MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE

In today's Daily Update (CLICK HERE TO READ), we bring you the latest coverage of developments in the Israel Hamas war, which is threatening to expand into the wider region.

The top headlines: 

  • US PENTAGON RUSHES ADVISERS AND DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO THE REGION AS ISRAEL’S GROUND ASSAULT IN GAZA LOOMS

  • TWO ISRAELI HOSTAGES RELEASED AS EFFORTS INTENSIFY TO FREE PEOPLE HELD BY HAMAS

  • UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS URGE LAWYERS ADVISING THE ISRAELI MILITARY TO REFUSE LEGAL AUTHORISATION OF ACTIONS THAT COULD AMOUNT TO WAR CRIMES

  • EGYPT'S AID HUB FOR GAZA HAS 'MORE THAN ENOUGH' SUPPLIES BUT CONVOYS REMAIN SLOW MOVING

+ links to must-read/listen expert analysis of the news and wider issues at stake by Espen Barth Eide, The Balfour Project, Catherine Gegout, Jonathan Fenton-Harvey, Sam Dagher, Zainab Fattah, Fiona MacDonald, Ben Bartenstein, Sir Tom Beckett & Emile Hokayem.