Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq.

From deadly bombings in Buenos Aires in the early 1990s, to the cyberattack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility using the Stuxnet virus, assassinations of key Iranian nuclear scientists, and now the retaliatory missile exchanges of 2024–2025, the two countries have been locked in a high-stakes regional conflict with global repercussions.

The trucks entering into Gaza were stopped by hungry Palestinians, the World Food Programme says. Meanwhile, Hamas says it has responded to a US-led ceasefire proposal. Follow the latest below and watch a special episode of The World with Yalda Hakim looking at the war in Gaza.

Iran called Israel's wave of strikes on Friday a "declaration of war", after the Israeli military hit about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and

The bodies of two more Israeli hostages were recovered in Gaza. It serves as a grim reminder of the human cost of the war, now 600-plus days into the carnage. How will it end? And what is the future for Palestinians,

An ambush allegedly carried out by Hamas killed at least eight Palestinian aid workers with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Nearly 20 months after the Hamas attacks on Israel, legal experts are questioning whether Israel can still justify its military campaign in Gaza as self-defence under international law.

Trump had good reason to try to constrain Netanyahu while nuclear talks with Iran proceeded, but Israel decided instead to try to behead the ‘octopus’.

Israel has recovered the body of a Thai hostage as military actions continue in Gaza, resulting in at least 95 fatalities in the last 24 hours.