UN chief calls on countries to resume funding Gaza aid
January 28, 2024 by Reuters
The secretary-general of the United Nations has called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four months ago. Read more
South Africa seeks ICJ genocide order against Israel
Israel has rejected South Africa’s launch of a genocide case against it at the International Court of Justice as a “blood libel” with no legal merit. Read more
Israel: Gaza war to last ‘for many months’
December 27, 2023 by Reuters
Israeli actions have intensified around Christmas, particularly in a central area just south of the seasonal waterway that bisects the Gaza Strip. Read more
Islamic Jihad group visits Egypt as Israel bombs Gaza
December 25, 2023 by Reuters
A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has arrived in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials “on ways to end the Israeli aggression” in Gaza. Read more
Five Gaza hostages found dead in tunnel
December 25, 2023 by Reuters
Five Israeli hostages killed in Hamas captivity have been recovered from an underground tunnel network in the northern Gaza Strip, the military says, showing footage of a white-tiled bathroom and workroom linked by dark, concrete-lined passages. Read more
Hamas says contact lost with group holding five hostages
Hamas says it has lost contact with a group responsible for five Israeli hostages being held captive in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli bombardment. Read more
Israel finds tunnels from Hamas leaders’ homes found
December 21, 2023 by Reuters
Israeli forces have uncovered a network of tunnels running deep beneath central Gaza City from properties registered to Yahya Sinwar and other senior Hamas organisers of the October 7 attacks on Israel, the military says. Read more
Gaza ceasefire talks as Hamas, Israel assert demands
December 21, 2023 by Reuters
“Very serious” negotiations are taking place on a second Gaza ceasefire, the US says, but Hamas and Israel’s conditions make the chances of a deal uncertain. Read more
Scores dead as Israel storms southern Gaza’s main city
December 6, 2023 by Reuters
Israeli forces have bombarded southern Gaza’s main city in what they called the fiercest fighting in five weeks of ground operations against Hamas militants, as the United States again pressed Israel to minimise Palestinian civilian casualties. Read more
Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip
December 1, 2023 by Reuters
Israel has resumed combat operations against Hamas in Gaza after accusing the Palestinian militant group of firing rockets at Israel and reneging on a deal to free all women held as hostages, violating their temporary truce agreement.
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Musk to meet Israeli president, Gaza hostage families
November 27, 2023 by Reuters
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, accused by civil rights groups of amplifying anti-Jewish hatred on his X social media platform, will meet Israeli president Isaac Herzog along with Israelis whose relatives have been held by Hamas in Gaza. Read more
Third group of hostages freed, prisoners released in Israel-Hamas deal
November 27, 2023 by Reuters
Another 17 hostages, including a US girl, have been released by Hamas, while Palestinian women and children have been released from Israeli prisons. Read more
Hamas releases Israeli, Thai hostages under ceasefire
November 26, 2023 by Reuters
Hamas has released 13 Israelis and four foreigners in a second round of swaps under a ceasefire deal in Gaza after a delay due to a dispute over aid. Read more
Israel claims Hamas tunnel found at Gaza hospital
November 17, 2023 by Reuters
Israel’s army says its soldiers have found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas terrorists at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, releasing a video to back its claim, which has been used to justify its action there. Read more
Israel warns Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike
November 13, 2023 by Reuters
Israel says it is poised to impose quiet on the Lebanese front after hostilities spiked, with Hezbollah wounding civilians in a cross-border missile attack and the Israeli air force bombing sites linked to the Iranian-backed group. Read more
Gaza hospitals suspend operations as Israel hunts Hamas
November 13, 2023 by Reuters
Two major hospitals in Gaza have closed to new patients, with staff saying Israeli bombardment and a lack of fuel and medicine mean more babies and others could die. Read more
US says Israel to begin four-hour pauses in northern Gaza
November 10, 2023 by Reuters
Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in the northern Gaza Strip to enable Palestinians to flee hostilities in the coastal enclave, the White House says in what it calls a step in the right direction. Read more
Mossad, CIA chiefs and Qatar PM ‘discuss hostage deal’
November 10, 2023 by Reuters
The CIA and Mossad chiefs have met with the Qatari prime minister in Doha to discuss the parameters of a deal for hostage releases and a pause in Hamas-Israel fighting in the Gaza Strip, a source briefed on the meeting has told Reuters. Read more
Israeli forces attack Gaza City on both sides
October 31, 2023 by Reuters
Israeli troops and tanks have attacked Gaza’s main northern city from both sides, three days after they began a major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave that has drawn more international calls for civilians to be protected. Read more
Israeli troops in Gaza, Hamas vows to use ‘full force’
Israel’s military says its troops are still in the field in Gaza as the relatives of hostages being held by Hamas demand a meeting with the Israeli government.
