Israel receives body Hamas says belongs to hostage
Confirmation of the remains would mean that only three deceased hostages' bodies now remain in Gaza.
Confirmation of the remains would mean that only three deceased hostages' bodies now remain in Gaza.
Bentele is pushing for the European Commission to remove proposed sanctions against Israel from the agenda โ
ITV documentary details the repeated killing of unarmed civilians and the use of Palestinians as human shields
Raghad al-Assar, 12, continues to suffer trauma after her home in central Gaza was bombed, killing two of her sisters.
Resident arrive to dawn prayer to find mosque in flames, as they warn settler attacks are getting closer and closer to them
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted the Royal Air Force base, the Ministry of Defence claims it still doesnโt know the cost of repairs.
Shawan Jabarin says US colleagues and funders have distanced themselves from West Bank-based Al-Haq over the sanctions
The move ahead of the Milipol expo next week breaks with the policy set by Paris last year to ban companies involved in the war in Gaza.
November 13, 2025 ย Israel deported more than 150 freed Palestinian prisoners last month. Some experts in Israel warn it could have long-term consequences for Israeli security.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Rubio's comments came after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Canada. The G7 also released a joint statement on humanitarian aid in Gaza and enforcing nuclear restrictions on Iran.
November 12, 2025 ย Israeli President Isaac Herzog added a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Al-Haq unsuccessfully challenged the UK government's decision to exempt F-35 components from wider suspension of export licences to Israel last year
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.
Ron Dermer, a close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spearheaded months of negotiations that resulted in the Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal that took effect on October 10.
While the US sees diplomacy with Israel as crucial to peace in the Middle East, Arab leaders see it differently
In a letter to Hamas, the Yemeni group appears to suggest an end to Houthi attacks and is 'closely monitoring developments'
Israelis continue to attack Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza, as death toll in the latter tops 69,000.
Macron says France and the Palestinian Authority will set up a joint committee to draft a new Palestinian constitution.
The French president also warned on Tuesday that any Israeli plans for annexation in the West Bank would be a 'red line' and would provoke a European reaction.
Mediators are trying to negotiate the exit of scores of fighters believed to hiding in a southern area of Gaza under Israeli control.
Activists had been pressuring the Human Rights Campaign, one of the worldโs largest LGBTQ+ groups, to stand against Israelโs genocide in Gaza.
The UN says 81% of all structures in the Gaza Strip were damaged during the war between Israel and Hamas.
Bill would impose death penalty on Palestinians who kill Jewish Israelis but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
November 10, 2025 ย Since the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, Israelโs control of the West Bank has increased. Palestinians in the occupied territory are having their land confiscated at unprecedented rates.
Israel took advantage of the fall of the Assad regime to expand the area of southern Syria it has occupied since 1967. With uprootings of olive trees, arbitrary arrests and mobile checkpoints, soldiers have imposed a similar regime to that enforced on the population of the Palestinian territory.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Sean Middlebrough says he and fellow Palestine Action activists were โkidnappedโ by British counter-terrorism police at the point of a gun.
As Israel hands over nameless bodies of Palestinians, will the UK fund efforts to identify the dead โ as it did in other conflicts?
White House says nearly 700 aid trucks entering Gaza each day, a figure disputed by Palestinians and aid organisations.
Militant group says it is still unable to locate all dead hostages in Gaza
The Irish Football Association says Israel broke Uefa rules by allowing 'settlement clubs' in the occupied West Bank
If confirmed, Hadar Goldin would be the 24th deceased hostage whose remains have been returned by Hamas since the start of the ceasefire on October 10.
The Israeli military confirmed the soldier's body had been returned from Gaza after 11 years on Sunday.
Exclusive: Case for Mohammed Baraka alleges discrimination on the basis of nationality
November 8, 2025 ย A Israeli military court will weigh the fate of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urged his release.
FAI calls for Israelโs immediate suspension over its violation of UEFAโs statutes in occupied Palestinian territory.
Democrat Sam Rasoul, a Muslim, won re-election to the state legislature despite accusations of antisemitism
Both sides must abandon false moral certainties and oversimplified historical narratives if the cycle of violence is to be broken
The remains of one of the last six hostages still held in Gaza were handed over by the Red Cross under the terms of a US-brokered ceasefire.
If the body is identified as a hostage, five dead hostages will remain in Gaza and still need to be returned under a ceasefire deal.
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity โperpetrated systematicallyโ in Gaza
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
UNRWA schools in Gaza are serving a dual-purpose as classrooms during the day and shelters at night.
The mass slaughter in both Gaza and Sudan is inextricably linked to the bloody tapestry of Britainโs colonial history. When we speak up for Palestinian liberation, we must also speak up for Sudan, writes Kieran Andrieu.ย
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israelโs genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild.
November 7, 2025 ย NPR's Israel correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israeli still requires a military escort.
Benjamin Netanyahu urged to allow about 150 militants to give up weapons in exchange for free passage
Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine protesters descended on Birmingham as Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were banned from visiting Aston Villa. Simon Childs reports from Birmingham.ย
Israa al-Areerโs searches through bodies returned by Israel for husband and brother missing since start of war on Gaza.
Editorial: Palestinians are being born amid the rubble. They need not only immediate relief but long-term justice
Egypt wants to negotiate handover with Hamas, while Turkey calls for more UN oversight of peacekeepers
Palestinians hope for more relief and progress toward the next Gaza ceasefire phase as daily life remains precarious.
Bodies of six hostages remain in Gaza
Mohamed Sabry Soliman threw Molotov cocktails at people marching in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on June 1. Fifteen people were injured, and one 84-year-old woman later died from her injuries.
Why is anti-Palestinian racism so widespread and where does it stem from?
Aid groups call for unimpeded assistance to Gaza as displaced Palestinians turn to local community kitchens for help.
The resolution, submitted by the US with the objective of establishing the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, has not yet been discussed in Israel.
Israel receives remains of another hostage from Gaza, prime minister's office says
If the person's identity is confirmed as that of a dead hostage, it will mean six others are still in Gaza.
Israeli military says it killed two Palestinians who approached an area it occupied in a โthreateningโ way
Israel's destruction of wells and continued restrictions on fuel supply hinder recovery of Gaza's water system, with the Strip only receiving 15 percent of its water needs
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups โ a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
UN calls for all Gaza crossings to be opened to allow unimpeded deliveries of food and other humanitarian aid.
The Israeli military says the remains will be transferred to its forces in Gaza, who will take them to Israel for identification.
Participation of Giora Eiland, central figure of the โGeneralsโ Planโ, shows far-right positions within Israeli left, says activist
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Gaza teachers face unthinkable scenarios when their students are injured in Israeli attacks and suffer from famine.
Israeli settlers have reportedly attacked over 100 Palestinians and vandalized entire groves since olive harvest began.
Nasser Abu Srour says outbreak of Gaza war after 7 October 2023 led to prisons becoming like โanother frontโ
November 4, 2025 ย A political scandal has erupted over allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians. A military official, who had leaked a video, disappeared briefly on Sunday. She was found later and is now being held in prison.
Boycotts, benefit concerts, open letters: Two years after the war started, more and more musicians have openly supported Palestinians. While many British and Irish artists have spoken out, such activism has struggled to gain traction in France.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Hamas is ready to transfer the governance of Gaza to a new committee.
Turkey hosted foreign ministers from Muslim countries to discuss a path forward in Gaza. DW has more.
Ankara says other partner countries would also like to see the mission's definition and scope to decide on sending troops to the Palestinian enclave
Surveillance footage showed alleged abuse of Palestinian inmate at notorious Israeli prison
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi resigned on Friday, admitting leaking a video allegedly showing abuse of a Palestinian detainee.
November 2, 2025 ย Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians after Hamas returns remains of 3 soldiers
Despite the ceasefire, Israelโs strikes and severe restrictions on aid leave Gazaโs civilians struggling to survive.
While Francesca Albaneseโs Mandela Lecture chronicled the suffering of the people of Palestine, South African author Zukiswa Wanner experienced first-hand the brutality of the Israeli regime when she and others were abducted and detained by the Netanyahu administration. This is the first of a two-part series on life inside an Israeli jail
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Bombarded Palestinians in Gaza face hazards both visible and invisible.
Judge blocks transfer of Sami Hamdi out of California as legal challenge over alleged retaliation for free speech unfolds
Relatives and experts tell of the human and societal need to find and identify the dead, while images and data shed light on the scale of the job
Gaza Government Media Office says just 24 percent of agreed aid allowed into Gaza since ceasefire deal came into force.
A group of Palestinian-German engineers and doctors in Germany are doing what they can to help the people of Gaza.
Drone footage released by the United States Central Command appears to show a truck carrying humanitarian aid being hijacked in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East Eye details Israeli attacks, arrests and aid blockades since last month's truce
November 1, 2025 ย The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said, the latest setback that could undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
The Al-Hatto family is living in fear that the unexploded bomb Israel dropped on their home will go off at any moment.
Jonah Valdez and Matt Sledge discuss the latest on the Gaza โceasefire,โ an eyebrow-raising crypto pardon, and more published on The Intercept this week.
Speaking to BBC Persian in the West Bank village of Kabar, Barghoutiโs cousin said he was โ80% certainโ that he would soon be released.
Chairwoman of European Parliamentโs Palestine relations delegation unable to participate in official visit
NGOs are being forced to re-register with authorities under new rules that require listing all Palestinian staff
After two years of war, the possibility of opening the Palestinian enclave to the international media would allow the scale of destruction and potential crimes committed during Israeli military operations to be documented.
Local media reported that demolitions, artillery shelling, gunfire and bombardment have continued across the territory despite the truce deal
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was facing an investigation into how the video at a detention facility holding detainees from Gaza was leaked last year.
Israel and the Trump administration insist that the ceasefire is still in place. Dozens of residents in Gaza disagree.
It will allow a UN body to clear land mines and allow the safe passage of aid to Palestinians.
Draft-dodging religious students under pressure as IDF seeks recruits amid burnout and casualties from Gaza war
Previous visa policy had barred university students from bringing children or dependents to UK
Arms control expert calls the scale of visits โa moral failing of massive proportionsโ.
Israel said it struck an arms depot in northern Gaza hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a US-brokered truce, warning it would keep operating against what it called 'imminent threats' despite mounting international calls to preserve the ceasefire.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Among Palestinians, support for Hamas has increased over the last two years, while frustration with rival Fatah runs deep
Israel Defense Forces carried out attacks across Gaza following killing of Israeli soldier
Its prospects depend heavily on the continuing engagement of the Trump White House, writes Frank Gardner.
Qatarโs prime minister called violations of the Gaza ceasefire โdisappointing and frustrating for us.โ
New Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed scores of people, with the ceasefire looking increasingly fragile
October 29, 2025 ย Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.
IDF launched barrage of overnight attacks in response to killing of Israeli soldier
Book review: Peter Oborne spares neither Labour nor the Conservatives in his searing history of Gazaโs destruction.
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza
Netanyahu ordered airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, raising the question of whether the U.S. would hold him accountable for maintaining the ceasefire.
Footage shows emergency crews rescuing civilians from rubble after Israel carried out new strikes across Gaza City.
Lacking access to advanced forensic technology, medical examiners have to rely on the vigilance of the families of the missing to identify their loved ones, as Israel returned the bodies without any information about their identities.
October 28, 2025 ย Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's military to carry out "forceful strikes" in the Gaza Strip, threatening the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.
Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, with Israel's defence minister alleging Hamas attacked IDF soldiers in Gaza.
Move comes after Israel accuses Palestinian militants of ceasefire violations over delayed return of bodies of hostages
The first inaugural Gaza International Festival for Womenโs Cinema premiered the docudrama, โThe Voice of Hind Rajabโ.
The movement called for PA president Mahmoud Abbas to be isolated from political and legal life, citing his appointment of an interim president as a constitutional violation.
Signatories demand that the paper examine its bias, update its style guide on Israel-Palestine, and call for a US arms embargo
October 27, 2025 ย Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies.
The UN agency for Palestinians, UNWRA, has resumed classes in Gaza, but not all students can secure a place.
Demonstrators hammered on the windows of the building as Tim Davie gave a speech to staff.
The UN special rapporteur will present her report โGaza Genocide: Collective Crimeโ to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, from Cape Town
IDF intelligence and cybercommunications unit, Matzpen, cooperates with Mossad and the Shin Bet to tailor applications utilized in operations in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and beyond.
Israel restricts heavy machinery but allows Red Cross and Egyptian teams to enter Gaza to search for captivesโ remains.
More than 355,000 taxpayers referred to debt collector by ATO; Australiaโs complicity in Gaza war scrutinized; French police arrest two men after Louvre theft
Israel said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called "yellow line" in the area controlled by its forces in Gaza.
A so-called 'peace' without the Palestinians is just a new form of war
Israel says its latest post-ceasefire attack in Gaza was targeting an Islamic Jihad militant
Mohammed Ibrahim is one of more than 300 Palestinian children being held indefinitely in Israeli custody.
US President Donald Trump has involved Turkey in the Gaza ceasefire plans. What role can the country play?
Egyptian officials enter Palestinian territory to help locate bodies of hostages taken captive by Hamas
Israel army says targeted Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza strike
US president holds talks with Qatari leaders on Air Force One as Washington pushes to reach second phase of Gaza plan.
Israel continues to block medical supplies, equipment and assistive devices classified as 'dual-use' items
The UN envoy says South Africa is central to the global fight against the genocide in Gaza
Around 15,000 Gazans are waiting for urgent medical treatment, according to the UN.
"There are only 2 million people like me in the world who can see both sides. We both have the same goal: No more terrorism."
A fire engine given to Palestinian firefighters by Scottish ones has documented clearance, but Israeli officials refuse to let it through customs
The Louvre heist, daily life in Gaza, Russian strikes on Kyiv and sumo in London: the past seven days as captured by the worldโs leading photojournalists
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
My uncles and cousin were killed by an Israeli drone strike while they prepared a meal on their rooftop in Gaza.
Angry US reaction to Knesset vote to annex occupied West Bank.
Some countries voiced concerns over Donald Trumpโs decision to name former UK prime minister to โboard of peaceโ
The US secretary of state says Israel must be comfortable with participants, but it is unclear how such a force could be deployed without an understanding with Hamas.
The Intercept has learned that Amazon sold cloud services to Israeli weapons firms at the height of Israelโs bombardment of Gaza.
Washington is keeping Israel on a tight leash, doing everything it can to preserve the Gaza ceasefire
Fadwa Barghoui appealed to the US president to intervene on behalf of her husband, the jailed Fatah leader seen by many as a potential unifying figure.
Dozens of British nationals could be subject to war crimes investigations after serving in the IDF during its war on Gaza.
Cross-party opposition to overhaul spells trouble for Albanese government; Benjamin Netanyahu backs down over bill aimed at annexing West Bank
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Arab and Muslim countries may need UN seal of approval for international force to become reality
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated the importance of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.
US pressures Israel on West Bank, as Rubio voices confidence in Gaza truce
Masked Israeli settler is filmed clubbing a 55-year-old Palestinian woman while she was picking olives
The US Secretary of State says such a step would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
Move by parliament prompts heated exchanges between US, Arab allies and Israeli far right
The US leader said he had given his word to Arab states' leaders that the annexation will not take place. DW has more.
Court documents reveal aerospace firm Moog has obtained an injunction against protesters in Britain and even consulted the police about Declassified.
October 23, 2025 ย Vice President Vance's scathing remark came as he wrapped up an Israel trip, as the Trump administration attempts to keep up momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Report shows how 63 states, largely European, sustained the genocide against Palestinians while Arab states failed to take โdecisive actionโ
Gaza journalist Anas Fteiha took German media giant Axel Springer to court for smearing him as a Hamas propagandist.
Court also found that Israel had a duty not to impede supply of aid by UN organisations including Unrwa
Vance's Israel visit comes after US President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal came under pressure over the weekend.
Israel's parliament passed laws banning any activity by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees last year.
Palestinians prayed at a mass funeral for 54 prisoners Israel returned to Gaza under the new ceasefire.
Metro Detroit attorney Huwaida Arraf describes being detained by Israeli forces after leading a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza.
ICJ rules Israel must allow aid enter Gaza, provide 'basic needs'
Advisory opinion from top court follows de facto ban on UNRWA operating in devastated strip
Aircraft contracted to look for hostages continues to fly from UK base despite ceasefire, with drones also spotted.
The leaders' cancelled summit is just the latest twist in Trump's efforts to broker an end to the war, writes Anthony Zurcher.
What can the release of Palestinian detainees tell us about the ceasefire and the future of Israeli occupation?
Marwan Muasher reveals Gulf states were not even consulted on bankrolling rebuilding efforts
During a visit to Israel on Tuesday, the United States Vice President JD Vance also said the US would not send troops to Gaza, limiting the country's implications to 'useful coordination.'
October 21, 2025 ย Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.
Amyn Merchant to implement findings of probe into groupโs work with Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Aid supplies โway below what is neededโ, says UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians during a hostage rescue operation last year. Why was a US navy helicopter flying next to the hostage drop-off site shortly after the massacre?
October 20, 2025 ย As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to hold and Gaza starts to emerge from war, the immense challenges facing the territory in its eventual recovery are becoming clear. Around ninety percent of buildings damaged or destroyed, there are no funds for reconstruction and unexploded bombs are buried beneath debris. We hear from the U.N. program that has a team on the ground working to clear rubble and rebuild infrastructure about the challenges that lie ahead.
Israel has breached the Gaza ceasefire with Hamas, killing dozens of Palestinians.
After governing with an iron rod for so many years, is Hamas really prepared to relinquish control in Gaza?
As Hamas hands over the body of one Israeli captive under a US-brokered ceasefire, violence persists in Gaza, with four Palestinians killed by Israeli fire amid ongoing disputes over the truce.
US seeks to downplay seriousness of attacks over weekend as Palestinian officials arrive in Cairo for further peace talks
Last week, Hassan Herzallah was among thousands of Palestinians reunited with their loved ones in the hostage exchange that formed part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza that Israel has since broken. Others emerged from Israeli captivity only to discover their family members were dead. Herzallah recounts his familyโs ordeal.
Visit by US envoys comes day after series of attacks threatened to derail fragile accord
A military agreement Britain and Israel signed in 2020 has not been modified despite Israelโs attacks on Gaza, the Ministry of Defence admits.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Palestinian liberation movement will soon confront new media landscape.
Gaza ceasefire edges towards collapse; Bupa paid out $14m in bonuses before scandal; jewel thieves pull off spectacular heist in Paris
Israel launches air strikes in Gaza, accusing Hamas of breaking ceasefire
Hamas maintains it is abiding by ceasefire as 15 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday.
UN says over 1,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since October 2023 - 43 percent of all West Bank deaths in past 20 years
The "wave of strikes" by the IDF comes after Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating their ceasefire in Gaza.
Israeli military launched air strikes in south of enclave after Palestinian militants attacked forces in the area
Netanyahu threatens to keep Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt closed โuntil further noticeโ
One Palestinian family shares their story of life coming full circle - and what they believe lies ahead as talk turns to rebuilding Gaza
Follow the latest updates live
Hamas says it needs heavy machinery to retrieve bodies from under the rubble.
Israel returns more Palestinian bodies in exchange for its own dead hostages under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Follow DW.
Court upholds arrest orders for Netanyahu and Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza
Gazaโs Rafah border crossing with Egypt to reopen on Monday, but situation around aid still unclear
Marwan Barghouti, whom Palestinian admirers have called their โMandelaโ, not part of Gaza deal swap
Israel received remains of another hostage from Gaza
The frontrunner largely held his own as he faced questions and attacks about Gaza and Trump
Palestinian group requests help, heavy machinery to search for bodies still trapped under rubble after Israeli strikes.
The World Bank, UN and European Union had estimated in February that it would cost more than $50 billion to rebuild Gaza, and are finalizing a new interim estimate of $70 billion.
The UN says it will need time to scale up food deliveries in Gaza as it called for more access. DW has more
Hundreds of people released as part of the first phase of the peace agreement discovered the extent of the destruction and, in some cases, learned of the deaths of their loved ones.
Palestinian activist can speak across country at events while pushing back on Trumpโs attempts to deport him
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
But diplomats say threat of suspending agreement must โstay on tableโ as leverage for Gaza
Judges ruled against UK governmentโs attempt to block judicial review
Witnesses say Muhammad al-Hallaq had been playing football before soldiers arrived and opened fire.
Denis Charbit, political scientist: 'In Israel, compassion for the hostages justified indifference to Palestinian suffering'
The Palestinian Authority says itโs ready to operate Gazaโs only gateway to the outside world.
From pro-Palestine students to Charlie Kirk commenters, the immigration system is being weaponized against people whose views Trump doesnโt like.
Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democrat, is far ahead in the polls as early voting begins next week.
Lawyers and defendants warn that a plan to schedule hearings for over 2000 people limits rights to fair trials
Sunbathers return to sands immediately north of Gaza with feelings of relief and loss after killings here two years ago
A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory.
Team to join multinational task force despite long-running tensions between two countries
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Health officials in Gaza say many of the 90 returned bodies bore marks of violence and possible executions.
There are huge questions: Who will govern Gaza? Will Hamas disarm? When will Israeli troops fully withdraw? And before any of that, there's a more urgent challenge โ getting food and medicine to the people in Gaza.
"Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the crap of them, theyโd do that," Trump was quoted as saying.
Witkoff says he is 'proudly' serving US President Donald Trump
About 2,000 people are likely to be charged, meaning 400 trials could need to be held.
Now that fighting has subsided in Gaza, will it make allegations of Israeli genocide harder to prove in court?
Pro-Palestine protesters hit with batons during October 4th confrontation near Port Tunnel
"Main cause of Antisemitism today is Israel claiming to represent all jews & committing genocide in Gaza in name of all Jewsโ
โThe matter is not a ceasefire โ we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.โ
Following this weekโs ceasefire and hostage releases, here are four new books that shed light on the war and pursuit of peace in Gaza
Campaign comes after officials blocked Declassified from holding a press pass, citing our Gaza โstandpointโ.
Unless accompanied by significant diplomatic efforts, Donald Trump's undeniable success on October 13, with the release of Israeli hostages and the cessation of bombing in Gaza, will merely be a return to the situation that prevailed on the eve of October 7, 2023.
The US President has urged leaders in the Middle East to move past conflict.
October 14, 2025 ย Nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons were released into Gaza and the occupied West Bank as part of phase one of the ceasefire deal. All 20 surviving Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas after spending more than two years in captivity in Gaza. We hear reaction from Gaza and Tel Aviv.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Less then one day has passed since Trump's victory lap in the Middle East, but his ceasefire saw early wobbles
Men who were held in Nafha prison say they were brutally beaten, bound at the hands and feet, verbally abused, allowed to contract fungal and skin diseases, and assaulted with loud music for up to two days straight
Rotem Cooper, whose father Amiram's body has not been returned, calls on mediators to put pressure on Hamas to release the remaining bodies.
Success of deal depends on presidentโs willingness to keep engaged and pressure warring parties, particularly Netanyahu
Meeting in Egypt on Monday, representatives from some 20 countries endorsed the US president's plan for Gaza's reconstruction.
There have been conflicting reports on whether Israel would free prominent Gaza medic as part of the truce agreement.
Trump soaked up pageantry during Gaza Peace Summit, as Arab diplomats hope it is enough to keep him engaged on difficult details ahead
The US president says the ceasefire will hold and the second phase of negotiations for a lasting peace are under way.
Several thousand Palestinians gathered around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to await the arrival of the freed prisoners.
UG Solutions, which works with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said its โcadre of American veteransโ was ready to keep working in Gaza.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
A personal narrative from aboard a Jordanian plane.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the Gaza deal 'closes a painful chapter in human history' and sets the stage for a two-state solution. As part of Trump's plan to end the Gaza war, Hamas on Monday freed the last 20 surviving hostages it held after two years of captivity in Gaza, and Israel released 1,968 prisoners held in its jails.
While Israel and Gaza celebrate the ceasefire, some social media users are spreading false and misleading claims.
Israel frees more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in significant foreign policy success for Donald Trump
October 13, 2025 ย With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.
US president says Middle East will โnormalizeโ before he boarded flight to Israel for world leadersโ peace summit
Addressing the UN last month, Abbas rejected any future governing role for Hamas in Gaza and demanded it disarm.
Freeing of 20 Israelis will trigger release of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire deal terms
Social media activist was shot dead whilst covering clashes between Israel-backed militia andย Hamas fighters, Al Jazeera reports
Palestinian prisoners to be freed after all Gaza hostages confirmed to be in Israel, says PM's office
Israel says all hostages must be returned before any Palestinian prisoners are freed.
Hostage release must become a step towards ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Leaders from more than 20 countries to attend meeting in Egyptโs Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian presidency says.
As Hamas' ceasefire with Israel holds, aid agencies are preparing to pour huge amounts of relief supplies into Gaza.
Several of the hostages will be brought from Gaza to the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva.
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets calling for the root causes of violence to be addressed
Gaza ceasefire deal eases pressure on Israeli football team ahead of 2026 World Cup
Militant group battles rivals and punishes suspected collaborators hours after agreeing ceasefire
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Organisation urges pressure on the country, citing ties with Hamas
Trumpโs stance on Gaza shifted after Israelโs attack on Qatar โ a close ally where he and his family have key business deals.
The beginning of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the funeral of boxer Ricky Hatton lead Saturday's papers.
What REALLY HappenedLowkey
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians head back to โunrecognisableโ Gaza City on first day of ceasefire.
October 10, 2025 ย A ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli military has pulled back from certain positions in the Gaza Strip. In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to begin, and hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks are expected to be allowed into Gaza.
DW looks at how US President Trump's Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal came about and if itโs all it's cracked up to be.
A Hamas official told Sky News, "No one can deny us the right to resistance by all means, including armed resistance."
Trump's ceasefire gives Israel many advantages, but it internationalises Gaza in a way that leaves more room for Gulf states and Turkey
Israeli forces pulled back from parts of Gaza, Gaza's civil defense agency said.
The treatment of flotilla participants detained by Israel echoes Palestiniansโ experience
Thousands of Palestinians begin streaming back to their homes as Israeli troops complete partial withdrawal
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
US President Donald Trump pressed Israelโs prime minister to agree to a ceasefire deal.
Israeli government approves Gaza hostage release deal
Viva Palestina Orchestra hopes to inspire compassion for Palestinian people and culture through their Austin shows. Last year, the musicians helped raise $115,000 for Palestinian families and aid groups.
With the first phase of Trump's Gaza plan approved, DW looks at the challenges that remain.
Deal would be foreign-policy success but ending war will require president to keep pushing for tough negotiations between Israel and Hamas
Since the UK government recognised Palestinian statehood in September, legal professionals say that British nationals and dual nationals who have participated in the IDFโs operations in Gaza could face criminal charges when they return to the UK. Harriet Williamson reports.
Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDFโs withdrawal from Gaza โข PM Netanyahu: With God's help, we will bring them all home
The 20-month Unrwa study shows acute malnutrition correlates with periods of severe aid restrictions in the strip
Sanaa el-Azab is one of 58 people who have been evacuated from Gaza to study at universities in the UK on scholarships.
US envoy Steve Witkoff, presidentโs son-in-law Jared Kushner, Qatar prime minister and Turkeyโs intelligence chief gather in Egypt
Experts argue Israelโs actions in Gaza amount to genocide, surpassing isolated violations of war laws.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, one of the most vocal critics among world leaders of 'the genocide in Gaza,' introduced the decree on Wednesday. Spain's government will ban all exports of defense equipment, products or technology to Israel and imports of such goods from the country, among other measures.
This is not the time for supporters of Palestinian self-determination to be quiet. Itโs the moment for us to demand more.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Our roots to our land keep us upright after bloody blows.
Gaza did not die despite a world that willed its erasure.
Senior officials from Qatar and Turkey also attend in push for breakthrough over US presidentโs peace plan
New York Cityโs mayoral candidate sits in with Brad Lander after commemorating Israeli and Palestinian victims
Van Jones apologises for joke about dead Palestinian babies, but not alone when it comes to insensitive remarks on Gaza.
October 7, 2025 ย Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.
Negotiator Khalil al-Hayya expressed concern that Israel has reneged on its agreements twice before and continued to bomb Gaza
Meloni said on Tuesday that she had been named in a filing by an advocacy group for Palestinians that accused her and others of complicity by supplying arms to Israel, which has been accused of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, amid its two-year war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
"The horror of that dark day will be forever seared in the memories of us all," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
The death followed months in immigration detention โ and human rights groupsโ condemnation of Belgiumโs crackdown on protests.
Exclusive: Declassified captures first footage of an American spy plane taking off from a Royal Air Force base bound for Gaza.
The Dahiya doctrine and Hannibal directive are key to making sense of Israelโs actions in Gaza over the past two years, and yet the BBC hasnโt mentioned them once in its coverage since 7 October 2023. Harriet Williamson reports.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Ankara has limited trade, but activists face trial for demanding end to oil transfers.
Flotilla activists deported by Israel add to claims by Australians of mistreatment; Melbourne food stylist takes a prize at the Golden Spurtle
Initially, Germany supported Israel as it launched its offensive in Gaza in response. But its position has now shifted.
The activists were were detained when Israeli forces intercepted boats trying to breach its naval blockade of Gaza to deliver aid.
Tony Blair's denial of Palestine
As the Israeli government enters the third year of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, mothers keep bringing new Palestinians into the world.
Also in todayโs newsletter, fresh political turmoil in France, and a warning that the US is not producing enough beef
Strikes have continued in Gaza as mediators prepare to head to Egypt for talks starting on Monday.
US President Donald Trump warned that โtime is of the essenceโ in Gaza ceasefire talks, urging negotiators to act quickly to avoid โmassive bloodshedโ and saying progress has been โvery positive.โ
Israel and Hamas set to hold indirect talks on Monday to discuss a US-led initiative largely accepted by both sides.
Gaza ceasefire beckons as the anniversary of October 7 attacks is marked and the Nobel peace prize announced
Before talks in Egypt, Israel's military continues to pound Gaza, defying a call from the US president to stop bombing.
The US president warned Israel to cease its attacks on Gaza but so far bombings have continued
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress โ and find a moment of joy.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Israeli city on Saturday night, determined to believe in the release of the last hostages held in Gaza. Many are also deeply concerned about the rise of pro-Palestinian protests across Europe.
Hamas says โyesโ to parts of President Trumpโs plan for the Strip.
Families describe a "fragile situation", with negotiations between Israel and Hamas expected to resume.
Teams from the US and Israel are heading to Cairo for indirect negotiations with Hamas on a Gaza peace plan.
Le Monde's Jerusalem correspondent entered the Palestinian urban area for a few hours on Friday, October 3, under escort from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The territory, largely destroyed by airstrikes and bulldozers, was utterly deserted, with nearly all residents having fled south within the enclave.
At least 175 people were detained in London for expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action
US intelligence officials say attack on Global Sumud Flotilla in Tunisia approved by Israeli government
Hamas has responded positively to Trumpโs Gaza peace proposal, but differences remain.
There is still a huge amount of detail to be worked through that are vital to the implementation of the US ceasefire proposal.
October 3, 2025 ย Hamas said it has accepted some elements of President Trump's plan, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further consultations among Palestinians.
US President Donald Trump welcomed the statement and demanded that Israel 'immediately' stop bombing Gaza
Hamas said it was willing to return all remaining hostages according to the plan. But it said the future of the Gaza Strip and Palestinian rights should be decided on the basis of a 'unanimous Palestinian stance' reached with other factions and based on international law.
Volunteers trying to reach Gaza taken to notorious Ktziโot prison complex in Negev desert, lawyers say
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Statement from Palestinian militant group comes hours after US president set Sunday deadline
Amid the Republican-Democrat blame game, a federal judgeโs extraordinary ruling takes on the Trump administrationโs unlawful detentions of pro-Palestine protesters.
Israeli settler Yinon Levi is back disrupting the occupied West Bank village of Umm al-Kheir.
Jim Hickey, Margaret Pancetta, Yvonne Ridley and Sid Khan were named by MSPs at Holyrood.
Palestinians have not forgotten Tony Blairโs invasion of Iraq.
Tasneem al-Hams was working in the so-called 'safe zone' of al-Mawasi when Israeli forces captured
Protest action is the latest attempt to breach Israelโs naval blockade of besieged enclave
Israeli navy forces boarded most of the vessels and detained dozens of activists and a number of European lawmakers aboard a flotilla bring aid to Gaza,, drawing condemnation from around the world.
Acitivists aboard the nearly 50-vessel convoy say Israeli naval forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla as it tried to deliver aid to Gaza and challenge Israel's blockade.
The militant group is under intense pressure to accept a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza. Will it fold?
The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet has sailed into the โhigh-risk zone.โ
The defence minister warns Palestinians to leave, saying those remaining will be considered "terrorists and supporters of terror".
The source said in the report that Hamas has the right to make some amendments to the proposal "if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is allowed to do so."
โThis is a continuation of the occupation, if not a continuation of the war by other means.โ
New poll shows massive public shift against Israel among registered voters in the US
Trump's administration recently listed the seven wars it said he has ended: Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan. Trump said that if the Gaza plan works out, 'we'll have eight in eight months.'
Details are key in any peace agreement. Donald Trumpโs 20-point plan for Gaza is notably lacking in them.
The unusual ruling delivered a searing rebuke to the Trump administration on grounds of violating the First Amendment.
Sir Tony Blair's presence on the Gaza "Board of Peace" comes as no surprise but he remains a divisive figure.
The hurried diplomacy and backroom arm-twisting that shaped the White House plan
Donald Trump said that Hamas must quickly decide whether to accept the terms of his Gaza peace plan. DW has more.
September 30, 2025 ย The leaders of the U.S. and Israel say they have agreed to a broad plan that could end Israel's war in Gaza. But substantial uncertainties remain.
The US president positioned himself as a peacemaker who was going to bring a lasting peace to the Middle East
Also in todayโs newsletter, Trump administration tightens export controls on Chinese companies, and First Brands files for bankruptcy
September 29, 2025 ย In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end the fighting in Gaza. Netanyahu said he has agreed to the plan for now, but underscored that Israel is ready to keep fighting if Hamas doesnโt agree to all the terms. Our reporter was there for the announcement and brings us more details.
Hamas has yet to comment on the 20-point plan, and Netanyahu warned that he was still ready to 'finish the job' against Hamas. The deal would require Hamas militants to fully disarm and to release the hostages. Following gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the borders would be opened to aid and investment.
The deal proposes an end to military operations, a release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and the immediate delivery of aid to Gaza.
Britain's governing party's annual conference began in Liverpool on Sunday
The armed group said it lost contact with two Israeli hostages due to Israeli military operations ramping up air and ground assaults over the previous 48 hours in Gaza. The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with the retaliatory offensive so far resulting in the deaths of 66,005 people, mostly civilians.
The Netherlandsโ outgoing leader, Dick Schoof, discusses Gaza, Israel, NATO, migration and why his coalition collapsed.
September 28, 2025 ย The death toll in the Israel-Hamas war has topped 66,000 Palestinians, Gaza's Health Ministry said, a day before the Israeli Prime Minister heads for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israeli prime minister remains under pressure from ultranationalist allies to ensure โcomplete defeatโ of Hamas
The Swedish activist tells the BBC that no one would "risk their life" purely to gain attention.
After two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its passage.
Hospitals have also shut down in Gaza City as Israeli attacks escalate.ย
Israel is continuing its offensive against Hamas, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN โโIsrael โmust finish the jobโ in Gaza.
Israeli military operations in Gaza City are forcing more Palestinians to flee. Dozens were killed across the territory.
US revokes Colombian president's visa after he joins pro-Palestinian protest in New York
Gustavo Petroย called for a global armed force, 'bigger than that of the US', to liberate Palestinians
Netanyahu remains defiant on war as international pressure grows on PM for ceasefire in Palestinian territory
A walk-out and loudspeakers in Gaza: How Netanyahu's UN speech unfolded
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Omer Bartov about how Israelโs war in Gaza became genocide.
Day four of the UN meeting saw a massive walkout during Netanyahu's speech, and Ireland calling for Israel to be diplomatically isolated
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Defiant Israeli PM addressed mostly empty seats as he reiterated demands for Hamas to disarm and release hostages
Netanyahu tells UN Palestinian state would be 'national suicide' for Israel
The Israeli prime minister's speech was defiant, despite his growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war to eradicate Hamas.
Flotilla volunteer Tommy Marcus and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu speak on Israelโs aid blockade and continued bombardment on Gaza.
September 25, 2025 ย Our reporter in Gaza brings us scenes from Gaza City as Israel attempts to occupy the population center. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard.
European Council President Antonio Costa says the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe.
The 21-point plan envisions an international force in the strip, but Trump will need to convince Israel
Software giantโs move follows investigation into use of its products to surveil Palestinian civilians
Along with drone attacks, the fleet faces a political campaign to delegitimise it
24 hours in the life of Emmanuel Macron in New York, how far NATO is prepared to go to defend its airspace, and why you should care about the Moldovan elections. Then: Russian training camps in Serbia, a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, the UK's political malaise, a Czech-German history project, and a cheesy festival in Italy.
In a speech to the UN, Mahmoud Abbas also calls on more countries to recognise a Palestinian state.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Many who remained in the north for most of the genocide are being forced to flee.
Canada, France, and the United Kingdom recognized Palestine as a state this week but continue to fund Israelโs genocide in Gaza.
The veteran 89-year-old Palestinian Authority president will address the UN General Assembly three days after France led a special summit in which a slew of Western nations declared recognition of a Palestinian state.
US president makes promise to Arab and Muslim leaders in meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for a ceasefire in Gaza while speaking at the UN General Assembly.
Women and children were among 20 people who died when a strike hit a building sheltering displaced families, first responders say.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
We carry deep guilt for the genocidal war against our people in Gaza. Every piece of bread we eat reminds us that while we struggle, we are still โluckyโ to survive.
Our reporter in Gaza City on her life this past week, as neighbors evacuate and Israel intensifies its attacks.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for an end to the 'attacks' on the flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip, demanding an 'independent' investigation.
Report details details Israeli authoritiesโ extensive, systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
The president urged UN member states to commit to fulfilling the mandate of its charter in trade, climate change and peace building
On the sidelines of UNGA, Azaiza tells Middle East Eye he is preoccupied with Gaza and welcomes Palestinian Authority taking control of the Strip
Inside Panorama and BBC Eye's investigation into hunger in Gaza and why so many are risking their lives for aid.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosaย addressed the 80th UN General Assembly, saying Israel is committing genocide.
African leaders at UNGA are advocating for a greater global role, Security Council reforms and Palestinian statehood.
What does France's recognition of Palestine mean? Readers' questions answered
UK and France hope consensus with Donald Trump over future of strip could increase pressure on Israel to end war
MPs condemn โsinister moveโ to deny access to Declassified reporters.
President Emmanuel Macron says โnothing justifiesโ further conflict in enclave
Two successive Liberal governments have blundered the special visa process and have a backlog of thousands of applications, lawmaker says
The candidate says Hamas is "part of the fabric of the Palestinian people" and it is "not up to" Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to decide.
France's president formally recognized the State of Palestine on behalf of France on Monday, at the United Nations. Here is the full speech he made.
Exclusive: Moog in Wolverhampton was targeted by pro-Palestine activists in August. We can now reveal the company has been exporting aircraft components to Israelโs ministry of defence.
Many Israelis react to the UKโs recognition of Palestine by lashing out at international support for Palestinians.
Australia and Canada make similar announcements but move draws criticism from Israeli government and families of hostages held in Gaza.
A federal judge ruled the University of Missouri System President violated students' freedom of speech after barring Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine from taking part in the Homecoming parade.
In an interview with CBS News aired on Sunday, the French president also spoke out against plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza when rebuilding the territory, ahead of France's recognition of Palestine on Monday at the UN.
Recognising a Palestinian state will further deteriorate already strained relations between Britain and Israel, two historical allies
Portugal has also recognized Palestinian statehood, as pressure on Israel mounts over the war in Gaza. DW has more.
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in the West Bank
Sir Keir Starmer's plan to announce the recognition of a Palestinian state features prominently on Sunday's papers.
Released by Hamas in May, Idan Alexander's pledge comes as Israelโs assault has killed more than 65,000 Palestinians
As Israel continues its deadly military offensive in Gaza City, more countries are advocating for a two-state solution.
At least 76 killed in Gaza City alone as 450,000 flee Israeli attacks on the coastal enclaveโs main urban centre.
Noam Ben-Zeev and Yael Perlov, two prominent figures from Israel's cultural scene, express their deep attachment to Palestine and its people. Now exiled in France, they call on European countries to mobilize to save Gaza โ and, by doing so, Israel itself.
Number of western countries expected to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly next week
Forced displacement inflicts a staggering emotional toll on families in Gaza. It also brings steep economic costs.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Calls to shun Israel over its war in Gaza are gaining traction in sport, the arts and academia
Israeli forces kill at least 43 people across Gaza since dawn as death toll from man-made famine rises to 441.
Move comes amid growing global outcry over Israelโs war in Gaza
Mahmoud Khader Abed Adra is suspected of leading an antisemitic terrorist attack in the centre of Paris in 1982.
The Labour governmentโs approach to Israelโs war in Gaza has soured the partyโs relationship with many of its voters
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
September 19, 2025 ย Javier Bardem and Hannah Einbinder join a Hollywood boycott of Israel's film industry over Gaza, as Israel's culture minister also moves against its film academy.
On Israeli television, the French president defended his decision to recognize a Palestinian state as part of the proposal championed by France at the United Nations.
Israeli onlookers come to the Sderot observation deck in support of the military campaign in Gaza.
Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City on Thursday in a major ground offensive that forced thousands to flee south, even as the United States again blocked a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution despite language demanding an immediate release of hostages.
The European Commission calls for a suspension of free trade agreements with Israel in response to the war on Gaza.
Due to a federal court ruling that remains in effect, the Palestinian activist cannot be deported while his civil case is ongoing
A driver bringing in aid from Jordan shot two Israeli soldiers dead at a crossing into the West Bank. Follow DW.
President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked about foreign affairs privately for about an hour, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.
Consulting group revamps internal processes after condemnation for work on Palestinian relocation proposal
Political veteran was heckled in Dublin in May for refusing to use the term to describe killing of Palestinians
Whether the Trump administration greenlights Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank or not, de facto annexation is underway
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says thereโs a โbusiness planโ to turn Gaza into a โreal estate bonanza.โ
The sight of tanks in Sheikh Radwan has caused widespread alarm among residents, with thousands fleeing south.
Since October 2023, most schools in the enclave have closed, even though before the war, literacy and school enrollment rates there were among the highest in the world, writes Palestinian author Eman Abu Zayed. She calls on the international community to act.
As Israel presses on a ground offensive in Gaza City, rights groups have urged world leaders to act to end the war.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
People are left to fend for themselves as Israelโs state-sponsored ethnic cleansing campaign turns sights on defenseless pastoral communities.
From beneath the rubble and the scent of gunpowder, and from the heart of daily suffering, I share this story, hoping it carries something of the voice of Gazans.
In its report, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry cited citing mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, denial of medical care and systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure
Fans were prevented from taking Palestine flags into Real Madridโs stadium on heated night with Marseille fans in Spain.
Simon Opher and Peter Prinsley say they were heading to the occupied West Bank when they were stopped by Israeli authorities.
September 16, 2025 ย Israel says a new phase of the war in Gaza has begun as troops make a push to takeover and occupy Gaza City. We get an update on the offensive. And for the first time a U.N. panel has found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, weโll hear from the head of commission that came to that finding.
Israel says Gaza City ground offensive has begun as UN commission rules Israel is committing genocide in the enclave
An independent UN commission says Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
At a conference at a left-wing festival near Paris, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories received a standing ovation after denouncing European governments' inaction over Israel's destruction of Gaza. Her stance has drawn accusations of antisemitism and activism from critics.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
The largest Palestinian diaspora outside the Arab world has worked for decades to maintain their identity and struggle against Zionism.
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
Assault on enclaveโs largest city triggers exodus of Palestinians and one of warโs most destructive chapters
Exclusive: Declassified has obtained a list of Israelis who graduated from the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. Weโre publishing it for the first time.
The bill alarmed civil liberties advocates who feared Rubio could use it to punish pro-Palestine Americans.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
My fatherโs uncle, a living archive of Gaza history, died in July 2025 as a result of famine.
BBC diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams looks at parallels between reactions to Israel and apartheid-era South Africa.
The decision follows Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's pledge to enshrine in law a ban on arms trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza. On Monday, he also urged Israel's exclusion from international sport.
The two wars have divided the west โ and not along the old left-right lines
The Global Sumud Flotilla is sailing again, after a delay in Tunisia. Despite drone strikes and a shortage of fuel, participants remain steadfast as they head out to meet ships from Italy and Greece.
โAnother sleepless nightโ in Gaza City as Israel intensifies assault, and Doha summit condemns Israel for Qatar strike
Vuelta: Vingegaard crowned champion as final stage is cancelled because of pro-Palestine protests in Madrid
The community's leaders have convened for a US conference to push back on Christian Zionism
The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana is abandoned after pro-Palestinian protesters enter the course in the centre of Madrid.
Palestinian journalist Anas Zayed Fteiha filed legal claim against Axel Springer for alleging his photos exaggerate the famine in Gaza.
September 14, 2025 ย U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israel intensified its attacks against northern Gaza.
US secretary of state also expected to discuss war in Gaza and drive by far-right Israeli ministers to annex areas of West Bank
In recent days, Israel has ramped up efforts to seize control of Gaza City, the territory's largest urban area, telling residents to evacuate and blowing up numerous high-rise buildings it said were being used by Hamas.
The dead included 12 children, according to Shifa Hospital. Israel in recent days has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings and accused Hamas of putting surveillance equipment in them.
From his start in politics, he aimed to use Israel's military might to derail Palestinian statehood, only to be stopped just short of his goal
A wave of heavy aerial attacks in recent days have triggered a surge in civilian displacement.
Latest reported death toll from intensified strikes across Gaza City includes 12 children
Palestinian Nasser Faratawi found his West Bank home and business in ruins months after the IDF seized it.
โSpinal Tap II: The End Continuesโ relives the comically earnest tone of the original; โDownton Abbey: The Grand Finaleโ is a big-screen nostalgia fest; Stephen King adaptation โThe Long Walkโ depicts endurance tests in a broken America; โThe Man in My Basementโ offers chills and thrills with Willem Dafoe; โFrom Ground Zeroโ is a collage of short films documenting lives under fire in Gaza; Denzel Washington heads the cast of Spike Leeโs Kurosawa remake โHighest 2 Lowestโ โ reviews by Danny Leigh
This is the second training visit for US officers that has been hosted by an Israeli government agency during Israel's war on Gaza
The United Nations has endorsed a resolution reviving a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.
Ahead of a UN summit at which several countries plan to recognize the Palestinian state, the General Assembly voted 142-10 for the resolution, which clearly condemns Hamas and says it must hand over its weapons.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
The "New York Declaration" outlines steps towards a Palestinian state and an end to Hamas rule in Gaza. Follow DW.
At least 10 members of the Infidels worked in Gaza for GHFโs security contractor, the BBC reported, with seven in oversight roles.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Israeli action in Tulkarem city comes as Palestinians subjected to โcollective punishmentโ in the occupied West Bank.
On Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities ordered the French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem to evacuate its archaeological storehouse located on the ground floor of a residential tower in Gaza City that was due to be targeted.
The Irish broadcaster said that Ireland's participation in the contest "would be unconscionable given the ongoing and appalling loss of lives in Gaza".
An urgent collection of 22 shorts documents the experiences of Palestinians living under fire
What Israelโs unprecedented attack on Doha tells us about the future of Gaza and its relationship with the US.
Calls to end complicity in Israelโs genocide in Gaza have escalated in the EU and U.S. โ but both face opposition from the political status quo.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Israeli ground forces are closing in, and we face an impossible evacuation from northern Gaza.ย
Qatar slams Israeli attacks on Hamas leaders in Doha as "state terrorism" after the bombardment rocks the tiny U.S. ally and dashes hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza
Isaac Herzog said the conversation was 'tough' and claimed UK prime minister was seeking to 'punish' Israel by recognising a Palestinian state
As Israel insists the whole population of Gaza City must leave, the BBC visits new aid sites the army claims will help them.
Under bombardment and ordered to evacuate, Palestinians in the enclave are waiting in vain for a political solution. That hope was dealt a blow on Tuesday after Israeli strikes targeted the Hamas delegation meeting in Doha to discuss the American plan.
Middle East updates: EU suspends Israel payments over Gaza
A flaming projectile caused minor damage to Greta Thunberg and Kieran Andrieuโs boat on Monday night, and another hit a second boat on Tuesday. But organisers and participants say they remain โresolute and undeterredโ as they prepare to depart. Charlotte England reports from Tunis.
Ursula von der Leyen also backs sanctions on some settlers and partial suspension of association agreement with Israel
September 9, 2025 ย Emma Stone, Ava DuVernay and Gael Garcia Bernal are among more than 2,000 who signed the petition.
The PM will stress the "the action Israel must take to end the horrific suffering" in Gaza, No 10 said.
Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza express concern for their fate
Gaza aid flotilla activists say second boat hit by suspected drone
British government concludes Gaza offensive has not met criteria for genocide
Israel is telling Gaza City residents to evacuate, but many fear permanent eviction if they heed the order.
Nelson Mandelaโs grandson addressed hundreds of people from over 40 countries at the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages' release, and no role for Hamas.
Shooting near illegal settlement follows surge in Israeli violence.
There were 890 arrests in London on Saturday for protesting to lift the ban on the proscribed group.
What is the symbolism of the flotillas en route to Gaza? DW takes a look at the attempts to reach Gaza since 2010.
Stencil by street artist referencing Palestine Action ban is now obscured and manned by court security guards
Palestinian militant group says it is studying US ceasefire proposal
400 French-speaking journalists call on Emmanuel Macron: 'Mr. President, let us welcome our Palestinian colleagues'
The Swedish activist spoke from a flotilla of boats carrying doctors, lawyers, activists, organisers and social media influencers attempting to take medicine and infant milk to Gaza
September 8, 2025 ย Hamas hailed the attack without claiming responsibility, calling it a "natural response to the occupation's crimes against our people."
Deadliest such incident in nearly a year comes amid escalating tensions in occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip
Hundreds of families lose their shelters as Israeli attacks kill at least 65 Palestinians across besieged Gaza.
The boats, carrying 350 pro-Palestinian activists and stocked with medical and food supplies, are en route to Gaza.
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians calls for action as Isaac Herzog comes to London for a controversial visit
The Metropolitan Police said they had arrested 890 people protesting in London in support of Palestine Action, which was proscribed in July by the government, a move critics have said is a threat to free speech.
Over the course of eight hours, the Metropolitan Police only managed to arrest around one-third of the approximately 1,500 protesters holding signs expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action. Elderly and disabled demonstrators were carried away to the disgust of crowds. Harriet Williamson reports.
Israeli military destroys two high-rise buildings sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City. Follow the latest.
London force arrests more than 425 people supporting proscribed group
At least 425 arrested at London protest supporting banned group Palestine Action
Leaflets airdropped by the IDF are urging Palestinians to evacuate to a "humanitarian zone" near al-Mawasi.
Hundreds of people have gathered in Parliament Square to oppose the group's ban under anti-terrorism legislation.
Violence breaks out as police move in on 1,500 people protesting against governmentโs ban on anti-genocide group.
Police use batons to arrest peaceful protestors holding cardboard placards in support of Palestine Action
New foreign secretary faces challenges from Ukraine to Gaza โ and her unflattering comments on Donald Trump
The footage, said to show two Israeli hostages in Gaza City, comes as the IDF intensifies its strikes on the urban area.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe
Mark Smith, civil servant who resigned over war in Gaza, joins Corbyn-led inquest into UK complicity in Israeli crimes
The video claims to show the hostages in Gaza City, where Israel has begun a planned military takeover.
Pro-Palestine demonstrator suffered broken nose and arm in assault by Berlin police officer
September 5, 2025 ย Israel's military says it has gained "operational control" of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.
Almost one million remain in the city; those who flee risk death elsewhere in enclave, with no safe place to hide.
US tied the sanctions to the organisations for asking the ICC to investigate Israel over its genocide in Gaza
Hundreds of people have been arrested over alleged support for the group, which is banned under terror legislation.
The US Secretary of State told reporters in Ecuador on Thursday that he had warned France and other countries that Israel may respond by annexing the West Bank.
It was the most prominent of the three Arab states to sign diplomatic accords with Israel when Trump was first in office
In Israel's "Oasis of Peace," Jews and Palestinians are living side by side โ although it's more difficult than ever.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Haya Murtajaโs heart stopped after Israel resumed its attacks on Gaza in March.
September 4, 2025 ย Despite experts saying that famine has begun in Gaza, Israel is threatening more curbs on aid deliveries. Aid groups say extra restrictions will make the starvation crisis worse.
Al-Jazeeraโs Gaza bureau chief accuses Western journalists of โcapitulating to the Israeli narrativeโ.
Hamas says it is ready to accept a comprehensive Gaza ceasefire but Israel continues its offensive to seize Gaza City.
The warning came after a far-right Israeli minister unveiled a proposal for the annexation of four-fifths of the occupied territory.
Refugee camps in southern Gaza are now overwhelmed, and the so-called safe zones pose a daily challenge for civilians.
In closed-door conversations, senior Emirati officials have said that "the application of sovereignty would lead to a significant shift in the direction of relations between the two countries."
Rare censure comes as Emirati analysts question whether Abraham Accords allow Israel to achieve 'regional supremacy'
Through ongoing settlement expansion, seizures of farmland and control of water resources, Israeli authorities have long been working to eliminate the prospect of Palestinian statehood in the West Bank. The trend has intensified since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023.
Exclusive: Former fighter pilot Malcolm Ducker told Declassified heโs โabsolutely appalledโ at UK spy flights in support of Israel.
Emirati foreign ministryโs warning is strongest sign of frustration with Israel since accords signed in 2020
At least 105 Palestinians killed, including 32 aid seekers, as Israel pushes ahead with plans to seize Gaza City.
Egyptian diaspora has been protesting against what they see as Egypt's complicity in Israel's war on Gaza
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
University of South Wales says it has no blanket policy rejecting Palestinian students following Electronic Intifada inquiry.
Macron says Israeli 'annexation' cannot block recognition of Palestinian state
Ground forces are already pushing into the city, where hospitals say more than 50 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Tuesday.
60,000 Israeli reservists are expected to report for duty as Israel is gearing up to seize Gaza City.
Raids by Londonโs Metropolitan Police come ahead of further demonstrations planned for the weekend
Israeli military chiefs tell security cabinet that operation to occupy Gaza City would likely fail to destroy Hamas
Gaza City residents, many displaced by war multiple times, now face the twin threats of combat and hunger. An activist flotilla left Barcelona on Monday โ the largest attempt yet to symbolically break Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath that "Netanyahu does not want a fully-fledged Palestinian state."
Scenes of chaos play out in Gaza City as military closes in on panic-stricken residents facing forced displacement.
Around 20 boats have left the port of Barcelona with Greta Thunberg and aid supplies on board.
The proposal, circulating around the Trump administration, envisions Gaza under US trusteeship for at least a decade
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Numerous testimonies from Palestinians who have trekked to aid sites point to systematic Israeli efforts to humiliate and kill.
International Association of Genocide Scholars joins growing number of experts warning that Israel has committed war crimes
Meanwhile, global media outlets have protested against the deaths of journalists in Gaza. DW has more.
September 1, 2025 ย More than 250 news outlets around the world have signed onto an appeal that calls for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, and for press to have independent access to the territory.
โWhatโs happening in Gaza is a Holocaust & whatโs being designed by Israel is the Final Solutionโ
More settler attacks also take place across the territory, with a Palestinian husband and wife hurt in the violence.
Israel says the military spokesman was killed in a strike on Saturday - Hamas has not confirmed the death.
Survey reveals a stark generational divide over Israelโs ongoing Gaza genocide
Local officials say thousands have registered at shelters as Israel claims killing of prominent Hamas spokesperson
'Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza,' Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday in a post on X. Hamas also confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, the group's presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.
48 hostages remain in Gaza after retrieval of Shtiviโs and Ilan Weissโs bodies, says Israel
Palestinian families are forced from their homes as Israel intensifies its deadly attacks in push to seize Gaza City.
Hilles, 25, left Gaza to study music at Paris-Saclay University. After the initial relief of his arrival, he has grown increasingly worried about his family in the Palestinian enclave.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is barred from the UN General Assembly after a US visa ban. DW has more.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
More than 240 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since Hamasโs attack on 7 October 2023. Their deaths are not accidental casualties but rather a deliberate silencing of the truth
Trump administration extends visa ban to include authorityโs president
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.
Around 50 acres of land in Masafer Yatta in West Bank were seized by settlers in area featured in Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'
Israel has declared Gaza City a "dangerous combat zone." Many people now face being displaced โ again.
The officials did not offer evidence to support the accusation. Witkoff is a property tycoon whom Trump has named as his special envoy to end the Ukraine and Gaza wars despite having no diplomatic experience.
Palestineโs UN envoy Riyad Mansour said Washingtonโs visa ban on Palestinian officials threatens to bar Mahmoud Abbas.
Rotation characterised as โkey stepโ in advance of spring 2026 opening of Jubilee building in West Bank baby hospital
Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
The convoy is carrying baby formula, antibiotics, bandages and staple foods and will test whether Israelโs blockade will again choke civilian access to the Strip
Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrichโs remarks as โan official call to exterminateโ Palestinians.
Albania's Muslim leaders call for boycotts, solidarity and pressure on governments worldwide
Foreign ministers of Sweden and Netherlands call for suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
The British broadcaster is widely seen as having run interference for Israelโs genocide.
Gaza now in famine, the French government on the verge of collapseโand more
August 28, 2025 ย Foreign doctors have been serving as medical volunteers, but must be approved by Israel to enter Gaza. The World Health Organization says denial rates have increased by 50% since March.
There are plans to stage a major nationwide protest and 'block everything' in France on September 10th. Having begun on social media, this movement is a reaction against the austerity measures proposed in prime minister Franรงois Bayrou's 2026 budget. Last Tuesday evening Mediapart was present when at least 200 people gathered in the southern city of Montpellier to prepare for the September event. Those at the meeting included veterans from the nationwide 'Gilets jaunes' or 'Yellow Vests' protests of 2018 and 2019, trade unionists, students and pro-Palestine activists. They called for their various struggles to come together and for people to get out and protest, despite the likely fall of the current government in a vote of no confidence scheduled for September 8th. Cรฉcile Hautefeuille reports.
Israeli strikes have killed more than 200 journalists in Gaza. Reporting in the West Bank is increasingly perilous.
The US Catholic school shooting and UK energy bills feature prominently on Thursday's papers.
People who relocate to southern Gaza will get "generous" aid, the military says, as it prepares to conquer the city.
The former UK leader and Trump's son-in-law have been tied to plans to forcibly displace Palestinians
West Bank journalists face increasing danger while reporting
All members of the UN Security Council, except the US, jointly backed the IPCโs declaration of famine in Gaza.
Sir Ed Davey accuses US president of being complicit in the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave
Oliver Jones, our news editor, on the perils of seeking aid in Gazaย
How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
On Tuesday, protesters gathered at intersections and outside ministers' homes in response to a call from the Hostage and Missing Families Forum, an advocacy group for Israeli hostages. They demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government reach a truce agreement in Gaza.
Israelis demand a ceasefire and captive deal as the military intensifies bombardment across Gaza, killing dozens.
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund also divested from five Israeli banks
BBC Verify analyses footage from the attack and its aftermath to piece together the timeline of events and what it reveals.
French president rejects Israeli prime ministerโs accusations that France is fuelling antisemitism
Protesters in Israel are blocking roads, calling on the government to secure the return of hostages held in Gaza.
Man sentenced to eight months in jail for tagging 'Free Palestine' on Jewish tourists' cars
Israel's double strike on a hospital in Gaza and Nigel Farage's plan for mass deportations dominate Tuesday's papers.
Divestment marks first time fund has sold out of a non-Israeli company because of role in Palestinian territories
โDouble-tapโ attack on Nasser Hospital kills at least 21 Palestinians and draws global condemnation.
US president says he is 'not happy' about Israeli strike on Nasser hospital, but calls on Israel to end war soon
August 25, 2025 ย Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two strikes on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the Israeli government.
A state of famine in the Gaza strip was officially declared on Friday by a UN-affiliated body of experts, the IPC, that evaluate food insecurity around the world. The famine is declared in the Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City with a population of one million and which now faces a large-scale Israeli military offensive. Mediapartโs Gwenaรซlle Lenoir interviewed Jรฉrรดme Grimaud, the emergency aid coordinator in Gaza for the French NGO Mรฉdecins sans Frontiรจres (Doctors Without Borders), who told her of the horrific consequences of the famine, notably on hospital patients.
Palestinian officials say at least 20 people, including staff, patients and journalists, were killed in the attack.
By distancing themselves from the declaration of famine conditions in the Gaza Strip and fiercely attacking the International Criminal Court, Donald Trump and his administration are offering unconditional support to the Israeli prime minister.
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel over Gaza atrocities.
Students express frustration over the uncertainty of evacuation plans to the UK.
Irish rap band Kneecap chant 'Free Palestine' at Paris concert despite criticism
Israel has struck Yemen's capital Sanaa while also continuing its war in Gaza at the same time. DW has more.
Organisers of Victorious โsincerely apologiseโ as acts withdraw from Portsmouth event
Tensions have been running high between military and political leadership over next stage of the war
In a letter, Turkey's first lady asks Mrs Trump to appeal to Israel to end the war in Gaza.
Somia Abu Naja says her 12-year-old daughterโs weight has plummeted to 20kg as extreme hunger grips the Gaza Strip.
For Israel, UN recognition of Gaza famine is a diplomatic and legal setback
A UN-backed hunger monitoring agency has declared famine in Gaza City, in a report that has been rejected by Israel.
Emine Erdogan says was inspired by letter sent by US first lady to Putin regarding children in Ukraine and Russia
Top Middle East consultant โashamedโ of revelations while CEOโs staff meeting in Dubai prompts walkout
August 22, 2025 ย The people of Northern Gaza are starving. Thatโs according to an official declaration by a United Nations-backed group of experts, who comprise the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC. They say that famine has officially reached Gaza city and could soon reach other areas of the territory.
The IPC crisis prevention group says a quarter of Gaza population โ over 500,000 people โ are facing starvation.
The UNโs head of humanitarian aid has made an impassioned plea for international action, as he confirmed a famine.
Israel has systematically obstructed food entering Gaza, aid agencies say, as a UN-backed body confirms a famine.
The protestersโ parents said the officials beat their sons with chains at Egyptโs U.N. mission. The NYPD arrested the brothers for assault.
Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre has been criticised for failing to acknowledge scale of violence and for not calling on Israel to end its devastating onslaught
IPC organisation declares mass starvation as Israeli cabinet approves plans for takeover of Gaza City
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Staff from European institutions sent an open letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisting Brussels do more to make sure humanitarian aid reaches the Palestinian enclave.
Starvation is โentirely man-madeโ, says UN-backed IPC
The move is part of a broader effort to consolidate all weapons under the Lebanese army's purview
August 21, 2025 ย Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.
As Israel started its offensive on Gaza City, Palestinian residents rallied to call for an end to the conflict.
Netanyahu says he has approved plans for Gaza City takeover and renewed ceasefire negotiations
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says it rejects "any step that would undermine what remains of the health system".
Insiders at the worldโs largest news agency reveal their battles with management over covering Palestine.
They include a bodybuilder, a would-be American-college student and skateboarders
An Israeli military spokesman says troops will deepen the damage to the "terror infrastructure" held by Hamas.
The Center for Constitutional Rights says it sued because the US government did not comply with a records request submitted last month
Palestinians in densely populated Gaza City are now facing the possibility of being displaced once again.
Israel approves settlement plan that would divide the West Bank in two
Plan for renewed assault comes as officials approve controversial settlement project that would split West Bank
August 20, 2025 ย An Israeli official said that the military will be operating in parts of Gaza City where the Israeli military has not yet operated and where Hamas is still active.
Relations between the two countries have frayed since Australia said it planned to recognise a Palestinian state.
Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.
The site did an โinvestigationโ into preexisting conditions in starving kids in Gaza โ the same logic that would have you believe typhus killed Anne Frank.
Gaza City presents a challenge. In 2024, it was largely cut off from central Gaza because the IDF held the Netzarim corridor. The IDF left that area in January 2025 and never retook it fully.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
August 12, 2025 ย Desperate Palestinians are risking gunfire, looting or being crushed by moving trucks to get flour in northern Gaza.
In a letter seen by AFP, the Israeli prime minister warned that France's plan to recognize Palestinian statehood 'rewards Hamas terror' and 'encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking [France's] streets.'
With 7 in 10 Labour members opposed to proscription, Keir Starmer faces a growing revolt โ and legal challenge
The political and media establishment has finally begun to acknowledge Palestinian suffering, but this shift remains hollow until those complicit in Israelโs genocide are truly exposed
A Hamas source told Al Jazeera the group has agreed terms for a ceasefire in Gaza, as a step towards ending the war.
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Israel has the right to "massive" development and that it does not violate international law
The proposal from regional mediators would see Israeli hostages released in two batches during a 60-day truce, according to a Palestinian official.
Hamas accepts an Arab ceasefire proposal as the Palestinian death toll exceeds 62,000
August 18, 2025 ย Israeli ex-military intelligence chief said Gaza's high death toll is "necessary" to send a message to Palestinians
Qatar and Egypt in fresh push to agree truce between Palestinian militant group and Israel
The proposed truce involves a 60-day ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Follow DW.
A reporter in Gaza finds a Catholic community grieving their family members killed by Israeli bombs, but still worshipping together.
Demonstrators called for an end to the Gaza war and the immediate release of the Hamas hostages.
Egypt has condemned Israeli plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, calling it a war crime and ethnic cleansing
Large crowds fill 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv to call for fighting to cease and the release of all remaining hostages by Hamas.
US stops issuing visas to children from Gaza in desperate need of medical care
UN warns of man-made famine in Gaza as starvation deaths rise, Israel steps up plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza.
Demonstrators block roads as Netanyahu plans intensified offensive against Hamas in Palestinian enclave
The State Department announcement came after a right-wing activist criticised the programme.
The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
Plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territoryโs most populated areas, amid move to seize Gaza City.
According to audio recording broadcast by Israel's Channel 12, Aharon Haliva said mounting death toll will serve as 'a message for future generations'
'The decision to 'take control' of the Gaza Strip sheds light on the ideological consistency of the Israeli prime minister'
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Christian Peacemaker Team activist brought a courageous voice and presence to West Bank efforts.
The letter says Israel can still 'preserve its democratic character' if it changes course
August 13, 2025 ย With Israel's prime minister pushing for a full occupation of Gaza, some of Israel's exhausted soldiers are pushing back and calling for an end to the war.
Collection of 11 short plays, performed as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, is messy, urgent and angry
Palestinian Authority denounces incident as โan unprecedented provocationโ
It comes after the Met Police arrested more than 500 people at a demonstration backing the banned group.
Images of starving in Gaza have sparked global concern, and controversy. Some photos have been accused of being staged.
Declassified files show Britain has long known of Israelโs criminality against Palestinians, as Whitehall has deepened its military, trade and diplomatic support.
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified
Barghouti's son tells MEE his family fears for the life of the prominent Palestinian prisoner
In Israel, the far right seeks to approve a settlement project that would split the West Bank in two
The family of Palestinian football icon Suleiman al-Obaid mourn his loss after he was killed at a Gaza aid centre.
Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two
EU diplomacy on behalf of Ukraine, rapprochement between Turkey and Armenia, and European reactions to Israel's war in Gaza. Then: wildfire devastation in southern Europe, a Schindler factory becomes a museum, sustainable aviation and Italy's cartoon icon Pimpa turns 50.
Almost 200 journalists have now been killed in Gaza
August 14, 2025 ย Hundreds of former air force reservists and pilots join a chorus of defense establishment figures calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Bezalel Smotrich revives plan that would divide occupied West Bank
The battle over the Palestine Action ban now feels as much a political and PR clash as a legal one.
โStop killing children, civiliansโ banners at match after tribute criticism over Palestinian player killed by Israel.
Hulileh has been giving interviews to Arab media in what appears to be a bid to gain support for the role
Israel has claimed responsibility for the assassinations in Gaza on August 10th of a group of Gazan journalists working for the TV channel Al Jazeera, and alleged that one of them, reporter Anas al-Sharif, was "the head of a Hamas terrorist cell". The Israeli military have carried out an unprecedented number of executions of Palestinian journalists, writes Mediapart co-founder Edwy Plenel in this op-ed article. He argues that the slaughter of local reporters in Gaza, to where no international media can gain access, is in order to eliminate the evidence of the crimes being committed there.ย
Israeli military says approved plan for new Gaza offensive
Netanyahu says anyone concerned about Palestinians โshould open their gates and stop lecturing usโ
Israeli ministers clash with military officials who fear plan to take over Gaza will overstretch army
Exclusive: UK Lawyers for Israel has waged a campaign against solidarity with Palestine. The group is now being referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce deferred to Israel's claim that Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was 'part of Hamas'
Israel has silenced the voices of six journalists in Gaza, but the bombing across the city has not stopped.
Israel's Security Cabinet has approved plans to seize Gaza City, much of which has already been destroyed.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
How a small piece of dried fruit embodies a world of meaning.
The case asks a judge to issue an order stopping the Police Department from โviolently disruptingโ pro-Palestinian demonstrations in New York City.
The countries demanded "immediate, permanent and concrete steps" to facilitate the entry of aid to Gaza.
Egypt claimed to be working, together with Qatar and the US, on a deal for a 60-day ceasefire, with 'some hostages and some Palestinian detainees' to be released, and 'humanitarian and medical assistance' to enter Gaza.
TEHRAN- The "World! Look at the Children" campaign has been officially launched, inviting children and adolescents in Iran and around the world to participate by creating paper cranes in support of the oppressed children of Palestine. They can share videos of their efforts across social media platforms as a gesture of solidarity.
A US military contractor hired by Britain to conduct surveillance over Gaza operated above Nuseirat refugee camp the night before an Israeli bombing killed over 30 Palestinians in December 2024.
The people killed by the Israeli Defence Forces in Palestine every day are not just numbers, they were humans full of love and longing, appetites, fears and ambition.
August 12, 2025 ย Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.
Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war are stretching into the worldโs largest arts festival and debates over ethical funding
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Israelโs assassination of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza.
Israeli officials said it was a targeted strike aimed at one of those killed, Anas al-Sharif, whom it accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.
The resolution supports boycott campaigns against Israelย and principles outlined by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation
TEHRAN โ Iranโs Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli regimeโs โwar crimeโ in killing Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, saying a press badge offers no protection against those seeking to silence witnesses to their atrocities.
More than 500 people arrested in London on Saturday for supporting proscribed terrorist group
Sharif was killed when Israel targeted a tent used by media in northern Gaza, alongside six others, Al Jazeera said.
Macron condemns Israeli plan to seize Gaza City as 'permanent war'
August 11, 2025 ย Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.
Anas al-Sharif along with four other Al Jazeera journalists have been killed by an Israeli attack.
Anas Al Sharifโs will is a heartfelt plea for dignity and justice amid Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
August 10, 2025 ย Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his plan for Israel to seize control of Gaza City and the remaining sliver of Gaza not already under Israeli control.
At a press conference in Jerusalem, PM Benjamin Netanyahu also defended the plan of an Israeli occupation of Gaza City.
TEHRAN โ Iran has joined the growing list of countries sounding the alarm over Israelโs planned occupation of Gaza City โ part of the besieged enclave that has endured relentless Israeli bombardment over the past two years, leaving more than 61,000 Palestinians dead.
Activists in London were protesting the government's decision to ban the Palestine Action group. The 522 arrests are thought to be the highest ever recorded at a single protest in the UK capital.
Bezalel Smotrich, the hard-line finance minister, called a plan to gradually expand operations in Gaza โfoolish,โ saying that Israel should move more decisively and quickly to defeat Hamas.
Far-right politician Bezalel Smotrich says he has โlost faithโ that PM can achieve โdecisive victoryโ
โCan you tell us how he died, where, and why?," the Liverpool footballer asked in reference to a UEFA post on Palestinian player Suleiman al-Obeid's killing by Israel. This very question should weigh heavily on the BBC, a report finds.
Former Palestinian international player Suleiman Al-Obeid killed by Israeli attack on aid seekers in Gaza on Wednesday.
BBC correspondent Emir Nader speaks to demonstrators against the Israel's plans for Gaza, including a former soldier who says he no longer supports the government.
Well-meaning restrictions on trade with the illegally occupied territories could cause diplomatic and economic fallout that weakens support for Gaza
Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against the Israeli government's move to expand the war in Gaza
Protesters defy government ban and rally in Parliament Square
Over a month on from the ban on the direct action group, pressure is mounting on the government to reverse its decision
The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuโs military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.
The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the militaryโs chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.
In an opinion piece for Le Monde, the vice president of the Institute for Research and Studies on the Mediterranean and the Middle East, analyzes statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has announced his intention to take full control of the Gaza Strip.
More than 90 Muslim scholars, community leaders and institutions are calling on Muslim nations to leverage their influence to end what they described as escalating genocide in Gaza by Israeli forces.
Anthony Aguilar says contractor leading security in Gaza not experienced to lead UG solutions and is part of group that purports to tackle 'jihadism'
Israel has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, which it says is part of its strategy to end the war.
Move to expand Israeli operations in the Palestinian territory would expel close to a million residents from their homes
Chancellor Friedrich Merz cited Israeli plans to take full control of the Gaza Strip as the reason for the decision.
Berlinโs move follows growing debate over the nationโs unwavering support for Israel
The International Rescue Committeeโs Bob Kitchen unpacks how Israelโs war and aid restrictions, not food shortage, are driving Gazaโs hunger crisis.
The crimes we see happening in Gaza today are being replicated in the rest of Palestine and across the world, because nations buying these weapons will mimic Israelโs behaviour. Antony Loewensteinโs significant book documents how.
Palestinian footballer Suleiman al-Obaid was killed in an Israeli air strike on Wednesday while waiting for aid in Gaza.
The Israeli PM says he seeks full control of Gaza, removing Hamas and then transferring the governance to another party.
Plus, the global response to Trumpโs tariffs.
August 7, 2025 ย A photo of an emaciated child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Our producer in Gaza meets the child and his family, we hear about how he is doing now and about the food insecurity many in Gaza are facing.
Earlier this week, authorities arrested two brothers, both full-time seminary students, for failing to heed their conscription orders. The exemption of many ultra-Orthodox men from the military service performed by other Jews has long been a contentious issue in Israel; tensions have only increased as the war in Gaza drags on.
Report calls for a US arms embargo against Israel after investigation says Boeing-produced bombs were used in attacks on civilians
Comments come as prisons in London brace for influx of arrested demonstrators
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly seeking the green light for a plan to reoccupy Gaza. DW has the latest.
More and more people are outraged by the conduct of their government
โMainstreamโ journalists have failed to investigate the UKโs complicity in Israelโs genocide. Here is what every minister should be asked.
Johnny "Taz" Mulford, who works for a security contractor in Gaza, has tattoos of Crusader-style crosses that have been co-opted by the far right.
In the United Kingdom, Muslim communities and young urban voters have turned away from Labour, disappointed by its lack of initiative on the Palestinian conflict. Many say they are ready to join Jeremy Corbyn's new party.
Dr Ahmed Sabra says his father, sister and nieces are starving as they remain in war-torn Gaza.
The territory will remain at the mercy of outsiders for years to come
Itโs at the national courts, not the ICC or ICJ, where Palestinians have the best chance to see justice.
Vast majority of Israelis said they were not troubled at all by reports, with a majority saying Israel's army was careful to avoid civilian suffering
TEHRAN โ An alleged humanitarian aid initiative backed by the United States and Israel โ the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) โ is drawing sharp criticism from UN human rights experts, who say the program conceals military and political objectives beneath a false veneer of relief.
Keir Starmer defended the governmentโs ban on the group before a large-scale demonstration by supporters in London
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with his cabinet on Thursday as the families of the hostages warn that moving into new areas could endanger the captives.
Disagreements emerge between cabinet ministers and IDF on possible reconquest of entire territory
Beginning in May, Mediapart has been 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, have been chronicling 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. Elassy last month arrived in France to study political sciences, while Badra remains in Gaza where โfamine shows no mercyโ, he writes in this latest despatch. โIt steals our lives silently, weakens our bodies, and leaves us to face death alone.โ
US presidentโs comments come amid warnings that expanding Israeli operations would be โcatastrophicโ for Palestinians.
After facing international criticism for its hand in Gazaโs food shortage, Israel has allowed nations to parachute in aid. However, international aid officials say itโs still not enough.
Republican House speaker's visit comes during unprecedented levels of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, plus war on Gaza
During a visit to an army training facility on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it is 'necessary' to 'ensure that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.' In response, a UN official warned Tuesday that expanding the fighting risked 'catastrophic consequences,' including to the captives held by Hamas.
Israeli prime ministerโs proposal, which was opposed by the head of the IDF, includes seizing the entire territory
TEHRAN โ Iranโs First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, has issued a stark warning about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, warning: โTomorrow will be too late.โ
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Lack of unity has weakened Palestinians as they face โdarkest moment.โ
The plan will involve a complete takeover of Gaza, but reportedly faces opposition from military chiefs.
Finance minister Jens Stoltenberg orders probe after outcry over allegations that groups have aided Gaza offensive
Cabinet meeting expected to discuss Netanyahuโs call for โfull occupationโ of Gaza is postponed
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories spells out exactly what it means and discusses what the world โ including India โ must do to prevent it.
Downing Street files show Tony Blair was prepared to allow Israel to take over part of the West Bank and to give Israel a โprivilegedโ alliance with Nato and the European Union.
Outlets like the New York Times have downplayed the famine by pointing to underlying medical conditions. But these ailments only make the suffering worse.
Prominent Jewish figures including Michael Rosen, Gillian Slovo, Alexei Sayle and Andrew Feinstein have signed a letter addressed to the prime minister and home secretary
Party leader hosts boxing exhibition by Palestinian El Barrio and Dublinโs Dockland clubs
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Families want the Israeli PM to prioritise the hostages' release as reports suggest Benjamin Netanyahu may prefer escalating military action in Gaza.
Palestinian Christians and Muslims form a single people and suffer together, writes the Palestinian filmmaker in this op-ed for Le Monde.
August 4, 2025 ย New images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas.
TEHRAN โ The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has condemned the airstrike on the headquarters of the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Khan Yunis, Gaza, by Israeli forces.
Benjamin Netanyahuโs government said to be โin dialogueโ with Trump administration over controversial proposal
PM Netanyahu is reportedly weighing "decisive" military action in Gaza, drawing criticism from hostage families.
Thousands turned out for the March for Humanity on Sunday despite torrential rain.
The International Committee of the Red Cross stated that it was 'appalled by the harrowing videos.' In response, Hamas's armed wing said it would allow the agency to access the hostages only if food and aid were opened 'across all areas of the Gaza Strip.'
Plus, influencers feted by the Vatican.
At least 40 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday, among them one aid worker.
Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza
In his closing blessing for the Jubilee of Youth, Leo remembered the young people of Gaza and Ukraine and other countries "bloodied by war" who could not join their celebration.
Australia may join more than a dozen other nations in recognising the state of Palestine.
TEHRAN โ Red crescent societies of Russia, Norway, Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Qatar have supported the Iranian Red Crescent Societyโs call for taking immediate actions to help address the catastrophic human crisis in Gaza.
In angry constituencies, Labour is under pressure from the left and pro-Gaza independents. Is that partly why the PMโs talking up statehood?
Steve Witkoff reportedly offered the families personal reassurances that he and President Donald Trump were working to return the remaining hostages. Of the 251 hostages taken during the Hamas attack, 49 are still being held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead.
The circulation of videos created by Hamas showing Israeli hostages living in dire conditions incited families to protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday to demand a ceasefire and the return of their loved ones.
August 2, 2025 ย Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.
Germany says aid into Gaza "very insufficient" after the country's foreign minister's visit to the region.
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages stalled last week.
TEHRAN โ Iran marked the first anniversary of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh's assassination with resolute declarations that his path of resistance โwill continue with strength,โ describing his killing as an Israeli crime that only strengthened the resolve to liberate Palestine.
Palestinian group says right to resist Israeli occupation โcannot be relinquished until full national rights restoredโ.
This will not be the first time that a world community inured and desensitised to the horrors of war has suddenly taken notice. And once more, it is images of starving children that is changing the tide.
Prominent writer says it breaks his heart to see mass starvation and bombing from his country
Officials say 10 of Saturdayโs casualties were killed by strikes in central and southern Gaza
Propaganda video released after US envoys declare flawed food distribution system as โincredibleโ
Some say Britain's decision is an important first step โ while others worry it won't make a real difference.
More and more, his Mideast policy is being driven by hawkish staff and donors who have his ear, which could explain the shift in messaging
Death of Odeh Hadalin, prominent peace activist featured in Ocsar-winning film No Other Land, highlights ongoing settler violence in West Bank
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested at the Manhattan offices of New Yorkโs two senators, after calling for a flood of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Two alleged members of a Palestinian militant group will stand trial in Paris over the attack that killed six in a restaurant in the cityโs historic Marais district. Four other suspects remain under arrest warrants.
The former rabbi of Washington, D.C.'s largest synagogue denounces starvation in Gaza, joining more than 1,000 rabbis and Jewish leaders from across the world petitioning Israel.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Americans on the scene who tried to help Palestinians said Israeli authorities detained them โ all as settler attackers roamed free.
The UK and Europe must take action, not stick with mere symbolic gestures
'Common' to find 'deep unease' among British troops over Israelโs conduct in Gaza, military insider tells Declassified
The award-winning Gaza journalist says that being directly targeted by the Israeli army and not having enough food, water or internet makes their work dangerous and difficult.
Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.
President has asked Steve Witkoff to reorganise ยญarrangements for food as he inspects centres run by Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Johnnie Moore attacked the media and the United Nations for discrediting the aid distribution points where 1,000 Palestinians have been killed so far
Democrats said veterans supporting Trumpโs Gaza aid effort face legal risks for โwhat amounts to military operations on behalf of the Israeli government.โ
The White House announced that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ahead of his visit to Gaza the following day. Israel is under mounting international pressure to agree to a ceasefire and allow the world to flood Gaza with food.
Supporters of Palestinian rights say although bill to block arms to Israel failed to pass, vote shows โshiftโ on issue.
Gesture has become a punishment for Israel, says former Israeli leader
Even allies such as Germany are moving towards recognition in light of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Britain says it might recognise a Palestinian state, Donald Trump steps up his fight with Brazilโand more
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
At a United Nations Security Council debate, Saudi Arabiaโs Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed el-Khereji advocated for the creation of an independent Palestinian state to safeguard Palestinian rights. He condemned the forced displacement of Palestinians and rejected Israelโs claims of self-defense as justification
Franceโs UN move, U.S. hypocrisy, and the future of two-state solution.
July 31, 2025 ย Both countries said they would make the formal announcement at the UN General Assembly in New York in September.
In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.
Mark Carney says decision was needed to protect the viability of a two-state future for Israelis and Palestinians
Announcement follows similar ones by France and Britain, increasing pressure on Israel to end war in Gaza
The UN has warned aid entering the Strip remains far below what is required.
Canadian PM Mark Carney said the move preserves hopes of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Emily Damari says the prime minister is "not on the right side of history" with his plan for a Palestinian state.
Sir Keir Starmer defined himself against Labourโs preoccupation with Palestine. It now defines him
Former Green Beret said he was told by mercenary firm not to oppose Israeli army's decision to shoot children at Gaza aid site
The prime ministerโs announcement on recognising a Palestinian state has set back the cause of peace to placate his backbench MPs
Israelโs main justification for its deadly blockade on Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
TEHRAN- The continuing humanitarian disaster in Gaza has sparked a considerable political response from European Union (EU) legislators; however, the overall EU and Western response is still disjointed, late, and terribly weak.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Journalists in the West Bank face mounting suppression
The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.
Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israelโs conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year.
The announcements reflect deep frustrations with Israelโs conduct in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, experts say.
The PM's decision to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel ends the Gaza crisis dominates Wednesday's papers.
Many voters in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary were moved to cast a ballot due to the fallout from Israel's war on Gaza
Some Labour MPs and cabinet ministers think the prime minister has been slow to respond to the Gaza crisis
Even though Hamas was supposedly defeated and down to one brigade and a few battalions, it suddenly was able to re-appear in northern Gaza with thousands of fighters.
The prime ministerโs threat will do nothing to end starvation in Gaza while at the same time alienating Israel and boosting Hamas
Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday that France will organize 'in close coordination with the Jordanian authorities, four flights carrying 10 metric tons of supplies each for the Gaza Strip.'
โIt seems incredibly hypocritical to suddenly be shocked by these images when every humanitarian agency has said no one can replace UNRWA.โ
Millions of people in the world today face starvation in Gaza and in other parts of the world, from Sudan to Yemen. What happens to the body when food is lacking?
TEHRAN โ Iran has firmly rejected recent accusations by the U.S. President Donald Trump claiming Tehran interfered in ongoing ceasefire negotiations over Gaza, describing the allegations as "completely unfounded" and politically motivated.
Israel must take โsubstantive stepsโ to end โappallingโ situation in Gaza, says Keir Starmer
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Palestinian residents of Sinjil protecting their land have been beaten with clubs and murdered by Israeli settlers.
Indian citizens do not need the stateโs permission to care for others, even those who are not their compatriots.
After months of secrecy from Labour, we expose where Israeli troops have trained in Britain during the Gaza genocide.
July 28, 2025 ย An aid worker in northern Gaza tells NPR that people are starving, water is scarce and basic supplies are out of reach. He warns thousands could die in the coming days if nothing changes.
The Lionesses' triumphant European Championship win and Gaza aid dominate Tuesday's papers.
Awdah Hathleen, a Palestinian activist who helped film 'No Other Land', was allegedly shot in the chest by an Israeli settler
Also, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to stop fighting.
UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres is warning that an Israel-Palestinian two-state solution is โfarther than everโ.
Hundreds of Palestinians have reportedly been killed by Israeli gunfire and in crushes while trying to collect food
Hubert Vรฉdrine, former Elysรฉe diplomatic adviser and ex-foreign minister, praised President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize the State of Palestine. He says France had to act in response to the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza.
B'Tsalem highlighted the failure of the leaders of the Western world, particularly the United States and Europe, who, it said, "share responsibility by providing support that enables Israelโs acts of destruction".
As starvation stalks Gaza, western allies must press for an end to Israeli offensive
TEHRAN- On July 27, The Guardian reported that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed its final ruling on the Gaza genocide case until at least 2027. The delay follows a six-month extension granted to Israel to prepare its defense, with the court accepting Israelโs claim that โevidential issuesโ related to South Africaโs genocide case necessitated more time.ย
Israel attacks โsafe zonesโ in Gaza as six more Palestinians, including two children, die from malnutrition.
Hamas official says Israelโs sudden withdrawal from talks proves it prefers genocide over peace and is wasting time
Israel's concession to aid come as it faces growing international pressure to alleviate mass starvation in Gaza.
Genocide, as defined by the 1948 convention, requires both certain criminal acts to be committed and genocidal intent. While the requisite acts have been proven in Gaza, legal scholars are divided over the intent. South Africa has filed a genocide complaint against Israel with the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Oireachtas committee to publish report on proposal to ban trade with illegally occupied territories in Palestine
Prime minister has resisted move so far but is under increasing pressure from MPs
Protesters on Syros said it was unacceptable to welcome Israeli tourists while Palestinians in Gaza were starving.
July 27, 2025 ย Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son Mohammad is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors and aid workers warn of permanent damage to the health of children in Gaza due to chronic malnutrition.
New Delhiโs position on Gaza has appeared inconsistent in recent months.
Keir Starmer will ask Donald Trump to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza and England prepare for their Euros final
Most Jewish families I know are having conversations like this one
Joseph Czuba, who was found guilty in the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, died two months after a judge sentenced him to prison. He was 73.
The decision to loosen up the flow of aid came as the Palestinian civil defense agency said over 50 more Palestinians had been killed in Israeli strikes and shootings Saturday, some as they waited near aid distribution centers.
July 26, 2025 ย Israel's military said the airdrops would begin Saturday night in Gaza, after mounting accounts of starvation-related deaths. Israeli officials also said humanitarian corridors will be established.
Israeli forces intercepted the Handala aid ship en route to Gaza, detaining activists, journalist and European politicians
Netanyahuโs government denies it has deliberately starved civilians in the blockaded territory
TEHRAN โ In a diplomatic move on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held urgent calls with counterparts from Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, and Tunisia, demanding immediate collective action to break the Israeli regimeโs "genocidal siege" of Gaza, where starvation now kills as swiftly as bombs.
Those killed in the strikes include four people in apartment building in Gaza City
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
A writer walked to a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site in Rafah only to be shot at and forced to return home empty-handed.ย
"It also lays bare the fact that the bench does not realise the unequivocal condemnation globally against Israeli action and the stated positions of the UN bodies and the International Court of Justice," the party said.
Israelโs Parliament voted in favor of annexing the West Bank. Other Democrats interviewed by The Intercept condemned the move.
At night, we sit together to see who among us journalists is still able to write, and who might collapse tomorrow from sheer exhaustion.
BBC Verify examines aid boxes being handed out to Gazans, but their nutritional value is questioned by some experts.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says heโll recognise Palestine only as part of a wider peace deal.
Unrwa's director of communications says claims distract from the real issue, which is the mass starvation of Palestinians in Gaza
Emily Damari says she was kept in a cage with up to six other hostages and left in constant pain after her fingers were shot and amputated
TEHRAN โ Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held an urgent phone call on Friday addressing the Israeli regimeโs escalating war crimes in Palestine.
Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call?
His diplomats hope it will make peace more likely. America and Israel say it emboldens Hamas
Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were expected to begin airdrops in the coming days, but experts warned that the bulk of necessary aid could come only by land.
The French president has announced that Paris will formally recognise the state of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly in September. After long waiting for backing from both Western and Arab allies, the French head of state has now decided to go it alone. As Mediapart's political correspondent Ilyes Ramdani reports, the impact of this decision - which has already been angrily condemned in Tel Aviv and criticised in the United States - will largely depend on Parisโs ability to stand firm against Israeli pressure.
AIPAC did its second poll this year on potential candidates to challenge members of Congress who have criticized Israelโs genocide in Gaza.
French, British and German leaders to hold call on Gaza after Macron backs Palestinian state
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Cowardice, confusion and fear of Israelโs many friends defines the BBCโs coverage of Gaza genocide.
Senior British MP's comments come with release of Foreign Affairs Committee report calling for return of UN-led aid distribution in Gaza and ban on imported goods from illegal settlements
Senior Labour figures claim UK prime minister is blocking move because he wants to stay close to Donald Trump
Many aid agencies have warned of mass starvation across Gaza. Warning: This report contains distressing images.
Doctors' strikes and the UK response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza lead Friday's papers.
President Macron announced his decision on X, saying the end of the war in Gaza was an โurgent priorityโ
Plus, the global craze for matcha.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Israel did not stop killing us during a weeks-long internet outage in Gaza.
Macron announces that France will recognize Palestinian statehood
As in previous statements, India did not name Israel directly. However, the intervention probably marked New Delhiโs most forceful public expression of concern about the humanitarian toll since the conflict began.
โWhat weโre doing has actually been unbelievably effective,โ said the chair of the Israeli-backed and U.S.-run aid group.
July 23, 2025 ย As the situation in Gaza becomes more and more dire, with reports of people dying from starvation, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israel's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Danny Danon.
American politicians sent home to avoid a vote on releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, multiple countries call on Israel to end its war in Gazaโand more
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
Aid groups warn of โmass starvationโ in Gaza amid blockade, while Israeli attacks kill dozens of others across enclave.
Israelโs DARKEST Experiment YetChris Gunness
A joint statement warns that their colleagues and the people they serve in Gaza are "wasting away" and urges governments to take action.
Steve Witkoff will meet senior Israeli and Qatari officials to discuss a 60-day truce, access to aid and the release of hostages
The actions come as the university seeks to regain $400 million in cancelled federal funding
Mediapart has since May been 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. In this episode, Elassy recounts the pain and sorrow of her evacuation from Gaza earlier this month, after being offered a place at Franceโs prestigious social sciences school, the EHESS, while Badra, who remains in Gaza, recounts more of the dire plight of the population facing starvation.
Steve Witkoff will reportedly meet Israeli minister of strategic affairs and senior Qatari envoy
In a joint statement released on Wednesday, more than 100 aid agencies and rights groups said Gaza was facing โwidespread starvationโ and called on Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid.
After France recognized Israel's right to defend itself following the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, it has continually called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Yet its words seem to have had no effect.
Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to finally recognise Palestinian statehood, but is a two-state solution still viable?
July 23, 2025 ย More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza, the territory's Health Ministry said.
Health ministry says dozens have died this month as aid agencies warn that even their workers are suffering from malnutrition
'The Government of Israelโs restrictions, delays, and fragmentation under its total siege have created chaos, starvation, and death.'
Khalil, who continues to be targeted for deportation, says he will continue to advocate for Palestine and free speech.
Right-wing groups present what they say is a clear future for Gaza - a land without Palestinians and only for Jews
July 22, 2025 ย In Gaza, one of the last relatively safe zones is now under fire, as Israel expands its military ground operation into the central city of Deir al-Balah. And we visit the tiny desert village in Chile that fills with music for Fiesta de La Tirana.
BBC Radio 4's Today programme presenter Nick Robinson discusses what can be done to stop the war in Gaza, with a panel of experts and politicians.
Aid organisations issue warning while the UN says a thousand Palestinians have been killed queueing for food in the past two months
Trump and Netanyahu touted strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, but Gaza ceasefire is still pending.
For decades, India championed the Palestinian cause, not out of sentimentality, but from a profound understanding of the devastating effects of colonial occupation.
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ David Lammy condemned Israelโs actions in Gaza as โsickeningโ and warned the UK may impose new sanctions if the humanitarian crisis worsens. As reported by The Guardian, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned Israel for the โgrotesqueโ
Jean-Noรซl Barrot also called for an 'immediate ceasefire' in the Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel expanded military operations to the central city of Deir el-Balah. 'There is no longer any justification for the Israeli army's military operations in Gaza,' he said.
UN agency warns war with Hamas pushing health system further towards collapse
Houthis promise more attacks unless Israel ends its offensive on Gaza and lifts the siege.
July 21, 2025 ย Many injured in Gaza while seeking food at distribution sites are sent to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. NPR speaks with Dr. Nick Maynard, a British surgeon volunteering there.
David Lammy, the foreign secretary, called the Israeli aid system โgrotesqueโ after at least 85 people were killed on Sunday while trying to get help
Israel rejects a joint statement which condemns the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians".
The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Prosecutors act on legal complaint by pro-Palestinian group that is pursuing IDF personnel
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Delegations seek to pressure their own governments after Egyptian crackdown.
130 Palestinians killed in 24 hours, one of the highest totals in recent weeks, says Gazaโs health ministry
Mohammed El-Kurd EXPOSES Israel, from the River to the Sea
Sir Rich Knighton refused to talk to Declassified about his support for Israelโs air force as their commander landed in England.
War in Gaza 'must end now' say 25 Western nations in joint statement
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โย Labourโs Emily Thornberry urges the UK to officially recognise Palestine as a state before the upcoming United Nations conference. As reported by The Guardian, a Labour politician said the UK must act now to recognise Palestine, as
Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians near an aid site and a U.N. convoy. Both episodes pointed to Israelโs refusal to allow new governance structures in Gaza.
Israeli soldiers opened fire near the Zikim crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel, where a convoy of 25 trucks from the United Nations was entering the enclave.
UN says starvation in Gaza is man-made as families in the besieged territory endure โcatastrophic hungerโ.
93 Palestinians killed by Israeli army in Gaza while trying to collect aid, civil defense says
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had "fired warning shots" and disputed the number of reported deaths.
A cast member who held up a Palestinian flag at the curtain call of Il Trovatore was reported to be a โqueer dance artistโ called Daniel Perry
July 20, 2025 ย Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Sunday as they tried to get food aid, according to local health authorities, one of the deadliest days in recent months for those seeking assistance.
UN, MSF warn of rising infant deaths and catastrophic hunger in besieged Gaza
WCK claimed this is the second time that lack of access to aid in the Gaza Strip "forced our kitchen operations to pause," noting that their operations resumed one month ago.
Israeli military says it will expand operations in Gaza
Military evacuation order for Deir al-Balah, where some Israeli hostages are believed to have been held, draws criticism
"The police were completely deferential in allowing them (right-wing mob), even as they threatened to push us. It reveals a deep divide," says activist Harsh Mander, who was at the demonstration.
July 19, 2025 ย Palestinians were shot dead during a food distribution on Saturday at a center run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, hospital officials said.
Medical sources say the 116 people killed on Saturday include 38 desperate residents seeking food at a GHF site.
British lawmakers proscribed the group earlier this month after some of its members broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged planes in protest against Britain's support for Israel.
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ Social media influencer Nicola Thorp resigned in protest against the UK governmentโs move to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group. As reported by The Telegraph, a TV presenter and influencer working with the Home Office has stepped down following the departmentโs decision to proscribe Palestine Action. What did Nicola Thorp say about quitting Home
Police arrested 55 people outside parliament during a protest against the use of anti-terror laws to ban direct action groups
I can only imagine your shock and chagrin when the trouble suddenly came from the very people you were trying to reach with your message of humanity and solidarity.
The latest deaths add to U.N. figures showing that more than 670 Palestinians have been killed since May near sites built under an Israel-backed aid system.
Lone soldier programs recruit American teens to provide reinforcements to the Israeli military during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
House of Representatives rejected cutting $500m in US funding for Israel, hours after bombing the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza
Blinken noted that while he understood people's frustration and emotions after October 7, he believed more pressure should have been put on Hamas.ย
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Prime minister seeks to contain fallout as deadly assault draws rare White House rebuke
Georgie Robertson, 32, the daughter of Kathy Lette, the author, and Geoffrey Robertson KC, the human rights lawyer, has gone from Cannes to the courts
Israel's shelling of a Catholic church in Gaza sparks widespread outrage
Palestinians recount chaos, suffocation at GHF stampede and the extreme hunger that drove them to risk their lives.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Thursday's strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza City was a "mistake".
The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that a "stray ammunition hit Gaza's Holy Family Church."
According to church officials, at least three people were killed and six others were injured when an Israeli strike hit the Holy Family Catholic Church compound in Gaza City on Thursday. The Israeli military is examining the incident.
July 17, 2025 ย Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.
In sign of confusion and fear caused by Palestine Action ban, Kent Police officers deem flags and signs a possible crime
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. The word "massacre" passes through the ears of Gazans like a morning greeting with a dark tone. โThe word "massacre" passes through the ears of Gazans like a morning greeting with a dark tone,โ writes Ibrahim Badra in this, his third contribution. โWe ask "where is so-and-so?" knowing already the answer. The word no longer arouses astonishment or shock. It has become part of our daily lexicon.โย
Gazans keep dying at the centres. Israel says they are working as intended
An Israeli strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza killed two people on Thursday, church officials said. Israel said it was investigating the incident, and Pope Leo XIV renewed calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict.
Survivors of the Al-Baqa Cafe bombing in Gaza, and the loved ones of the dead, share their stories of the Israeli attack.
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
Earlier this month, I led a Westminster Hall debate on the forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank. While the worldโs attention remains fixed on the devastation in Gaza, we must not lose sight of the escalating crisis in the West Bank โ where the expansion of illegal settlements, rising settler violence, and the demolition of homes and schools
Opinion polls point to a desire for a ceasefire - why is Netanyahu resisting?
"We have some good news on Gaza and some other things that we are working on," Trump announced at a Bill Signing Ceremony in Washington, while thanking Witkoff.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Plans first suggested by defence minister propose keeping 600,000 Palestinians in area and not allowing them to leave.
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.
Gazaโs 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.
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
Mike Huckabee calls for "accountability" after a young Palestinian-American was beaten to death in an attack by settlers.
Deaths follow series of killings by Israeli military near controversial aid groupโs centres
As Congress grills CUNYโs chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is โthe only thing we have in common.โ
Jewish organizations criticized the proposed Irish law criminalizing imports from the West Bank during a hearing in the Irish Parliament.
Omer Bartov joins a growing list of prominent Israeli and Jewish scholars who have called Israel's war on the enclave a genocide
July 15, 2025 ย 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.
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.
Also in this newsletter: Is the EU ban on Russian gas legal?
The soldier had fought in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
Mahmoud Abdul Rahman's son, Abdullah, was among six children who died at a water distribution point in Gaza on Sunday.
Review says there is no evidence the pulled documentary on Gaza children was influenced by 'outside interests'
With banks closed or destroyed and ATM machines scarce, residents are resorting to desperate measures โ including repairing damaged banknotes
An Israeli proposal to force much of Gazaโs population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
Despite decades of peace, mistrust deepens between Cairo and Jerusalem.
Israel blamed for deadly Gaza aid attacks as UN warns fuel must enter now or vital โlifelines will vanishโ.
The Israeli military said that a โtechnical errorโ had caused a munition โ intended for an Islamic Jihad militant โ to land dozens of meters from its target.
Cรฉline Place is hopeful France will recognise Palestinian statehood โin timeโ and will be a driving force in brining out a solution to the crisis
The Israeli military has not yet commented on the strike, which witnesses said hit a crowd queuing to get water at a refugee camp.
Consulting firm advised private aid effort outside UN-led system, Financial Times reports
July 13, 2025 ย 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
Survivors condemn a UK court for allowing more arms exports to Israel.
Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Israelโs plan to force 600,000 Palestinians into an enclosed camp is a mission too far for some
Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.
Labour MPs demand that London act now to halt โerasure and annexationโ of Palestinian land before itโs too late.
The activists were protesting for a second consecutive week against the groupโs proscription under anti-terrorism laws
July 12, 2025 ย A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.
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.
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.
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.ย
Swami, who has been raising awareness in Delhi about Israelโs war on Gaza, says that many people have admitted to him that they knew little about the issue. โThe Indian government doesnโt want people to know,โ he alleges.
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ 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
EU negotiators are closing in on a trade deal with Donald Trump that would cement hiโฆ
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?"
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
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
UN human rights office says most victims died close to sites run by controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
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.
In the occupied West Bank, life is constantly under threat with illegal Israeli settlements rapidly on the rise
Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday.
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.
Negotiators struggle to overcome differences on future role of Israeli forces in Palestinian territory
The pro-Palestinian activist alleges he was falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and subject to emotional distress.
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.
The Palestinian student activist has accused the Trump administration of smearing his name and unlawful imprisonment.
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
Consulting groupโs chief risk officer and head of social impact practice stripped of their titles
Civilians, including children, were waiting outside a health clinic to receive nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, when an Israeli strike hit.
July 10, 2025 ย 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.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
A call from Gaza for connection, empathy and understanding.
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.
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.
If there is another ceasefire in Gaza, it may not be able to regroup as before
Terrorists in Gaza ambushed and attempted to abduct Azulay, an initial IDF investigation revealed.
Over 700 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect aid from the US- and Israel-backed GHF aid sites.
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.
Pressure intensifies on US consultancy as MPs demand โclarification and informationโ on firmโs involvement
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
Trump administration approved funding despite 'critical concerns' controversial Gaza Humanitarian Fund could work safely and effectively
A Palestinian official says key sticking points at the indirect negotiations in Qatar include how aid will be distributed.
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.
In critical cases involving pro-Palestine speech, The Intercept convinced courts to make the full dockets public.
The Home Office briefed the Times that Palestine Action could be funded by Iran, and then UK media kicked into action spreading the story.
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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet with President Trump again on Tuesday to discuss Gaza.
President Trump has stepped up pressure on Israel and Hamas to agree on a peace deal.
'The Hunger Games' in Gaza
TEHRAN โ Iranโs 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.
Generals have pushed back against a request by the Israeli government to move 600,000 Palestinians to ruined Rafah
Charityโs chief โappalled and deeply disturbedโ by FT reporting on consultancyโs involvement
The Israeli military said the soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza, but offered few other details.
Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff earlier on Monday โข PM set to ask Trump to greenlight action against any Iranian nuclear activity
A 16-month-old Palestinian baby is among a growing number of children in Gaza suffering from meningitis.
The private dinner between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump marks the Israeli leaderโs third visit to Washington this year.
Defence minister orders IDF to ready โemigration planโ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanity
The episode raises serious questions over processes at the global consulting firm
US president has previously stated his belief that a peace deal can be agreed
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
Mark Rowley, head of London's police force, tells the BBC the 'law doesn't have an age limit'
A civil defense worker, a doctor, a reporter, and a photojournalist tell their harrowing stories of responding to Israelโs war on Gaza.
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.
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...'
โLetโs be realistic here, thereโs barely anything left of the security structure. Most of the leadership, about 95%, are now dead,โ the Hamas official told the BBC."
US President Donald Trump says a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel could occur this week as truce talks resume in Qatar.
Also in todayโs newsletter, Tony Blair Institute took part in โGaza Rivieraโ project, and Chinaโs overseas mining rush
Netanyahu says Trump meeting could 'advance' Gaza deal ahead of Doha talks
Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Washington as momentum gathers in negotiations for a US-sponsored deal
Documents show TBI staff were involved in discussions on a Gaza plan condemned for promoting ethnic cleansing
The officer says Israeli strikes have devastated the group's leadership and structure, and that armed clans are filling the void.
July 6, 2025 ย 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.
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.
Netanyahu says he will send a negotiating team to Doha to begin indirect negotiations aimed at halting the war in Gaza
The UK's Metropolitan Police stated later on Saturday that expressing support for the group is now a criminal offense.
Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
It comes after supporting the group was banned under terrorism legislation.
Hopes that pause to the killing may be agreed were boosted despite 24 Palestinians being killed including 10 seeking aid
An 83-year-old vicar was among those detained at a demonstration that took place just hours after the activist group was proscribed
โI wanted to center Palestine,โ a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
Militant group expresses willingness to enter new round of talks as Israeli prime minister prepares to visit Washington
A High Court judge refused its request to temporarily block the government from proscribing it as a terror group.
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.
Khanna expressed pride in standing 'side by side' with Congressman Randy Fine, who has called for Gaza to be destroyed
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.
Palestinian groupโs reply boosts chances of 60-day Gaza ceasefire, but Israel hasnโt responded publicly to the proposal.
At the time of the attempted arson attack 20 people were inside the synagogue.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
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.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Israeli attacks killed over 60 people in Gaza City and the north on 30 June.
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's response to the deal has not yet been formally announced but is expected in the coming hours.
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
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
Ward Sakeik is married to a US citizen and had a pending green card application when she was detained by ICE
Books and clothes were scattered amongst the rubble after Israelโs deadly attack on a school sheltering Palestinian fami
Progress on deal, which calls for โseriousโ talks to permanently end the war, comes as Trump prepares to meet Netanyahu
Making peace with the Palestinians looks much harder than with Iranโs regime or Shias in Lebanon
Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover โ and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.
Trump says Israel agrees to terms on ceasefire in Gaza
July 2, 2025 ย 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.
UK Home Secretary announced her draft proscription order for Palestine Action, Maniacs Murder Cult, and the Russian Imperial Movement.
The ban means supporting the group could potentially carry a maximum sentence of 14 years.
Video shows the rescue of a woman from rubble and flames in Gaza City following an an Israeli bombing.
The House of Commons backs UK governmentโs proposal by 385 votes to 26
'We must support Netanyahu when he weakens the Iranian threat and fiercely oppose him when he destroys Gaza'
Exclusive: Aircraft said to be damaged โbeyond repairโ are already flying again, Declassified can reveal.
It was still unclear whether the latest U.S.-backed effort can overcome the most entrenched sticking point between Israel and Hamas.
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.
Despite growing public outcry against Israelโs 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.
The administrationโs warning comes on the heels of a new report by Albanese titled โFrom Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide.โ
Trump says he will be โvery firmโ with Netanyahu on need for speedy Gaza ceasefire
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been using American contractors to distribute boxes of food at four sites in Gaza. Andย 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.
The American president has said that Binyamin Netanyahu โwants to end this warโ as the Israeli military increased its air strikes on Gaza
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.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
On the street in Gaza City and at an airdrop site, a writer learns how language is changing in Gaza.
Activists blockade entrance to Israelโs largest arms manufacturer as UN experts warn of the governmentโs โmisuse of terrorism powersโ
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 cafรฉ
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 settlers targeted Israeli soldiers in an occupied West Bank riot.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Matriculation exams postponed for second time during Gaza genocide.
The IDF said instructions had been issued to forces after "lessons learned".
Accommodation websites accused of helping to sustain the presence of settlers on Palestinian land
TEHRAN โ Palestinian resistance forces have started more deadly operations against the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza.
Prominent lawmaker faced widespread criticism for welcoming the release of Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas earlier this year
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.
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ 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
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
Following the IDF's identification on the ground, an IAF aircraft, directed by the brigadeโs Fire Control Center, carried out a strike and dismantled the explosive site.
Scholars and journalists say Western mediaโs refusal to confront Israeli war crimes is a form of genocide denial, reinforcing impunity
Unwavering convictions voiced by residents are at the heart of Israelโs expansion across the territory โ and a surge in deadly violence against Palestinians
TEHRAN โ 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 regimeโs unchecked aggression plaguing the region since October of 2023.ย
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.
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israelโs unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza.
More than 95% of farmland has been damaged or lies in areas inaccessible to farmers, as the Palestinian enclave suffers from famine.
An evaluation by Ireland of its security, defence and intelligence needs โmakes senseโ, says John Brennan
President Trump urged Israel and Hamas to โmake the deal,โ but it was unclear if any significant progress has been made toward an agreement.
June 29, 2025 ย 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.
By joining Israelโs illegal strikes on Iranโs nuclear sites and shielding Tel Avivโs genocidal war in Gaza, Donald Trump has helped dismantle the last restraints on Tehranโs nuclear programme. Far from securing Israel, this reckless alliance has pushed the region closer to catastrophe, and made an Iranian bomb all but certain.
Eye witnesses to an Israeli massacre believe British intelligence contributed to the slaughter.
The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course because of the war in Gaza.
The band landed in trouble over anti-Israel statements, and a member faces a terrorism charge. But at Britainโs biggest music festival, tens of thousands cheered it.
A 'terribly hard to watch' film exposing Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals finds a home on Channel 4
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack contains allegations that Israeli forces targeted hospitals and healthcare workers
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ UK civil servants call Palestine Action ban โabsurdโ, 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
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
June 28, 2025 ย 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.
European Union summit fails to act on trade agreement despite findings of human rights abuses.ย
The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed since the GHF took over aid distribution.
Trump's comments come after his recent success in arranging an Iran-Israel ceasefire, ending a 12 day war.
Israel foreign ministry accuses UN of โdoing everythingโ to oppose the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Palestine Action has drawn up a new list of about 150 government buildings, military bases, financial institutions and insurance firms to target
US-Israeli aid distributor the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been widely condemned for possible complicity in war crimes
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 and officers have said they were ordered to shoot at unarmed civilians waiting for food in Gaza.
Washington urges more support for Israel-backed foundation even though 400 have died trying to reach distribution sites
EU continues to hesitate on how to pressure Israel over Gaza war
Pouring paint on a plane is hardly 9/11. Non-violent protesters are not terrorists.
UN humanitarian agency stresses need for fuel, medical supplies and water in Palestinian territory besieged by Israel.
Also in todayโs newsletter, Israel halts deliveries of aid to north Gaza and EU officials call Merz โdelusionalโ for his auto tariff expectations
Plus, a recap of โSquid Game.โ
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.
"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.
Witnesses said Israeli drones fired at Hamas police members dressed in civilian clothing and wearing masks.
Trump's defence of Netanyahu comes after he lashed out at Israel to shore up the ceasefire with Iran
June 26, 2025 ย Shahar Segal โ known for restaurants around the world that include Manhattan's Michelin-starred Shmonรฉ โ is a spokesperson for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Where people once died in air strikes, now they are dying as they try to find food
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
I have watched in horror as Gaza has been reduced to a landscape of rubble
Zohran Mamdani has promised to fight antisemitism, while consistently criticizing Israelโs treatment of Palestinians and its conduct of the war in Gaza.
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.
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.
A pro-Palestinian Democratic Socialist securing the Democratic nomination seemed too good to be true for Mamdani's supporters
The Lebanese-Australian journalist sued Australia's national broadcaster, saying she was unfairly fired.
The truce went into effect after pressure from President Trump and Qatar. Israel said its forces were now shifting their attention back to Gaza.
Activists from the Cambridge 4 Palestine group have been evicted from land at Magdalene College.
โThe time has come to confront, without euphemism or delay, the structural failure of aid delivery in Gaza,โ Rev. Johnnie Moore, GHFโs executive chairman, wrote.
June 20, 2025 ย 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.
As Iran and Israel talk peace, Palestinians in Gaza feel left behind. Israel killed more than 70 Palestinians on Tuesday
Dรกil hears EUโs โdescent into moral turpitude has been both swift and shocking. Its silence on Gaza deafeningโ
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.
For months now, Israel has imposed a siege on the people of Gaza leading to widespread malnutrition and suffering
Israel hails 'tremendous victory' over Iran as focus shifts back to Gaza hostages
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Yvette Cooper will put forward legislation next week that will proscribe it as a terrorist group, classifying it alongside al-Qaeda, Isis and Hamas
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
It comes ahead of an update in Parliament on plans to proscribe the group under terror laws.
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."
Lawyer representing activist group says move could have been due to 'additional pressure by a third country'
The British government announced plans to proscribe the group, Palestine Action, after members broke into a military air base.
Yvette Cooper says Palestine Action has โhistory of unacceptable criminal damageโ
Exclusive: Elbit Systems pushed for retrial after charges against Palestine Action co-founders were dismissed, new documents show.
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.
Netanyahu says returning Gaza hostages will take 'a bit more time'
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 Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ 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
Israel recovers bodies as it continues killings across Gaza amid food and fuel shortage, worsening humanitarian crisis.
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.
The bodies of Yonatan Samrano, Sgt Shai Levinson and Ofra Kedar were recovered on Saturday.
TEHRAN โ The U.S.-backed Israeli genocidal campaign kills many more Palestinians amid international inaction.ย
TEHRAN โ 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."ย
The BBC understands the home secretary will move to proscribe the group in the coming weeks.
EXCLUSIVE
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ Labour MPs urge PM Keir Starmer to ban Iranโs IRGC after the UK banned Palestine Action, calling it a rising threat to Britainโs national security. As reported by The Telegraph, Keir Starmer faces pressure from
Meeting of EU foreign ministers expected to hear louder calls to hold Israel accountable for conduct during war
An EU diplomatic service audit report, seen by news agencies, looked at Israelโs actions in Gaza and occupied West Bank.
The Columbia University graduate had a key role in student protests over Gaza. Trump said his arrest was the first of "many to come".
Decision a victory for Syrian-born green card holder detained for involvement in pro-Palestine campus protests
The Columbia University graduate will hold his newborn son for the first time since being taken into 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.
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.
Finding raises prospect of bloc taking action against Israel for first time since start of conflict 20 months ago
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Gazaโs patients still manage to smile.
Deadly shootings at aid-distribution sites are happening almost daily
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.
Divinity School insiders said Harvardโs practices are at odds with the public perception that the university is fighting Trump.
Israelโs strikes on Gaza continue amid Iran conflict, killing hundreds of Palestinians in recent days.
"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.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
At least 51 killed by Israeli fire on Thursday, including 12 who tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site, medics say
It is the latest in almost daily shootings near aid sites in Gaza, which have left hundreds dead overall.
Doctors trying to save starving children and parents trying to feed their families spoke with The Intercept.
Ahmad Baker was told by managers at his London hospital to remove a video-call fruit bowl image featuring watermelons
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.
Desperate Palestinians have faced a barrage of attacks by Israeli forces at food sites.ย
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.ย
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.
The deaths include the latest in near daily killings of Palestinians seeking aid
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.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Consulting group offered pro bono work to UNRWA shortly after Israelโs military campaign began in late 2023
โTEHRAN -ย Hebrew media sources reported that air raid sirens were activated across central and northern parts of the occupied Palestinian territories onย โearly hours ofย โWโednesdayย โaโs Iranian missiles were fired toward Israel in the latestย phase of Operation True Promise III.
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.
"The incident in question did not occur at a GHF site, but rather near a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) location," GHF said.
Prestigious debating society votes to publish speech by Palestinian-American writer as trustees threaten its closure
Some believe the public mood in Europe is shifting, while others are sceptical of whether their leaders mean what they say.
โEven if they rebuild all of Syria, Yarmouk will remain destroyed,โ said one Palestinian refugee.
Israeli tanks fired shells at crowds along main road in Khan Younis, residents say
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Violence against Palestinians is not only accepted but expected.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Global action must match the scale of the genocide for it to end.
The Hamas-run health ministry said about 200 were wounded in one incident after witnesses said Israeli troops had opened fire
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.
Hundreds of US veterans and allies have been fasting for weeks across the country, in protest against the ongoing war in Gaza
Dublin TD first detained while attempting to march to Gaza to deliver aid for the enclave
Iranians say they are caught between their country's regime and Israeli destruction as the conflict intensifies.
Viet Thanh Nguyen on how US violence abroad is mirrored in ICE raids, the Israeli assault on Gaza, and protests at home.
โItโs a terribly unusual thing,โ a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.
34 Palestinians killed in worst incident since beginning of contentious US and Israeli-backed distribution system
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.ย
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.ย
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.
TEHRAN โ We watched it happen to Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria over the past 20 monthsโIsrael launching attacks on residential buildings, hospitals, places of worship, and civilian infrastructure.ย Yet Iranians never imaginedย that those scenes would be recreated in Tehran, Kermanshah, and Mashhad,ย with the international community still turning a blind eye.
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. โFamine is not a natural disaster,โ writes Ibrahim Badra in his first contributions published here. โFamine is a despicable, deliberate policy used by the occupation to collectively oppress the people of Gaza.โ
Four Palestinian citizens of Israel were killed and dozens more wounded after a missile struck their home in the northern town of Tamra
Several Palestinians killed in near-daily mass shootings while trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites
The rally in support of Palestine, organized on Saturday in Paris, reflected an atmosphere of anxiety after Israeli strikes on Iran.
Opinion
Little is know about the GHF, the new US- and Israeli-backed group created to feed people in Gaza.
Information on the latest incident is scarce as the internet has been down in Gaza for more than two days.
While Israel and Iran trade attacks, Palestinians in Gaza have been struggling to find food, connect to the internet and survive airstrikes.
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
There has been no immediate comment by the Israeli military or the GHF on Saturdayโs Palestinian deaths.
At least 15 people were killed as they tried to approach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site
Israeli shelling has killed over 23 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
TEHRAN - Iranโs 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.ย ย
Ehud Yaari: "They told me the Iranians penetrated my computer through a Gaza policy paper sent in Greenblattโs name."
One of the organisers from a California synagogue says revocation of visas an 'act of cruelty'
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. โIsraelโs goal is no longer hidden, it wants Gaza emptied of Palestinians,โ writes Nour Elassy in her first contributions presented here, โand we are beginning to let go of our belief that we can live here, grow here, raise our children here.โ
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.
The pair were interviewed by police after a pro-Palestinian demonstration in January.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
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.
UN votes overwhelmingly to demand Gaza ceasefire, the release of all hostages and unrestricted aid access
CBP revoked Eid and Awdah Hathaleenโs visas before detaining them on Wednesday. Local organizers havenโt heard from them since.
The State Department has warned allies at the UN that recognition of statehood is counterproductive to ceasefire negotiations
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.
The killing of Mohammed Sinwar marks the end of the secretive group that planned the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Space is scarce in Gaza, and people are setting up tents in areas once thought uninhabitable.
John Healey tells Declassified he has โnothing more to addโ about the UKโs surveillance of Palestine
If it survives it will be an instrument of power in the strip
Netanyahu survives opposition motion to dissolve the Israeli parliament that failed early on Thursday
Several injuries have been reported, and the GHF also stated that team members may have been taken hostage.
The BBC travels in an ambulance from the Gaza border to Amman with Siwar and her family
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.
About 2,500 people from more than 50 countries are expected to take part in pro-Palestinian walk to Egypt-Gaza border
His group is notorious for stealing aid and is widely disliked by Palestinians
Event focuses on a two-state solution, with the US saying that recognising a Palestinian state during conference would be 'supporting our enemies'
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
Lambeth (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ 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 Starmerโs party have been charged by Councillor Martin Abrams with โpursuing their
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.
Finance chief Bezalel Smotrich imposes banking penalties on Palestinians and warns five western states over restrictions
Bezalel Smotrich, the far-right finance minister in Netanyahuโs war cabinet, will cancel a scheme allowing bank transactions in the West Bank and Gaza
Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich will both face a travel ban, the UK says.
Palestine are denied by late Oman penalty in a 1-1 draw that ends their dreams of a first FIFA World Cup appearance.
โIt is shameful,โ said Emmanuel Macron last week, commenting on Israelโs 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.
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.
Sanctions hit organisations in Europe, Turkey, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank
Fleet of vehicles travelling from Tunis is expected to swell as it journeys through Libya and Egypt
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
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) โ 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
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have called for Jews to settle on Palestinian land and the destruction of Gaza
As Israelโs war on Gaza enters its second summer, the annual all-expenses-paid tour of Israel is more popular than ever.
The police broke the law when they ransacked my house. When will they stop harassing pro-Palestine journalists?
After 20 months of fighting against Hamas, mainstream debate has begun to consider the plight of Palestinians
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.
Witnesses say the gunmen shot at them while organising queues for food near a site run by an Israeli- and US-backed group.
Zaher Birawi, a pro-Palestinian campaigner, said the allegations were โbaselessโ
Freedom Flotilla organisers have had no contact with activists since they were โkidnappedโ by Israel on way to Gaza.
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Its remaining hardmen inside Gaza are losing their gripย
Israelโs ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, posted a video on X, saying she โjust couldnโt believe itโs real, but it is.โ
Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestine activists on the Madleen expected to return to their home countries, Israeli foreign ministry says
Organisers of flotilla tell MEE that they received no cooperation or contact from London, as Israel intercepted and diverted vessel
The civilian ship, called the Madleen, was on a mission organized by a group that opposes the nearly two-decade-old blockade of Gaza.
Exclusive: UK-made munitions containers have been shipped to Israelโs largest arms firm amid the Gaza genocide, it can be revealed.
Commandos board the vessel in international waters
After his death, Zamora was honored with the change of the name of the operation to Operation Arnon.
Crew don life jackets in preparation for interception by Israeli military
To Israelis, the location of an underground passageway highlights Hamasโs abuse of civilians. To Palestinians, Israelโs decision to target it highlights Israelโs own disregard for civilian life.
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese brands US-backed Gaza aid system โhumanitarian camouflageโ, โtactic of this genocideโ.
The Israeli prime minister admited arming Gazan clans. One member, Abu Shabab, who denies all ties to Israel, now controls aid distribution
The Electronic Intifada ๐บ๐ธ
Killings follow string of deadly incidents since new US- and Israeli-backed aid system took effect in Palestinian enclave
Israeli defence minister says aid ship should 'turn back' and will not be allowed to reach besieged enclave
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.'
How can I debate Gaza horrors when I canโt even square it in my own head?
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed close to the controversial supply centre in Gaza.
The shooting deaths were the latest reported near the aid center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Fund in the southern district of Rafah.
Nattapong Pinta was abducted during the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza in 2023
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which began distributing aid last week, has closed all its centres.
Nattapong Pinta was taken hostage and later killed by members of a small militant group in Gaza, the Israeli military said.
Activists relaunch pro-Palestinian campaign over what they say is the university's failure to divest from Israel
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
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 governmentโs conduct in Gaza, and our own governmentโs role in enabling its
Dozens of Palestinians have been shot dead trying to reach a US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution scheme
Israel Bonds target local governments and retail investors in the US with a low starting product at $36
First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks.
The Maga loyalist Johnnie Moore took over the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation this week after his predecessor called out the organisationโs โlack of humanityโ
Madleen, run by Freedom Flotilla Coalition, changed course after receiving distress call about sinking raft with 30-40 Sudanese on board
The IMO faces calls to suspend Israel, while escaping Gaza and the West Bank to attend this yearโs event in Australia seems a distant dream for Palestinian hopefuls
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.
At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.
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.'
The Netanyahu government must be held to account over Gaza and the West Bank
Israel has been criticised for giving weapons to a group of a group of "criminals and felons".
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.'
This documentary about the pro-Palestinian college protests of 2024 is unashamedly partisan but offers undeniable food for thought
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged only that Israel had been working with โclans.โ But the opposition leader warned that the โweapons going into Gaza will eventually be pointed at Israeli soldiers and civilians.โ
Thousands of activists describing themselves as a 'civic, apolitical, and independent movement' seek to pressure the world to stop Israel's war on Gaza
Doctors in Gaza now donating their own blood to save patients, medical charity says
Prime ministerโs comments come after opposition leader claims country is sending weapons to โcriminals and felonsโ
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it will open two aid centres after suspending distribution on Wednesday.
Dr. Rupa Marya of San Francisco is suing for discrimination after her university punished her for speaking out against Israelโs genocide of Palestinians.
It is long past time Tzipi Hotovely was expelled from London. Starmerโs inaction proves he has no intention of stopping his support for Israelโs crimes in Gaza.
In an interview Bezalel Smotrich is uncompromising aboutย Gaza
Gaza aid group halts distribution due to safety concerns after dozens killed seeking aid
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.
The US ambassador to the UN said the resolution failed to call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military says Palestinians cannot enter the distribution sites or travel on roads leading to them for 24 hours
US government says university violated anti-discrimination laws during pro-Palestine protests
In an interview Bezalel Smotrich says the Gaza war is a success
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.
Swedish citizen Susanne Bjork and Irish citizen Deirdre Murphy were arrested after documenting settler harassment of Palestinians in the Masafer Yatta area
The vessel with 12 people on board is carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza facing starvation due to Israeli blockade.
Aid distribution will be halted on Wednesday, with Gazans warned by the IDF not to travel to collection points.
Mohamed Sabry Soliman was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a vigil in Boulder for the Israeli hostages remaining in Gaza
Boston Consulting Group puts partner on leave over contentious US-backed scheme to replace UN-led system
The Swedish climate activist speaks to Middle East Eye from aboard vessel heading to Palestinian enclave with urgent supplies
The 12-person crew, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, is expected to reach Gaza on June 7.
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.
Activist Susanne Bjรถrk was deported on Monday, but Irish pensioner Deirdre โDโ Murphy remains in Ben Gurion Airport while fighting deportation order
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.
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.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an independent inquiry into the mass shooting of Palestinians.
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.
The incident is the second in less than two weeks in which the suspect has invoked Israel's war on Gaza
The FBI calls it a suspected terror attack and says the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower.
The bleeding-heart Gaza letter signed by a dazzling array of literary heavyweights is pitifully overdue, writes English teacher Nadeine Asbali.
The climate activist, who is sailing to Gaza on a flotilla with other campaigners, was criticised by Lindsey Graham on X
Activist was arrested with a Swedish woman in a Palestinian village largely demolished by Israeli forces in early May
Police detain a male suspect after witnesses report an attack near a march to remember Israeli captives held in Gaza.
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.'
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.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, a veteran commander and Israelโs most wanted operative, is now in charge of the groupโs military wing in Gaza
Hamdi al-Najjarโs son Adam (11) remains in hospital following bombing of family home
Eyewitnesses say they were 'ambushed' while lining up for food aid, as soldiers opened fire, aiming at heads and chests
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.
Dr Victoria Rose says her third visit to Gaza since the invasion began has been the worst by far โ a โconstant delivery of kids with bits missingโ
Under the deal, 10 living captives will be freed, 18 bodies returned in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.
It is seen as neither an explicit rejection nor a clear acceptance of a US truce plan, which Washington says Israel has agreed to.
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.'
Explainer: The RAF has a secretive but special relationship with its Israeli counterpart which has been devastating Gaza.
Group says it will release 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in return for Isrealโs release of Palestinian prisoners
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.
Arab delegation was set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah
Palestinian group offered to release 10 hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for prisoners
Al-Awda, the last functioning hospital in the North Gaza governorate, is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation.
Gazaโs entire population faces starvation, UN warns, with aid deliveries branded a โdrip-feedโ amid dire crisis.
Gaza is 'the hungriest place on Earth', according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territoryโs entire population is at risk of famine
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
A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of โa crusade against the Jewish state.โ
Exclusive: Millions of UK workers are unknowingly funding Israelโs genocide in Gaza via their Nest pension contributions. Harriet Williamson reports.
Bacteria โlike monstersโ on overcrowded wards as doctors run out of basic supplies including antibiotics
The Parliament Politics ๐ฌ๐ง
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
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.'
The UN's Tom Fletcher tells the BBC the people of Gaza have been subjected to forced starvation by Israel.
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.
Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
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.
Hamas says Israeli response to Gaza ceasefire offer presented by US fails to meet groupโs demands
The US distances itself from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as Israel continues its assault on the Strip
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
Ministers hail decision as โhistoricโ but move likely to increase international condemnation
Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.
Looting incident follows disruption at food distribution site as Israel continues to limit supplies despite 79-day siege
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had faced criticism from aid groups even before this weekโs chaotic rollout
Plus, the Metโs new wondrous space.
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.
Daniel Grossman was one of 36 deputies placed under investigation for signing an open letter condemning Binyamin Netanyahuโs government
Mohammed Sinwar was the target of a Israeli strike on the courtyard of the European hospital in Khan Younis on 13 May.
At least 47 Palestinians were injured, mostly by gunfire, after a crowd overwhelmed an aid distribution centre in Rafah, Gaza. Video: Reuters
Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive โleft with nothingโ after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.
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.
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.
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.
Visa interviews for international students have been paused while President Trump cracks down on pro-Palestinian protesters at Ivy League colleges
Ian Austin was pictured on a trip to Haifa a week after foreign secretary criticised the โabominableโ situation in Gaza
UN insists humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to the conflict
Israeli opposition leaders condemned attacks on Palestinians as "racist" and a disgrace to Judaism.
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.
Chancellorโs strongest criticism yet of Netanyahu government highlights deep German unease over conflict
Israeli attacks on land, wells and greenhouses exacerbating the already critical risk of famine in Gaza, the FAO says.
For months, Israelโs 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.
Departing head of US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says group not neutral in conflict
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.'
Malnourished five-month-old baby Siwar is now out of hospital in Gaza - but as we found, she and her family are struggling.
The Madrid meeting comes as Israelโs aid blockade fuels a looming famine amid relentless bombing of Gaza.
Journalist and senior rescue official among latest casualties; Israel now controls 77% of Gaza Strip, says Hamas media office
The IDFโs 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
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.
The young victims, two of whom remain under the rubble, range in age from seven months to 12 years old,
Israelโs military says it had evacuated civilians from the area and โthe claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under reviewโ
The destruction of schools, universities, hospitals, factories and roads โ 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.
Process begins after visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who said weapons โhurtโ Lebanon and Palestine cause.
After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias, including Hezbollah, Lebanonโs government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.
Gaza health system at breaking point as Israeli hostilities intensify, says WHO
Netanyahuโs war isnโt about protecting Israelis. Itโs about protecting himself
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.
Israel finally let food into the desperate Strip this week as pressure from allies mounted, but the map shows the scale of the crisis
The UK, France and Canada condemned the expanded Israeli military operation in Gaza this week.
Police say the victims, a man and a woman, were shot by a man who shouted "free, free Palestine".
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 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.'
Critics of Israelโs atrocious conduct in Gaza should be clear that their focus is the authors of that violence โ not Israeli civilians
Majed Abu Ramadan says 29 Palestinian children, elderly people killed as hunger grips bombarded enclave.
Suspect identified by police as Elias Rodriguez, who allegedly later chanted โFree Palestineโ, is in custody
Israeli air strikes and tank fire killed at least 50 people across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, say Palestinian health authorities
Suspect in attack outside Jewish museum chanted โfree Palestineโ, police say
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.
Israeli prime minister also outlines maximalist conditions for ending the war.
Itโs been two days since Israel agreed to allow โminimal amountsโ of aid into Gaza, but soup kitchens remain bare
Premier says propaganda pushed by Muslim minorities is driving European condemnation of latest offensive
Support for the war in Gaza is waning, with some Israeli political and military figures criticising the conflict in recent days.
The event in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, came amid rising tensions between Israel and its foreign partners.
Taoiseach calls for EU to suspend preferential trade deal with Israel
Foreign Secretary David Lammy summons the Israeli ambassador suspends talks on a trade deal.
Britain halts trade talks with Binyamin Netanyahuโs government as both Keir Starmer and David Lammy condemn its treatment of Palestinians
Also, Israelโs allies told it to stop its expanded Gaza offensive, the F.D.A. might restrict access to Covid vaccines and more news.
Trumpโs crackdowns on universities closely match a right-wing roadmap to crush the pro-Palestinian movement.
Some senior Liberal figures think the party could be freed up to chase more urban voters; Britain halts trade talks and calls Gaza policy โrepellentโ
Citing Israel's 'indefensible' policies in Gaza, Britain escalates pressure on Netanyahu's government amid growing global outrage โ even as Israel insists it won't change course.
Netanyahu riled by radio remarks by Yair Golan, a former senior general in the Israel Defense Forces
Benjamin Netanyahu says aid will enter for "practical and diplomatic" reasons, after weeks of blockade.
As Palestinians are told to evacuate before โunprecedented attackโ, the White House continues to publicly back Israel
Announcement that basic amount of aid will be allowed into Gaza described as โwholly inadequateโ
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.'
By withholding aid and now allowing only โminimalโ food supplies, Israelโs government is losing whatโs left of its moral authority
Legislation would have allowed the executive branch to crack down on โterrorism supportingโ nonprofits.
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.
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.
The Israeli military attacks numerous targets including a hospital in northern Gaza, as ceasefire negotiations hit hurdles in Qatar.
โExtensiveโ operation planned by Israeli forces in Gaza; Teams app took students biometric data; Labor eyes productivity reforms
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
Indonesian Hospital in Gazaโs north โforced out of serviceโ amid intensifying Israeli strikes on healthcare system.
This new stage of the war is aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing hostages and ultimately destroying the group or forcing it to surrender.
It remains present inside Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank
Mother who gave birth in January says Israelโs blockade means she can only offer her daughter saltwater soup
IDF says "Operation Gideon's Chariots" will seize and hold territory, as Hamas health ministry reports dozens killed.
The talks in the Qatari capital have begun without any conditions for Israel to allow aid into Gaza or a ceasefire.
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.'
Defence minister claims fresh fighting puts pressure on Hamas as latest round of talks begins in Qatar
Israel says intensified bombings are part of campaign expansion to โachieve all of the war goals in Gazaโ
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.
Gaza volunteer calls Israelโs intensified bombardment โshockingโ as Palestinians face severe food and medical shortages.
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
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.
The BBC speaks to people in Gaza during a 10-week blockade on food, medical supplies and other aid.
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.
More than 150 Palestinians reported killed since Thursday as US leads truce-for-hostage negotiations in Qatar
The university says that a studentโs remarks condemning Israel were not approved and that he โviolated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.โ
Tuesday's strike killed 28 people, the Hamas-run civil defence said. Israel says it was a precise strike on Hamas.
As ceasefire talks wither, Trump suggests territory could become โfreedom zoneโ; Sussan Ley expects partnership talks to โtake timeโ
Israeli settlers assaulted a Palestinian woman who tried to stop a group from trespassing in the occupied West Bank.
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.
Also, Republicans pushed forward with tax and Medicaid cuts, Israel tried to kill a top Hamas commander in Gaza and more news.
Qatari prime minister adds that the UN should be allowed to resume aid distribution inside Gaza.
Israel alleges several buildings are being used by Hamas. Local authorities and aid agencies say thousands of civilians are sheltering there.
A war of words has broken out between the countries, with the Israeli defence minister saying the French president โshould not lecture them on moralityโ
The French president accused Benjamin Netanyahu's government of 'unacceptable' behavior over its blockade of aid into Gaza in a televised interview on Tuesday.
Antony Blinken speaks to Times Radio on Ukraine, Gaza and the new administrationโs foreign policy pivot
The presenter shared a post from the group Palestine Lobby, which included a rat illustration.
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.
I spent 22 days in Gaza. I saw so much death and destruction but also unbelievable courage, compassion and dedication.
Israeli officials said the military had launched an attack targeting Mohammad Sinwar, one of Hamasโs top remaining commanders in Gaza and the brother of a leader killed last year.
The 21-year-old is the first hostage to be released since a ceasefire came to an end in March.
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.'
The IPC says a full 100% of Gaza now experiences acute food insecurity while half-a-million people face starvation.
Report warns that half a million people are starving with conditions to worsen if Israel does not ease blockade
We have reached the point at which Israelโs western allies must say โenough of this savageryโ โ and actually mean it
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.
Israeli settler Moshe Sharvit established a so-called 'outpost' in occupied West Bank
Palestinian militant groupโs move comes as Donald Trump prepares to visit the Middle East this week
The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.
Israel eyes full Gaza occupation. Plus, justice plays out as primetime radio drama in Ghana.
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.
Attacks on agriculture exacerbate desperate shortages and enclaveโs slide towards famine
Israelโs priority is a โwider colonial expansionโ, the committee on Israeli practices in occupied territories said.
Incident occurs as UK government prepares to clarify rules on whether shareholder meetings can be held online
The student had published an essay about Gaza. Immigration agents arrested her and sent her to a Louisiana detention center to await deportation proceedings.
UN agencies say they will not co-operate with the proposed system because it appears to "weaponise" aid.
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.
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.
A probe into the US journalistโs death in the West Bank suggests US had reason to believe shooting was โintentionalโ.
UN experts say Palestinians in Gaza face โannihilationโ, with the threat of increased military action following months of chronic food shortages
The action, which affects hundreds of Palestinian pupils, comes after an Israeli ban on Unrwa this year.
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.
The single deadliest bombing took place near a popular cafe in Gaza City where at least 33 people were killed, according to Gazaโs Health Ministry.
The restaurant in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood had been recently been operating a community kitchen.
Amid Gazaโs worsening fuel crisis under the Israeli blockade, Palestinians are converting plastic into diesel.
The talks are said to involve the United States leading a transitional government until security in the territory had been established
The president claims the Iranian-backed group does not want to fight any more โ but the rebels say they will continue to act over the war in Gaza
The offensive to take and hold territory will sharpen everything that makes this war so controversial, writes the BBC's International Editor.
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.
The US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end.
aIt plans to establish a permanent military presence in the Palestinian enclave and to confine the population to the southern extremity of the territory.
Israeli spokesmen said the expanded ground operation would include โa wide attack, involving moving most of Gazaโs population,โ as well as the โholding of territoriesโ by Israeli soldiers for an indefinite period of time.
The poet gets the prestigious award for New Yorker essays โon the physical and emotional carnage in Gazaโ amid war.
The Israeli military says the expanded offensive will displace most Palestinians in Gaza.
Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
As Israel digs in for an extended occupation, President Trumpโs visit to Saudi Arabia offers a window of opportunity for peace talks
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.
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.
Dozens of people are already dead from starvation as Israel bars trucks with food and aid.
Editorial: Conditions are increasingly desperate. The resumption of humanitarian relief is essential to save civilian lives
Families of captives say a wider Israeli Gaza assault risks their relativesโ lives.
The mobilization could indicate that the Israeli government is preparing to shift its tactics in its fight against Hamas.
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
Jumaa Zawayda didn't know if his home was among those destroyed after Israel ordered thousands to evacuate Jenin.
UNICEF says children face โgrowing risk of starvation, illness and deathโ as Israel bars food and other aid deliveries.
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.
Joseph Czuba was convicted for targeting the child and his mother over their Muslim faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war.
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 boyโs landlord.
A senior Qatari diplomat told the ICJ that Israel is conducting a โgenocidal war against the Palestinian people.โ
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.
Stella Maris was removed from her role on the university court over comments she made on the Israel-Gaza war.
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.
David Lammyโs comments mark the first time the UK has acknowledged discussions with France about recognising a Palestinian state
Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.
Mahdawi was among multiple international students and graduates detained after their involvement in the protest movement against the war in Gaza.
Palestinian ambulance driver Assaad al-Nassasra, who survived an Israeli attack that killed 15 medics, has been freed.
Assad al-Nassasra was missing for weeks following last month's attack, in which 15 emergency workers were killed by Israeli troops.
Trump has cut off Ukraine aid, brokered and lost a ceasefire in Gaza and took a sledgehammer to world commerce
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 Gisรจle Sapiro.
The blockade on Gaza has left two million at risk of starvation, Palestinian representatives said at the International Court of Justice
An Israeli drone strike has killed at least 12 Palestinians, including a number of children in Gaza City.
Dozens of countries will give evidence at the ICJ hearings, which Israel has labelled a "circus".
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noรซl Barrot embarked on a regional tour ahead of the upcoming UN conference in June.
But the Qatari PM says there was still no "answer for the ultimate question: how to end this war".
Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israelโs blockade continues, say aid agencies
Qatar says โa bit of progressโ made in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks as food crisis in Palestinian territory worsens.
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.
Mahmoud Abbas appoints veteran aide to newly created role, making him frontrunner to take over from ageing leader
Hussein al-Sheikh is a veteran leader of Abbasโs Fatah movement and seen as a potential successor to him.
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.
British MP Shockat Adam travelled to the occupied West Bank to see Israelโs treatment of Palestinians.
The UN agency has delivered its last supplies to meals kitchens, which it warns will run out of food in the coming days.
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.
Observers denounce punishment of pro-Palestine protesters and silence on far-right Israeli ministerโs visit.
Israel's deadly air campaign has continued across Gaza since it violated its ceasefire with Hamas last month
Gazan civilians are losing their fear of Hamas, openly criticising the group on the streets and online.