Humanitarian situation in Gaza still catastrophic: NGOs
- 22-May-2026
United Nations: More than six months after the United Nations endorsed a peace plan in Gaza, the humanitarian situation there remains catastrophic, three global NGOs said Thursday, calling on Israel to respect its obligations. Major gaps remain between Israel’s commitments and the reality facing Palestinians, representatives for Oxfam, Save the Children and Refugees International told […]
Israeli police force Gaza flotilla activists to kneel with hands bound, video shows
- 21-May-2026
Israeli police on Wednesday forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while a minister looked on, drawing criticism from foreign leaders and even from inside Israel’s own government. The activists were detained after their flotilla was intercepted by Israeli […]
Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire
- 10-May-2026
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two members of the Hamas-run police force, health officials said, in violence that underscored the fragility of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person and wounded two others in the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The Israeli […]
Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes kill 6
- 07-May-2026
Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes killed six people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday and wounded several others, including the son of Hamas’s chief negotiator. Despite an October ceasefire, Gaza remains gripped by daily violence as Israeli strikes continue, with both the military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce. “Five people […]
Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists until May 10
- 05-May-2026
A court in Israel has extended by another six days the detention of two activists, Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Avila, arrested aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters near Greece. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were detained by Israeli […]
Gaza flotilla activists facing abuse in Israel jail: rights groups
- 04-May-2026
Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who have been detained in prison in Israel are facing psychological abuse, death threats and poor detention conditions, a rights group representing them said Monday. “Thiago Avila (one of the activists) who was also arrested from the ,Gaza-bound Flotilla, reported being subjected to repeated interrogations lasting up to […]
Rats infest Gaza’s tent camps, biting children and spreading disease
- 30-Apr-2026
CAIRO/GAZA: Rats and parasites are spreading through Gaza’s tent camps for displaced Palestinians, biting children’s fingers and toes as they sleep, gnawing through people’s few remaining treasured possessions, and spreading disease. The outbreak is unfolding as most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people have been displaced, many now living in bombed-out homes and makeshift […]
Israeli maps outline expanded zone of military control in Gaza
- 30-Apr-2026
JERUSALEM: New maps of Gaza quietly issued by Israel a little more than a month ago have put thousands of displaced Palestinians inside an expanded restricted area, within boundaries the military says it can continue to change. The restricted area, marked on the maps with an orange line, makes up an estimated 11% of Gaza’s […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill five, including 9-year-old boy, medics say
- 28-Apr-2026
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said. Medics said an Israeli drone killed the child, Adel Al‑Najjar, in eastern Khan Younis in the south of the enclave, while an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle in Gaza City, killing four people. Regarding the strike […]
Israel using water access as ‘weapon’ in Gaza: MSF
- 28-Apr-2026
GENEVA, Switzerland: Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, decrying a campaign of “collective punishment” against Palestinians. The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza coupled with obstruction of access constitutes “an integral part of Israel’s genocide”, said the medical charity, […]