US air strikes target IS gathering
Craig TaylorCoalition air strikes target an Islamic State gathering near Mosul in Iraq, US officials say, but they cannot confirm IS leader Baghdadi was present. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Yemen Shia rebels join new cabinet
A new cabinet is formed in Yemen, including figures from the rebel Shia Houthi group, in an effort to defuse mounting political tensions. BBC News – Middle East
No Israel charge over Gaza ship raid
A UN-backed court says it will not take action over Israel’s deadly raid on a Gaza-bound ship in 2010, even though it believes war crimes may have been committed. BBC News – Middle East
Clashes at key Jerusalem holy site
Clashes erupt between dozens of Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at a key holy site in Jerusalem, forcing it to close temporarily to visitors. BBC News – Middle East
Fierce clashes at Benghazi port
Heavy fighting breaks out in the centre of Libya’s second city, Benghazi, as the army attempts to retake the area from Islamist militias. BBC News – Middle East
IS militants carry out mass killing
Militants from Islamic State (IS) have killed at least 50 members of an Iraqi tribe in western Anbar province, officials and tribal leaders say. BBC News – Middle East