27 May 2024 Officials say many bodies were ‘charred’ after the strikes triggered a fire that ripped through the camp in Rafah. The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza says the death toll from an overnight …
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Blinken faces outcry over Israel’s war on Gaza during Senate testimonies
22 May 2024 Demonstrators accused Blinken of being a ‘war criminal’ and responsible for a ‘genocide’ against Palestinians. A pro-Palestinian protester being removed by police shouts at Secretary of State Antony Blinken. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] Secretary …

208 days of Israel’s war on Gaza
2 May 2024 Israel’s military has dropped 75,000 tonnes of explosives on the Gaza Strip, turning the infrastructure to rubble. Israel’s war on Gaza entered its 200th day on Tuesday with fears mounting of an …

The destruction of the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza
18 Apr 2024 Palestinians have witnessed devastation as they returned to the northern part of the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza after the Israeli army withdrew. Palestinians inspected damaged homes and salvaged usable items from …

Iran shows military might as tensions with Israel soar
17 Apr 2024 As regional tensions run high, Iran has paraded drones, missiles and soldiers to show it is ready for a response from Israel after launching an unprecedented attack on its archenemy. Iran carried …

Israeli tanks push back into northern Gaza, warplanes hit Rafah
16 Apr 2024 Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes have conducted air raids on Rafah, where more than one million …

Six months of devastation in Israel’s war on Gaza with no sign of an end
9 Apr 2024 In Gaza, each day brings more death as strikes topple buildings with families inside. Six months of war have killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health. Israel’s siege, …

Thousands try to return home to north Gaza after ‘open checkpoint’ rumours
15 Apr 2024 Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have flooded the coastal road northwards after hearing that several people managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open. Those …

Khan Younis ‘smells like death’ as Palestinians return to devastated homes
8 Apr 2024 “It smells like death,” says Maha Thaer, a mother of four, as she returns to her devastated home in Khan Younis after Israeli troops announced their withdrawal from southern Gaza. “We don’t …

Gaza’s children face long road to healing
5 Apr 2024 Experts decry psychological damage from lack of schooling coupled with bombings, hunger, sickness and bereavement. Eight out of 10 schools in the Gaza Strip are damaged or destroyed, the United Nations children’s …

Thousands around the world rally for Palestinians on Al-Quds Day
5 Apr 2024 Tens of thousands of people across the world have staged rallies to mark Al-Quds Day (or simply, Quds Day), an international day expressing support for Palestine and opposition to the ongoing Israeli occupation. …
