Gaza-Israeli conflict Stories

AU to give platform to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid shifting African-Israeli dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 15, 2025

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says Trump's Gaza takeover idea ‘very surprising’
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 06, 2025

Grandi called the idea "very surprising" and emphasised the need to understand the concrete details before making any further comments.

Trump suggests US will take over Gaza, make it the 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Amina Wako  |  Feb 05, 2025

When questioned by reporters about the legal basis for the US assuming control of Gaza, Trump claimed he had studied the matter closely for months.

Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostages
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Cheering crowds greeted the releases on either side, including Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and Palestinians assembled in Ramallah.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire will not start until Hamas releases hostage list
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

Hostages were expected to be released within hours of the start of the ceasefire, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended...

ICC prosecutor sees 'no real effort' by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence chief Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al...

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal
Reuters  |  Jan 17, 2025

If successful, the ceasefire would halt fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces that has razed much of heavily urbanised Gaza, killed more than 46,0...

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...

As Gaza suffers, hunger watchdog refrains from using the F word: famine
Reuters  |  Dec 30, 2024

Many aid workers and doctors say famine has taken hold in Gaza. But amid Israel’s military assault and curbs on movement, the world’s hunger monitor h...

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...

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...

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.

Pope Francis calls Gaza airstrikes 'cruelty' after Israeli minister's criticism
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

The pope is usually careful about taking sides in conflicts, but he has recently been more outspoken about Israel's military campaign against Hamas.

Daystar University cancels Zion Forest deal with Israel after public outcry
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 18, 2024

When the deal was first revealed, Prof. Ayiro described the Zion Forest project as a means to enhance Daystar’s green spaces.

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.

Shuttle diplomacy push that took Lebanon from Armageddon to ceasefire
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Longstanding enemies, Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting for 14 months since the Lebanese group began firing rockets at Israeli military targets.

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...

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