Gaza Strip Stories

Flooding Gaza with aid might lessen security challenge, says UNRWA chief
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

The U.N. World Food Programme has said it has enough food ready to feed more than a million people for three months.

Israel, Hamas ceasefire accord followed by airstrikes on Gaza, residents say
Reuters  |  Jan 16, 2025

Israel's acceptance of the deal will not be official until it is approved by the country's security cabinet and government, with votes slated for Thur...

With UNRWA fate unclear, UN and Israel argue over who's responsible for Palestinians
Reuters  |  Jan 13, 2025

UNRWA, established by the U.N. General Assembly, provides aid, health and education services to millions of Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, inclu...

2024 one of the worst years in history for children in conflict - UNICEF assessment shows
UN News  |  Dec 29, 2024

From Palestine to Myanmar, Haiti to Sudan, the world is experiencing the highest number of conflicts since World War II.

Israel detains medics after hospital raid, health officials say
Reuters  |  Dec 28, 2024

The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement that during a trial run two ships passed through a new stretch of the canal's two-way section without inc...

Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

The head of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Husam Abu Safiya, told Reuters via text message that obeying the order to shut down was "next to...

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza as mediators yet to secure ceasefire
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, were killed in the Musa Bin Nusayr School that sheltered displaced families in Gaza City.

UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Amina Wako  |  Dec 12, 2024

The 193-member Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution passed with overwh...

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...

Gaza update: Fleeing families just have ‘the clothes on their back’
UN News  |  Nov 24, 2024

Wateridge said that, for almost 50 days, UN humanitarian missions have attempted to deliver supplies to northern Gaza, including besieged areas such a...

Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to 'problems'
Reuters  |  Nov 17, 2024

Israel launched its ground and air offensive against Hezbollah in late September after almost a year of cross-border hostilities in parallel with the...

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements
Reuters  |  Nov 14, 2024

Human Rights Watch said the displacement of Palestinians "is likely planned to be permanent in the buffer zones and security corridors".

Over 100 patients set to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

WHO said the patients, including children with trauma injuries and chronic diseases, would depart in a large convoy via the Kerem Shalom crossing with...

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...

Gaza joblessness surges to 80 per cent as economy collapses – UN agency
Reuters  |  Oct 17, 2024

Two-thirds of Gaza's pre-war structures — over 163,000 buildings — have been damaged or flattened, according to UN satellite data.

Tough times loom as Red Sea attacks slash shipping volume by 70 per cent in Q3
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 12, 2024

Consequently, ships destined for African countries such as Kenya have had to re-route through the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, costing shippers...

Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’ -UN
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2024

WFP distributed its last remaining food stocks in the north to partners and kitchens sheltering newly displaced families, but these are barely enough...

Displaced Gazan mothers struggle to care for their newborns
Reuters  |  Oct 05, 2024

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said postnatal services have decreased significantly in Gaza, so women who have complications have less access...

Egypt won’t accept security changes on Gaza border, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  Sep 18, 2024

Israeli troops entered the buffer zone in May as they pressed an offensive around Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.

European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood
Reuters  |  Sep 13, 2024

Israel was not invited because it was not part of the contact group, Albares said, adding though that "we will be delighted to see Israel at any table...

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