Gaza invasion
UN rights office says Israel’s actions in Gaza since the start of the conflict in October 2023 involved “gross violations” of international law.
Updated 19 May, 2026 07:53am
Faisal Edhi appeals for foreign ministry intervention; flotilla intercepted about 250 nautical miles from Gaza.
Updated 18 May, 2026 08:10pm
Netanyahu tells cabinet Israel "very close to completing" the war.
Updated 18 May, 2026 07:31am
Five countries, including Spain — one of Eurovision’s biggest financial contributors — are staying away in protest over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
Published 17 May, 2026 08:14am
President Zardari says Nakba remains an ongoing reality, marked by occupation, displacement and denial of rights.
Updated 17 May, 2026 09:24am
Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson leads ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march; pro-Palestinian demonstrators mark Nakba Day with anti-racism rally.
Published 17 May, 2026 07:13am
Representative says action was sending a “message of support” to Palestinians.
Published 17 May, 2026 07:12am
Hamas leader targeted; boy shot dead in occupied West Bank.
Published 16 May, 2026 05:47am
The flotilla had previously departed from Spain on April 12, but Israeli forces had intercepted vessels in the group.
Updated 15 May, 2026 08:05am
March 2026 data shows highest number of Palestinians injured by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank in at least 20 years, says UN.
Published 12 May, 2026 03:52pm
The special military court could also try others captured later in Gaza and suspected of participating in the attack, or of having held or abused Israeli hostages.
Published 12 May, 2026 11:06am
Head of Gaza’s criminal police force, aide targeted in Khan Yunis.
Updated 11 May, 2026 08:52am
Tel Aviv says it would “not allow any breach” of the blockade on Palestinian territory.
Published 10 May, 2026 01:43pm
Counting all those stranded is difficult, but the Palestinian Authority’s labour ministry said in March it had provided cash assistance to 4,605 Gazans stuck in the West Bank.
Published 09 May, 2026 03:05pm
Probe follows complaints received over the detention last week of Spanish citizen Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila.
Published 04 May, 2026 05:33pm
The situation vis-à-vis the US-Israeli war on Iran remains tense, with hostilities likely to resume if the diplomatic process fails.
Updated 04 May, 2026 08:26am
No formal charges have been filed against the two, rights group says.
Published 03 May, 2026 09:50pm
Labour leader Starmer is under pressure to act after a spate of antisemitic incidents.
Updated 03 May, 2026 09:40am
Claims the two activists are affiliated with an organisation sanctioned by the US Treasury.
Updated 02 May, 2026 08:50pm
Announcements include military sales worth $5bn to Qatar and sales costing $992.4m to Israel.
Published 02 May, 2026 12:30pm
Trump-led board denies Civil-Military Coordination Centre is shutting down.
Updated 02 May, 2026 07:27am
Two activists remain in Israeli custody and will be taken to Israel for questioning; DPM Dar thanks Turkish govt for "facilitating former senator's return to Istanbul for onward travel to Pakistan".
Updated 02 May, 2026 03:11am
Israel’s prison service says it rejected all allegations that the doctors had been mistreated in prison.
Updated 01 May, 2026 10:31am
Call on the international community to "fulfil its moral and legal obligations to uphold international law, protect civilians"; Israel says activists will be taken to Greece.
Updated 01 May, 2026 01:41am
Lebanon’s Ambassador Ahmad Arafa insists Beirut will not accept any infringement of its sovereignty.
Published 30 Apr, 2026 07:00am
Operations delayed by hidden explosives, hazardous conditions beneath ruins; UNDP says clearing rubble may take seven years in ideal conditions.
Updated 28 Apr, 2026 07:33am
Dominate West Bank polls, claim many seats uncontested; secure six seats in Deir al-Balah.
Updated 27 Apr, 2026 08:31am
Nearly 1.5 million people were registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area.
Updated 26 Apr, 2026 09:37am
Most electoral lists are aligned with President Mahmoud Abbas’s secular-nationalist Fatah party or feature candidates running as independents.
Published 25 Apr, 2026 01:38pm
Israeli military has reported five soldiers killed in Gaza since the start of the truce.
Updated 25 Apr, 2026 10:00am