Gaza Strip

At least 42 Israeli hostages  believed to be dead: IDF

The Israeli military has confirmed the death of a soldier held hostage by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip for nearly nine months since Hamas’s October 7 attack. It brings the number of captives believed to be dead to 42.

Thousands of Palestinian children missing in Gaza: Report

Up to 21,000 Palestinian children are estimated to be missing in the Gaza Strip, Save the Children has reported.

Over half a million Israelis left occupied territories during 6 months of Gaza war: Report

More than half a million Israelis left the occupied territories and did not return during the first six months of the Israeli war on Gaza, according to the Population and Immigration Authority.

Netanyahu says Gaza war will continue even if truce deal agreed with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” agreement that would facilitate the return of some hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, even if not all. But, the premier stressed that he would not agree to any deal that stipulates an end to Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza.

Euro-Med says Israel uses starvation as weapon in Gaza

An international human rights organization has announced Israel has rendered over 75 percent of farmlands in the Gaza Strip unusable either by isolating them to annex those lands to its so-called buffer zone, or by bulldozing them.

Israel targeted nearly 70% of schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza: UN

The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that the Israeli army bombed 69% of schools housing displaced people inside the Gaza Strip.

Israel claims US arms delay will be resolved ‘soon’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the issue of delayed US weapons shipments to Tel Aviv will be resolved "soon".

Palestinian death toll surges past 37,500

At least 37,551 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Saturday.

Senior US official resigns amid Gaza war

A senior official at the US State Department, who served as deputy assistant for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, has announced his resignation from his post, citing family obligations, according to a report by the Washington Post.

UK arms exporters warned of criminal liability over weapons sales to Israel

Campaigners have written to the directors of 20 British arms companies, warning them of potential criminal liability for failing to prevent war crimes if they continue weapons sales to Israel.

More than 70% of public facilities in Gaza’s Rafah destroyed by Israel: Mayor

Israeli attacks have destroyed over 70% of public facilities in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the city’s mayor has stated.

Iran interim FM: Israel will sink in quagmire of its crimes

Iran’s acting foreign minister has warned the Israeli regime will perish in the quagmire of its own crimes if it does not stop the months-long genocidal campaign against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

UN report accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza

The Israeli armed forces may have violated the laws of war in their campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has announced.

Risk of hunger threatens lives of thousands of children in Gaza

Local authorities in the Gaza Strip have raised the alarm of thousands of children across the besieged enclave being at risk of hunger amid Israel’s ongoing tightened siege and the closure of aid crossings.

Netanyahu claims Blinken made secret arms promise to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed to have pressured the United States over weapons supplies that Tel Aviv needs in its war with the Palestinian group Hamas.

UN report shows Israel’s war on Gaza has caused major environmental damage

Israel's war on the Gaza Strip has created unprecedented soil, water, and air pollution, destroyed sanitation systems, and left tons of debris from explosive devices, according to a United Nations report on the environmental impact of the war published on Tuesday.

Israel turned Gaza Strip into “hell on earth”: UN official

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has stated that the Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip since October last year has turned the besieged enclave into a hell on earth.

Israel ignored warning of Hamas’ October attack: Report

Israeli security authorities ignored an intelligence document last September that predicted the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, according to a report.

Over 1.3 million people displaced from Rafah to other parts of Gaza: UN

More than 1.3 million people are believed to have been displaced from Rafah to other parts of the Gaza Strip in a span of six weeks, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

UN agency warns “Gaza is most dangerous place in world for aid workers”

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has announced 193 of its staff have been killed since the outbreak of the Israeli war against Gaza on October 7, 2023.

Israel’s Gaza attacks continue despite purported ‘tactical pauses’: UNRWA

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has stated Israeli attacks are ongoing and no changes have been reflected on the ground in the Gaza Strip, after Tel Aviv announced “tactical pauses” along a road in Rafah.

Netanyahu dissolves Israel’s War Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the War Cabinet that was formed on Oct. 11, 2023 after Tel Aviv launched a war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Monday.

Iran says Hajj pilgrimage is an opportunity for Muslims to renounce Israel, US amid Gaza war

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated the annual Hajj pilgrimage is an opportunity for Islamic governments to renounce the Israeli regime and the United States, in both "words and actions".

Netanyahu announces opposition to Israeli military ‘tactical pauses’ for Gaza aid

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to plans announced by the Israeli military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip to facilitate aid delivery into the Palestinian enclave.

Iran calls on Muslim states to use all available tools to stop Gaza war

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has urged the Islamic countries to use all available tools to stop Israel's war on the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of more than 37,000, mainly children and women.

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