Gaza invasion
UNRWA has provided aid and assistance across Gaza for more than seven decades.
Updated 08 Jan, 2026 08:13am
“There is a systematic asphyxiation of the rights of Palestinians in the West Bank,” says UN rights chief Volker Turk; first time a UN rights chief has applied the term.
Published 07 Jan, 2026 06:01pm
The Red Crescent says several students are injured after Israeli forces enter Birzeit University to disperse a gathering.
Updated 07 Jan, 2026 08:18am
Foreign Press Association criticises Israel for maintaining ban on media’s access to the Palestinian territory.
Updated 07 Jan, 2026 07:55am
“I am not considering participation in hostilities outside Azerbaijan at all," he says.
Updated 06 Jan, 2026 01:53pm
Diplomats say the choice is a difficult one; warn that Palestinian blood will continue to flow in the absence of proposed ISF.
Published 06 Jan, 2026 07:44am
Court submission cites security risks in Palestinian territory.
Updated 06 Jan, 2026 08:40am
UN chief calls on Tel Aviv to reverse its decision.
Updated 04 Jan, 2026 08:10am
Diplomatic source says countries that have expressed the willingness to join the force will not be part of a mission whose primary focus is disarming Palestinian resistance groups.
Updated 03 Jan, 2026 01:11pm
Call on the international community to "pressure Israel, as the occupying power, to immediately lift constraints on the entry and distribution of essential supplies" to Gaza.
Published 02 Jan, 2026 04:25pm
Protesters march to Istanbul’s Galata Bridge in freezing weather, demanding an end to the bloodshed in Gaza.
Updated 02 Jan, 2026 08:20am
EU warns decision would block ‘life-saving' support for starving civilians.
Updated 01 Jan, 2026 09:45am
MSF says the impact will be devastating if it is barred from operating in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens.
Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:29am
American president warns Washington may strike again if Iran is rebuilding nuclear programme.
Updated 30 Dec, 2025 08:08am
After years of strategic drift, 2025 has placed Pakistan in a rare sweet spot where its allies and partners see it as a country that offers them things they value and need.
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 05:25pm
Sending troops to an ill-defined ISF unacceptable to one of the parties is high-risk.
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 09:23am
UNRWA chief says supplies not being allowed in "at the scale required".
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 08:18am
“Most services have been temporarily stopped due to a shortage of the fuel needed for the generators,” says official.
Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:09am
The reservist acted “in severe violation of his authority” and his weapon had been confiscated, Israeli military says.
Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:20am
UN says settler-related violence in the West Bank has sharply escalated.
Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:20am
The sound of drums and bagpipes playing renditions of popular Christmas carols fills the air.
Updated 25 Dec, 2025 09:22am
Netanyahu warns of "retaliation" after explosion injures soldier; Hamas blames bombs left behind by Tel Aviv forces for blast.
Updated 25 Dec, 2025 07:45am
Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military will never leave all of Gaza and plans to station a type of unit that has historically played a role in establishing Israeli communities.
Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:57am
Activists accuse Israeli authorities of designating areas in Silwan to advance settlement interests.
Updated 23 Dec, 2025 08:12am
Decision brings the total number of settlements illegally approved over the past three years to 69.
Updated 22 Dec, 2025 07:31am
Victims include four-month-old infant, 14-year-old girl.
Updated 21 Dec, 2025 08:00am
Phase two of the Gaza peace plan risks remaining largely a blueprint on paper rather than an actionable plan.
Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:41pm
Like most grand schemes of the Trump administration, the Gaza plan is high on hyperbole, and low on substance.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 08:57am
The ceasefire also remains fragile with both sides alleging violations, and mediators fearing that Israel and Hamas alike are stalling.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 08:27am
US secretary of state says further clarity needed before countries formally commit, expresses confidence several nations are “willing to step forward”.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:32am
