Time to honour Syria ‘promises’
Craig TaylorThe head of Syria’s main opposition coalition tells the BBC international allies must honour what he says were promises to supply heavy weapons to the Free Syrian Army. BBC News – Middle East
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Israeli planes bombard Gaza targets
Israeli warplanes attack Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to a militant rocket barrage into southern Israel, the military says. BBC News – Middle East
Five million Syrian children in need
The number of Syrian children in need has more than doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says. BBC News – Middle East
Assad forces ‘starving’ refugee camp
Starvation of civilians is being used as a weapon of war by Syria, Amnesty International says, with 128 dying as a result in Yarmouk camp in Damascus. BBC News – Middle East
Brotherhood ‘terrorists’, say Saudis
Saudi Arabia designates the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, along with two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels. BBC News – Middle East
Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son
The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli. BBC News – Middle East