Jordan’s Prince Hamzah bin Hussein renounces title of prince
Craig TaylorThe prince – who is the king’s half-brother – was last year accused of conspiring to destabilise the crown. BBC News – Middle East
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Yemen warring parties agree two-month truce – UN
It is the first nationwide truce since 2016, in a war said to have killed nearly 400,000 people. BBC News – Middle East
Two Palestinians killed in gunfight during Israeli West Bank raid
Troops entered Jenin to arrest three people suspected of involvement in a deadly attack in Israel. BBC News – Middle East
El Shafee Elsheikh: Opening statements in IS Beatle jihadist trial
El Shafee Elsheikh is one of a group of IS militants with UK links accused of beheading hostages in Syria. BBC News – Middle East
Four killed in new attack in Israel
The gunman is said to have shot victims from a motorcycle in the third such attack within a week. BBC News – Middle East
Israel: Two police killed by Israeli Arab gunmen in Hadera
Security is stepped up across the country after two police are killed by Israeli Arab gunmen. BBC News – Middle East