Israel says Hamas plot to kill prominent politician in Jerusalem thwarted
Craig TaylorThree Palestinians are accused of planning to kill a politician, kidnap soldiers and bomb a railway. BBC News – Middle East
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Colonel in Iran Revolutionary Guard assassinated
Sayad Khodai, a senior figure in the elite Quds force, was reportedly shot dead in his car by two gunmen. BBC News – Middle East
Israeli police accused of violence towards shot Palestinian’s family
Relatives say police used unjustifiable force on them inside the hospital treating the wounded man. BBC News – Middle East
Israeli coalition government in crisis as MP quits
An Arab member resigns in anger, leaving the government as a fragile minority for the first time. BBC News – Middle East
Alaa Abdel Fattah: UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist
British citizen Alaa Abdel Fattah’s prison conditions are “inhumane”, the foreign secretary is told. BBC News – Middle East
Lebanon election: Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority
The Iran-backed group suffers a setback in the first elections since mass anti-government protests. BBC News – Middle East