Gaza

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Aid delivery to Gaza hampered by Israeli restrictions and ongoing war

Aid delivery to Gaza has been severely impacted by Israeli restrictions and fighting, with 90% of the population displaced and over 45,000 killed since October 2023.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Hamas police chief among 18 people killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Three children and three women died in the strike on the so-called humanitarian safe zone of Mawasi in Gaza, according to Palestinian medics.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Gaza population down by 6% since start of war, says PCBS

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says Gaza's population has declined by around 160,000, including over 55,000 presumed dead and 100,000 people that have left Gaza since 7 October, 2023.

02/01/2025

Gaza

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill twelve as war grinds on into the new year

Strikes hit northern and central Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas nears its 15 month mark with no end in sight.

01/01/2025

Gaza

Dozens of injured patients evacuated from Gaza for medical care

The evacuation has highlighted the escalating humanitarian crisis, with thousands of Palestinians needing urgent care outside the besieged territory.

31/12/2024

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In central Gaza, rain floods the tents of displaced Palestinians

Heavy rains have caused flooding in the Deir al-Balah camp in central Gaza, destroying the tents of families displaced by Israeli attacks.

31/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli airstrike on Gaza City's Wafa hospital kills seven people

The strike hit the upper floor of the hospital on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding several others, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence.

29/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza

Israel's army also detained the director of what is one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, Palestinian medical officials said on Saturday.

28/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli air strike kills five Palestinian journalists in Gaza

An Israeli air strike has killed five Palestinian journalists in Gaza who worked for the local Quds News Network. The Israeli military claims it was targeting militants from the Hamas-allied group, Islamic Jihad.

26/12/2024

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Palestinian displaced families in central Gaza face harsh winter in their tattered tents

Palestinian families displaced west of Nuseirat in Gaza endure harsh conditions, living in torn tents near a landfill. Struggling with rain, cold, and lack of resources, they rely on plastic for warmth while facing health risks from nearby waste.

24/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 58 including children in Gaza Strip

Talks for a hostage and ceasefire agreement were underway in Qatar on Sunday, with Hamas said to have provided proof of life for several hostages, according to Israeli media.

23/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.

22/12/2024

Europe News

UNRWA disappointed at Swedish decision to end 'core support'

For decades, UNRWA has operated networks of schools, medical facilities and other services around Gaza and the West Bank, as well as in neighbouring Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

21/12/2024

Gaza

More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat camp

The strike came just hours after US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser raised hopes about a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and that would end more than a year of war in the Strip.

13/12/2024

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Israeli airstrikes destroy displaced Palestinians' camp, killing 21

Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday destroyed the Muwasi camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, leaving behind bloodied belongings and burned shelters. The assault, which targeted a so-called safe humanitarian zone, killed at least 21 people, according to a local hospital director.

05/12/2024

Gaza

Israeli airstrike kills more World Kitchen workers in Gaza

The airstrike killed five people in Khan Younis, including at least two WCK workers. In April, a strike on a WCK aid convoy in Deir-al-Balah killed seven of its workers.

01/12/2024

Gaza

OHCHR calls for Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian catastrophe worsens

The Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza following his latest visit to the Palestinian territories.

30/11/2024

Gaza

Bakeries threatened by severe shortages while bread is a lifeline to many in Gaza

In Deir al-Balah, a flock of people are desperate to buy bread, and in the north of Gaza, hundreds more Palestinians flee as Israel's offensive continues.

28/11/2024

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Severe weather in Gaza compounds challenges

Turbulent weather is compounding the challenges facing displaced people in Gaza, where heavy rains and dropping temperatures are making tents and other temporary shelters uninhabitable.

27/11/2024

Art

Palestinian artists announce Gaza Biennale

The project is planned to involve showcasing work in Gaza itself, but also sending pieces to be exhibited abroad – an exceptional challenge amid military onslaught, and when movement of people and goods is severely restricted.

25/11/2024

Gaza

One meal a day: UN warns of 'severe hunger' in Gaza

Israel denies placing restrictions on aid entering Gaza and instead blames UN agencies for failing to retrieve it, while its own figures show a significant drop in the number of daily truck deliveries.

22/11/2024

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Large crowds queue to buy bread amid severe food shortages in Gaza

The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Thursday, 21 November 21 that large crowds queued to buy bread from a bakery in central Gaza’s city of Deir al-Balah amid severe food shortages.

21/11/2024

Gaza

Massive overnight attacks on Gaza raise death toll to over 44,000

Israeli air strikes on northern and central Gaza killed at least 88 people on Wednesday night.

21/11/2024

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Displaced Khan Younis residents use mud to rebuild their homes

Palestinian news agency Wafa released a video on Tuesday, 19 November, showing the efforts of families to rebuild their damaged and destroyed homes after more than 13 months of bombardment by the Israeli military.

20/11/2024

Health news

Gaza conditions ‘harrowing’ for women and girls, UN official says

An estimated 50,000 women in Gaza are pregnant, and about 130 give birth every day.

20/11/2024

Gaza

Euroviews. Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza is a crime against humanity

The rest of the world needs to step in and stand up for the law and the human beings these laws are meant to protect. This shouldn't be allowed to get worse. It needs to stop now, HRW’s Nadia Hardman writes.

18/11/2024