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Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Meanwhile, Gaza's health ministry said there was ongoing intense and heavy bombing of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, which it said was occ...

With world distracted by conflicts elsewhere, Syrian civil war flares up again
The Conversation  |  Dec 03, 2024

Russia’s distraction and weakening support for the Assad government partly explains the opportunity seized by the HTS and SNA coalitions.

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of "using the weapon of starvation against the people (in northern Gaza) to displace them from thei...

Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza's displaced as Israel steps up strikes
Reuters  |  Nov 26, 2024

Many tents used early in the war have now worn out and no longer offer protection, but the price of new tents and plastic sheeting has shot up beyond...

Legal threats close in on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Reuters  |  Nov 24, 2024

Netanyahu has denounced the court's decision as antisemitic and denied charges that he and Gallant targeted Gazan civilians and deliberately starved t...

Dozens killed and wounded in Israeli strikes across Gaza, medics say
Reuters  |  Nov 17, 2024

Video footage of the strike site obtained by Reuters showed locals pulling bodies from a huge pile of rubble, with surrounding houses also damaged, so...

UN warns of 'imminent risk of dying from disease, famine’ in Northern Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Nov 08, 2024

Tremblay emphasised that the ongoing Israeli offensive has severely hindered the Palestinians' access to essential resources.

‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
UN News  |  Oct 27, 2024

UNRWA staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical care, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.

War crimes court replaces judge in Netanyahu arrest case on health grounds
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

The move is expected to further delay a decision in the case focused on the Gaza conflict as the new judge will need time to catch up on the filings.

Iran and Israel: Open warfare after decades of shadow war
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

Israeli-Iranian enmity stretches back decades through a history of clandestine wars and attacks by land, sea, air and cyberspace.

Mohamed Abu Jalda: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
UN News  |  Oct 21, 2024

Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home, practices on the beach in the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah...

UN chief blasts growing global impunity, cites Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan conflicts
Reuters  |  Sep 24, 2024

On Sudan, Guterres called out the "brutal power struggle" between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that erupted into war in...

Germany has stopped approving war weapons exports to Israel, source says
Reuters  |  Sep 18, 2024

A source close to the ministry cited a senior government official as saying it had stopped work on approving export licences for arms to Israel pendin...

Pope Francis decries deaths of Gaza children in Israeli bombings
Reuters  |  Sep 14, 2024

The pope, who has supported calls for a ceasefire in the conflict and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, said "sometimes I think it's a wa...

War crimes court ends proceedings against late Hamas leader Haniyeh
Reuters  |  Sep 06, 2024

Judges said their decision to terminate proceedings followed the withdrawal of the prosecution request for a warrant for Haniyeh earlier this month.

Gaza teacher offers ray of hope with classroom in rubble
Reuters  |  Sep 06, 2024

The project began with 35 pupils and that number gradually increased to 70, ranging from pre-school to sixth graders aged 11-12.

Gazan teen musician sings for children who endure the daily horrors of war
Reuters  |  Sep 04, 2024

Youssef was studying at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in nearby Gaza City before it was reduced to ruins in the war that has devastat...

Britain 'deeply concerned' by Israel's operation in occupied West Bank
Reuters  |  Aug 30, 2024

The spokesperson added the UK "strongly condemns settler violence", and that it was in no one's interest for further conflict and instability to sprea...

US sanctions Israeli NGO and citizen for supporting violent activities in West Bank
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 28, 2024

The sanctions followed a wide-ranging operation by the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank that included three raids in the cities of Jenin and Tul...

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials
Reuters  |  Aug 24, 2024

Khan stressed that the court had jurisdiction over Israeli nationals who commit atrocity crimes in the Palestinian territories and asked the judges to...

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