palestinian families were driven out

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Egyptian and Iranian foreign ministers in talks over solution to end war

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CommentFive years after Ever Given's Suez grounding, shipping is in troubled waters once again

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Israel allocates contested land in Jerusalem for construction of new US embassy

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Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace chief presses Hamas to disarm ‘without delay’

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on uncertainty surrounding talks to end the Iran conflict

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Palestinian man detained at Rafah crossing after years of waiting to return home

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Q&A replayLatest developments in the Iran war

The National's journalists answer your questions about the conflict and its impact on the Gulf and wider region

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Concern in Israel after Donald Trump touts Iran talks

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CommentThe UAE's wartime social media measures reflect a security logic

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Iran and Israel exchange strikes despite Trump talks claim

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Lebanon declares incoming Iranian ambassador 'persona non grata'

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CommentHow far will Donald Trump test the Madman Theory in the US-Israel war against Iran?

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EditorialIsrael's Lebanon tactics reveal an appetite for destruction

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A damaged apartment at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP

Lebanon declares incoming Iranian ambassador 'persona non grata'

Israel resumes strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and kills at least five people in attacks on other areas

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CommentHow far will Donald Trump test the Madman Theory in the US-Israel war against Iran?

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EditorialIsrael's Lebanon tactics reveal an appetite for destruction

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ExclusiveUN Security Council to consider resolution allowing military action to protect ships in Strait of Hormuz

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