ICYMI: Most of Darfur has fallen to the RSF in major Sudan war development

 While most of the world's attention has been squarely focused on the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, some major developments have been taking place elsewhere across the Middle East and North Africa. 

In Sudan, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized the majority of the western Darfur region in a shock collapse of the Sudanese army that has huge implications for the six-month-old war.

The development comes as talks between the warring parties in Jeddah, held under the auspices of the United States and Saudi Arabia, fail to achieve any breakthroughs.

At Middle East Eye we will continue to bring you the latest updates from Israel and Palestine, as well as other areas across the region. 

To read more on the developments in Sudan, read our story: Almost all of Sudan's Darfur falls to the RSF in severe blow to the army