The Sunday Times

Under constant bombardment and with food, water and power running out, the Strip is on the brink of invasion. As families head south, confusion reins over whether Egypt will let them in

Distraught Israelis are accusing the deeply divided government of taking its eye off security

Critics of Israel’s bombardment say they face being sacked and are hounded by police

At a time when many women in Israel feel that their rights are under attack, these three — Dr Shikma Bressler, a particle physicist turned protest leader; Justice Esther Hayut, a daughter of Holocaust survivors who is the president of the Supreme Court; and Gali Baharav-Miara, a former civil servant …

At the Parents Circle meeting, there are around 50 bereaved families, both Palestinians and Israelis. Sitting in a large circle, everyone introduces themselves and says a sentence about why they are here. It is a grim roll call of personal tragedies going back decades: a father lost in the 1967 …

A couple of skeletal slabs of concrete were all that remained of the outer wall of Jameela Abu Shallal’s two-floor family home in Balata on the edge of the city of Nablus. “They destroyed our house right over our heads,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion. Suddenly, a loud …

Every week Eyall Yaffe, 70, transports a huge model tank into the heart of cosmopolitan Tel Aviv, parks it on the same street as Israel’s military nerve centre, and climbs on top of the vehicle to defend democracy. He is one of hundreds of thousands of people who have gathered …

Norman Miller offers a guide to his favourite seaside spots including Rye, Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea, with recommendations for places to eat, drink and stay

The Hong Kong democracy campaigner is expected to die in jail unless world leaders act. Today the family share his correspondence

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The vice-president left Pakistan after saying Tehran had chosen ‘not to accept our terms’ following 21 hours of talks

Presidents Putin and Zelensky have agreed to a 32-hour pause in the fighting, but both sides warn of retaliation if violations occur

Susan Calman, 51, is a Glaswegian comedian, writer and broadcaster. After working as a corporate lawyer for seven years, Calman became a stand-up comedian in 2006 and has since appeared on Have I Got News For You, QI and 2017’s Strictly Come Dancing. She has written two books and presents …

US president issues new deadline and says ‘time is running out’ for Tehran to either make a deal to end the war or reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Outside a small gated building in Kyiv, men wearing military fatigues smoke cigarettes in silence. With just two words, they have the power to change the lives of Ukrainians forever: “Documents, please.” These are Ukraine’s territorial recruitment officers, tasked with rounding up men to fight in the war against Russia …

The Interior Design Masters winner on life with his rescue wolfhound, Grampa, whom he relocated from Australia to the Inner Hebrides

The amphibious landing vessel is being retrofitted with autonomous mine-hunting capabilities, which could be deployed to the Strait of Hormuz

The rebel group has officially entered the conflict and may replicate Tehran’s ‘tollbooth’ tactics in the Strait of Hormuz, charging international shipping

A Russian barrage on the ‘safe’ city of Lviv, far from the front lines, exposes a chilling new reality for stretched air defences

Ed Miliband says UK ‘intensively’ looking at working with allies to reopen key shipping lane, as military leaders are understood to be reviewing their options

Trump has urged Britain and other countries to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz

The small strip of land handles about 90% of Tehran’s crude oil exports — Israel says destroying the facilities would take down the economy and regime

These cheap and versatile weapons have dominated the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. At a military base in Wiltshire, the UK is trying to catch up

Britain is preparing an aircraft carrier and destroyer for the Middle East, but the president says America has ‘already won’

As Moscow declares it is ‘supportive’ of Iran, the first evidence of Kremlin equipment in the war can be revealed

The decision raises questions about the UK’s ties to the Trump administration

Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks on Sunday morning after Tehran confirmed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

It could signal the biggest breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations since the Russian invasion of 2022