Islamic University suspends in-person classes as Gaza death toll rises to eight We have earlier reported that Israeli strikes killed seven people in Gaza, including three security guardsat the Islamic University of Gaza earlier today

Death toll from Israeli bombardments across Gaza rises to seven The death toll from Israeli bombardments across Gaza today has risen to seven after a drone strike killed two Palestinians in the al-Mazraa area east of Deir el-Balah, Wafa news agency reported

'Diplomatic and financial isolation': Netanyahus crypto plan to bypass sanctions draws rebuke Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has proposed exploring the use of cryptocurrency to circumvent potential international banking sanctions, as nations around the world continue to debate sanctions against Tel Aviv

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments: The Israeli military said that it killed two suspected of carrying out an attack near Hebron, occupied West Bank.Six settlers reportedly sustained injuries of varying severity in the shooting operation, two of themcritically wounded

"This... position never existed in any previous administration." A physician-turned-politician in 2021 when he assumed leadership of a historic all-Muslim city council in the Detroit suburb, the Yemeni-born Ghalib shook up the 2024 presidential election with his endorsement of Trump, whose previous tenure at the White House was renowned for the Muslim travel ban and close ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for whom he unilaterally recognised all of Jerusalem as well as the Golan Heights as Israeli territory

Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen war diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against theIran-aligned Houthis. Any direct involvement of the Egyptian military, one of the region's largest, would raise the stakes in the fighting between the kingdom and the Houthis, an increasingly destabilising front in the spreading US-Israeli war on Iran

Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks The Middle East is now exporting more oil than it did before the US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February, posing a challenge to the Islamic Republic as it looks to cement its control over the Strait of Hormuz and as the US and Israel threaten a new attack

"Threatening to use the 'MOAB' bomb (the Mother of All Bombs) against Iran's civilian infrastructure and to target all of the country's energy infrastructure constitutes, among other things, a flagrant violation of international law," he added. Iran called on the the security council to demand Washington and Tel Aviv put an end to their "unlawful threats", as well as ensure accountability and reparations for damage from "wrongful acts committed by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran".

Qatar, France issue joint statement calling for the implementation of Gaza ceasefire French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with Qatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during Macrons visit to Doha, regarding the situation in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon and the need for diplomacy to ensure regional stability. In a joint statement, the leaders reaffirmed their support for the two-state solution in Palestine and Israel and emphasised the need to uphold agreements, including implementing the ceasefire, withdrawing Israeli forces, and facilitating the urgent, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks The Middle East is now exporting more oil than it did before the US-Israeli war onIranbegan on 28 February, posing a challenge to the Islamic Republic as it looks to cement its control over the Strait of Hormuz and as theUSandIsraelthreaten a new attack

Netanyahu threatens regime change in Iran IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday threatened the Iranian supreme leader, saying he wants to "overthrow the regime in Iran"

The RSF is supported by the UAE, though Abu Dhabi continues to deny its involvement despite mounting evidence, including from the UN fact-finding mission for Sudan. A group of volunteers pictured in Bara, Sudan (MEE) On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in front of a map that divided Sudan between the RSF-held west, which was listed as being friendly to Israel and the UAE, and the rest of the country, which was listed as being friendly to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan

But the deal is more than a setback for Greece or a diplomatic notch in the belt for the Mediterranean. It underscores how the Middle East is rearranging itself in the wake of the US-Israeli war on Iran and simmering conflicts across the region

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he discussed the need to topple Irans regime with US President Trump.

Egyptian construction firms surveyed sites in Gaza for 'Green Rafah' project, sources say Egyptian construction firms surveyed sites in the ruins of the southern Gaza Strip for a housing project dubbed "Green Rafah", Egyptian sources have told Middle East Eye. A senior military source based in Egypt's North Sinai province told MEE that Egyptian engineers surveyed several areas in eastern Rafah under the supervision of the Israeli army and air force, who accompanied them throughout the process until they left the besieged Palestinian enclave

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, Axios reported, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter.

Jasper Nathaniel, an independent journalist who filmed the attack, describes the significant increase in West Bank violence on the eve of the Israeli election.

Israeli protesters disrupted a Tel Aviv university event featuring far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Araghchi says Netanyahu is pushing for renewed war on Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of driving America into another war to stay out of jail

EU 'strongly condemns' settler attack on delegation in West Bank The European Union said Sunday that it "strongly condemns" an attack the previous day by a group of Israeli settlers on visiting European diplomats in the occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers attacked an EU delegation in the occupied West Bank while it was visiting olive harvesters near Taybeh.

Netanyahu says 'smear' campaign targeting settlers as attack on French mayor draws condemnation Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday alleged a smear campaign against settlers, as the violent attack by Israeli settlers on a French mayor in the occupied West Bank drew international condemnation