More than 100 people taken hostage by Hamas from Israel on October 7 remain missing, as hopes of a ceasefire deal falter.

The families still in limbo after Hamas took their loved ones hostage

ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy reports from Beirut, as speculation continues on whether Iran will retaliate.

Will Iran step back? The West hopes so, but the region doubts it

ITV News' Senior International Correspondent John Irvine explains why negotiating a ceasefire might not be in Netanyahu's personal political interests.

Why a tension-easing Gaza ceasefire is out of reach thanks to Knesset radicals

Western nations are calling for citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions rise between Hezbollah and Israel.

Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercepts attack from Lebanon

It is the largest movement of US forces to the region since the early days of the Gaza war.

US sends warships and fighter squadron to Middle East as tension rise

In an interview with ITV News' International Editor Emma Murphy, Walid Jumblatt warned of "chaos" and "bloodshed" if the West continues to back Israel. 

'Already a regional war': Lebanese politician demands West stops arming Israel

The University says the size and scale of the encampment has got out of hand.

Pro-Palestinian encampment can remain at university - for now - says judge 

Lebanese security stand guard on a road that leads to the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 5, 2024. A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A security official said another gunman was killed and that a third escaped after exchanging fire with soldiers. 

Gunman taken to hospital after shooting outside US embassy in Beirut

The Gaza protest camp set up on King's Parade in Cambridge.
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The education secretary said Jewish students must not be harassed or intimidated, as protest camps were set up at Cambridge and Oxford universities.

'Jewish students must not be harassed', Keegan warns university protests

ITV News International Affairs Analyst Rageh Omaar looks at a seismic week in the Middle East.

The new Middle East has few upsides but plenty of potential downsides

Qatar’s prime minister said that the country is re-evaluating its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas.

Qatar 're-evaluating' mediator role in Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks

There was a range of options available to Tehran, the one it chose was at the most consequential end of that scale, writes Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo.

Iran's aerial attack on Israel: This is no longer a shadow war

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron met his US counterpart in Washington, but his Middle East strategy faces new scrutiny. 

Lord Cameron visits Washington as Gaza strategy faces new scrutiny

International shipping's '999 control room' in Hampshire has seen a 475% increase in distress calls since attacks on vessels in the Middle East began in 2023.

Royal Navy's Middle East piracy control room in Portsmouth 'busier than ever'

The US military said an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen struck a commercial ship in the Red Sea.

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