United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to reverse a pending ban on dozens of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Several countries in the Middle East and Asia have called on Israel to allow “immediate, full, and unhindered” deliveries of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip as winter storms lash the bombarded Palestinian enclave.
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics announced that 2025 marked the worst humanitarian and demographic year for Palestinians, driven by Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip and escalating violations in the occupied West Bank.
Hamas has condemned Israel's decision to ban several aid groups from operating in the Gaza Strip, urging the international community to prevent what it described as a move targeting Palestinians.
The European Union warned Wednesday that Israel's threat to suspend several aid groups in the Gaza Strip from January would block "life-saving" assistance from reaching the population.
The United Nations has warned that Israel’s recent actions against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risk depriving millions of people of basic services, including education and healthcare.
Israel has warned that it would suspend from January several aid organisations operating in the Gaza Strip for failing to provide details about their Palestinian staff, accusing two Doctors Without Borders employees of links to militant groups.
The foreign ministers of 10 nations have expressed "serious concerns" about a "renewed deterioration of the humanitarian situation" in the Gaza Strip, saying the situation was "catastrophic".
United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas of dire consequences if it fails to disarm, while also threatening to “quickly eradicate” and “knock down” any endeavours by Tehran to rebuild its nuclear programme.
Hamas’ armed wing confirmed on Monday the death of its spokesperson, Abu Obeida, months after Israel announced he had been killed in an airstrike in Gaza.
Severe weather is compounding the suffering of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have already endured relentless bombardment, siege, and loss during Israel’s genocidal war for more than two years, as the regime continues to block vital shelter materials and humanitarian aid from entering the territory.
According to a report, requests by Israelis working for multinational companies in Israel to relocate abroad increased over the past year in response to the war on the Gaza Strip.
Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate.
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, surrounded by tents and debris, are suffering through more winter rains after two years of Israeli bombardment destroyed much of the Strip.
The White House wants to move beyond phase one of the Gaza ceasefire process in January, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back, creating friction with United States President Donald Trump’s senior team, according to a report.
The Palestinian group Hamas has denied any responsibility for an explosion that hit an Israeli armored vehicle in Rafah in southern Gaza, urging pressure on Tel Aviv to abide by a ceasefire deal in the enclave.
Four senior former army officers have written to the UK prime minister urging a full arms embargo on Israel and a suspension of involvement with any Israel-linked defence firms.
Nearly 50 Democratic members of Congress have urged US President Donald Trump to address Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza and to withhold US assistance if attacks continue.
Health system in the Gaza Strip is on the brink of an unprecedented collapse, with thousands of patients facing death or disability amid a harsh Israeli siege on the enclave, a top health official has warned.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel “will never leave Gaza", mulling the idea of reestablishing illegal settlements in the Palestinian enclave. The remarks triggered widespread backlash, prompting Katz to backtrack on his assertion somewhat.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health has appealed for increased drug, medical consumables and laboratory supplies, warning of severe shortages after more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the besieged Strip and a crippling blockade.
The Israeli army plans to arm about 10,000 reserve soldiers with firearms that will be kept permanently in their homes, a step described as a lesson drawn from the Oct. 7, 2023 events, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth has reported.
More than half a million Palestinians have lost their source of livelihood in the West Bank and Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023, according to a report by a trade union.
The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have urged the parties to the Gaza ceasefire to honour their commitments and show restraint, the chief US envoy has stated after talks in the US city of Miami.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Tump’s son-in-law, businessman Jared Kushner, have designed a project of rebuilding the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported, citing sources.
