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Gaza: Israeli fire kills 2 Palestinian boys
DW News  |  Nov 30, 2025

Palestinian sources say two brothers were killed in Gaza by Israeli drone fire. In the occupied West Bank, meanwhile, attacks by Israeli settlers inju...

UN rights office condemns ‘apparent summary execution’ of two men in the West Bank
UN News  |  Nov 29, 2025

OHCHR has verified that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,030 Palestinians there, including 233 children, since October 7, 2023.

UN says rebuilding Gaza will cost Sh 9.1 trillion as Palestinian economy nears collapse
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 26, 2025

The UN estimates that rebuilding homes, roads, hospitals, and other basic services in Gaza will cost more than Sh 9.1 trillion ($70 billion) and will...

Shadowy organisation flies Palestinians out of Gaza
DW News  |  Nov 20, 2025

The organisation Al-Majd Europe says it's helping Palestinians emigrate to third countries. But it has been accused of helping facilitate "forcible tr...

UN Security Council approves US-brokered Gaza peace plan
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 18, 2025

Central to the document is the creation of a Board of Peace (BoP) - described as a "transitional administration" for Gaza - tasked with overseeing rec...

‘Mobs’ target Palestinians in occupied West Bank, as floods roil Gaza
UN News  |  Nov 15, 2025

Officials reiterated that Israel’s assertion of sovereignty over the occupied West Bank and its annexation of parts of it, are in breach of internatio...

Over 150 Palestinian refugees finally disembark in South Africa after nine-hour airport ordeal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2025

The group remained confined on the plane for approximately nine hours as South African authorities sought verification of their travel papers.

Israel’s President Herzog condemns settler attacks on Palestinians in West Bank
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 13, 2025

In a rare statement on X on Wednesday, Herzog denounced the incident, criticising violence targeting both civilians and Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) s...

Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds
UN News  |  Nov 11, 2025

Following two years of deadly conflict, a “catch-up” campaign to immunise some 44,000 children under the age of three against measles, mumps and other...

Potential Gaza stabilisation force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
UN News  |  Nov 05, 2025

The Secretary-General stressed that the UN’s positions “have been very clear” and are not dependent “on cooperating with this or that country.”

ICJ tells Israel to let UN aid flow into Gaza – but UN’s own failures throughout the war loom large
The Conversation  |  Nov 01, 2025

In its verdict, the ICJ unanimously reaffirmed that the use of starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited under international law. The court also...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gaza-bound flotillas: All you need to know
DW News  |  Oct 02, 2025

What is the symbolic and political impact of the flotillas en route to Gaza? DW takes a look at the various missions that have tried to reach the shor...

Gaza aid convoy says Israeli warships used cyberattack to disrupt mission delivering food, medicine
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 01, 2025

According to Reuters, two Israeli warships closed in on the fleet and encircled its boats, Alma and Sirius, causing their navigation and communication...

Gaza war casualties surge past 66,000 amid failed ceasefire efforts
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 28, 2025

According to the Ministry, 79 people were killed in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of Palestinians killed since the war began in October...

UAE Foreign Minister calls for immediate end to Gaza war during meeting with Netanyahu
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 27, 2025

The meeting marked Netanyahu’s first discussion with a senior Arab official since Israel’s September 9 strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar.

Gaza: Four more hospitals shut amid ongoing Israeli offensive
UN News  |  Sep 27, 2025

According to the UN health agency, all but one of the dozen reported attacks on healthcare between September 7 and September  17 have been in Gaza Cit...

UN chief Guterres calls statehood for Palestinians 'a right, not a reward'
DW News  |  Sep 23, 2025

Speaking at a New York conference on the Middle East convened by France and Saudi Arabia, Guterres said denying statehood would fuel extremism and war...

Recommit to a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine conflict, ‘before it’s too late’: Guterres
UN News  |  Sep 23, 2025

The UK, Canada, Australia and Portugal recognised a Palestinian State on Sunday, and President Macron announced that France would join them – to lengt...

Thousands join pro-Palestinian protests, strikes in Italy
DW News  |  Sep 23, 2025

Tens of thousands took part in the nationwide action in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Clashes were reported in Milan, where about 60 police of...

Palestinian recognition gains diplomatic momentum at UN General Assembly
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 23, 2025

The recognition drive gained further traction on Monday when France and Saudi Arabia co-hosted a peace conference in New York, where ten more nations...

Kenyans unite against Gaza genocide, call for Israel boycott at Uhuru Park protest
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 21, 2025

The event brought together Islamic scholars, political leaders, imams from across the country, civil society leaders, and members of the public, all e...

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