Zikim crossing, the main entry point into the devastated northern Gaza Strip, has been reopened to allow the flow of humanitarian aid into the region, according to Israeli officials. The announcement on Wednesday came two months after Israel shut the crossing, and followed repeated calls from United Nations aid agenciesRead More →
My cousin Ahmad was nine years old when he suffered a severe head injury in Gaza. A year ago, a missile hit the house next to ours in Nuseirat. The explosion was so violent that it pushed Ahmad off the third-floor staircase of our building. He fell badly on hisRead More →
Hamas has released all 20 of the living captives it had been holding in the Gaza Strip, with the release of about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners by Israel under way, as the two sides carry out the conditions of the ceasefire deal. Cheers broke out in Israel early on Monday, asRead More →
Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Huge numbers of people have turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies across Europe, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aidRead More →
“The reality is that Israel already exerts de facto control over the West Bank.” We have to exercise “caution” about Trump’s rejection of Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank because he often allows Israel to do “whatever it wants”, says Media Studies Professor Mohamad Elmasry. Published On 26 SepRead More →
As Israel displaces thousands from the north of the enclave, concerns are growing about worsening conditions in the south. Thousands of Palestinians are being displaced each day by Israel’s indiscriminate carpet bombing of Gaza City, which is killing dozens of civilians daily, with families fleeing south towards an uncertain fateRead More →
Turkiye’s top diplomat said his country has ‘completely’ cut off trade with Israel over its ongoing genocide. Published On 29 Aug 202529 Aug 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said his country has completely severed economic and trade ties with Israel and has closed its airspace to its aircraft, inRead More →
The independent UN body responsible for investigating Israel says it is short on money. An independent commission of inquiry investigating violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory has warned it cannot continue its work. Severe funding shortages are derailing the body established by the United Nations’ Human RightsRead More →
Israel has struck Nasser Hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 21 people, including five journalists, as well as medics and rescue workers, in the latest deliberate attack on civilians and the besieged enclave’s decimated health system. Monday’s attack, which killed journalists who worked for AlRead More →
The US president publicly acknowledged ‘real starvation’ last month. A global hunger monitor, backed by the United Nations, has declared famine in Gaza City and the surrounding areas. The confirmation that Israel has engineered a man-made catastrophe prompted outrage from many nations, with a notable exception. Neither the White HouseRead More →
