MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE

In today's Daily Update (CLICK HERE TO READ), we continue to monitor the the latest developments in the Israel-Gaza war + more breaking news from across the MENA region.

The key headlines this morning:

  • ISRAEL MOVES DEEPER INTO RAFAH AND FIGHTS HAMAS IN NORTHERN GAZA
  • US WEAPONS MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN WAYS "INCONSISTENT" WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW IN GAZA, US ASSESSMENT SAYS
  • UK RULES OUT FUNDING UNRWA UNTIL INQUIRY INTO HAMAS LINK IS COMPLETE
  • EGYPT SAYS IT WILL JOIN SOUTH AFRICA’S GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST ISRAEL AT ICJ
  • TURKEY'S ERDOGAN SAYS US, EUROPE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PRESSURE ISRAEL INTO GAZA TRUCE
  • DONORS PLEDGE OVER $2 BN FOR GAZA AT KUWAIT CONFERENCE
  • KUWAIT FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT HEADED BY AHMAD ABDULLAH AL-SABAH
  • CHINESE COMPANIES WIN MORE BIDS TO EXPLORE FOR IRAQ OIL AND GAS
  • INFLUENTIAL ANTI-IRAN AND ANTI-US IRAQI SHIITE CLERIC SEEKS GRAND RETURN TO POLITICAL LIFE

Today's edition also collates links to a broad range of expert comment, opinion and analysis by Raghida Dergham, Tom Bateman, Emma Graham-Harrison, Quique Kierszenbaum and Jennifer Holleis.