Gaza strip

At least 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah command centres in Lebanon

The strikes were among the deadliest since the November 2024 US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

Updated 1 day ago

UNSC holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

The UN Security Council is holding a high-level meeting on the Gaza ceasefire and Israel’s West Bank expansion plans ahead of President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering in Washington. Global leaders are debating reconstruction

Updated 4 days ago

Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia

Updated 5 days ago

17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes; militant gunfire injures IDF soldier

Updated 11 days ago

A relative of 6-month-old Mira al-Khabbaz, killed in the Israeli strike earlier in the day, mourns over her body. Pic/AFP

Gaza’s border crossing to Egypt reopens for limited movement

Updated 21 days ago

Ambulances wait at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing. PIC/AFP

Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 32 despite ongoing ceasefire

Updated 22 days ago

Israeli air strikes killed 11 people in the Gaza Strip on January 31, according to the territory`s ministry of health, including people sheltering in a tent in the south. (Pic/AFP)

Israel to partially reopen Rafah crossing after months of closure

Updated 22 days ago

The Rafah crossing is a vital gateway for both civilians and aid, but has remained closed since Israeli forces seized control of it in May 2024 during the war with Hamas. (PIC/AFP)

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 12, including women and children

Updated 23 days ago

Housing displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip inspect tents, following Israeli strikes. Pic/AFP

US approves USD 6.67 billion arms sales to Israel, USD 9 billion to Saudi Arabia