Palestine

Not even on the news ticker

How the global response to the Iran-Israel conflict shows up world’s lack of urgency in ending a genocide in Gaza.

Trump hosts Gulf leaders at White House amid bursts of violence in the Middle East

President Donald Trump hosted Bahrain's crown prince and is set to have dinner with Qatar's prime minister on Wednesday. Despite Trump's pledge to impose peace throughout the Middle East, scant progress has been made to curtail Israel's attacks on Gaza, while recent violence between Israel and Syria have only renewed doubts about the US president's diplomatic commitments.

At least 21 Palestinians killed in Gaza aid site stampede

At least 21 Palestinians were killed at a US-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution site.

Stampede Near Aid Site in Southern Gaza Kills at Least 20 Palestinians

Gaza’s health ministry and the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the organization that operates the aid distribution site, reported that at least 20 aid seekers were killed as they waited for food on the outskirts of Khan Younis.

IDF Officer Overseeing Gaza Aid Deliveries to Step Down After Right-wing Attacks

BBC News chief accused of ‘minimising’ failings of Gaza documentary

Several states vow to take six 'concrete' steps against Israel at Bogota summit

Columbia says 'we will no longer allow international law to be treated as optional' as nations pledge to prevent arms transfers to Israel for Gaza atrocities

Relatives mourn Palestinian American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank

U.N. Rapporteur Urges Nations to Cut Ties to Israel to Stop “Genocide” in Gaza

Gaza stampede at GHF aid site kills at least 20

Deaths follow series of killings by Israeli military near controversial aid group’s centres

US ambassador calls on Israel to 'aggressively investigate' West Bank killing

Mike Huckabee calls for "accountability" after a young Palestinian-American was beaten to death in an attack by settlers.

'Terrorist act': US Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemns killing of Palestinian-American by Israelis; urges accountability

At least 20 Palestinians killed in crush at Gaza aid site

Four CUNY Professors Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine

As Congress grills CUNY’s chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is “the only thing we have in common.”

More than 20 Palestinian civilians trampled, killed at GHF food site

'Selective outrage': Jewish orgs. slam Irish law criminalizing West Bank imports

Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.

UN rapporteur demands global action to stop Israel’s ‘genocide’ in Gaza

As the Bodies Pile Up, the Israeli Public Remains Indifferent to the Daily Killing in Gaza

Australia news live: Husic warns antisemitism definition ‘instantly brings into question’ freedom to criticise Israel’s actions in Gaza

Renowned Israeli professor says Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Omer Bartov joins a growing list of prominent Israeli and Jewish scholars who have called Israel's war on the enclave a genocide

An Israeli restaurant owner quits a controversial Gaza food program after criticism

July 15, 2025 • Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.

Gaza: More than 700 killed by Israeli army while collecting water since war began, say authorities

“Like a Video Game”: Israeli Forces Targeting Forcibly Evacuated Palestinians with Drones

BBC Verify on Israeli strike that killed Palestinians at water point

Ten people, including six children, were killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting to fill water containers in central Gaza on Sunday, emergency service officials say.

EU ministers discuss deal with Israel to increase Gaza aid

BBC Gaza documentary: Review finds editorial failures; Ofcom launches own investigation

EU weighs sanctions on Israel as concerns mount over Gaza aid deal

Also in this newsletter: Is the EU ban on Russian gas legal?

At least 72 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as truce talks stall

IDF soldier takes own life on base in Golan Heights

The soldier had fought in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.

Would You Like a Killing Field in Gaza With Your Overpriced, Israeli-cool Pita?

Gaza father's outrage after Israeli strike kills son 'searching for sip' at water point

Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday.

BBC review says pulled Gaza documentary did not break impartiality rules

Review says there is no evidence the pulled documentary on Gaza children was influenced by 'outside interests'

In Gaza, we know why Israel wants to herd us all into one camp – our lives are bargaining chips

‘Humanitarian city’ in Gaza a concentration camp for Palestinians: former Israeli PM

‘This is an unimaginable nightmare’: Residents gather to mourn Palestinian-American and friend killed in Israeli-occupied West Bank

Israel Kills 200 Palestinians over Another Deadly Weekend as Gaza Genocide Death Toll Tops 58,000

As Gaza’s economy collapses, residents turn to ‘money repairers’

With banks closed or destroyed and ATM machines scarce, residents are resorting to desperate measures — including repairing damaged banknotes

Plan to Permanently Displace Palestinians Threatens to Derail Gaza Truce

An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.

Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’

A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back

IDF Admits ‘ERROR’ As Israeli Missile Bleeds Gaza Kids Collecting Water | ‘Targeted Militants But…’

Strained allies: Egypt and Israel’s struggle to end the Gaza war

Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.

Gaza death toll passes 58,000 from Israeli attacks as ceasefire hopes fade

Israel blamed for deadly Gaza aid attacks as UN warns fuel must enter now or vital ‘lifelines will vanish’.

Al Qassam's Deadly Guerrilla Tactics Vs IDF In Gaza; Hamas' Changed Strategy Ravages Israeli Forces

IDF Court Extends Arrest of Palestinian Editor-in-chief of Hezbollah-tied Outlet

Children Killed in Israeli Strike on Water Point in Gaza, Officials Say

The Israeli military said that a “technical error” had caused a munition — intended for an Islamic Jihad militant — to land dozens of meters from its target.

France likely to move forward on a two-state solution in Middle East, says French ambassador to Ireland

Céline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood ‘in time’ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Mandy Patinkin likens Israel’s ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza to his Princess Bride hero’s ‘revenge business’

Children fetching water killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, emergency officials say

The Israeli military has not yet commented on the strike, which witnesses said hit a crowd queuing to get water at a refugee camp.

BCG 'paid over $1m' for Gaza maritime aid project  

Consulting firm advised private aid effort outside UN-led system, Financial Times reports

59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid

July 13, 2025 • At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot on their way to an aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, while Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians.

Recognizing the State of Palestine: Macron's unfulfilled promise

Recognizing the State of Palestine: Macron's unfulfilled promise

‘Buried alive under the sand’: how British weapons killed Palestinians

Survivors condemn a UK court for allowing more arms exports to Israel.

BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project

Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

The IDF soldiers defying Netanyahu’s expulsion zone in Gaza

Why Is the IDF Sending My Daughter to Guard West Bank Settlements?

Gaza hospital says 24 people killed near aid site as witnesses blame IDF

Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.

UK lawmakers urge Foreign Secretary Lammy to recognise Palestinian state

Labour MPs demand that London act now to halt ‘erasure and annexation’ of Palestinian land before it’s too late.

More than 70 protesters across UK arrested for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action

UK: More than 80 protesters arrested at Palestine Action protests

The activists were protesting for a second consecutive week against the group’s proscription under anti-terrorism laws

Left-wing activists weaponize free speech when defending hateful pro-Palestinian orgs.

Damon Albarn: I’d like to work with musicians in Palestine and Israel

Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank

July 12, 2025 • A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.

Nearly 800 killed near Gaza aid sites since late May, UN says

Two Palestinians Killed in West Bank Clash With Israeli Settlers

Palestinian authorities and family members said Israeli settlers beat and killed a Palestinian-American man. Israel said the violence began when Palestinians threw stones at Israeli civilians.

Israel and EU reach deal for slow resumption of humanitarian aid in Gaza

Under pressure from Europe, Israel says it will once again allow aid deliveries into the Palestinian enclave. However, on the ground, aid groups are struggling to see any tangible effects from the agreement.

Dozens More ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Protesters Arrested

For the second week running, demonstrators have been arrested for defying proscription by holding signs in Parliament Square. Other actions are planned in Bristol, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry. 

Pro-Palestinian Voices Call Out Union Govt’s Action on Protesters, Silence on Israel's Violence

Swami, who has been raising awareness in Delhi about Israel’s war on Gaza, says that many people have admitted to him that they knew little about the issue. “The Indian government doesn’t want people to know,” he alleges.

Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal, Palestinian and Israeli sources say

60 Labour MPs urge UK to recognise Palestine

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MPs call for urgent UK recognition of Palestine, warning Gaza faces ethnic cleansing under Israeli plans to relocate civilians to Rafah. As reported by The Guardian, in response to Israeli plans to relocate Gaza

Blood, Votes, and Bibi: How Gaza war allowed Benjamin Netanyahu to stage a comeback - and save his political career

BCG tries to limit Gaza work fallout

EU negotiators are closing in on a trade deal with Donald Trump that would cement hi…

Matan Angrest's bag recovered by IDF from Gaza

His mother, Anat, posted on X/Twitter that "Matan's bag was returned to me this week in a black plastic bag. How and when will Matan return?"

Israeli settlers beat to death US citizen in West Bank, family says

Pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai leaves Columbia University after 'mutual agreement'

He was accused of harassing and intimidating both pro-Palestinian students and university staff members, and left before an investigation into allegations against him were concluded

Palestinian Health Ministry: 23-year-old Beaten to Death by Israeli Settlers in West Bank

Time of Monsters: U.N. Human Rights Chief on Gaza, Immigration, Climate Crisis, and Lack of Solidarity (Extended Interview)

Israel accelerates Gaza attacks amid plans for concentration camps in Rafah

Nearly 800 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid sites in six weeks

UN human rights office says most victims died close to sites run by controversial Israeli and American-backed foundation

Netanyahu Ends Washington Trip Without a Gaza Truce

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, met several times with President Trump, amid rising hopes of a cease-fire in Gaza, but there are still obstacles to a truce with Hamas.

‘Hanging on by a thread’: Two days with activists protecting Palestinians from being forced off their land

In the occupied West Bank, life is constantly under threat with illegal Israeli settlements rapidly on the rise

Netanyahu avoids breach with Trump despite no Gaza ceasefire breakthrough

Gaza's largest functioning hospital facing disaster, medics warn, as Israel widens offensive

Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.

Palestinian forced to live in minibus after refugee camps destroyed

Revealed: How Pro-Israel Lawyers Threatened NHS Over Palestine Badges

Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel pressured a London NHS trust to ban symbols of Palestinian solidarity among staff. Three healthcare workers are now taking legal action against the trust for discrimination. Harriet Williamson reports.

Israel and Hamas inch closer to Gaza ceasefire deal

Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory

Hamas Delivers BIG SHOCK To IDF; Israeli Choppers Evacuate Casualties After Gaza Building Explodes

Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump administration

The pro-Palestinian activist alleges he was falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and subject to emotional distress.

Israeli strike kills 10 children queuing at Gaza medical clinic

Eight children killed in strike outside Gaza clinic, among 66 dead in Israeli attacks

Eight children were killed Thursday as they waited for malnutrition treatment outside a clinic in Gaza, according to the territory's civil defense agency. The attack was one of several Israeli strikes that left at least 66 people dead across the enclave.

Mahmoud Khalil files $20m claim against Trump for wrongful detention

The Palestinian student activist has accused the Trump administration of smearing his name and unlawful imprisonment.

US: Pro-Israel website Canary Mission used to identify students for deportation, says ICE

A senior official testified in court that the 'Tiger Team' compiled a list of pro-Palestinian voices, 'most of whom' came from the doxxing website

Yad Vashem Slams Israeli Journalist for Comparing IDF's Gaza Plan to Concentration Camp

Two top BCG executives lose leadership roles over Gaza project

Consulting group’s chief risk officer and head of social impact practice stripped of their titles

‘Permanent end to war’: Netanyahu says Israel open Gaza ceasefire negotiations

More Than a Dozen Killed in Israeli Airstrike Near Gaza Clinic

Civilians, including children, were waiting outside a health clinic to receive nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, when an Israeli strike hit.

Australia news live: Bob Brown takes out ad praising woman injured in pro-Palestine protest; dollar’s nine-month high against USD

A harrowing journey to find food in Gaza

July 10, 2025 • Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR's Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting on the war, he's also been living it. Over the course of the war, he has lost a third of his body weight, and until his food supplies ran out several weeks ago, he was getting by on just one small meal a day.

‘I am happy but it’s mixed emotions’: Irish-Palestinian father reunited with children after wife killed in Gaza

Try to imagine living in a genocide

A call from Gaza for connection, empathy and understanding.

PM to hostages’ families: We’ll negotiate for permanent end to war from first day of ceasefire

Netanyahu told families in Washington that Israel cannot achieve a deal to release all the hostages in Gaza at once, but told sources that he hopes a hostage deal can be done in a few days.

The five obstacles to a ceasefire deal in Gaza

“Economy of Genocide”: U.S. Sanctions U.N. Expert Who Reports on Corporate Profits from Israel’s Gaza War

UN Expert Sanctioned by Trump Admin for Criticising US, Israel and Pushing ICC Warrants Against Netanyahu

Albanese, who has served as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories since 2022, has long been a target of criticism in Washington and Tel Aviv.

Hamas looks close to defeat

If there is another ceasefire in Gaza, it may not be able to regroup as before

IDF Master Sgt. Abraham Azulay killed during attempted kidnapping

Terrorists in Gaza ambushed and attempted to abduct Azulay, an initial IDF investigation revealed.

IDF Releases Name of Reservist Killed in Attempted Abduction in Gaza Strip

Palestinian children killed at GHF aid sites in Gaza

Over 700 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect aid from the US- and Israel-backed GHF aid sites.

US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Hamas agrees to partial hostage release in 'difficult' truce talks

The Islamist group said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks brokered by Qatar. The statement came after the United States signalled its belief that an agreement for a 60-day truce would be struck before the end of the week.

BCG’s role in Gaza probed by UK parliamentary committee

Pressure intensifies on US consultancy as MPs demand ‘clarification and information’ on firm’s involvement

US sanctions UN expert on Palestinian territories

Francesca Albanese had urged other countries to impose an arms embargo on Israel and accused US defence companies of profiting from the war in Gaza

US ignored report saying GHF was not fit to deliver aid in Gaza: Report

Trump administration approved funding despite 'critical concerns' controversial Gaza Humanitarian Fund could work safely and effectively

Gaza truce talks reportedly stall despite second Netanyahu-Trump meeting

A Palestinian official says key sticking points at the indirect negotiations in Qatar include how aid will be distributed.

'Want Deal On Our Terms': Hamas Rejects Netanyahu's Conditions For Gaza Hostage-Truce Deal

A Surgeon in Gaza: ‘They’re Prepared to Die for a Bagful of Rice’

Dr. Victoria Rose spent 21 days in Gaza, treating people who were shot trying to get food and children with life-changing injuries from Israeli bombs.

Israel insists on keeping troops in Gaza. That complicates truce talks with Hamas

‘Famine is spreading and people are dying’: UN urges Israel to allow fuel into Gaza

How The Intercept Fought to Reveal Key Evidence in Student Deportation Cases

In critical cases involving pro-Palestine speech, The Intercept convinced courts to make the full dockets public.

Starving Palestinians Move South in Search of Food as GHF Closes Central Gaza Aid Site

How government used media to claim Iran ‘link’ to Palestine Action

The Home Office briefed the Times that Palestine Action could be funded by Iran, and then UK media kicked into action spreading the story.

IDF soldiers killed due to yeshivas 'neglecting Torah study', former chief rabbi claims

Yitzhak Yosef condoled the families of the five soldiers killed in Gaza's Beit Hanun in an open letter, calling for increased Torah study, implicitly denouncing haredi draft attempts.

Israel's Isn't Creating a 'Humanitarian City' in Gaza. It's Creating Transfer Camps

Israeli plans for forced transfer of Gaza’s population faces challenge by army reservists

Timeline: Trump's remarks on the forcible transfer of Palestinians in Gaza

Netanyahu discussing ‘opportunities for peace’ in Gaza with Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet with President Trump again on Tuesday to discuss Gaza.

The BBC asks about the Trump administration's vision for Gaza

President Trump has stepped up pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree on a peace deal.

'The Hunger Games' in Gaza

'The Hunger Games' in Gaza

War criminal Netanyahu can’t nominate Trump for Nobel Peace prize: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iran’s former foreign minister has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against him for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza cannot nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace prize.

Netanyahu and Trump to meet again amid rising Gaza ceasefire hopes

IDF defies Netanyahu’s plan for ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza

Generals have pushed back against a request by the Israeli government to move 600,000 Palestinians to ruined Rafah

Israel Continues Slaughter of Palestinians at Gaza Aid Sites, Homes and Schools

Save the Children suspends BCG partnership over Gaza work

Charity’s chief ‘appalled and deeply disturbed’ by FT reporting on consultancy’s involvement

Israel's Ben-Gvir RAGES After Hamas Ambush, Tells Bibi To Recall Gaza Truce Negotiators | ‘Crush…’

5 Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Military Says

The Israeli military said the soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza, but offered few other details.

Trump hosts Netanyahu for ‘private dinner’ amid Gaza ceasefire talks

Netanyahu at Meeting With Trump: Palestinians Who Want to Stay in Gaza Can Do So

Trump and Netanyahu set for White House dinner, Gaza and Iran to be discussed

Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff earlier on Monday • PM set to ask Trump to greenlight action against any Iranian nuclear activity

Doctors alarmed at rising meningitis cases in Gaza’s children

A 16-month-old Palestinian baby is among a growing number of children in Gaza suffering from meningitis.

Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu sit down at White House as Gaza ceasefire deal looms: Live updates

Trump and Netanyahu Are Expected to Discuss Prospects of Gaza Cease-Fire

The private dinner between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump marks the Israeli leader’s third visit to Washington this year.

Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Defence minister orders IDF to ready ‘emigration plan’ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanity

BCG gets caught up in a scandal in Gaza

The episode raises serious questions over processes at the global consulting firm

Trump and Netanyahu to meet in private, away from the press, in talks over Gaza ceasefire

US president has previously stated his belief that a peace deal can be agreed

Ex-hostage says Trump can bring home all those still captive in Gaza

Keith Siegel urged the US president to pressure both Israel and Hams to agree a new ceasefire and hostage release deal.

In southern Gaza, the doctors at Nasser Hospital face a fierce struggle

In southern Gaza, the doctors at Nasser Hospital face a fierce struggle

Met police chief slammed for defending arrest of 83-year-old priest over Palestine Action placard

Mark Rowley, head of London's police force, tells the BBC the 'law doesn't have an age limit'

“Shoot and Ask Questions Later”: U.S. Whistleblower Says “Aid” Workers Told to Attack Palestinians

Netanyahu visits Trump — and president has a Gaza ultimatum

When Israel Attacks Gaza, These People Run to Save Lives

A civil defense worker, a doctor, a reporter, and a photojournalist tell their harrowing stories of responding to Israel’s war on Gaza.

The war in Gaza divided a historic Brooklyn co-op. Here's what happened next

Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.

Can Donald Trump force through a ceasefire in Gaza?

Google, Palantir, Microsoft: UNHRC Report Highlights How Corporations Aided Israel's 'Ethnic Cleansing' and Displacement Efforts

The report, authored by Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, alleges that corporate entities across multiple sectors have enabled 'the denial of self-determination and other structural violations in the occupied Palestinian territory...'

'Security situation has completely collapsed': Hamas has lost 80% of its control over Gaza- report

“Let’s be realistic here, there’s barely anything left of the security structure. Most of the leadership, about 95%, are now dead,” the Hamas official told the BBC."

More than 80 Palestinians killed across Gaza as truce talks begin

US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel could occur this week as truce talks resume in Qatar.

FirstFT: China redirects exports via south-east Asia in bid to evade Trump’s tariffs

Also in today’s newsletter, Tony Blair Institute took part in ‘Gaza Riviera’ project, and China’s overseas mining rush

Netanyahu says Trump meeting could 'advance' Gaza deal ahead of Doha talks

Netanyahu says Trump meeting could 'advance' Gaza deal ahead of Doha talks

Over 70 Palestinians Reportedly Killed in Gaza as Fears Over Displacement Grow

Police defend arrest of 83-year-old Palestine Action activist

Inside the fragile Gaza ceasefire push as Trump hosts Netanyahu

Israeli strikes kill at least 38 in Gaza as ceasefire talks reach critical point

Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Washington as momentum gathers in negotiations for a US-sponsored deal

Tony Blair Institute linked to Gaza plan condemned as ethnic cleansing: Report

Documents show TBI staff were involved in discussions on a Gaza plan condemned for promoting ethnic cleansing

Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza

The officer says Israeli strikes have devastated the group's leadership and structure, and that armed clans are filling the void.

Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza

July 6, 2025 • NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.

With One War Over, Netanyahu Heads to Washington Amid Calls to End Another

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to meet with President Trump on Monday as attention has turned from Iran to a cease-fire for Gaza.

Israel to send negotiators to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas Fighters Accused Of Attacking Israel-US-Backed GHF Aid Workers In Gaza

Israel to join ceasefire talks despite ‘unacceptable’ response from Hamas

Netanyahu says he will send a negotiating team to Doha to begin indirect negotiations aimed at halting the war in Gaza

Palestine Action demonstrators defy UK proscription, protesting outside parliament hours after vote

The UK's Metropolitan Police stated later on Saturday that expressing support for the group is now a criminal offense.

Israel sending negotiating team to Qatar for Gaza ceasefire talks

A Gaza Cease-fire That Hinges on Netanyahu Will Follow the Same Old Script of Past Deals

UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocide

Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism

Police in London make arrests after protest in support of Palestine Action group

It comes after supporting the group was banned under terrorism legislation.

Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza after Hamas says it is ready for ceasefire talks

Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aid

More than 20 arrested at Palestine Action protest in London

An 83-year-old vicar was among those detained at a demonstration that took place just hours after the activist group was proscribed

Youth Demand activists disrupt London Pride in pro-Palestine protest

Protesters Arrested for Holding ‘I Support Palestine Action’ Signs

Israeli Ministers Set to Meet on Next Steps Toward Gaza Truce

We’re Publishing the Speech That Harvard Suppressed for Mentioning Genocide

“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.

Trump says there could be a Gaza deal next week

Hamas gives ‘positive’ response to Trump proposal for Gaza ceasefire

Militant group expresses willingness to enter new round of talks as Israeli prime minister prepares to visit Washington

Palestine Action to be banned after judge denies temporary block

A High Court judge refused its request to temporarily block the government from proscribing it as a terror group.

Pro-Palestinian Activists Lose Appeal Against U.K. Government Ban

The decision means that the group called Palestine Action will be banned as a terrorist organization in Britain while its full legal challenge to the ban plays out.

US Democrat Ro Khanna faces backlash for TV appearance with anti-Muslim legislator 

Khanna expressed pride in standing 'side by side' with Congressman Randy Fine, who has called for Gaza to be destroyed

Hamas says it is ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately'

The announcement came after Hamas held consultations with other Palestinian factions, and ahead of Monday's visit to the US by Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas ally Islamic Jihad said it supports ceasefire talks, but has demanded 'guarantees' that Israel 'will not resume its aggression' once the hostages held in Gaza are freed.

Hamas responds to US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a ‘positive spirit’

Palestinian group’s reply boosts chances of 60-day Gaza ceasefire, but Israel hasn’t responded publicly to the proposal.

Lisa Nandy: ‘Why has nobody at the BBC been fired over Gaza film errors?’

Synagogue set alight, Israeli restaurant attacked by pro-Palestinian group in Melbourne

At the time of the attempted arson attack 20 people were inside the synagogue.

Trump says ceasefire deal is near as Israeli strikes kill 138 Palestinians in Gaza

How Israel Is Marching Straight Into the Trap of 'Seizing' Gaza, Ensuring Eternal War

High Court refuses bid to temporarily block Palestine Action ban

Ban on Palestine Action to take effect after legal challenge fails

Gaza out of baby formula, hundreds slaughtered at US-Israeli "aid" sites

Novara Media Writes to Attorney General Requesting Clarification on Palestine Action Ban

Gaza Strip: At least 613 killed at aid-distribution sites and near humanitarian convoys, UN says

J&K Police Crack Down on Pro-Palestine, Pro-Hezbollah Signage in Muharram Rallies

Tension broke out on the sixth day of Muharram on June 2 when a J&K police team removed a poster of Hezbollah co-founder Hassan Nasrallah and former Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini that was put up near a bridge over Nigeen Lake in Ashai Bagh locality of Srinagar.

Harris tells 4th of July party ‘the bombs have to stop’ in Gaza

A horrific Monday in Gaza City

Israeli attacks killed over 60 people in Gaza City and the north on 30 June.

From Black Flags to Live Fire: What Has Happened to the IDF's Ethical Red Lines in Gaza?

ICE arrested a Palestinian newlywed after her honeymoon. Five months later, she’s free

Hamas Has a New Leader in Gaza. His Next Test: Cease-Fire Talks.

The rise of Izz al-Din al-Haddad suggests that the group will hold to its demand for a total end to the war before releasing all remaining hostages.

Hamas discussing ceasefire with Palestinian factions as security cabinet discusses positive reports

Hamas's response to the deal has not yet been formally announced but is expected in the coming hours.

MP Zarah Sultana quits Labour to form party with Jeremy Corbyn

Sultana, who has sat as an independent since losing the Labour whip last year, criticised the government over disability benefit cuts and its stance on Gaza

Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians

The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.

Palestinian woman released from ICE custody after lengthy detention

Ward Sakeik is married to a US citizen and had a pending green card application when she was detained by ICE

Israel strikes Gaza school as over 300 Palestinians killed in 48 hours

Books and clothes were scattered amongst the rubble after Israel’s deadly attack on a school sheltering Palestinian fami

Mediators move closer to securing Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza

Progress on deal, which calls for ‘serious’ talks to permanently end the war, comes as Trump prepares to meet Netanyahu

The Guardian view on proscribing Palestine Action: blurring civil disobedience and terrorism is a dangerous step

U.N. Rapporteur Identifies 60+ Firms Profiting from Gaza Slaughter and West Bank Occupation

4,000 People Tried to March From Egypt to Gaza. It Was Egypt, Not Israel, That Stopped Them

Israel’s weird war clock: 12 days for Iran, 21 months in Gaza

Making peace with the Palestinians looks much harder than with Iran’s regime or Shias in Lebanon

The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide

Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.

Anger In Israel After Report Reveals 7 IDF Soldiers Ambushed In Gaza Were Boarded In Defective Vehicle

Trump says Israel agrees to terms on ceasefire in Gaza

Trump says Israel agrees to terms on ceasefire in Gaza

Nine Labour MPs vote against banning Palestine Action

A Dangerous Quest for Food in Gaza

July 2, 2025 • An NPR journalist in Gaza describes his harrowing experience seeking food from a distribution site run by private American contractors. He found himself facing Israeli military fire, crowds fighting for rations, and masked thieves.

Netanyahu Doesn't Need Israel's Incendiary Extremists to Sign a Deal and End the Gaza War

Gaza death toll passes 57,000 with little clarity on potential ceasefire

US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

UK: Two other ‘dangerous terrorist’ groups to be proscribed alongside Palestine Action

UK Home Secretary announced her draft proscription order for Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult, and the Russian Imperial Movement.

MPs approve plan to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group

The ban means supporting the group could potentially carry a maximum sentence of 14 years.

Woman rescued from rubble and fire after Israeli strike in Gaza

Video shows the rescue of a woman from rubble and flames in Gaza City following an an Israeli bombing.

Hamas BOMBARDS Israeli Merkava, Bleeds Tank Crew; Attacks Force IDF Unit To ‘HIDE’ In Gaza

MPs vote to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation

The House of Commons backs UK government’s proposal by 385 votes to 26

Ban on Palestine Action will rebound on Labour

UK MPs to vote on Palestine Action ban

Israel Continues Attacks on Aid Seekers as Gaza’s Largest Hospital Is Forced to Halt Dialysis 

'We must support Netanyahu when he weakens the Iranian threat and fiercely oppose him when he destroys Gaza'

'We must support Netanyahu when he weakens the Iranian threat and fiercely oppose him when he destroys Gaza'

RAF planes hit by Palestine Action back in operation

Exclusive: Aircraft said to be damaged “beyond repair” are already flying again, Declassified can reveal.

Israeli Officials Express Optimism on Gaza Cease-Fire Before Netanyahu Meeting With Trump

It was still unclear whether the latest U.S.-backed effort can overcome the most entrenched sticking point between Israel and Hamas.

They Went to Get Flour With Their Mother in Gaza. “She Came Back in a White Shroud.”

A brother and sister joined their mother to get food at a U.S. aid site in Rafah. Israeli forces shot her before their eyes.

Germans Are Defying Police Repression to Protest for Gaza

Despite growing public outcry against Israel’s action in Gaza, the German government has maintained that 'Israel has a right to defend itself.' Chancellor Friedrich Merz, however, recently struck a critical note when speaking on the horrific death toll in Gaza.

Trump administration accuses UN Palestinian rights envoy of ‘virulent antisemitism'

The administration’s warning comes on the heels of a new report by Albanese titled “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide.”

Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions to finalise 60-day Gaza ceasefire

Trump says he will be ‘very firm’ with Netanyahu on need for speedy Gaza ceasefire

Trump Says Israel Agrees to 60-day Gaza Truce, Threatens Hamas if It Rejects Deal

'Hell on Earth': Doctor describes 'mass casualty incidents' every day after aid sites open in Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been using American contractors to distribute boxes of food at four sites in Gaza. And  since they began operations over a month ago, the Gaza Health Ministry has reported hundreds of Palestinians have been shot and killed while seeking this aid.

We are all Palestine Action: The Timetable

Every artist that showed support for Palestine at Glastonbury 2025

Novara Media: We Oppose the Proscription of Palestine Action

Israel kills 102 in Gaza as Trump says he will be ‘firm’ with Netanyahu

Trump hopes for Israel-Gaza ceasefire ‘some time next week’

The American president has said that Binyamin Netanyahu ‘wants to end this war’ as the Israeli military increased its air strikes on Gaza

‘The scenes were beyond anything imaginable’: busy Gaza seafront cafe devastated by airstrike

US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities

The call from some of the world's top aid organisations and charities comes after reports of soldiers killing hundreds of of Palestinians at aid sites.

How a new vocabulary is emerging in the genocide

On the street in Gaza City and at an airdrop site, a writer learns how language is changing in Gaza.

Palestine Action ‘shut down’ Elbit Systems HQ and subcontractor

Activists blockade entrance to Israel’s largest arms manufacturer as UN experts warn of the government’s ‘misuse of terrorism powers’

“Ethnic Cleansing”: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Israel’s War in Gaza

In an Attack at Sunset, Israelis Set a Palestinian Village Ablaze

The violence last week in Kafr Malik, in the West Bank, comes amid a surge in assaults by Israeli settlers. It also set off a chain of violence in the area.

Israeli bombing causes carnage in Gaza café

Israeli bombing causes carnage in Gaza café

After Israel-Iran, US President Donald Trump now eyes Gaza conflict, says ceasefire likely to come 'sometime next week'

Deadly Airstrike Kills Dozens at Gaza Cafe

Footage captured the aftermath of the strike, showing the cafe awash in the blood of the dead and the wounded. Tables and seating were smashed and strewn about from the blast.

Israeli strikes kill at least 60 in Gaza, say medical staff

Morning Mail: Union chief’s fund role scrutinised, waves of Gaza airstrikes, Wimbledon boilover

Ceasefire push: Netanyahu to visit Washington; Trump hopes for Gaza truce soon

Palestinian Documentary on Books Screened in Jaffa Under Right-wing, Government Threats

Israeli settlers attack Israeli soldiers in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers targeted Israeli soldiers in an occupied West Bank riot.

Chants of ‘death to the IDF’ as Palestine Action members face court

Is West Bank terror threat reduced or concealed?

When will I graduate high school in Gaza?

Matriculation exams postponed for second time during Gaza genocide.

Israeli military investigates 'reports of harm to civilians' after hundreds killed near Gaza aid sites

The IDF said instructions had been issued to forces after "lessons learned".

Room for discussion: Israeli settlements and tourism platforms in the West Bank

Accommodation websites accused of helping to sustain the presence of settlers on Palestinian land

Israel suffers more casualties

TEHRAN – Palestinian resistance forces have started more deadly operations against the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.

High Court grants urgent hearing for Palestine Action legal challenge to threatened proscription

Israel's Knesset votes to advance impeachment of Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh

Prominent lawmaker faced widespread criticism for welcoming the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas earlier this year

UK withheld evidence from court in Israel arms export case

Judges say Britain can supply fighter jet parts to Israel, but the case has exposed how the government conceals its own evidence of Gaza war crimes.

Tens of Thousands Flee Gaza City as Israel Issues New Forced Evacuation Orders 

Judge allows hearing over Palestine Action ban

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A judge granted Palestine Action an urgent court hearing to challenge its terror ban, amid warnings it could threaten protest rights in the UK. As reported by The Guardian, an urgent High Court hearing will

Netanyahu says Iran war creates ‘new opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages

Comments by Israeli prime minister come as Donald Trump increases pressure on Israel and Hamas to strike deal

Israeli settlers, protected by the army, ramp up violence in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers, protected by the army, ramp up violence in occupied West Bank

Quiet, West Bank Pogrom in Progress

Trump calls for ceasefire in Gaza as Netanyahu set for Washington trip

IDF's Givati Brigade troops locate, dismantle explosive site in Jabalya in northern Gaza

Following the IDF's identification on the ground, an IAF aircraft, directed by the brigade’s Fire Control Center, carried out a strike and dismantled the explosive site.

Western media enabling Gaza genocide and rewriting history, say experts

Scholars and journalists say Western media’s refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial, reinforcing impunity

Morning Mail: influencers on notice over gambling sites, warning of new Israeli offensive in Gaza, Oscar Piastri second in Austria GP

‘This land is ours’: How Israeli settlers see life in the West Bank

Unwavering convictions voiced by residents are at the heart of Israel’s expansion across the territory — and a surge in deadly violence against Palestinians

A transnational uprising: Humanity stands with Gaza and Iran

TEHRAN – Iran and Gaza have been front and center for global protesters in the past few days, who have been taking to the streets to condemn the Israeli regime’s unchecked aggression plaguing the region since October of 2023. 

Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire

At least 86 people were killed as the result of Israeli attacks in the 24 hours before midday Sunday, the Hamas-run health ministry said.

Will Iran double down on its nuclear programme after the war?

Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza.

Israel is destroying the subsistence of Gaza's population, from agriculture to fishing

More than 95% of farmland has been damaged or lies in areas inaccessible to farmers, as the Palestinian enclave suffers from famine.

Israeli military operations in Gaza ‘well over the top’, ex CIA chief tells Dublin event

An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs ‘makes sense’, says John Brennan

Israel’s Military Appears Poised to Expand into Gaza City Amid Cease-Fire Calls

President Trump urged Israel and Hamas to “make the deal,” but it was unclear if any significant progress has been made toward an agreement.

Trump calls for Gaza deal, slams Netanyahu trial

June 29, 2025 • U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal, and doubled down on his criticism of the legal proceedings against Netanyahu.

From Nakba to Nuclear Brink: How Trump and Netanyahu Made an Iranian Bomb Inevitable

By joining Israel’s illegal strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and shielding Tel Aviv’s genocidal war in Gaza, Donald Trump has helped dismantle the last restraints on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Far from securing Israel, this reckless alliance has pushed the region closer to catastrophe, and made an Iranian bomb all but certain.

In Gaza, survivors accuse Britain of complicity

Eye witnesses to an Israeli massacre believe British intelligence contributed to the slaughter.

'Make deal in Gaza': Trump steps up pressure for ceasefire; urges Hamas to release hostages

US-backed Gaza aid org. says Hamas is targeting its staff in Gaza

I feel like I've been gaslit - like the life I had before the war was made up

The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course because of the war in Gaza.

Kneecap Brings Pro-Palestinian Politics Back Onstage at Glastonbury

The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britain’s biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.

Israel Turned Gaza's Aid Centers Into Death Traps. The Killing Has to Stop

Channel 4 to show Gaza war crimes documentary rejected by BBC

A 'terribly hard to watch' film exposing Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals finds a home on Channel 4

Channel 4 to screen Gaza documentary the BBC wouldn’t show

Gaza: Doctors Under Attack contains allegations that Israeli forces targeted hospitals and healthcare workers

At least 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health staff say

Footage shows aftermath of Israeli strike on tent camp in Gaza City – video

Home Office staff uneasy over “absurd” Palestine ban

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK civil servants call Palestine Action ban “absurd”, warning it misuses terror laws to silence protest against UK arms sales to Israel. As reported by The Guardian, a senior civil servant says the Home Office

At least 60 people killed in latest Israeli strikes on Gaza

Will "terrorist" ban stop Palestine Action?

Israel's leaders slam a news report on a Gaza 'killing field' near food sites

June 28, 2025 • Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered them to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites.

Israeli attacks kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn

Trump says Gaza ceasefire is possible within a week

Ceasefire next week? Trump hopeful on Gaza deal; Israel-Hamas talks in motion

What’s behind the EU’s lack of action against Israel over Gaza?

European Union summit fails to act on trade agreement despite findings of human rights abuses. 

GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites

The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed since the GHF took over aid distribution.

Trump says Gaza ceasefire will be reached next week

Trump's comments come after his recent success in arranging an Iran-Israel ceasefire, ending a 12 day war.

‘It is killing people’: UN chief slams US-backed Gaza aid operation

Israel foreign ministry accuses UN of ‘doing everything’ to oppose the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

No truce on horizon as Gaza's children starve

Revealed: where Palestine Action could target next

Palestine Action has drawn up a new list of about 150 government buildings, military bases, financial institutions and insurance firms to target

Annihilation in Gaza: the deaths mount, but the pressure has ebbed

Opioid pills discovered in US-backed food aid, Gaza authorities say

US-Israeli aid distributor the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for possible complicity in war crimes

Hundreds of U.S. Rabbis, Jewish Celebrities Back Gaza Food Aid Campaign

Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested Under Terrorism Law in U.K. Air Base Break-In

The powers used against the members of a group called Palestine Action are more usually employed in cases of planned jihadist or far-right violence.

Israeli Soldiers Killed At Least 410 People at Food Aid Sites in Gaza This Month

Israeli soldiers and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.

US announces funding for controversial Gaza aid scheme

Washington urges more support for Israel-backed foundation even though 400 have died trying to reach distribution sites

We are all Palestine Action

EU continues to hesitate on how to pressure Israel over Gaza war

EU continues to hesitate on how to pressure Israel over Gaza war

Palestine Action ban threatens all our civil liberties

Pouring paint on a plane is hardly 9/11. Non-violent protesters are not terrorists.

UN reports uptick in preventable diseases in Gaza due to Israeli blockade

UN humanitarian agency stresses need for fuel, medical supplies and water in Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.

Situation in Gaza is ‘abhorrent and unbearable’, Ursula von der Leyen says

FirstFT: Iran’s uranium largely intact, early European intelligence suggests

Also in today’s newsletter, Israel halts deliveries of aid to north Gaza and EU officials call Merz ‘delusional’ for his auto tariff expectations

‘Damage as much as possible’: undercover on Palestine Action’s recruitment drive

Friday Briefing: The Deadly Search for Food in Gaza

Plus, a recap of “Squid Game.”

Spain PM accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza as 65 more killed

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is now the most senior European leader to describe Israel's campaign in Gaza as a genocide, as rescuers reported Israeli forces killed at least 65 people on Thursday.

Eight IOF soldiers killed in Gaza

100,000 Dead: What We Know About Gaza's True Death Toll

Super Bowl halftime performer arrested after police say he held flag stating 'Sudan and Free Gaza.'

State Department approves $30 million for funding of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

"This support is simply the latest iteration of President Trump's and Secretary Rubio's pursuit of peace in the region," State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.

Israeli strike at Gaza market kills 18 Palestinians, doctor and witnesses say

Witnesses said Israeli drones fired at Hamas police members dressed in civilian clothing and wearing masks.

Trump calls Netanyahu's corruption trial 'witch hunt' as he eyes progress on Gaza ceasefire

Trump's defence of Netanyahu comes after he lashed out at Israel to shore up the ceasefire with Iran

Israel closes the most direct route for aid to Palestinians in Gaza

He owns trendy Israeli eateries. Now he's a rep for a controversial Gaza food program

June 26, 2025 • Shahar Segal — known for restaurants around the world that include Manhattan's Michelin-starred Shmoné — is a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Israeli Continues Deadly Attacks on Palestinians Seeking Food at Aid Sites

As all eyes are on Iran, the horror in Gaza persists

Where people once died in air strikes, now they are dying as they try to find food

We cannot wait for the courts – The UK has a legal obligation to prevent genocide

I have watched in horror as Gaza has been reduced to a landscape of rubble

Israel-Palestine: Aussie cricketer Khawaja boycotts media outlet - here's why

Mamdani Has Long Criticized Israel. His Opponents Attack Him for It.

Zohran Mamdani has promised to fight antisemitism, while consistently criticizing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and its conduct of the war in Gaza.

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians after settlers attack West Bank town

Feds file more hate crime charges against accused Boulder firebomber

The man accused of throwing bombs towards people demonstrating on behalf of Israeli hostages in Gaza was charged on Wednesday with 12 federal hate crimes for purposefully targeting victims on the Pearl Street Mall because of their national origin.

Gov't instructs IDF to present plan preventing Hamas's aid looting

This follows recent reports of Hamas terrorists once again taking control of aid in the Gaza Strip and stealing it from civilians, the statement read.

Four Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank by settlers, Israeli troops

Trump Ended the Israel-Iran War With a Single Post. He Can Do the Same for Gaza

New Yorkers see path for broad political shift through Zohran Mamdani's win

A pro-Palestinian Democratic Socialist securing the Democratic nomination seemed too good to be true for Mamdani's supporters

Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill Dozens, Including Palestinians Seeking Humanitarian Aid

Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Hamas attack in Gaza

Is banning Palestine Action likely to achieve anything?

Iran Hints At Second War With Israel? 'Ready To Fight ‘Child-Killing Enemy' As Gaza Bleeds | Watch

Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post

The Lebanese-Australian journalist sued Australia's national broadcaster, saying she was unfairly fired.

US to give $30m to group accused of ‘politicizing’ food distribution in Gaza

Cease-Fire Between Israel and Iran Appears to Hold After Trump Rebuke

The truce went into effect after pressure from President Trump and Qatar. Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back to Gaza.

Palestine Action activist faces counterterrorism investigation

Israel Will Always Have Gaza

College granted injunction against protesters

Activists from the Cambridge 4 Palestine group have been evicted from land at Magdalene College.

12 days of fire: Iran ends 'adventurism war' imposed by Israel; Tel Aviv shifts back focus to Gaza

PALESTINE ACTION ACTIVIST REMANDED IN CUSTODY ON PALESTINIAN PRISONERS DAY

GHF tells UN: ‘Silence is abandonment’ after staff killed, presses for direct food deliveries

“The time has come to confront, without euphemism or delay, the structural failure of aid delivery in Gaza,” Rev. Johnnie Moore, GHF’s executive chairman, wrote.

A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived

June 20, 2025 • Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

Palestinians in Gaza are calling for their own ceasefire

As Iran and Israel talk peace, Palestinians in Gaza feel left behind. Israel killed more than 70 Palestinians on Tuesday

Occupied Territories Bill: Services decision to be based on advice from Attorney General

Dáil hears EU’s ‘descent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafening’

Trump slams ‘stupid AOC,’ calls Schumer ‘Palestinian Senator’

Delhi: Pro-Palestine Protest Met With Force; Detainees Allege Police Brutality, Harassment

Students and activists who participated in the protest have alleged that the police physically assaulted them. Male police officers allegedly touched and harassed female protesters and detained them.

Here’s How the Palestine Action Ban Could Affect You

'Catastrophic': Infants in Gaza battle to stay alive amid formula shortage

For months now, Israel has imposed a siege on the people of Gaza leading to widespread malnutrition and suffering

Israel Kills More Palestinians at “Aid” Sites as Blockade Starves Another Child to Death

Israel hails 'tremendous victory' over Iran as focus shifts back to Gaza hostages

Israel hails 'tremendous victory' over Iran as focus shifts back to Gaza hostages

EU’s splintered stance on Gaza crisis a ‘huge stain’ on bloc, says Taoiseach

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

At Least 39 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Including 17 at Aid Site, Hamas Says

Palestine Action could be funded by Iran, officials fear

Yvette Cooper will put forward legislation next week that will proscribe it as a terrorist group, classifying it alongside al-Qaeda, Isis and Hamas

Cape Union Mart seeks court interdict against pro-Palestinian group

The retailer says a 19-month protest at its stores has caused economic harm and reputational damage; pro-Palestinian groups say the courts are being used to curtail freedom of speech

Palestine Action holds protest ahead of expected crackdown on group

It comes ahead of an update in Parliament on plans to proscribe the group under terror laws.

Palestine Action to be proscribed a terrorist organization, UK Home Sec. announces

She said that Palestine Action's activities, including spraying red paint on a Jewish-owned business in North London, "do not represent legitimate or peaceful protest."

Rights groups warn Gaza Humanitarian Foundation it may be liable for international law violations

Israel bombs southern Lebanon amid conflict with Iran and assault on Gaza

Watch: Clashes at Palestine Action solidarity protest

Palestine Action Is Being Banned Because It’s Effective

'Repressive': UK government confirms Palestine Action terror proscription as hundreds rally

Lawyer representing activist group says move could have been due to 'additional pressure by a third country'

Group That Vandalized Trump Golf Course Faces U.K. Ban as Terrorist

The British government announced plans to proscribe the group, Palestine Action, after members broke into a military air base.

U.K. Gov’t to Ban Activist Group Palestine Action After Air Force Base Breach

UK moves to ban pro-Palestinian protest group after air base break-in

Yvette Cooper says Palestine Action has ‘history of unacceptable criminal damage’

Israeli arms firm lobbied Home Office on Palestine Action court case

Exclusive: Elbit Systems pushed for retrial after charges against Palestine Action co-founders were dismissed, new documents show.

Israel Is Not Winning its War

Despite the destruction in Gaza, the decapitation of Hezbollah, and the attacks on Iran, Israel is no closer to guaranteeing its own security or ending the Palestinian question than it was on October 7, 2023.

Israel-Iran war: Congress slams Donald Trump for US strikes; urges Centre to show 'moral courage', break silence on 'Gaza genocide'

Mahmoud Khalil renews devotion to Palestinian freedom at New York rally

Netanyahu says returning Gaza hostages will take 'a bit more time'

Netanyahu says returning Gaza hostages will take 'a bit more time'

Families of Israeli Hostages: 'Use Iran War to End Gaza War'

‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release

The Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist returned to New York after more than three months in detention. The Trump administration is seeking to deport him.

The American attacks allow Netanyahu to end the wars with Iran and in Gaza, says his predecessor

Irish protesters on march to Gaza recall ‘sinister’ detention and armed ‘paid locals’ surrounding them

Palestine Action member says potential ban ‘absurd’

UK Foreign Office: Brits to leave Israel next week

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Foreign Office said Britain is arranging flights next week to evacuate citizens from Israel and Palestinian areas amid the growing Middle East conflict. As reported by LBC, a government-chartered flight will begin evacuating UK nationals and

Murdered on her morning walk: IDF recovers body of Ofra Keidar from Gaza Strip

Israel recovers bodies of three Gaza captives as it kills 29 Palestinians

Israel recovers bodies as it continues killings across Gaza amid food and fuel shortage, worsening humanitarian crisis.

Why we need these citizen protests against the warmongers

With the fate of the world depending on the erratic and criminal strategies of autocrats who flout international law, the citizen protests seen across the globe, and in particular those against the genocidal operations in Gaza, bear witness to a shared conscience and a collective ability to stand together, writes Mediapart's publishing editor Carine Fouteau in this op-ed article. She argues that only these protests and this unity can halt the unfolding catastrophe, a looming disaster exemplified by the American bombing of Iranian sites this weekend.

Israel recovers bodies of three dead hostages from Gaza

The bodies of Yonatan Samrano, Sgt Shai Levinson and Ofra Kedar were recovered on Saturday.

Over 100 killed in Gaza

TEHRAN – The U.S.-backed Israeli genocidal campaign kills many more Palestinians amid international inaction. 

Fleabag goes to Gaza — a timely satire of war reporters

Watch: Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after 104 days in detention; vows to speak up for Palestine even if threatened with death

14 hits in latest operations reveal Israeli vulnerability: IRGC 

TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the successful targeting of 14 strategic military and industrial sites across occupied Palestinian territories overnight, marking the 18th wave of Operation True Promise III in Saturday as "among the most innovative and effective missile and drone operations in recent history." 

Palestine Action member tells BBC plan to ban group 'absurd'

The BBC understands the home secretary will move to proscribe the group in the coming weeks.

Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue to ‘speak up for Palestine’ after release

Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for Gaza hostage deal talks

EXCLUSIVE

Israeli-backed group seeks at least $30 million from US for aid distribution in Gaza

EU: Israel's Actions in Gaza and West Bank May Breach Association Agreement

'This ain't aid, it's death': Gaza food distribution plagued by violence and shortage

Keir Starmer should ban IRGC, say Labour MPs

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour MPs urge PM Keir Starmer to ban Iran’s IRGC after the UK banned Palestine Action, calling it a rising threat to Britain’s national security. As reported by The Telegraph, Keir Starmer faces pressure from

Cost of damage by Palestine Action could hit £55m

Gaza rescuers say 12 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire, including eight waiting for food

EU’s review of Gaza war based on alleged ‘grave violations’ by Israel

Meeting of EU foreign ministers expected to hear louder calls to hold Israel accountable for conduct during war

Pro-Palestinian activists damage planes at UK military base

How Palestine Action is waging war on the British defence industry

Israel’s Gaza actions may breach EU-Israel human rights agreement: Report

An EU diplomatic service audit report, seen by news agencies, looked at Israel’s actions in Gaza and occupied West Bank.

Who is Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian student activist facing US deportation?

The Columbia University graduate had a key role in student protests over Gaza. Trump said his arrest was the first of "many to come".

US judge orders Columbia University protester Khalil freed from custody

Decision a victory for Syrian-born green card holder detained for involvement in pro-Palestine campus protests

Judge orders immediate release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

The Columbia University graduate will hold his newborn son for the first time since being taken into detention

Pro-Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil released from detention

Khalil, a Columbia University student and prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader, had been in immigration detention since March. The order from a federal judge to release him is a blow to the Trump administration's effort to deport foreign students over their activism against the Gaza war.

Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil case: Federal judge orders release of pro-Palestinian activist; freed after three months in detention

The blood of these innocent citizens will drown Israel

TEHRAN - Benjamin Netanyahu, like all other Israeli leaders, is defined by bloodshed. In just the past 20 months, he has overseen the death of over 60,000 Palestinian civilians and the near-total obliteration of homes, schools, hospitals, and mosques in Gaza.

U.S. Judge Orders Release of pro-Palestinian Columbia Activist Mahmoud Khalil

GOP rep says ‘deranged’ Palestine supporter ran him off the road

‘Indications’ Israel breached human rights obligations during Gaza war, EU review finds

Finding raises prospect of bloc taking action against Israel for first time since start of conflict 20 months ago

Survivors give me strength

Gaza’s patients still manage to smile.

U.N. Condemns Israel’s Grave Violations Against Children in Gaza Genocide, West Bank Attacks

Gaza is in a bloody limbo as the battle over Iran rages

Deadly shootings at aid-distribution sites are happening almost daily

Pro-Palestinian Activists Break Into Britain’s Largest Air Base

The Palestine Action group said two of its members had entered R.A.F. Brize Norton on electric scooters and sprayed military planes with red paint.

A Harvard Commencement Speaker Mentioned Gaza. The School Refused to Publish Her Speech.

Divinity School insiders said Harvard’s practices are at odds with the public perception that the university is fighting Trump.

What Israel has been doing in Gaza, while attacking Iran

Israel’s strikes on Gaza continue amid Iran conflict, killing hundreds of Palestinians in recent days.

Forget the Two-state Solution. This Israeli-Palestinian Group Offers Another Path to Peace

'Brilliantly conceived, well executed': Former UK commander praises GHF’s aid efforts - interview

"I have never seen anything like this. It is brilliantly conceived and extremely well executed. They are feeding the people of Gaza until such time as it becomes unnecessary," said Kemp.

Why Israel is arming ISIS-linked gangs in Gaza

Pro-Palestine health workers threaten to sue NHS trust over dress code

‘We are being slaughtered’: Gazans risk their lives on desperate journeys for food

At least 51 killed by Israeli fire on Thursday, including 12 who tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, medics say

At least 12 Palestinians killed waiting for aid in Gaza, say medics

It is the latest in almost daily shootings near aid sites in Gaza, which have left hundreds dead overall.

Children Are Starving in Gaza, as Soldiers Kill People Looking for Food

Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.

Palestinians seeking help shot dead as the world focuses on Iran

Palestinian NHS nurse takes legal action over rebuke for 'antisemitic' watermelon video call

Ahmad Baker was told by managers at his London hospital to remove a video-call fruit bowl image featuring watermelons

Hamas Deals HUGE Blow To Israel In Gaza As Iran Keeps Iron Dome Busy; Al-Qassam 'Snipe' IDF Soldier

Ted Horne, Palestine Police Force intelligence officer

A Bloody Failure: Israel Must Let the UN Take Over Gaza Food Distribution System

Why was Kneecap's Mo Chara in court today? Pro-Palestine rapper gets released on bail

Eleven killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid in Gaza, rescuers say

Israel's military says troops in central Gaza fired warning shots at a group posing a potential threat, but that it was unaware of injuries.

Why is Israel killing so many Palestinians seeking food in Gaza?

Desperate Palestinians have faced a barrage of attacks by Israeli forces at food sites. 

Five battalions join West Bank troops in operations in Nablus

On Tuesday, security agencies announced that the Nahal Brigade, which had been fighting in the Gaza Strip up until now, had been transferred to the West Bank. 

Focusing on Iran, Israel sends more troops to its borders and withdraws some from Gaza.

Poll: Half of UK say Israel committing genocide in Gaza, majority support Netanyahu arrest

Fighter jet parts sent through UK airport to Israel

Exclusive: As Israel uses F-35 fighter jets to bomb Iran and Gaza, we reveal parts for these warplanes were transported via London last month.

Mosab Abu Toha: As Attention Shifts to Iran, Israel Ramps Up Killings, Starvation & Annexation in Gaza

Israel Has Admitted to Funding Gangs in Gaza. Why Is Anyone Surprised?

Israeli fire kills 30 in Gaza, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran

The deaths include the latest in near daily killings of Palestinians seeking aid

Iran war: how Macron got caught in an Israeli trap

The war declared on Iran by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has completely changed the stance of French diplomacy. A planned conference in New York that would have highlighted France's position on events in Gaza and the wider Palestinian situation was postponed, and French recognition of the state of Palestine currently seems to be on hold once more. Once again, Paris is back to showing public support for Israel. Mediapart's Ilyes Ramdani analyses the impact of the Israeli air strikes on the French president's Middle East diplomacy.

Pro-Israel lawmaker gets 5-star treatment as Palestinians starve

Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups

BCG pitched to UN before helping rival Gaza aid plan

Consulting group offered pro bono work to UNRWA shortly after Israel’s military campaign began in late 2023

Air ​raid​ sirens ​sound ​across ​​occupied territories as Iranian ​missiles reach Tel Aviv

​TEHRAN - Hebrew media sources reported that air raid sirens were activated across central and northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories on ​early hours of ​W​ednesday ​a​s Iranian missiles were fired toward Israel in the latest phase of Operation True Promise III.

Humanitarian Aid Trickles Into Northern Gaza

A convoy of trucks brought food parcels into the territory, where civilians are at risk of starvation and have been suffering worsening conditions, with such aid shipments rare in recent weeks.

‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down

Gaza aid group rejects media claims that dozens were killed at its distribution site

"The incident in question did not occur at a GHF site, but rather near a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) location," GHF said.

Oxford Union defies trustees' threat to shut it down over pro-Palestine speech

Prestigious debating society votes to publish speech by Palestinian-American writer as trustees threaten its closure

Europeans Scrutinise Trade, Defence, Education Ties With Israel as Protests Over Gaza Intensify

Some believe the public mood in Europe is shifting, while others are sceptical of whether their leaders mean what they say.

Palestinian Refugees in Syria See Little Hope — Even After Assad

“Even if they rebuild all of Syria, Yarmouk will remain destroyed,” said one Palestinian refugee.

Israeli Tank Fire Kills Dozens of Palestinian Aid Seekers in Latest Gaza Massacre

IDF Officer Tal Movshovitz Killed in Southern Gaza Combat

Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for flour at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say

At least 45 Palestinians killed in Gaza while waiting for food trucks, says health ministry

Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds along main road in Khan Younis, residents say

In Gaza you can choose only humiliation or death

Violence against Palestinians is not only accepted but expected.

Don't ask me what you can do for us in Gaza

Global action must match the scale of the genocide for it to end.

At least 50 Palestinians killed near aid centres in Gaza

The Hamas-run health ministry said about 200 were wounded in one incident after witnesses said Israeli troops had opened fire

As Iran Fires at Israel, Palestinians Get Caught in the Crossfire

Roughly 80 pieces of missiles have fallen on Palestinian communities since the start of the Israel-Iran confrontation on Friday, according to the Palestinian authorities.

Meet the American military veterans fasting for Gaza

Hundreds of US veterans and allies have been fasting for weeks across the country, in protest against the ongoing war in Gaza

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy freed again by Egyptian authorities

Dublin TD first detained while attempting to march to Gaza to deliver aid for the enclave

Israeli Army Officer Killed in Southern Gaza Fighting, IDF Says

'I don't want Tehran to turn into Gaza': Iranians on Israeli strikes

Iranians say they are caught between their country's regime and Israeli destruction as the conflict intensifies.

How ICE raids echo US wars abroad, with Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen on how US violence abroad is mirrored in ICE raids, the Israeli assault on Gaza, and protests at home.

Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell Students Why

“It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.

Dozens of Gazans shot seeking aid, say local officials

34 Palestinians killed in worst incident since beginning of contentious US and Israeli-backed distribution system

Woman attacked after intervening with vandal of pro-Palestine mural

Israel Has Killed Over 300 Palestinians Seeking Aid in Gaza

Rights and wrongs over Gaza judgment exposes Starmer

Four IDF divisions operating in Gaza amid Iran clashes

On Israel's eastern border with Jordan, the IDF ramped up foot soldiers by about three times what was there beforehand, the military said on Monday. 

Israel attacks Gaza aid again: 38 Palestinians killed; deadliest toll in near-daily shootings

‘Listen to Your Own Workers’ on Gaza, Union Tells Whitehall Bosses

What India's Refusal to Engage on Global Questions of Principle Means

The American refusal to stop the genocide in Gaza, or curb Israeli aggressions in the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and now on Iran suggests an emerging world order where international norms are applied selectively on the basis of power and not principle. This does not bode well for countries like India, which now risks cementing a world order that operates to its own detriment. 

Iran urges Zionist settlers to Leave occupied lands to remain safe

TEHRAN - A spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces on Sunday night issued a stark warning to Zionist settlers urging them to leave the occupied Palestinian territories, as no part of the region would remain safe for them.

Israel Shifting Focus to Iran Front Does Not Mean We Can Forget About Gaza

Civilians, civilians...and more civilians: Israel's target list on Day 3 of aggression against Iran

TEHRAN – We watched it happen to Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria over the past 20 months—Israel launching attacks on residential buildings, hospitals, places of worship, and civilian infrastructure. Yet Iranians never imagined that those scenes would be recreated in Tehran, Kermanshah, and Mashhad, with the international community still turning a blind eye.

Thousands attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war

The chronicles of a genocide in Gaza (part two)

Mediapart is publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. “Famine is not a natural disaster,” writes Ibrahim Badra in his first contributions published here. “Famine is a despicable, deliberate policy used by the occupation to collectively oppress the people of Gaza.”

Iranian strikes expose lack of shelters for Palestinian citizens of Israel, residents say

Four Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed and dozens more wounded after a missile struck their home in the northern town of Tamra

Israeli fire kills at least 41 people in Gaza, local health authorities report

Several Palestinians killed in near-daily mass shootings while trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites

At Paris protest in support of Gaza, anger and fear run high

The rally in support of Palestine, organized on Saturday in Paris, reflected an atmosphere of anxiety after Israeli strikes on Iran.

Opposing forces failed 'beat the settlers': Time to join the Jews of the West Bank

Opinion

Starmer resists recognising unilateral Palestinian state

Searching for answers about US-backed aid agency in Gaza

Little is know about the GHF, the new US- and Israeli-backed group created to feed people in Gaza.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 16 as war rages on after the opening of a new front with Iran

Palestinians reportedly killed and injured near Gaza aid site

Information on the latest incident is scarce as the internet has been down in Gaza for more than two days.

Gazans Worry Israel-Iran Conflict Will Shift World’s Attention From Their Plight

While Israel and Iran trade attacks, Palestinians in Gaza have been struggling to find food, connect to the internet and survive airstrikes.

Egyptian authorities violently clash with Western activists, detain and deport marchers en mass

Global March to Gaza announced on Instagram that there had been "unprovoked violence against a peaceful global delegation", including people being "detained, harassed, physically harmed and deported."

Attack on Iran derails France's plans to recognize a Palestinian state

Attack on Iran derails France's plans to recognize a Palestinian state

'Israel Is Going to War – and Once Again, Leaving Its Hostages Behind in Gaza'

Israel kills at least 58 people in Gaza, many at US-backed aid site: Medics

There has been no immediate comment by the Israeli military or the GHF on Saturday’s Palestinian deaths.

Israeli fire and air strikes kill at least 35 Palestinians in Gaza

At least 15 people were killed as they tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site

Israel opens fire on Palestinians seeking aid, as UN warns of relief obstruction

Israeli shelling has killed over 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday

‘Standing silent as Israel annihilates a nation’: Congress slams government over UN Gaza vote; says abstention reversed moral legacy

Trump’s “aid” boss oversees lethal food distribution in Gaza

Iran penetrates Israel with drones after five waves of missile strikes pummel occupied territories

TEHRAN - Iran’s Army confirmed that several Arash kamikaze drones successfully penetrated the occupied territories and struck their targets, following at least five rounds of ballistic missile attacks that rained down on Israeli sites across occupied Palestine, leaving massive trails of destruction in their wake.  

Israeli journalist: Iran used fake Jason Greenblatt in cyberattack, says FBI

Ehud Yaari: "They told me the Iranians penetrated my computer through a Gaza policy paper sent in Greenblatt’s name."

Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say

ICE protests descend into mashup of left-wing rally cries as Gaza and police brutality chants drown out immigration

US deports two Palestinians who landed with valid visas for an interfaith mission

One of the organisers from a California synagogue says revocation of visas an 'act of cruelty'

The chronicles of a genocide in Gaza (part one)

Mediapart is publishing a series of reports regularly sent to it from inside the Gaza Strip by two young Palestinians. Nour Elassy, a 22-year-old journalist, who is also a poet and writer, and Ibrahim Badra, a 23-year-old journalist and human rights activist, chronicle the grim reality of life and death in Gaza as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to wage a genocidal war against the population of about 2.1 million. “Israel’s goal is no longer hidden, it wants Gaza emptied of Palestinians,” writes Nour Elassy in her first contributions presented here, “and we are beginning to let go of our belief that we can live here, grow here, raise our children here.”

Trump Talks Big on Global Diplomacy, but His Goals Are in Tatters

The president said he would bring a quick end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and get China to bend on trade and Iran on its nuclear program. Instead, conflict is escalating.

Corbyn and McDonnell to face no action after rally

The pair were interviewed by police after a pro-Palestinian demonstration in January.

Gaza now in "stage of mass death"

UNGA Adopts Gaza Ceasefire Resolution; Internet Blackout Adds to Misery in Gaza

Palestine Activists Convicted of Harassment After Questioning MP

The world has failed badly in Gaza

Why the Pro-Palestinian Movement Features at Some Immigration Protests

The forces stirring action on the streets this week have been led by labor groups. But the voices at some rallies represent a wide range of causes.

The Punishment for Documenting Injustice in the West Bank: A Brutal Attack by Settlers

UN votes overwhelmingly to demand Gaza ceasefire, the release of all hostages and unrestricted aid access

UN votes overwhelmingly to demand Gaza ceasefire, the release of all hostages and unrestricted aid access

What happened to the Madleen Gaza boat activists detained by Israel?

Palestinian Peace Activists Land in San Francisco — and Immediately Face Deportation

CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleen’s visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers haven’t heard from them since.

UK to defy Trump and attend Gaza gathering on ‘Palestine’ state

The State Department has warned allies at the UN that recognition of statehood is counterproductive to ceasefire negotiations

Easy cash, false identities, and dating scams: Iran's method of recruiting Israelis

Since October 7 and the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israeli security forces have noted a significant rise in espionage recruitment of Israeli citizens by Iran.

Hamas faces leadership vacuum at critical time with demise of Gaza 'War Council'

The killing of Mohammed Sinwar marks the end of the secretive group that planned the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.

Palestinians seeking aid among 60 killed by Israeli forces in one day

“This place doesn’t exist to the world”

Space is scarce in Gaza, and people are setting up tents in areas once thought uninhabitable.

UK defence secretary walks away from Gaza spy flight questions

John Healey tells Declassified he has ‘nothing more to add’ about the UK’s surveillance of Palestine

More Gazans Seeking Aid Amid the 120 Palestinians Killed by Israel Over Past Day

Conspiracy, cock-up or solution? The Gaza aid foundation

If it survives it will be an instrument of power in the strip

Egypt detains nearly 200 foreigners who flew in to join Gaza march

Israeli forces kill ‘at least 60′ Palestinians in Gaza, recover remains of two Gaza hostages

Netanyahu survives opposition motion to dissolve the Israeli parliament that failed early on Thursday

Hamas attacks GHF aid team in Gaza, killing five, possibly taking hostages

Several injuries have been reported, and the GHF also stated that team members may have been taken hostage.

'I made the sign of victory for Siwar': Mother's relief as malnourished Gaza baby evacuated to Jordan

The BBC travels in an ambulance from the Gaza border to Amman with Siwar and her family

Unarmed Palestinian brothers killed in Israeli raid on West Bank’s Nablus

‘Apocalyptic’ video shows hundreds of Palestinians rushing to aid site

Israel Says It Recovered the Remains of Two Hostages in Gaza

Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The other hostage will be named later, the Israeli military said.

'It's a Disaster': Palestinians Recount Chaos, Violence at Aid Distribution Sites in Gaza

Dozens of Irish people to join ‘March to Gaza’ from Cairo to Rafah in protest at Israel

About 2,500 people from more than 50 countries are expected to take part in pro-Palestinian walk to Egypt-Gaza border

The gangster Israel is arming to fight Hamas

His group is notorious for stealing aid and is widely disliked by Palestinians

US warns countries not to join French, Saudi UN conference on Palestine: Report

Event focuses on a two-state solution, with the US saying that recognising a Palestinian state during conference would be 'supporting our enemies'

Gaza support costs Jewish Councillor labour seat

Lambeth (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Labour has deselected a Jewish councillor in Streatham, Lambeth, citing her pro-Gaza stance, sparking debate over party discipline and internal tensions. The leaders of Keir Starmer‘s party have been charged by Councillor Martin Abrams with “pursuing their

The shadow of Israeli colonization over the Gaza Strip

The long history of colonization in the Gaza Strip continues to weigh heavily on Israel's brutal reconfiguration of the Palestinian enclave, marked by massive population displacements and the creation of military control 'corridors,' writes Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.

31 More Palestinians Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza

Sanctioned far-right Israeli minister threatens retaliation

Finance chief Bezalel Smotrich imposes banking penalties on Palestinians and warns five western states over restrictions

Sanctioned Israeli minister moves to ‘paralyse’ Palestinian economy

Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister in Netanyahu’s war cabinet, will cancel a scheme allowing bank transactions in the West Bank and Gaza

UK sanctions far-right Israeli ministers for 'inciting violence' against Palestinians

Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will both face a travel ban, the UK says.

Palestine World Cup dream ends after late penalty heartbreak against Oman

Palestine are denied by late Oman penalty in a 1-1 draw that ends their dreams of a first FIFA World Cup appearance.

Gaza, Israel and Macron: the shame, Mr President, is also on you

“It is shameful,” said Emmanuel Macron last week, commenting on Israel’s actions against the civilian population in Gaza, where children are increasingly affected by malnutrition, where famine looms and hospitals have collapsed, and where diseases are spreading. But, writes Mediapart co-founder and former publishing editor Edwy Plenel in this op-ed article, it is also shameful to do nothing concrete to bring an end to this ongoing genocide, and which the French president refuses to recognise as such. Meanwhile, the Hamas-controlled health ministry reported on Saturday that more than 300 people had died in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Wednesday.

Greta Thunberg says she was ‘kidnapped’ from Gaza aid boat by Israel

Israel Deports Greta Thunberg After Intercepting Gaza Aid Boat

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it would deport four activists who were detained aboard an aid ship bound for Gaza, including the environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg.

US sanctions charities it says are linked to Hamas's armed wing

Sanctions hit organisations in Europe, Turkey, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank

Trump Demanded Netanyahu End Gaza War, Take Iran Strike Off Public Agenda, Source Says

Convoy of activists on way to Gaza to demand an end to Israeli hostilities

Fleet of vehicles travelling from Tunis is expected to swell as it journeys through Libya and Egypt

US issues sanctions against charities supporting Hamas, PFLP

The individuals and groups targeted were funding Hamas' military wing under the pretense of doing humanitarian work, in Gaza and internationally, the Treasury Department said.

Starving Palestinians in Gaza spend Eid al-Adha under bombardment

Starving Palestinians in Gaza spend Eid al-Adha under bombardment

UK sanctions Israeli ministers over Gaza remarks

UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK, with Canada, Australia, and NZ, sanctioned Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich over their inflammatory Gaza/ West Bank remarks. As reported by The Guardian, Britain, alongside other global allies, has enforced sanctions against two hard-right officials

Israeli Attacks Kill 60+ People in Gaza, Including More Palestinians Awaiting Aid

Who are the ‘monstrous’ ministers sanctioned over Gaza comments?

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Jews to settle on Palestinian land and the destruction of Gaza

Birthright Is Booming This Year. Here’s How the Israeli Propaganda Trip Works.

As Israel’s war on Gaza enters its second summer, the annual all-expenses-paid tour of Israel is more popular than ever.

Illegal police raid on my home won’t stop me covering Gaza

The police broke the law when they ransacked my house. When will they stop harassing pro-Palestine journalists?

Israelis slowly confront morality of Gaza war

After 20 months of fighting against Hamas, mainstream debate has begun to consider the plight of Palestinians

Macron calls Gaza humanitarian blockade a 'scandal'

Macron claimed that the humanitarian blockade was 'shameful' and urged the immediate liberation of French nationals who had joined Greta Thunberg and other activists on a boat headed to Gaza, which was then stopped by Israel. The French government called on Israel to ensure the 'protection' of the activists.

Palestinians say local gunmen and Israeli forces opened fire near Gaza aid site

Witnesses say the gunmen shot at them while organising queues for food near a site run by an Israeli- and US-backed group.

Man behind Greta Thunberg’s Gaza flotilla is ‘Hamas operative’

Zaher Birawi, a pro-Palestinian campaigner, said the allegations were ‘baseless’

Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla reaches port after being seized by Israel

Seized Gaza aid boat Madleen carrying Greta Thunberg taken to Israeli port

Freedom Flotilla organisers have had no contact with activists since they were ‘kidnapped’ by Israel on way to Gaza.

Livestream: People power will liberate Palestine

A surprising power shift inside Hamas

Its remaining hardmen inside Gaza are losing their grip 

Israel's Defense Minister Trivializes Antisemitism to Troll Gaza Flotilla

Pro-Palestinian activists dress as Hamas, re-enact Oct 7 massacre in Brussels

Israel’s ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, posted a video on X, saying she “just couldn’t believe it’s real, but it is.”

Seized Gaza-bound aid boat with Greta Thunberg on board being towed to Israel

Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestine activists on the Madleen expected to return to their home countries, Israeli foreign ministry says

UK avoids condemning Israeli seizure of British-flagged aid boat to Gaza

Organisers of flotilla tell MEE that they received no cooperation or contact from London, as Israel intercepted and diverted vessel

What to Know About the Seizure of the Gaza Aid Boat Carrying Greta Thunberg

The civilian ship, called the Madleen, was on a mission organized by a group that opposes the nearly two-decade-old blockade of Gaza.

More Palestinians Fatally Shot Attempting to Get Aid in Gaza

British firm sent over 1,000 ammo boxes to Israel

Exclusive: UK-made munitions containers have been shipped to Israel’s largest arms firm amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza aid boat and detains Greta Thunberg

Commandos board the vessel in international waters

One year on: A daring rescue in Gaza and the sacrifice of Arnon Zamora

After his death, Zamora was honored with the change of the name of the operation to Operation Arnon.

Freedom Flotilla coalition says alarm has been sounded on Gaza-bound ship Madleen

Crew don life jackets in preparation for interception by Israeli military

The Tunnel That Leads Underneath a Hospital in Southern Gaza

To Israelis, the location of an underground passageway highlights Hamas’s abuse of civilians. To Palestinians, Israel’s decision to target it highlights Israel’s own disregard for civilian life.

Gaza aid sites branded ‘human slaughterhouses’ under deadly Israeli fire

UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese brands US-backed Gaza aid system ‘humanitarian camouflage’, ‘tactic of this genocide’.

Israel warns it will stop aid flotilla heading for Gaza

Armed by Netanyahu, gangs of Gaza hold sway in the rubble

The Israeli prime minister admited arming Gazan clans. One member, Abu Shabab, who denies all ties to Israel, now controls aid distribution

Israeli Navy Prepares to Block Gaza Flotilla, Hopes to Avoid Forced Takeover

Livestream: Why Ireland is the Palestine of Europe

Drip-fed aid and the most air strikes since October 7: Gaza in numbers

Five dead in latest Israeli shootings of Gazans seeking aid, say local officials

Killings follow string of deadly incidents since new US- and Israeli-backed aid system took effect in Palestinian enclave

Israel orders military to stop aid boat with 'antisemite' Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza

Israeli defence minister says aid ship should 'turn back' and will not be allowed to reach besieged enclave

In Gaza, Israel promotes anti-Hamas militias linked to criminal networks

Former defense minister and opponent of Benjamin Netanyahu, Avigdor Lieberman, stated on Thursday that the government was 'transferring weapons to groups of thugs and criminals.'

A conversation every Jew I know is having

How can I debate Gaza horrors when I can’t even square it in my own head?

Without Permanent Truce, Hamas Prefers Continued War, Palestinian Source Says

Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed close to the controversial supply centre in Gaza.

Dawn French issues apology following backlash to Gaza video

Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces killed 36, six of them in shooting near aid center

The shooting deaths were the latest reported near the aid center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund in the southern district of Rafah.

Body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza as Israeli air strikes kill 45

Nattapong Pinta was abducted during the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza in 2023

US-backed GHF says Gaza aid sites remain shut as Israeli attacks kill 42

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which began distributing aid last week, has closed all its centres.

Israel Recovers Body of Thai Farmworker in Gaza

Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Cambridge students hit out at injunctions 'criminalising' Palestine encampment

Activists relaunch pro-Palestinian campaign over what they say is the university's failure to divest from Israel

The UK is supporting the slaughter in Gaza by selling weapons to Israel, its time to stop these arms export licences

I write this to the dwindling number of people who question why many MPs, including myself, have been dedicating increasing time to speaking out strongly against the Israeli government’s conduct in Gaza, and our own government’s role in enabling its

How Gaza’s food queues turned into kill zones

Dozens of Palestinians have been shot dead trying to reach a US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution scheme

Israel has sold record amount of debt in US since war on Gaza erupted: Report

Israel Bonds target local governments and retail investors in the US with a low starting product at $36

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed in Building Collapse in Gaza's Khan Yunis Friday Morning

Netanyahu admits Israel backing ‘criminal’ groups, rivals of Hamas, in Gaza

First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks.

What Trump’s new chief of Gaza aid means for US foreign policy

The Maga loyalist Johnnie Moore took over the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation this week after his predecessor called out the organisation’s ‘lack of humanity’

Gaza aid ship with Greta Thunberg on board rescues four refugees from Mediterranean

Madleen, run by Freedom Flotilla Coalition, changed course after receiving distress call about sinking raft with 30-40 Sudanese on board

Israel-backed Gaza delivery group accused of failing Palestinians

The longest division: can Palestinian and Israeli students compete at the International Maths Olympiad?

The IMO faces calls to suspend Israel, while escaping Gaza and the West Bank to attend this year’s event in Australia seems a distant dream for Palestinian hopefuls

Fired over Gaza? Dr. Rupa Marya Sues UCSF, Says She Was Targeted for Speaking Up for Palestine

Who Leads the Israeli-backed Palestinian Militia in Gaza?

Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, holds sway in eastern Rafah, an area close to a key border crossing between Israel and Gaza.

Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation

At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

Columbia University ‘Stupidity’ on Gaza Encampments Radicalised Students Worldwide

French grandmother files 'genocide' complaint over Gaza killings

The complaint filed in the 'crimes against humanity' section of the Court of Paris states that Jacqueline Rivault's two grandchildren, who were French citizens, were killed in October 2023 by 'two F16 missiles fired by the Israeli army.'

Israel is destroying the foundations of a Palestinian state

The Netanyahu government must be held to account over Gaza and the West Bank

Netanyahu confirms Israel arming clans opposed to Hamas in Gaza

Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of a group of "criminals and felons".

Hamas says ready to enter into new talks for 'permanent ceasefire' with Israel in Gaza

Lead Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya made the announcement in a televised speech on Thursday. Late last month, Israel and Hamas appeared to be making progress following discussions mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States. US President Donald Trump said he believed an agreement for a truce was 'very close.'

The Encampments — an unashamedly partisan film about America’s campus war

This documentary about the pro-Palestinian college protests of 2024 is unashamedly partisan but offers undeniable food for thought

Israel accused of arming Palestinian gang who allegedly looted aid in Gaza

A Palestinian Militia in Gaza Is Not a Solution

Israel Armed Palestinian Militia to Fight Hamas, Officials Say

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with “clans.” But the opposition leader warned that the “weapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.”

What activists hope to achieve with the 'Global March to Gaza'

Thousands of activists describing themselves as a 'civic, apolitical, and independent movement' seek to pressure the world to stop Israel's war on Gaza

Rate of Gaza children suffering acute malnutrition nearly triples, survey shows

Doctors in Gaza now donating their own blood to save patients, medical charity says

Netanyahu confirms Israel arming Gaza clans to undermine Hamas

Prime minister’s comments come after opposition leader claims country is sending weapons to ‘criminals and felons’

As U.S. Vetoes U.N. Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Kathy Kelly & Veterans Enter 3rd Week of Hunger Strike

Israeli strikes kill more than 50 Palestinians across Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it will open two aid centres after suspending distribution on Wednesday.

A Doctor Said Israel’s War Is Fueling Health Crises in Gaza. UCSF Fired Her.

Dr. Rupa Marya of San Francisco is suing for discrimination after her university punished her for speaking out against Israel’s genocide of Palestinians.

Foreign Office Bosses Have a Suggestion for Staff With Gaza Conscience: Resign

Bodies of two Israeli-American hostages recovered from Gaza

Why is the UK sheltering Israel’s genocide-inciting ambassador?

It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmer’s inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israel’s crimes in Gaza.

Israel’s aid-distribution plan is working, says its ideologue

In an interview Bezalel Smotrich is uncompromising about Gaza

US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

Gaza aid group halts distribution due to safety concerns after dozens killed seeking aid

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution for Gaza Cease-Fire

The U.S. was the only member nation to veto the U.N. Security Council resolution. The resolution also sought the release of all the hostages and the continuation of full-scale aid deliveries.

US vetoes resolution for unconditional Gaza ceasefire at UN security council

US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire

The US ambassador to the UN said the resolution failed to call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.

UN Security Council will vote on a resolution demanding a Gaza ceasefire, with US veto expected

US vetoes ceasefire call at UN after aid centres close in Gaza

The Israeli military says Palestinians cannot enter the distribution sites or travel on roads leading to them for 24 hours

The War in Gaza Is Finally Threatening Netanyahu's Hold on Power

Trump administration says Columbia fails to meet accreditation standards

US government says university violated anti-discrimination laws during pro-Palestine protests

Israel “won’t commit suicide” says the government’s ideologue

In an interview Bezalel Smotrich says the Gaza war is a success

Gaza aid sites suspend operations as Israel declares access routes 'combat zones'

Backed by the US and Israel, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) shut down distribution centers after Israeli troops opened fire near one of its aid sites in southern Gaza, killing 27 people.

“Death Traps”: U.S.-Israeli Aid Scheme Paused in Gaza After 100+ Palestinians Killed While Waiting for Food

Israel deports international activists from occupied West Bank

Swedish citizen Susanne Bjork and Irish citizen Deirdre Murphy were arrested after documenting settler harassment of Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta area

Madleen Gaza flotilla: Greta Thunberg, activists to arrive on June 7

The vessel with 12 people on board is carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza facing starvation due to Israeli blockade.

IDF says roads to Gaza aid centres are 'combat zones' as sites close for day

Aid distribution will be halted on Wednesday, with Gazans warned by the IDF not to travel to collection points.

Mediators Press Hamas to Agree to 60-day Gaza Cease-fire, Commitment to Continue Talks

Wife and children of Colorado ‘terror’ suspect detained

Mohamed Sabry Soliman was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a vigil in Boulder for the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation names US evangelical leader as new chair

Starmer urged to keep pledge on backing Israel-Gaza peace initiative

BCG launches internal probe over work on Gaza aid overhaul

Boston Consulting Group puts partner on leave over contentious US-backed scheme to replace UN-led system

Greta Thunberg aboard Gaza flotilla: Doing nothing ‘is not an option’

The Swedish climate activist speaks to Middle East Eye from aboard vessel heading to Palestinian enclave with urgent supplies

Who’s onboard the Madleen Gaza flotilla, and where has it reached so far?

The 12-person crew, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, is expected to reach Gaza on June 7.

Israeli Forces Again Fire on Crowds Trying to Access Aid in Gaza, Killing Another 27 Palestinians

Dozens Killed Near Rafah Aid Distribution Site

This is the second large-scale deadly shooting in three days near the distribution site in the southern city of Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians have tried to secure aid.

Pro-Palestinian detainee in Israel: ‘How they treated us is nothing compared to how they treat even Palestinian children’

Activist Susanne Björk was deported on Monday, but Irish pensioner Deirdre ‘D’ Murphy remains in Ben Gurion Airport while fighting deportation order

Lula: 'We need global governance now more than ever'

Ahead of his state visit to France, the Brazilian president and outspoken advocate for peace discusses, in an exclusive interview with Le Monde, the urgent need for solutions in Gaza and Ukraine, and addresses the contradictions between oil exploitation in the Amazon and environmental protection.

Whitney Museum Suspends Program After Dispute Over Gaza Event

A prestigious study program will not welcome students next academic year after a clash between museum officials and young artists who said they were censored.

Morning Mail: Gina Rinehart’s $400,000 Liberal fundraiser, official push to recognise rock art, Israel targets Gaza schools

UN demands probe as Israeli forces kill more people near aid site in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.

UN chief calls for investigation into deaths near Gaza aid site

Gaza rescuers said Israeli gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution site on Sunday. 'It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food,' the UN chief said.

Israel, Stop Killing Children in Gaza

What we know about the Colorado flamethrower attack

The incident is the second in less than two weeks in which the suspect has invoked Israel's war on Gaza

British Surgeon in Gaza Reports on Rafah Massacre as Dozens of Palestinians Killed Waiting for Aid

Suspect shouts 'free Palestine' in attack at Boulder mall

The FBI calls it a suspected terror attack and says the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower.

20 Months Into the Genocide, Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan Discover Their Backbones

The bleeding-heart Gaza letter signed by a dazzling array of literary heavyweights is pitifully overdue, writes English teacher Nadeine Asbali.

Greta Thunberg’s Gaza aid mission mocked by Republican senator

The climate activist, who is sailing to Gaza on a flotilla with other campaigners, was criticised by Lindsey Graham on X

FBI say man yelled ‘Free Palestine’ as he firebombed pro-Israel march

Irish pro-Palestinian activist detained by Israeli police in West Bank

Activist was arrested with a Swedish woman in a Palestinian village largely demolished by Israeli forces in early May

Palestinians return to northern Gaza as Israel hostage deal holds

Multiple people wounded in attack in US city of Boulder, Colorado

Police detain a male suspect after witnesses report an attack near a march to remember Israeli captives held in Gaza.

Suspect yelling ‘Free Palestine’ used flame thrower in attack: FBI

US envoy says France can 'carve' Palestinian state out of the Riviera

The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that there is 'no such thing as an occupation' when it comes to the Palestinian territories, and that 'If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state [... ] carve out a piece of the French Riviera.'

Six injured after man sets people on fire at Colorado rally for Israeli hostages

A 45-year-old suspect is detained after allegedly shouting "free Palestine" while using a flamethrower and incendiary devices to attack a gathering in Boulder.

Meet the new Hamas leader standing in the way of a ceasefire deal

Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a veteran commander and Israel’s most wanted operative, is now in charge of the group’s military wing in Gaza

Israeli Army Chief Orders Expansion of Gaza Offensive, Establishment of More Aid Centers

Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade

Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from wounds of same attack

Hamdi al-Najjar’s son Adam (11) remains in hospital following bombing of family home

'Trap for mass killings': Israel kills 32 starving Palestinians at US aid point

Eyewitnesses say they were 'ambushed' while lining up for food aid, as soldiers opened fire, aiming at heads and chests

More Than 20 Killed Near Aid Distribution Site in Gaza, Palestinian Health Officials Say

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack. The Israeli military denied any of its fire had harmed people within the site.

Encounters With Friends Who Are Back From the Gaza War

Final video of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar transfixes Gaza

Israel bombs, children die and this British surgeon keeps working

Dr Victoria Rose says her third visit to Gaza since the invasion began has been the worst by far — a ‘constant delivery of kids with bits missing’

Hamas says ceasefire proposal offers ‘no guarantees’ for end to Gaza war

Under the deal, 10 living captives will be freed, 18 bodies returned in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas makes hostage pledge but demands changes to US Gaza ceasefire plan

It is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor a clear acceptance of a US truce plan, which Washington says Israel has agreed to.

US envoy says Hamas response to ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable'

Israel on Friday warned Hamas to either accept the deal and free the hostages held in Gaza 'or be annihilated.' In a response statement on Saturday, Hamas offered '10 living prisoners' for release, 'in addition to the return of 18 bodies, in exchange for an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners.'

Birds of a feather – the Royal and Israeli Air Forces

Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.

Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal

Group says it will release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Isreal’s release of Palestinian prisoners

Hamas Responds to U.S. Cease-Fire Proposal for Gaza

The group did not say whether it had accepted or rejected the deal to halt fighting for at least two months and ensure the release of some of the remaining hostages.

Audio Analysis: Eurovision Broadcaster Muted Sounds of Crowd Booing and Shouting “Free Palestine!”

Israel blocks Arab ministers from occupied West Bank visit

Arab delegation was set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah

Trump envoy Witkoff dismisses ‘unacceptable’ Hamas response to US ceasefire proposal

Palestinian group offered to release 10 hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for prisoners

Macron says West is losing credibility with Gaza ‘double standards’

Last hospital in North Gaza governorate evacuated after Israeli order

Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation.

UN says famine stalks all in Gaza; Israel shoots, wounds aid seekers

Gaza’s entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a ‘drip-feed’ amid dire crisis.

UN says 'catastrophic situation in Gaza is at its worst since war began' – video

Gaza is 'the hungriest place on Earth', according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territory’s entire population is at risk of famine

Trump: Israel and Hamas 'Very Close' to Gaza Agreement, 'We'll Know Today or Tomorrow'

The fate of Gaza: ‘It all depends on Trump’

Heavy casualties and the risk of widespread starvation have led to new pressure on Israel to halt its offensive. But US influence will be decisive

Macron, Infuriating Israel, Says It Can’t ‘Have Its Way’ in Gaza

A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”

‘Hungriest place on earth’: UN accuses Israel of drip-feeding Gaza aid

Britain’s Biggest Pension Fund Invests in Israeli Weapons Firm Elbit Systems

Exclusive: Millions of UK workers are unknowingly funding Israel’s genocide in Gaza via their Nest pension contributions. Harriet Williamson reports.

Gaza’s last hospitals battle to save patients amid severe depletion of life-saving medical items

Bacteria ‘like monsters’ on overcrowded wards as doctors run out of basic supplies including antibiotics

Israel’s Advanced Missile Defense Systems and the Role of U.S. Support

Israel has relied on an intricate network of missile defense systems to protect its territory from persistent missile and drone attacks. Facing threats from groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and Houthi rebels in Yemen, Israel has deployed advanced

Israel accuses Macron of waging a 'crusade against the Jewish state'

Speaking at a summit in Singapore on Friday, President Emmanuel Macron said European countries should 'harden' their position on Israel, and that recognizing a Palestinian state, with some conditions, was 'a moral duty.'

Israel Uses Continued Displacement, Bombing and Starvation in Gaza as Genocide Passes 600 Days

Gaza’s unfolding famine is an obscenity the world must not tolerate

World has responsibility to get aid into Gaza, UN official tells BBC

The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.

Why Israel’s Aid Delivery in Gaza Has Led to Chaos

Following a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on food going into Gaza, a new and contentious Israeli-backed aid distribution system has been unveiled in the territory. Critics, including the United Nations, say it is a dangerous plan that could accelerate an Israeli military goal to displace people from northern to southern Gaza.

Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a ‘lifeline’ in north Gaza

Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.

War in Gaza: White House says Israel accepted US truce plan, but Hamas is not satisfied

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said 'Israel signed off on this proposal before it was sent to Hamas.' A Hamas official later said that the plan fell short of its demands, but that it was still studying the proposal.

Europe, Israel, Gaza: The Guilt Triangle That Leads to Genocide

Israel signs off on Gaza truce plan that proposes 60-day ceasefire, says White House

Hamas says Israeli response to Gaza ceasefire offer presented by US fails to meet group’s demands

The Catastrophe in Gaza, 600 Days and Counting

Ben Jennings on Israel’s aid to Gaza – cartoon

The US distances itself from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as Israel continues its assault on the Strip

Netanyahu agrees to US proposal for Gaza ceasefire

The deal, which is being reviewed by Hamas, is thought to include a 60-day ceasefire in exchange for hostage release and resumption of aid to Gaza

Israel announces expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank

Ministers hail decision as ‘historic’ but move likely to increase international condemnation

US judge says effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional

Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.

Palestinians loot WFP warehouse as widespread hunger deepens Gaza chaos

Looting incident follows disruption at food distribution site as Israel continues to limit supplies despite 79-day siege

US distances itself from Gaza food delivery group amid questions over leadership and funding

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had faced criticism from aid groups even before this week’s chaotic rollout

West Bank Field Trips, Bible Tests: Israel's Plan to Reinforce Jewish Identity in Schools

Thursday Briefing: Aid Chaos Grows in Gaza

Plus, the Met’s new wondrous space.

Netanyahu says Israel killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas's presumed leader in Gaza

Israeli media outlets reported Sinwar was targeted in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza earlier this month. His brother, the mastermind of the October 2023 attacks, was killed in October 2024.

Member of Board of Deputies of British Jews quits over Gaza row

Daniel Grossman was one of 36 deputies placed under investigation for signing an open letter condemning Binyamin Netanyahu’s government

Israel PM says Hamas's Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been killed

Mohammed Sinwar was the target of a Israeli strike on the courtyard of the European hospital in Khan Younis on 13 May.

Who is Mohammed Sinwar? The Hamas Gaza leader Israel claims it killed

As Gaza’s Food Crisis Deepens, Israeli Troops Fire on Hungry Palestinians at Aid Distribution Site

'We are dying of hunger': Palestinians storm aid centre in southern Gaza

At least 47 Palestinians were injured, mostly by gunfire, after a crowd overwhelmed an aid distribution centre in Rafah, Gaza. Video: Reuters

Gaza aid chaos as crowds surge and Israeli troops fire warning shots

Hopes of motherhood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel's Gaza offensive

Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.

The U.S. Ended Some Covid Vaccine Recommendations

Also, chaos marred the opening of a contentious Israeli-backed aid site in Gaza, and President Trump moved to sever all government ties with Harvard.

Why the West Bank 'Bulletproof Vest Theory' Is Not Only Wrong, but Dangerous

Israeli troops fire warning shots as Palestinians overwhelm new food center in Gaza

Thousands of people rushed into a new aid distribution center run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, leading to chaotic scenes. The incident in Rafah came days after the partial easing of a total aid blockade on the territory that Israel imposed since March 2.

Mapping Israel’s military campaign in the occupied West Bank

Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.

US to vet all foreign students’ social media

Visa interviews for international students have been paused while President Trump cracks down on pro-Palestinian protesters at Ivy League colleges

Morning Mail: Coalition close after ‘comfort’ deal, Labor grassroots anger on Gaza, Trump ‘never evolved’

UK defends trade envoy’s trip to Israel even after suspending talks

Ian Austin was pictured on a trip to Haifa a week after foreign secretary criticised the ‘abominable’ situation in Gaza

Palestinians wary as US-backed aid group begins operations in Gaza

UN insists humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to the conflict

CUNY Schools Join Nationwide Student Hunger Strike for Gaza as U. of Oregon, Stanford Continue Fast

Gaza Is Death

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes

Match abandoned after row over Palestinian flags at women’s cup final

Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem

Israeli opposition leaders condemned attacks on Palestinians as "racist" and a disgrace to Judaism.

Historian returning from Gaza: 'The most shocking thing is the gap with the outside world's perception'

Jean-Pierre Filiu, a French historian who has traveled to the Gaza Strip many times over the years, spent a month in the Palestinian territory from December to January. He answered questions from Le Monde's readers about what he saw there.

Germany’s Merz says Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘can no longer be justified’

Chancellor’s strongest criticism yet of Netanyahu government highlights deep German unease over conflict

More than 95 percent of Gaza’s agricultural land unusable, UN warns

Israeli attacks on land, wells and greenhouses exacerbating the already critical risk of famine in Gaza, the FAO says.

Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation

For months, Israel’s strongest allies had been reluctant to join a wave of global censure against the war. Now, even the Trump administration appears to be growing impatient.

Gaza aid foundation chief quits as Israeli air strikes kill dozens

Departing head of US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says group not neutral in conflict

Gaza rescue official and journalist among 40 killed in Israeli strikes

European and Arab nations gather in Spain to urge an end to Israel's offensive in Gaza

The talks aimed to stop Israel's 'inhumane' and 'senseless' war in Gaza, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said. Humanitarian aid must enter Gaza 'massively, without conditions and without limits, and not controlled by Israel,' describing the territory as humanity's 'open wound.'

Australia news live: son of Palestinian refugees projected to win Calwell for Labor after ‘most complex count in history’

'Situation is dire' - BBC returns to Gaza baby left hungry by Israeli blockade

Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.

Likud MK's Call to 'Burn Gaza' Doesn't Violate Standards, Knesset Ethics Panel Says

Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel to halt Gaza assault

The Madrid meeting comes as Israel’s aid blockade fuels a looming famine amid relentless bombing of Gaza.

Israeli Strike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say

Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza, including rescue service official

Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip kill at least 23 Palestinians

Journalist and senior rescue official among latest casualties; Israel now controls 77% of Gaza Strip, says Hamas media office

Israel’s new military offensive is repeating old mistakes

The IDF’s new offensive in Gaza is an effort to separate civilians from fighters, but Hamas still controls at least half of the strip, and there is no plan for how to replace it

Pensioner arrested during pro-Palestinian protest

New Gaza Aid Plan, Bypassing U.N. and Billed as Neutral, Originated in Israel

Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.

Tragedy for doctor as nine of her children ‘killed in Gaza airstrike’

Outrage, horror after Israeli attack kills nine children of Gaza doctor

The young victims, two of whom remain under the rubble, range in age from seven months to 12 years old,

Nine of a doctor’s 10 children killed in Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza

Israel’s military says it had evacuated civilians from the area and ‘the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review’

Israeli airstrike kills nine of Gaza doctor’s 10 children, reports say

Freed Hostage: 'Can't Believe They Knew What Was Happening to Us in Gaza and Left Us There'

In Gaza, the future erased

The destruction of schools, universities, hospitals, factories and roads – Israel's conduct of its war in the Palestinian enclave aims to deprive residents of any prospects for the future, pushing them to abandon their land.

Lebanon launches process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps

Process begins after visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who said weapons ‘hurt’ Lebanon and Palestine cause.

As Gaza Death Rate Rises and Soldiers Burn Out, Expect an Israeli Four Mothers Movement

Lebanon Moves to Disarm Palestinian Groups, a Test Run for Hezbollah

After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias, including Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.

UN says more food needed in Gaza as looting hampers deliveries

Gaza health system at breaking point as Israeli hostilities intensify, says WHO

Military intervention must be used to stop the genocide in Gaza

Israel’s reinvasion of Gaza is a strategic disaster

Netanyahu’s war isn’t about protecting Israelis. It’s about protecting himself

Gaza: Many journalists' associations urge evacuation of Palestinian colleagues working for French outlets

According to Brown University in the United States, the number of journalists killed in Gaza over the past 18 months exceeds the total number who died during both World Wars.

Teacher suspended after holding minute’s silence for Gaza victims

Judge Allows Detained Palestinian Student Mahmoud Khalil to Hold Infant Son for First Time

How aid gets into Gaza and where it goes

Israel finally let food into the desperate Strip this week as pressure from allies mounted, but the map shows the scale of the crisis

Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas

The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.

What we know about Israeli embassy staff shooting

Police say the victims, a man and a woman, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".

Gunman Fired Repeatedly at Young Couple Outside Jewish Museum, F.B.I. Says

The authorities said the shooter was motivated by opposition to the war in Gaza when he killed two young Israeli Embassy employees in Washington.

Israel's foreign minister blames Europe for the murders of Israeli embassy staffers

Israel's foreign minister Gideon Saar blamed European criticism of his country's stepped-up Gaza offensive, claiming 'a direct line connecting anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli incitement to this murder': 'This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and international organizations, especially from Europe.'

There is no excuse for the killing of two Israeli embassy workers

Critics of Israel’s atrocious conduct in Gaza should be clear that their focus is the authors of that violence – not Israeli civilians

Killing Thousands in Gaza Is Not Self-defense, It's an Identity Crisis

Israeli embassy staff shooting suspect chanted ‘Free Palestine’: Live

Palestinian health minister reports 29 ‘starvation-related’ deaths in Gaza

Majed Abu Ramadan says 29 Palestinian children, elderly people killed as hunger grips bombarded enclave.

Only 100 Trucks Have Entered Gaza After 11 Weeks of Total Blockade and Imminent Mass Starvation

Israeli embassy staff killed outside Washington Jewish museum

Suspect identified by police as Elias Rodriguez, who allegedly later chanted ‘Free Palestine’, is in custody

Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays as pressure mounts on Israel

Israeli air strikes and tank fire killed at least 50 people across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, say Palestinian health authorities

Two Israeli embassy staff shot and killed in Washington

Suspect in attack outside Jewish museum chanted ‘free Palestine’, police say

Israeli Official: We Have U.S. Backing in Talks, Hamas Will Agree to End Rule Over Gaza

Netanyahu says ready for Gaza 'temporary ceasefire,' adding the Israeli army still aims to bring all of Gaza under its control

Israel has faced massive pressure to halt its expanded offensive and allow aid into Gaza. The army stepped up its offensive over the weekend, vowing to defeat Gaza's Hamas rulers, whose October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war.

Netanyahu says Israel will control ‘all of Gaza’ after latest offensive

Israeli prime minister also outlines maximalist conditions for ending the war.

Inside Gaza: ‘How do I face my grandchildren with nothing to eat?’

It’s been two days since Israel agreed to allow ‘minimal amounts’ of aid into Gaza, but soup kitchens remain bare

Pro-Palestine protesters burn diplomas and clash with police at Columbia graduation

Netanyahu says Israel probably killed Hamas chief as it intensifies Gaza offensive

Premier says propaganda pushed by Muslim minorities is driving European condemnation of latest offensive

George Washington University student banned after pro-Palestinian graduation speech

'The mood is changing': Israeli anger grows at conduct of war

Support for the war in Gaza is waning, with some Israeli political and military figures criticising the conflict in recent days.

Israeli Soldiers Fire in Air to Disperse Western Diplomats in West Bank

The event in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, came amid rising tensions between Israel and its foreign partners.

Humanitarian agencies warn aid still not getting into Gaza

Taoiseach calls for EU to suspend preferential trade deal with Israel

Gaza Officials Report 326 Malnutrition Deaths as U.N. Says No Aid Has Reached Palestinians

UK steps up action against Israel over Gaza offensive

Foreign Secretary David Lammy summons the Israeli ambassador suspends talks on a trade deal.

UK ready to sanction top Israelis over ‘intolerable’ Gaza offensive

Britain halts trade talks with Binyamin Netanyahu’s government as both Keir Starmer and David Lammy condemn its treatment of Palestinians

President Trump Told Republicans to Get in Line

Also, Israel’s allies told it to stop its expanded Gaza offensive, the F.D.A. might restrict access to Covid vaccines and more news.

Full list of UK sanctions against Israel over Gaza

Inside Project Esther’s plan to silence pro-Palestinian activism

Trump’s crackdowns on universities closely match a right-wing roadmap to crush the pro-Palestinian movement.

Israel Can Finally Live in Peace With Its 'Total Victory' Over Gaza

Operation Gaza: ‘I’m trying to save lives in a war zone’

Liberals in turmoil after Coalition split, Sydney commuter chaos, UK condemns ‘monstrous’ Israel

Some senior Liberal figures think the party could be freed up to chase more urban voters; Britain halts trade talks and calls Gaza policy ‘repellent’

UK halts trade talks with Israel and sanctions West Bank settlers

Citing Israel's 'indefensible' policies in Gaza, Britain escalates pressure on Netanyahu's government amid growing global outrage – even as Israel insists it won't change course.

‘No sane country kills babies as a hobby’: Israeli politician condemns war in Gaza, causes uproar in Tel Aviv

Netanyahu riled by radio remarks by Yair Golan, a former senior general in the Israel Defense Forces

Palestinian American Student Denied Diploma After Protesting Israel’s Assault on Gaza

Thank You for Letting Me Expose Your Social Media Followers to the Atrocities in Gaza

Israel allowing 'minimal' food into Gaza after pressure from allies, PM says

Benjamin Netanyahu says aid will enter for "practical and diplomatic" reasons, after weeks of blockade.

UK, France and Canada warn Israel over ‘intolerable’ Gaza suffering

As key Israel allies threaten action over Gaza catastrophe, Washington is largely unmoved

As Palestinians are told to evacuate before ‘unprecedented attack’, the White House continues to publicly back Israel

UK, France and Canada criticise ‘egregious actions’ by Israel in Gaza

Announcement that basic amount of aid will be allowed into Gaza described as ‘wholly inadequate’

UK, France and Canada threaten more sanctions on Israel as first aid in weeks enters Gaza

Israel allowed a very limited amount of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza on Monday after an 11-week blockade. The UN called it a 'drop in the ocean.'

Gaza’s children don’t deserve to starve

By withholding aid and now allowing only ‘minimal’ food supplies, Israel’s government is losing what’s left of its moral authority

Measure targeting pro-Palestine NGOs disappears from US tax bill

Legislation would have allowed the executive branch to crack down on ‘terrorism supporting’ nonprofits.

Israel Says It Will Allow Limited Food into Gaza as Over 2 Million Palestinians Face Famine

Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From Columbia

Mr. Mahdawi, who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, was released from detention late last month and allowed to travel from Vermont to get his diploma.

Israel to take full control of Gaza, allowing in ‘minimal’ aid

In the West Bank, the archaeological site of Sebastia under Israeli control

The takeover of the ancient site illustrates the expansion of settlers and the Israeli army presence in this Palestinian territory, where activity has slowed since the beginning of the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israel launches major Gaza ground operation as truce talks continue

The Israeli military attacks numerous targets including a hospital in northern Gaza, as ceasefire negotiations hit hurdles in Qatar.

Israel to Allow 'Basic Amount' of Food Into Gaza to Prevent Hunger Crisis

Morning Mail: Israel launches new Gaza assault; NSW police ‘extraordinary’ search power; Biden’s cancer diagnosis

‘Extensive’ operation planned by Israeli forces in Gaza; Teams app took students biometric data; Labor eyes productivity reforms

Israel says it might end Gaza war if Hamas exiled not destroyed

Nearly 500 Palestinians have been killed in the past week as Israel launched some of its heaviest bombardment of the strip since the start of the war

Israeli strikes batter Gaza hospitals as brutal siege, bombing intensify

Indonesian Hospital in Gaza’s north ‘forced out of service’ amid intensifying Israeli strikes on healthcare system.

Amid Cease-Fire Talks, Israel Expands Ground Operations in Gaza

This new stage of the war is aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing hostages and ultimately destroying the group or forcing it to surrender.

How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes

The world must speak out against Israel’s war and Gaza’s suffering

Israel’s army adopts a high-stakes new strategy: more terrain

It remains present inside Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank

Here in Gaza, babies are skin and bone. I fear mine will be too

Mother who gave birth in January says Israel’s blockade means she can only offer her daughter saltwater soup

Palestinians could be ‘forced into three controlled zones in Gaza’ under Israeli plan, report claims

The Operation in Gaza Is the Latest Attempt to Preserve Netanyahu's Extremist Coalition

Israel launches major offensive to 'seize and control' areas of Gaza

IDF says "Operation Gideon's Chariots" will seize and hold territory, as Hamas health ministry reports dozens killed.

New Gaza truce talks under way as Israel expands ground assault

The talks in the Qatari capital have begun without any conditions for Israel to allow aid into Gaza or a ceasefire.

Gaza: Hamas announces new round of talks underway, amid new Israeli offensive

After Israel launched a new offensive on Saturday, international leaders called for attacks on the Gaza Strip to stop, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying 'we need a permanent ceasefire, now.'

Israel expands Gaza ground offensive after days of air strikes

Defence minister claims fresh fighting puts pressure on Hamas as latest round of talks begins in Qatar

Israel accused of ethnic cleansing after more than 140 killed in Gaza in 24 hours

Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to ‘achieve all of the war goals in Gaza’

Gunfire in Gaza After Israel Said Its Troops Were Mobilizing

The shots were heard in central Gaza early Saturday, hours after the Israeli military said its troops were preparing for a major advance into the territory.

NBC: Trump Administration Working on Plan to Relocate One Million Palestinians to Libya

Israel launches major offensive in Gaza after airstrikes that killed more than 100

‘No soap, no morphine’: Gaza volunteer on life under intensified bombing

Gaza volunteer calls Israel’s intensified bombardment “shocking” as Palestinians face severe food and medical shortages.

The Murder Capital: ‘If politicians grew a backbone, musicians wouldn’t need flags’

The Murder Capital have been locked out of venues in Germany for displaying a Palestinian flag on stage. The show must go on, their frontman says

Council of Europe accuses Israel of deliberate starvation in Gaza

The Council warned that Israel's actions risk fueling future conflict, while the UN rights chief condemned the escalating offensive and blockade as tantamount to ethnic cleansing.

'My children go to sleep hungry,' Gazans tell the BBC

The BBC speaks to people in Gaza during a 10-week blockade on food, medical supplies and other aid.

Moment Gaza residents flee as Israeli airstrike hits house filmed

Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

Humanitarian support has collapsed in the enclave, which has been under total Israeli blockade for more than two months. Aid groups warn that the territory is on the brink of famine.

Israel escalates Gaza strikes as it steps up pressure on ceasefire talks

More than 150 Palestinians reported killed since Thursday as US leads truce-for-hostage negotiations in Qatar

He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma.

The university says that a student’s remarks condemning Israel were not approved and that he “violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Said to Kill at Least 120; U.S. Troubled by Humanitarian Situation

Watch: UK surgeon shares footage from Gaza hospital after deadly Israeli strike

Tuesday's strike killed 28 people, the Hamas-run civil defence said. Israel says it was a precise strike on Hamas.

Eighty dead in Gaza bombing, Coalition talks begin, doctors’ gene genius

As ceasefire talks wither, Trump suggests territory could become ‘freedom zone’; Sussan Ley expects partnership talks to ‘take time’

Settlers assault Palestinian woman protecting land in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian woman who tried to stop a group from trespassing in the occupied West Bank.

Netanyahu, unmoved by international pressure, steps up Gaza's bombardment

After Emmanuel Macron described Israel's actions as 'unacceptable,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the French president of siding with Hamas. Bombings on the Palestinian enclave have intensified, and a new evacuation order was issued for Gaza City.

BBC faces questions over Gaza ‘analyst’ who led Hamas TV channel

Israeli strikes kill 60 in Gaza as Trump calls for ‘freedom zone’

President Trump Meets With Syria’s Leader

Also, Republicans pushed forward with tax and Medicaid cuts, Israel tried to kill a top Hamas commander in Gaza and more news.

Qatar says recent Israeli Gaza attacks show lack of interest in ceasefire

Qatari prime minister adds that the UN should be allowed to resume aid distribution inside Gaza.

IDF Claimed Hamas Dug Tunnel Under Gaza School, but Shared Footage of a Nearby Hospital

Israel issues major evacuation order for Palestinians sheltering in Gaza City

Israel alleges several buildings are being used by Hamas. Local authorities and aid agencies say thousands of civilians are sheltering there.

‘Don’t lecture us,’ Israel tells Macron after criticism of Gaza war

A war of words has broken out between the countries, with the Israeli defence minister saying the French president ‘should not lecture them on morality’

Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence

Netanyahu accuses Macron of siding with 'terrorist organization' after Israel criticism

The French president accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of 'unacceptable' behavior over its blockade of aid into Gaza in a televised interview on Tuesday.

Israeli strike on hospital kills 28 in Gaza, civil defence says

Biden’s top diplomat tells Europe: Trump thinks you’re weak. Stand up

Antony Blinken speaks to Times Radio on Ukraine, Gaza and the new administration’s foreign policy pivot

Gary Lineker deletes 'Zionism' post amid criticism

The presenter shared a post from the group Palestine Lobby, which included a rat illustration.

Cannes jury head Juliette Binoche pays tribute to Palestinian photojournalist at opening ceremony

Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna was killed by an Israeli strike in April and is the subject of a documentary in competition at Cannes. Before Binoche's tribute, over 380 film figures accused Israel of 'genocide' in an open letter.

No evidence of genocide in Gaza, UK lawyers say in arms export case

Medical professionals must speak out and act on Gaza now

I spent 22 days in Gaza. I saw so much death and destruction but also unbelievable courage, compassion and dedication.

Witkoff Tells Gaza Hostage Families U.S. Is No 'Replacement' for Israeli Government

Israel Bombards Gaza Seeking to Kill Top Hamas Leader, Officials Say

Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Mohammad Sinwar, one of Hamas’s top remaining commanders in Gaza and the brother of a leader killed last year.

Palestinian Authority Lifting Ban on Al Jazeera in West Bank

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released by Hamas in Gaza

The 21-year-old is the first hostage to be released since a ceasefire came to an end in March.

Leading Hollywood actors and directors denounce the 'genocide' in Gaza: 'We cannot remain silent'

In an open letter released on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, actors and directors including Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Pedro Almodovar urged the film community to 'rise up' and 'name reality.'

Leftwing pundit Hasan Piker says US border agents quizzed him on Trump and Gaza

Israel Shelves Permanent Ban on Palestinian Family Unification Fearing Judicial Strikedown

One in five people in Gaza face starvation, famine watchdog warns

The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation.

‘Enough’: Readers join call to end deafening silence on Gaza

Bookie ‘ignored Gaza row’ in unfairly sacking boss for harassment

Israeli siege tipping Gaza into famine, UN panel says

Report warns that half a million people are starving with conditions to worsen if Israel does not ease blockade

MKs Confront Senior IDF Officer, Swear at Palestinain Detainees During Visit to Sde Teiman

Why are we closing our eyes to Gaza’s horror?

We have reached the point at which Israel’s western allies must say ‘enough of this savagery’ — and actually mean it

US-Israeli hostage's family says Edan Alexander will be released from Gaza 'in the coming days'

Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory.

Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

BBC team's tense encounter with sanctioned Israeli settler while filming in West Bank

Israeli settler Moshe Sharvit established a so-called 'outpost' in occupied West Bank

Hamas to release Israeli-American hostage in bid to secure Gaza ceasefire

Palestinian militant group’s move comes as Donald Trump prepares to visit the Middle East this week

Last living American captive in Gaza set to be released

Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.

Australia news live: Husic says Gaza a ‘factor’ in being dropped from cabinet; Price confirms run for Liberal deputy leader

Israel capitalises as Gaza fatigue sets in

Israel eyes full Gaza occupation. Plus, justice plays out as primetime radio drama in Ghana.

French Envoy Urges End to 'Smooth Talk' to Steer Israelis, Palestinians From 'Endless War'

The Redwans' suspended life in the West Bank: 'We drink, we eat, we cry. We drink, we eat, we bury'

Following the terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, M Le magazine du Monde published profiles of two families caught in the conflict: the Weissmanns, on the Israeli side, and the Redwans, on the Palestinian side. After a year and a half of a never-ending war, with the Gaza Strip under further bombardment, we spoke with them again.

End the deafening silence on Gaza – it is time to speak up

Gaza’s farmers and fishermen eat weeds and turtles as food runs out

Attacks on agriculture exacerbate desperate shortages and enclave’s slide towards famine

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, says EU’s former top diplomat

World could be witnessing ‘another Nakba’ in Palestine, UN committee warns

Israel’s priority is a ‘wider colonial expansion’, the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.

Barclays’ AGM disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

Incident occurs as UK government prepares to clarify rules on whether shareholder meetings can be held online

U.S. Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE Over pro-Palestinian Views

Judge Orders Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE

The student had published an essay about Gaza. Immigration agents arrested her and sent her to a Louisiana detention center to await deportation proceedings.

US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm

UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid.

'What we are witnessing is an absolute disgrace': EU leaders condemn situation in Gaza, but remain divided on Israel

As Israel's humanitarian blockade of Gaza continues after two months, European Union foreign ministers, gathered in Warsaw on Thursday, did not have strong enough words to describe the situation on the ground.

92 dead in 24 hours: An ordinary day of horror in the Gaza Strip

Israeli bombings on Wednesday devastated a market as well as two schools serving as shelters for displaced people. Since Israel broke the ceasefire in mid-March, dozens of Palestinians have perished under its airstrikes every day.

How Did Israelis Become So Indifferent to Children Killed in Gaza?

A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel's

Documentary sheds light on Biden’s reactions to Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

A probe into the US journalist’s death in the West Bank suggests US had reason to believe shooting was ‘intentional’.

Ben Jennings on Israel’s plans for a new offensive in Gaza – cartoon

UN experts say Palestinians in Gaza face ‘annihilation’, with the threat of increased military action following months of chronic food shortages

Israeli forces close UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

The action, which affects hundreds of Palestinian pupils, comes after an Israeli ban on Unrwa this year.

In Israel’s Demolition Path, West Bank Residents Pack Up Their Lives

A monthslong Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank has displaced tens of thousands of people. Some are now learning they may not return.

Columbia University calls in police to clear pro-Palestinian protesters

Israeli Army Places Returning the Hostages at the Bottom of Its Gaza Campaign Goals

Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Gaza City

The single deadliest bombing took place near a popular cafe in Gaza City where at least 33 people were killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Biden’s pier to Gaza for aid hurt US troops more than the public knew

Israeli strikes on Gaza City restaurant and market kill 20, medics say

The restaurant in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood had been recently been operating a community kitchen.

Palestinians turn plastic into diesel amid fuel shortage in Gaza

Amid Gaza’s worsening fuel crisis under the Israeli blockade, Palestinians are converting plastic into diesel.

US ‘in talks’ with Israel over taking control of Gaza

The talks are said to involve the United States leading a transitional government until security in the territory had been established

How the Netanyahu Government's War on Gaza Is Killing Israel's Future

Democrats shun unity on Gaza in face of Netanyahu’s plan for ‘final’ assault

Trump declares end to US strikes on Houthis in Yemen

The president claims the Iranian-backed group does not want to fight any more — but the rebels say they will continue to act over the war in Gaza

Jeremy Bowen: Netanyahu's plan for Gaza risks dividing Israel, killing Palestinians and horrifying world

The offensive to take and hold territory will sharpen everything that makes this war so controversial, writes the BBC's International Editor.

U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, plans to shut down a direct communications channel between U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem working on Palestinian issues and agencies in Washington.

Palestine and the decline of the US empire

The US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end.

Senior UK conservative lawmakers break ranks to call for recognition of Palestinian state

Israel prepares large-scale Gaza offensive to achieve lasting occupation

aIt plans to establish a permanent military presence in the Palestinian enclave and to confine the population to the southern extremity of the territory.

Israelis Protest Government’s Plan to Intensify Campaign in Gaza

Israeli spokesmen said the expanded ground operation would include “a wide attack, involving moving most of Gaza’s population,” as well as the “holding of territories” by Israeli soldiers for an indefinite period of time.

Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha Wins Pulitzer for Essays on Gaza After October 7

Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize for commentary

The poet gets the prestigious award for New Yorker essays ‘on the physical and emotional carnage in Gaza’ amid war.

Israel security cabinet approves plan to 'capture' Gaza, official says

The Israeli military says the expanded offensive will displace most Palestinians in Gaza.

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary

Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in Gaza

What will it take to bring peace to Gaza?

As Israel digs in for an extended occupation, President Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia offers a window of opportunity for peace talks

Israel calls up thousands of reservists to expand war in Gaza

Israel steps up military operations and threats against Gaza, Syria and Iran

Israel is preparing for a new large-scale attack on the Gaza Strip, intensifying its operations in Syria amidst sectarian tensions and threatening Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen, following a missile strike that hit Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport.

Children Suffer From Malnutrition as Israel’s Blockade of Gaza Continues

It has been over 60 days since Israel ordered a halt to all humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Israel says the siege will continue until Hamas releases all of its hostages.

BBC criticised for delaying documentary about Gaza doctors

Starving under Israel’s siege – what is next for the people of Gaza?

Dozens of people are already dead from starvation as Israel bars trucks with food and aid.

Lawsuits Against U.S. pro-Palestinian Student Activists Reignite Debate on Protest Limits

The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade of Gaza: hunger as a weapon of war

Editorial: Conditions are increasingly desperate. The resumption of humanitarian relief is essential to save civilian lives

Israelis protest for captives, against Netanyahu’s Gaza war expansion

Families of captives say a wider Israeli Gaza assault risks their relatives’ lives.

Poised to Expand Gaza Offensive, Israel Calls Up Thousands of Reserve Soldiers

The mobilization could indicate that the Israeli government is preparing to shift its tactics in its fight against Hamas.

IDF Calls Up Thousands of Reservists Ahead of Expanded Offensive in Gaza

Israeli attacks on southern Gaza kill at least 40 people – video

An overnight Israeli attack on the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza has killed at least 11 people, including three babies up to a year old

'I saved my ID card and my dog': Israel expands demolitions of West Bank refugee homes

Jumaa Zawayda didn't know if his home was among those destroyed after Israel ordered thousands to evacuate Jenin.

Six Swarthmore College students suspended over pro-Palestinian camp

Palestinian children face starvation under Israel’s total Gaza blockade

UNICEF says children face ‘growing risk of starvation, illness and death’ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.

In starving Gaza under Israeli siege, 'the powerless population endures the unendurable'

Since March 2, no commercial or humanitarian trucks have entered the Palestinian enclave. The United Nations estimates that the situation has reached its worst level since the beginning of the war.

Fetterman clashed with wife over Gaza amid concerns over mental health

US man gets 53 years for fatally stabbing Palestinian-American child

Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.

15 Family Members Killed in IDF Strike on Gaza; Only Seven-year-old, His Mother Survived

Illinois Man Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison in Killing of Palestinian American Boy

A jury in suburban Chicago convicted the man of murder and hate crime charges in the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6. He was the boy’s landlord.

The Stone Hitting Me During the Israeli-Palestinian Ceremony Was Aimed at Democracy Itself

Israel executing ‘genocidal war’ against Palestinians, Qatar tells ICJ

A senior Qatari diplomat told the ICJ that Israel is conducting a “genocidal war against the Palestinian people.”

At International Court of Justice, a week of testimonies on Israel's legal obligations for aid to Gaza

The humanitarian blockade on aid for Gaza over the past two months and Israeli obstructions to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees were debated at the international court. The judges' opinion is expected soon, though it might go unheeded.

Belal Muhammad vows to make UFC 315 ring walk with Palestine flag: ‘Nothing will stop me’

St Andrews rector wins appeal over Gaza 'genocide' claim

Stella Maris was removed from her role on the university court over comments she made on the Israel-Gaza war.

Protesters Near Yale Hurl Water Bottles at Far-Right Israeli Official

Demonstrators waving Palestinian and Israeli flags condemned the appearance of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister who has been widely criticized for his extreme views.

Israel has no duty to allow UN aid agency into Gaza, says US state department lawyer

UK foreign secretary says France and UK in talks to recognise Palestinian state – video

David Lammy’s comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged discussions with France about recognising a Palestinian state

Politicians Silent on Far-right Attack During Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Event

Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody

Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.

Watch: Moment Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is released

Mahdawi was among multiple international students and graduates detained after their involvement in the protest movement against the war in Gaza.

IDF Will Call Up Tens of Thousands of Reservists Ahead of Escalating Gaza Operations

Israel releases Gaza paramedic who survived deadly attack

Palestinian ambulance driver Assaad al-Nassasra, who survived an Israeli attack that killed 15 medics, has been freed.

ICC orders chief prosecutor not to publicise Gaza warrants

Gaza medic detained during deadly Israeli attack released, Red Crescent says

Assad al-Nassasra was missing for weeks following last month's attack, in which 15 emergency workers were killed by Israeli troops.

Trump 100 days: ‘unpredictable’ US alienates allies and disrupts global trade

Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce

'We call on the European Union to endorse a confederation of the states of Israel and Palestine in one homeland'

Condemning atrocities or expressing abstract support for a 'two-state solution' is no longer sufficient, argues an international group of 121 academics and intellectuals, including Kenneth Pomeranz and Gisèle Sapiro.

Israel is using aid as a weapon of war, UN court told

The blockade on Gaza has left two million at risk of starvation, Palestinian representatives said at the International Court of Justice

Haifa University Bars Israeli-Palestinian Group From Campus After Anti-war Protest

Israeli drone strike kills Palestinian children in Gaza City

An Israeli drone strike has killed at least 12 Palestinians, including a number of children in Gaza City.

Top UN court examining if Israel must co-operate with Palestinian refugee agency

Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".

ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret

Israel-Palestine: France pushes two-state solution

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot embarked on a regional tour ahead of the upcoming UN conference in June.

Israel's Cruelty Toward This Gaza Aid Worker Further Erodes Its International Standing

Louis Theroux: The Settlers paints grim picture of life in West Bank

Inside the Gaza row splitting the British Jewish board

Qatar claims slight progress towards ceasefire in Gaza

But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".

Gaza on brink of catastrophe as aid runs out and prices soar, groups warn

Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israel’s blockade continues, say aid agencies

Qatar hints at progress in Gaza truce talks as UN urges lifting of blockade

Qatar says ‘a bit of progress’ made in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks as food crisis in Palestinian territory worsens.

Aid workers sound the alarm over Gaza's transformation into 'mass grave'

Since March 2, Israel's complete blockade risks turning the Gaza Strip into a 'mass grave,' according to humanitarian workers who are increasingly threatened on the ground, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.

Israeli Incitement to Genocide in Gaza Goes Mainstream

Like every true friend of Israel, I am obliged to say — enough

With each bomb, each bullet, each meal denied to Gaza’s children, Hamas is getting more of what it wants

Palestinian president names Hussein al-Sheikh vice-president of PLO and his likely successor

Mahmoud Abbas appoints veteran aide to newly created role, making him frontrunner to take over from ageing leader

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints aide as PLO deputy

Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbas’s Fatah movement and seen as a potential successor to him.

More than 100 Gaza Strip residents evacuated to France: 'You can't imagine what we've been through'

One hundred fifteen Palestinians, including recipients of the PAUSE university hosting program and scholarship students, landed at Orly on Friday in the largest evacuation to France since October 7.

Australian election 2025 live: Dutton will only ‘stand behind one flag’ to avoid division; PM rejects Coalition idea to rescreen Gaza migrants

‘This is one minute to midnight’: British MP visits occupied West Bank

British MP Shockat Adam travelled to the occupied West Bank to see Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

Israel's Gaza War Reprise Is Reaping the Army's First Casualties

UN agency runs out of food aid in Gaza after Israeli blockade

The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.

‘We are not numbers’: Writer who lost 21 family members in Gaza releases new book of Palestinian voices

Netanyahu instructs negotiators to continue steps to release Gaza hostages

The Israeli prime minister had made a rare visit to Gaza on Tuesday as the military pressed on with its air and ground assault against the Palestinian territory.

Israeli Reservist Killed in Northern Gaza Combat, Two Other Soldiers Seriously Wounded

‘Deepest contradictions’: Yale bans pro-Palestine group amid Ben-Gvir visit

Observers denounce punishment of pro-Palestine protesters and silence on far-right Israeli minister’s visit.

Why are we closing our eyes to Gaza’s horror?

Gaza footage captures the moment an Israeli airstrike hits Beit Lahia – video

Israel's deadly air campaign has continued across Gaza since it violated its ceasefire with Hamas last month

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 28 people, Palestinians say

Anti-Hamas protests on rise in Gaza as group's iron grip slips

Gazan civilians are losing their fear of Hamas, openly criticising the group on the streets and online.

Kneecap defend pro-Palestinian Coachella statement as 'not aggressive'

Kneecap ended their performance at the California music festival with pro-Palestinian messages.

Gaza health ministry denies manipulating death toll figures

Three thousand names were removed from an official list of those killed in Israel's offensive.

Palestinian Red Crescent says Israeli report into Gaza medics' killings 'full of lies'

An Israeli military report said "professional failures" led to the killing of the 15 rescue workers.

'It's really hard to have any hope': Gaza doctor describes daily struggle

The BBC joins a GP in Gaza as she sees dozens of patients, struggling to treat them with a dwindling supply of drugs.

Israeli troops will remain in Gaza 'security zones' after war, minister says

Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire disarmament proposal, Palestinian official says

Conditions at Gaza hospitals 'beyond description' after Israeli attacks, WHO says

Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City

Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza

Red Cross chief says Gaza is 'hell on earth' as Israeli assault continues

Israel to include Rafah in Gaza 'security zones' - defence minister

Israeli strike on Gaza residential building kills 29, medics say

Gaza is a 'killing field', says UN chief, as agencies urge world to act on Israel's blockade

Red Crescent calls for inquiry into Israel's killing of Gaza paramedics

Israel changes account of Gaza medic killings after video showed deadly attack

Video casts doubt on Israeli account of Gaza medic killings

The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who was killed.

Videos show aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter

BBC Verify explains what we know about the incident after reviewing videos that were posted online.

Gaza bakeries shut and painkillers on ration after month of Israeli blockade

At least 322 children killed since Israel's new Gaza offensive, Unicef says

Israel orders evacuation of southern Gaza city of Rafah

Wounded Palestinians dying over lack of supplies, US surgeon who worked in Gaza says

Dr Mark Perlmutter says doctors are working without soap, antibiotics or x-ray facilities, as Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas.

Hundreds join Gaza's largest anti-Hamas protest since war began

'I was afraid for my life': At the scene of the attack on Palestinian Oscar winner

BBC Verify: Israel's hospital assassination in Gaza

An air strike on a hospital in Gaza is reported to have killed a senior Hamas leader

More than 50,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run ministry says

BBC Verify: Assessing Israel's renewed ground operation

Israel has sent more troops into Gaza after resuming airstrikes on what it calls "terror targets".

Why has Israel bombed Gaza and what next for ceasefire deal?

The truce was already in trouble - now Israeli air strikes have dealt it a huge blow.

British daughter of Gaza hostage says burying father 'incredibly meaningful'

US rejects 'impractical' Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance

Can Trump deport this pro-Palestinian student activist?

University condemns Palestine Action paint protest

Arab leaders approve $53bn alternative to Trump's Gaza plan

Gaza ceasefire in peril as Israel and Hamas hit impasse