Alistair Bunkall
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Israeli soldiers kill gunman who shot dead two brothers, says PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli forces have raided the Palestinian town of Jenin and killed at least six people during clashes with suspected terrorists. → Read More
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinian town targeted by rioters should be 'wiped out'
Bezalel Smotrich was asked about a tweet he had liked about the violence in the West Bank town of Huwara. → Read More
West Bank violence in Palestinian town described as 'a pogrom' by Israeli military commander
The use of the word 'pogrom' appears to be emotive and significant, and was used historically to refer to organised violence against Jewish people in Tsarist Russia. → Read More
Elan Ganeles: American-Israeli citizen identified as West Bank shooting victim
Elan Ganeles, 26, was shot near the city of Jericho on Monday - with two manhunts still ongoing after three others including Jewish brothers, Hillel and Yigal Yaniv, were gunned down in the West Bank town of Hawara on Sunday. → Read More
Ten Palestinians killed and dozens wounded after Israeli military raid
Israel has confirmed the operation happened but is yet to release more details. Meanwhile, reports suggest one of those killed was the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Nablus. → Read More
Israel president uses ChatGPT artificial intelligence to write part of major speech
Israel has a reputation for producing a disproportionate number of tech start-ups and unicorns, with Isaac Herzog using his speech to reinforce that robots are not about to take over jobs from humans. → Read More
The 'tear-gassed' Palestinians trying to stop Israeli settlers occupying their land
Hasan and his fellow Palestinian villagers have been threatened and had tear gas fired at them by Israeli security when they tried to stand their ground. Israeli settlement expansion is illegal under international law and opposed by the US, UK, EU and the UN. → Read More
Palestinian militants 'ready to die' as prospect of all-out war increases after West Bank clashes
The governor of Nablus predicts a new uprising - or intifada - as Palestinians "don't have any hope". The men guarding the camp also say more violence is likely after a deadly raid this week that Israel said targeted terrorists. → Read More
Nine Palestinians killed after Israeli raid
An elderly woman was also reported to have been killed and Palestinian officials have accused Israeli forces of using tear gas inside a children's ward. → Read More
Iran protests: Wanted leader in hiding from regime says 'people have become more daring'
Kawa, one of Iran's protest leaders, is wanted by the Iranian regime and is hiding out in a safe house over the border in northern Iraq. → Read More
Alireza Akbari: British-Iranian national accused of being UK spy executed in Iran
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is "appalled" by the execution of Alireza Akbari, who was arrested in 2019 and charged with spying. He was accused by Iran of receiving "hundreds of thousands of pounds" for providing intelligence to Britain - claims he denied. → Read More
Tensions rise as Israel's most far-right government hardens policies towards Palestinians
The election of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister for a sixth term at the head of a radical cabinet has led to large protests in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and concerns about a third intifada. → Read More
More than 30 Christian graves vandalised in Jerusalem cemetery
Headstones were toppled, iconography destroyed, and graves smashed in the Jerusalem Protestant Cemetery, in the grounds of The Jerusalem University College on Mount Zion. → Read More
Controversial far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused of 'deliberate provocation' after visit
The move by the national security minister has been described as "an unprecedented provocation", after he visited the Al Aqsa compound in Jerusalem - a site which is claimed by both Muslims and Jews. → Read More
Benjamin Netanyahu to be sworn in as Israel's prime minister for sixth time
There are concerns that Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government, with cabinet members that include Itamar Ben-Gvir - who has been convicted of incitement to racism - and settlement supporter Bezalel Smotrich, could bring about an effective annexation of West Bank land. → Read More
World Cup 2022: Qataris may view it as a job well done as fans go home with positive views, but the legacy remains that more change is needed
Sky News' Middle East Correspondent Alistair Bunkall looks back at the tournament and ponders what it means for Qatar. → Read More
At least one dead, several injured in two explosions at Jerusalem bus stops
It comes amid high tensions between Israel and Palestinians following months of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank and a spate of deadly attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people. → Read More
England and Wales make mark on World Cup on day of off-pitch drama
England thrashed Iran to take charge of the group, followed by Wales fighting back from behind to earn a point against the USA. But what happened off the pitch was arguably even more significant on day two of the Qatar World Cup. → Read More
World Cup: Qatar fans left Al Bayt stadium early as Ecuador pulled further ahead to win first match
The world has certainly come to Qatar, just not yet in the numbers you might expect for the start of the greatest sporting event on Earth, says Sky's Alistair Bunkall. → Read More
World Cup 2022: FIFA and Qatar desperately hoping that when the football starts, the criticism will end
Qatar hasn't enjoyed the international criticism it's attracted, both in the build-up and now at the start, of the first World Cup tournament in a Muslim country - and now all they want, is to prove the world wrong. → Read More