The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for “all parties” in the Middle East to avoid escalatory actions that could plunge the region into further conflict

Palestine urges world not to let Israel ‘drag us all to the abyss’ as Iran pledges retaliation for Haniyeh’s death.

Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as the security situation deteriorates and commercial flights are at risk of being grounded.

Sep WTI crude oil (CLU24 ) on Wednesday closed up +3.18 (+4.26%), and Sep RBOB gasoline (RBU24 ) closed up +9.82 (+4.19%). Crude oil prices Wednesday rallied sharply. Wednesday's fall in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1-1/2 week low was bullish for energy prices. Crude is also climbing...

Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent address on actions against Iranian proxies and tensions in the Middle East.

US State Department ready to protect personnel in the Middle East following threats. Denies involvement in Ismail Haniyeh's assassination.

A SHOW at the Edinburgh Fringe has been cancelled amid “heightening tensions” in the Middle East ...

Oil futures rise and gold prices surge as tensions escalate in the Middle East. Stay updated for the latest developments.

Chris Stevenson analyses how will Israel, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah could respond to two high-profile killings

The killing of Hamas’s political leader has raised tensions yet again. Only a ceasefire in Gaza offers any prospect of peace, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Tensions rise in the Middle East as key Hamas and Hezbollah leaders are assassinated, sparking fears of further conflict.