LIVE UPDATES: Israel forces displacement at Gaza schools, Al-Shifa Hospital

‘Bodies lying on the ground in hospital corridors,’ Gaza doctor says Mohammad Awad, an emergency doctor at northern Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital, says supply shortages mean his department can’t handle the…

LIVE UPDATES: Qatar, US sign deals to boost defence and trade ties

Saudi Aramco says deals with US companies worth up to $90bn The announcement comes hours after Trump departed Riyadh, the first stop on his Middle East trip. The state-owned oil…

LIVE UPDATES: Trump announces deals with Qatar after praising ‘tough, attractive’ Syrian president

Summary US and Qatar sign raft of deals As we’ve been reporting, US President Donald Trump and the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad al-Thani have signed a raft of…

LIVE UPDATES: Trump arrives in Qatar after meeting Syrian president and lifting sanctions

Summary Lavish reception for Trump in Qatar Trump is now holding a meeting with the Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad al-Thani, at the luxurious Lusail Palace. As expected, it’s…

LIVE UPDATES: Trump urges Syrian president to normalise Israel relations and deport ‘foreign terrorists’

Summary Is Trump allowed to accept $400m luxury plane as a gift? Currently US officials can accept gifts valued at less than $480 (£363). Although Donald Trump has referred to…

LIVE UPDATES: Trump to meet interim Syrian president as Damascus celebrates lifting of sanctions

Summary Joyous Syrians say sanctions being lifted an ‘indescribable feeling’ The US government has imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Syria for decades, affecting things from aid to finances. There were spontaneous…

LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump to lift Syria sanctions, heads to Qatar next

Photos: Qatar prepares for Trump’s arrival later today At forum, Trump criticised past US presidents for judging foreign leaders During his speech at the Saudi-US Investment Forum on Tuesday, Trump…

Trump says US-Saudi bond ‘more powerful than ever’, after signing $142bn arms deal

Summary US-Saudi arms deal a measure of changing relationship What the White House calls “the largest defence sales agreement in history” is also a measure of the changing relationship between…

Donald Trump live: President says US to remove Syria sanctions

Trump says US will drop sanctions on Syria The US president announces that he will remove the longstanding US sanctions against Syria, imposed during former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. “There’s…

LIVE UPDATES: Musk joins Trump at VIP lunch in Saudi Arabia on first leg of major diplomatic tour

Summary Trump has spoken to released Gaza hostage, US special envoy says Meanwhile in Israel, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East – Steve Witkoff – says he is “honoured”…