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Revealed: The four plans of attack on Iran being considered by Israel

Revealed: The four plans of attack on Iran being considered by Israel

Israel’s war cabinet is considering options big enough to send a clear message to Iran that such attacks will not go unanswered, but not so big as to spark a major escalation.

  • by Ronen Bergman, Isabel Kershner, Julian E. Barnes and Russell Goldman

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Heavy rains lash Dubai and disrupt flights, toll rises in Oman

Heavy rains lash Dubai and disrupt flights, toll rises in Oman

Parts of the UAE received 2½ times the average annual rainfall in 24 hours, while at least 18 people have been killed in Oman, as storms hit the region.

  • by Jon Gambrell
Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

Israel faces a dilemma of historic proportions as it decides how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack.

  • by Peter Hartcher
Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that’s not true

Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that’s not true

The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes has put the region on edge, triggering calls for restraint from global powers and Arab nations.

  • by James Mackenzie
Israel’s air defences stood up to Iran – but they don’t cover where seven-year-old was hit

Israel’s air defences stood up to Iran – but they don’t cover where seven-year-old was hit

Amina al-Hasoni, 7, is clinging to life. Were it not for systemic inequities in Israel, her relatives said, maybe she too could have been spared.

  • by Cassandra Vinograd and Natan Odenheimer
Israel war as it happened: Iran launches extensive drone, missile attack: Biden cuts short weekend trip

Israel war as it happened: Iran launches extensive drone, missile attack: Biden cuts short weekend trip

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, an attack that may trigger a wider conflict in the Middle East. 

  • by Nick Ralston, James Lemon and Angus Thompson
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‘Not over yet’: Israel mobilises for growing conflict after Iran attack

‘Not over yet’: Israel mobilises for growing conflict after Iran attack

Iran’s direct attack on Israel has raised the prospect of military escalation in the Middle East, with the Israeli war cabinet debating its next move.

  • by David Crowe
Iran has failed to land a punch. What happens next is in Netanyahu’s hands

Iran has failed to land a punch. What happens next is in Netanyahu’s hands

If full-scale war eventuates, it would have deep consequences well beyond the Middle East, rippling all the way to the Indo-Pacific.

  • by Peter Hartcher
Iran warns Israel of larger attack if it retaliates against missile strike

Iran warns Israel of larger attack if it retaliates against missile strike

Iran has made its first direct attack on Israeli territory, sending 300 drones and missiles in a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict.

  • by Dan Williams and Parisa Hafezi
Why Iran attacked Israel – and what open war between the two could look like

Why Iran attacked Israel – and what open war between the two could look like

Iran had vowed revenge since an April 1 airstrike in Syria killed two Iranian generals inside an Iranian consular building.

  • by Tony Capaccio
Psychedelics and trauma: How one survivor of festival terror attack ‘felt no fear’

Psychedelics and trauma: How one survivor of festival terror attack ‘felt no fear’

For a group of Israeli researchers, the attack on the music festival has created a rare opportunity to study the intersection of trauma and psychedelics.

  • by Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman and Gal Koplewitz