Middle East crisis live: US claims there are ‘serious concerns’ over Unrwa as agency says Israel has abused detained staff

<p>US official tells international court of justice hearing that it backs Israel’s stance on the agency, which says Israel has abused detained staff</p><p>There is now a live feed from the <strong>international court of justice (ICJ)</strong> in <strong>The Hague, </strong>where the <strong>US</strong> is giving evidence (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/30/houthis-yemen-us-uk-strikes-israel-icj-gaza-middle-east-crisis-live-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6811d57b8f0823d712e8c231#block-6811d57b8f0823d712e8c231">see 8.52am</a>). You may need to refresh the blog to see it.</p><p>An <strong>Iranian</strong> man convicted of espionage and intelligence cooperation with <strong>Israel</strong> was executed on Wednesday, Iranian state media reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/30/houthis-yemen-us-uk-strikes-israel-icj-gaza-middle-east-crisis-live-updates">Continue reading...</a>