Significant exchanges of fire possible following US killing of Qassem Suleimani in Iraq

Clashes come on the eve of attempts to form a government led by reformists

‘Iranian attack on Israel is clear proof of the purpose of Iranian entrenchment in Syria’

Weekend military leave is cancelled as troops carry out door-to-door searches in Palestinian villages around Bethlehem

Syrian officials say Israel attacked an airfield east of Homs in the centre of the country

Intense fighting appeared to come to halt in early hours of Monday

The French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the world

Casualty numbers significantly less than feared, mainly due to Hamas intervention

Rafi Eitan was linked to a daring theft of uranium from a nuclear plant in Pittsburgh, and was unmasked as handler of Jonathan Jay Pollard, who passed US secret documents to Israel

Tensions have risen in Gaza over Israel’s response to protests at the frontier during the past year

Rights panel says Israeli forces killed 189 Palestinians in response weekly protests last year

Military operation to destroy 200m long tunnels to be limited to Israeli side of border

Israeli tanks fire at Hamas post after grenade reportedly thrown at its troops on the border

Trump decision to reduce funding to UN body aiding Palestinians will hit jobs and services

Farming couple from West Bank urge Irish politicians to back import banning Bill

Some 270,000 Syrians who have fled fighting are stranded on border with Jordan

General Assembly seeks ‘international protection mechanism’ for occupied territory

Human rights groups have accused Israel of using excessive force, which it denies

After mortars and air strikes, Israeli minister Yisrael Katz warns of being on brink of war

Cannes diary: Protests against Gaza killings and racism also take centre stage