Gaza Strip Stories

Desperate need for water and food continues as Gaza families head north
UN News  |  Oct 28, 2025

Aid continues to enter Gaza, with more than 300 truckloads of supplies collected from the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing between Friday...

Kenyan Muslims mark one year of humanitarian support for Gaza with major Nairobi event
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Oct 26, 2025

During the event, the National Muslim Leaders Forum (NAMLEF) screened several videos highlighting how aid contributions from Kenyans have been distrib...

We are slaughtered, and no one hears us- Gaza journalists testify at Istanbul Tribunal
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 25, 2025

The four-day public session at Istanbul University marks the culmination of a year-long effort by international jurists, scholars, and civil society f...

UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages
UN News  |  Oct 25, 2025

Shelter needs are extreme, with an estimated 90 per cent of the population displaced and at least 1.5 million people urgently requiring emergency shel...

Sudan among countries facing widespread mine and explosive contamination – UN report
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 23, 2025

The severe humanitarian impact of explosive ordnance contamination has rendered some land unsuitable for cultivation and increased the risk of civilia...

15,000 in Gaza await urgent medical evacuation amid fragile ceasefire
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 23, 2025

Despite the truce agreement stipulating that the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would reopen for the movement of people and aid, Israel...

UN says delivering aid to northern Gaza remains challenging
XINHUA  |  Oct 23, 2025

At the same time, UN partners monitoring population flows across Gaza have reported more than 425,000 movements from southern to northern parts of the...

Gaza food aid still far below target despite US-brokered ceasefire
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 22, 2025

She said access remains limited as "only two of the seven Israeli-controlled crossings into Gaza are operational."

Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza as ceasefire faces major test
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 19, 2025

Under the current ceasefire terms, Hamas was given 72 hours to release all Israeli captives, both living and dead, in exchange for Israel freeing Pale...

Gaza intensifies efforts to clear rubble, reopen roads amid severe shortage of fuel
XINHUA  |  Oct 19, 2025

According to Hosni Mohana, the municipality's public relations officer, these operations aim not only to restore transportation routes but also to pre...

With 83 per cent of its buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than money to rebuild
The Conversation  |  Oct 18, 2025

Gaza itself has been razed to the ground in many areas. The United Nations estimates 83 per cent of all structures and housing units have been damaged...

What role for Arab powers in shaping postwar Gaza?
DW News  |  Oct 18, 2025

Egypt and Qatar remain central to shaping Gaza's postwar future. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been outspoken in calling for the disarmament of Hamas...

Hamas returns four more hostage bodies as Israel restricts Gaza aid
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 15, 2025

The move follows Israel’s warning that humanitarian aid to Gaza could be restricted until all 28 deceased hostages were returned. On Monday, Hamas han...

Gaza humanitarian crisis escalates as Israel cuts aid over delayed return of dead hostages
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

According to a note seen by Reuters and confirmed by the UN, no fuel or gas will be allowed into Gaza except for specific humanitarian infrastructure...

Israeli troops open fire, kill five Palestinians amid fragile Gaza ceasefire
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 14, 2025

Reports indicate that the incident occurred in Khan Younis and the Shujayea neighbourhoods of Gaza City, as Palestinians went back to their homes to a...

UN releases Sh1.4 billion for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’
UN News  |  Oct 14, 2025

The announcement comes as a ceasefire brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt continues to hold, alongside the release of Israeli hostages and...

Outrage as Israel sends freed Palestinian prisoners to Egypt instead of home
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 13, 2025

The group is part of 250 Palestinians being released from Israeli jails, alongside about 1,700 detainees from Gaza, under a ceasefire agreement reache...

Israel confirms all remaining Gaza hostages to be released on Monday
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 12, 2025

The conflict, which began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people in southern Israel and abducted 250 others, has left...

Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire takes effect
XINHUA  |  Oct 11, 2025

Two years of Israeli strikes have left Gaza in ruins, caused famine, and killed more than 67,000 people, according to the Gaza health authorities.

Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave
UN News  |  Oct 11, 2025

The UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher insisted on Thursday that “the whole UN humanitarian family” is mobilized to get aid into Gaza.

Why are the ICJ and ICC cases on Israel and Gaza taking so long?
The Conversation  |  Oct 10, 2025

So, it’s clear the ICC and the ICJ already have legal proceedings well underway relating to crimes in Gaza. These international courts are ready to he...

Palestinians begin returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire takes hold
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2025

The withdrawal covers districts such as Tel al-Hawa and Al-Shati camp, which were among the hardest hit during Israel’s recent offensive.

Turkey prepared to deploy troops for Gaza taskforce
DW News  |  Oct 10, 2025

The withdrawal of Israeli troops is part of a deal that also calls for the release of several hundred Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remain...

Gaza ceasefire deal ratified as Israel, Hamas prepare for first prisoner exchange
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 10, 2025

While the deal marks a crucial step toward ending hostilities, the broader framework for lasting peace remains unsettled.

Gaza deal: UN and humanitarian partners ‘prepared to move - now,’ says Guterres
UN News  |  Oct 10, 2025

Guterres said the UN and its partners were ready to “move now,” with teams and supplies already in place to scale up food, water, medical and shelter...

Kenya welcomes Israel–Hamas ceasefire, calls for lasting peace based on two-state solution
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 09, 2025

Nairobi praised the truce's key provisions, including the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and...

Over 54,600 children under five acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 09, 2025

According to Gaza's health ministry, at least 461 people, including 157 children, have died from malnutrition since the war began in October 2023, mos...

WHO says rebuilding Gaza’s shattered health system critical to a lasting peace
UN News  |  Oct 09, 2025

Reconstruction will cost over $7 billion, according to WHO estimates, covering humanitarian response, early recovery and long-term rebuilding.

Over 60,000 children killed or maimed in Israel-Palestine conflict: UNICEF
XINHUA  |  Oct 08, 2025

UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said that, on average, one child has been killed or injured every 17 minutes, describing the figure as "unacceptable...

South African activists from Gaza-bound flotilla deported by Israel arrive in Jordan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 07, 2025

The flotilla, comprising multiple vessels carrying hundreds of activists from 44 countries, was stopped about 70 nautical miles off the Gaza coast, wh...

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