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31.07.2026 21:11 Hamas says it has accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza which will see it lay down its arms and Israeli troops withdraw from the territory.

31.07.2026 16:41 A senior Hamas official has told the BBC they have agreed to the Board of Peace's plan. Israel has not commented.

31.07.2026 11:51 The plan - if successful - potentially removes the most significant obstacle to advancing the Trump-backed peace initiative in Gaza.

31.07.2026 07:31 Iran may believe it can control its conflict carefully enough to keep pressure on the US while avoiding an all-out war.

30.07.2026 22:40 After a short period of relative calm when hostilities were paused, both sides have now restarted missile attacks.

30.07.2026 19:01 The drone reportedly hit a US-owned regasification vessel and a Greek-owned tanker at Damietta port on Wednesday.

30.07.2026 15:20 Experts have told the BBC that the earthworks suggest Israel is planning for a long-term internal border.

30.07.2026 10:20 Ahmed al-Doush has been in jail in Saudi Arabia since 2024, apparently over a handful of social media posts dating back several years.

30.07.2026 02:00 The kingdom faces a choice of whether to keep hitting back as a deterrent or to try to de-escalate the situation.

29.07.2026 21:30 A home on the edge of al-Mughayyir has become a weekly frontline in the battle for the occupied West Bank.

29.07.2026 17:11 US Central Command says proxy groups launched attacks against US bases and Saudi energy infrastructure.

29.07.2026 13:23 BBC reports from Palestinian village under weekly attack by Israeli settlers

29.07.2026 08:40 The two leaders sound encouraged after holding back-to-back bilaterals at the White House.

29.07.2026 04:01 The US president says "there is a good chance that something could happen", as Iran denies direct talks are taking place.

29.07.2026 00:01 The US has fired thousands of hard-to-replace missiles during its war with Iran. We unpack whether its "arsenal of freedom" is perilously low.