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Gaza enters 2026 with more deaths and Israeli attacks
The start of 2026 in Gaza has marked numerous deaths, including that of a Palestinian man killed by the Israeli army, amid ongoing severe humanitarian conditions. Flooded tents due to harsh winter wea...
Evening recap
This article summarizes key developments from Israel's conflict with Gaza as of Saturday. It details fatalities following Israeli actions and includes reports on decreased birth rates and increased mi...
US political theorist Michael Walzer calls Israel war on Gaza a ‘criminal effort’
Michael Walzer, an American political theorist and war ethics specialist, has heavily criticized Israel's military actions in the recent conflict with Hamas-led forces in Gaza. He describes it as a 'c...
Israeli foreign minister in Somaliland: 'Unlike Palestine, it's not a virtual state'
On January 6th, 2026, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made the first official visit to Somaliland since Israel recognized its sovereignty. During his meeting with President Abdirahman Mohamed Abd...
UN chief says Israel's decision to suspend almost 40 NGOs from Gaza will exacerbate crisis
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over Israel's decision to suspend almost 40 NGOs operating in the Palestinian territories, particularly in Gaza. He warned that this mo...
More than 50 NGOs warn Israeli bans will gravely impede aid access in Gaza
Over 50 international NGOs have warned that recent registration measures imposed by Israel will suspend their operations in Gaza and the West Bank from January 2, 2026. They claim this undermines huma...
53 International NGOs warn against consequences of Israeli government’s decision to deregister humanitarian organizations
A coalition of 53 international NGOs has issued a statement warning that Israel's decision to deregister 37 humanitarian organizations will severely impact critical aid operations in Gaza and the West...
Gaza is an early warning. Will the world heed it?
Recent events in Gaza highlight ongoing humanitarian crises and human rights abuses. Palestinian doctors graduate near destroyed hospitals, while memorisation of the Quran and mass weddings occur amid...
Gaza genocide: By halting aid, Israel escalates its war on survival
Israeli government decisions halting operations of 37 international aid groups mark a concerning escalation in Gaza's humanitarian crisis. The new regulatory framework targets organizations supporting...
The real story is not Alaa Abd el-Fattah. It is Israel paralysing aid to Gaza
Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan argues that the UK media's focus on British Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah distracts from the humanitarian crisis in Gaza where Israel is banning major international aid org...
Israel demolishes homes en masse in West Bank refugee camp
The Israeli military began mass demolitions of buildings in the Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm on December 31, displacing around 400 Palestinians and destroying approximately 100 flats. This foll...
Jewish settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque
A group of Jewish settlers forcibly entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under Israeli military protection while Palestinians were conducting dawn prayers. Videos circulated on social media sh...
Arab League holds emergency meeting over Israel's recognition of Somaliland
The Arab League convened an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday, chaired by the UAE, to discuss Israel's official recognition of Somaliland. The move has been condemned by a coalition of countries in...
Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to halt services as Israeli siege deepens
Due to fuel shortages resulting from an ongoing Israeli siege, al-Awda Hospital in Gaza was compelled to cease most services, despite a ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025. The hospital's opera...
Health ministry reports five deaths in Gaza in past 24 hours
The Palestinian health ministry reported that five Palestinians died within the last 24 hours in Gaza, including four individuals found under rubble due to ongoing Israeli military operations. The min...
Israel kills six Palestinians in strike on Gaza school hosting wedding
Israeli forces struck a school being used as a shelter where displaced Palestinian families had gathered for a wedding, resulting in the death of at least six people, including a five-month-old child....
Israeli shelling targets school sheltering displaced, killing six in Gaza
Israeli artillery fire hit a school serving as an emergency refuge for internally displaced persons in Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, resulting in at least six fatalities....
Death penalty bill to include Palestinians imprisoned for 7 October, Ben Gvir says
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has updated the 'Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill' to allow execution of Palestinian detainees accused of involvement in the October 7, 2023 attacks...
Statistics bureau says Gaza population fell 10.6% due to killing and displacement
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported an unprecedented decline in Gaza's population by 254,000 individuals or 10.6%, compared to pre-war estimates. The current population of Gaz...
UN rights chief calls on Israel to end 'apartheid system' in West Bank
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report documenting that Israel's actions towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank constitute an apartheid system and systematic d...
Gaza 'dying slowly' amid collapsing buildings and severe cold
At least 31 Palestinians have died due to harsh winter conditions in Gaza since the start of the season. Six more deaths occurred over the past day, including one child who succumbed to exposure. Anot...
Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in northern Gaza
A Palestinian child was killed by Israeli forces in Jabalia, northern Gaza, according to sources at Al-Shifa hospital. The death toll in Gaza since the ceasefire on October 10, 2025 has risen to at le...
Health ministry says storm-related collapses killed 19 in Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that three more deaths occurred due to building collapses caused by recent storms in Gaza over the past two days, including one civilian and a four-year-old gi...
More than 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large-scale incursion
Over 500 Israeli settlers invaded the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem with security forces protection, performing religious rituals and conducting provocative tours. This incursion is si...
Gaza genocide death toll tops 71,266 with more bodies recovered
The Palestinian health ministry reported that the death toll from what it describes as Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has reached 71,266. Over the past two days, four individuals were killed and anoth...
Five Israeli settlers arrested after they injure an eight-month-old in attack on Palestinian town
Five Israeli settlers were arrested after attacking homes and property in Sair, occupied West Bank, on Wednesday. The attack resulted in injuries to an eight-month-old girl's face and head. This incid...
Gaza health ministry reports five deaths in 24 hours
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported five new deaths over the past day, including one recent killing and four recovered bodies. Since the start of the ceasefire, Israel has caused a tot...
Israeli shelling killed five-month-old baby
An Israeli attack on a school being used as a shelter for displaced families in Gaza during a wedding resulted in six deaths, including a five-month-old baby. An Israeli tank fired at the second floor...
Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in 48 hours, eight bodies recovered
The Palestinian health ministry reported that over the past 48 hours, 12 Palestinians have died and eight bodies were recovered from rubble, bringing the total number of deaths to 649 since the ceasef...
UN chief warns he could refer Israel to world court over action against UN Palestinian refugee agency
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a warning to Israel via a letter stating that he could refer the country to the International Court of Justice if it fails to repeal laws targeting t...
UK pays Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah 'substantial' sum over torture complicity
The UK government has agreed to pay a substantial amount to Abu Zubaydah, a Guantanamo Bay detainee who has been held without charge for more than two decades. This settlement resolves years of litiga...
In Gaza hospital, patients cling to MSF as Israel orders it out
Israel plans to exclude 37 humanitarian aid organizations from operating in Gaza as of March 1, citing these groups' failure to provide comprehensive information about their Palestinian employees. Thi...
Israel planning renewed Gaza offensive in March, report says
According to a reported statement from an Arab diplomat and Israeli media, Israel's military plans to launch a new offensive against Gaza in March with the goal of seizing more territory and pushing t...
Off-duty Israeli soldier shoots dead Palestinian citizen over road dispute
An off-duty Israeli soldier shot and killed Sharif Hadid, a 27-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel, near Haifa in northern Israel following a road dispute on Highway 6. The incident resulted in the...
Israeli forces fire live rounds and teargas as they storm Birzeit University
On January 6, 2026, Israeli forces raided Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, firing live ammunition and tear gas at students and staff during a solidarity event for Palestinian prisoners. O...
Israeli airstrike kills two in Gaza including girl, hospital staff say
An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians, including a minor, and injured four others, including children, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, according to local hospital officials. Israe...
West Bank: Israeli settlers raid village, resulting in 15 Palestinians being evacuated for medical treatment
Israeli settlers injured a Palestinian man during a raid on the village of Khirbet Ibziq in the northern West Bank. The attack led to at least fifteen Palestinians being evacuated for medical treatmen...
Israeli forces uproot olive trees and bulldoze land near Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces have been destroying Palestinian farmland and olive trees near the town of Turmus Ayya north of Ramallah for about three months. On Friday, Israeli forces demolished addition...
Israeli military kill Palestinian child in northern Gaza
The Israeli military shot and killed a Palestinian child named Youssef Ahmed al-Shandagli in the Jabalia al-Nazla area of northern Gaza on Thursday....
Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison - six months after his release was scheduled
Hassan Issa al-Qash'ala, a Palestinian detainee from Rahat in the Negev region, died unexpectedly on Thursday inside Be'er Sheva prison. He had been held for over 13 months and was due to be released ...
Israel seizes planning powers over Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinians
The Israeli military has taken municipal control of Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque, transferring planning authority from the Palestinian Authority-run Hebron Municipality to its own Supreme Planning Council...
Massive crowds march in Istanbul in support of Palestinians in Gaza
On New Year's Day, hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Istanbul's Galata Bridge in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, according to Anadolu news agency. The demonstration i...
Israeli attacks reported across Gaza as civil defence issues warnings
Gaza's civil defence agency has issued warnings due to heavy gunfire and shelling on Salah al Din Street, east of Khan Younis. Israeli forces have been conducting attacks since morning, including airs...
UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned Israel's decision to prohibit electricity and water supply to facilities owned by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine R...
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, including two children, in separate incidents in Gaza and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and Wednesday. The violence occurred despite an October truce agre...
Palestinian NGOs say Israel's ban on aid groups threatens lives in Gaza
The Palestinian NGO Network criticized Israel's decision to ban humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza, stating that this move endangers the lives of Palestinians. Israel instructed over 30 inte...
Hoping for better year ahead, Gazans bid farewell to 'nightmare' of 2025
Palestinians in Gaza are marking the end of 2025 with exhaustion and grief due to ongoing hardships, including lack of infrastructure and displacement caused by two years of conflict following Hamas's...
World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil
As 2025 comes to an end, global celebrations on New Year's Eve will reflect on a tumultuous year characterized by significant US tariffs imposed under President Trump, the establishment of a truce in ...
Israeli forces shoot and kill 11-year-old girl in Gaza City
Wafa news agency reported that Israeli forces killed an 11-year-old Palestinian girl in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City on Tuesday. Witnesses stated that Israeli military vehicles stationed th...
Genocide behind bars: 32 Palestinians killed in Israeli detention in 2025
Palestinian prisoner rights groups have accused Israel of committing systematic genocide against detainees, citing at least 32 recorded deaths in 2025. An annual report by Palestinian organizations cl...
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