This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Israel-Gaza war, you can read our full coverage here. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has said it faces “significant disruptions” to its humanitarian operations due to Israel’s recent ground operations in Rafah.In a statement, the organisation said “the closure of the Rafah crossing and a blockade on entry of humanitarian workers and aid, including fuel, [is] critically hindering our ability to deliver essential services and aid to...
Since the start of the Israel-Gaza war, journalists and media workers have been arrested – often without charge — in what they and their attorneys say is retaliation for their journalism and commentary. As of May 16, CPJ has documented a total of 36 arrests of journalists in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem since
Shafaqna English- The Palestinian women imprisoned in the Israeli Damon jail are held in isolation, suffering every day from all forms of torture and abuse, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs revealed on Monday. The Commission explained in its report, that a number of punitive procedures are pursued against
Fierce fighting is reported as Israel says it is targeting areas of where Hamas has regrouped.
A well-known British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals said he was denied entry to France on Saturday to speak at a French Senate meeting about the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities wouldn’t give a reason for the decision.
US wants to see more aid, but simultaneously says it isn’t being ‘restricted’ by Israel
The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to start evacuating from the area, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.
Joe Biden is caught between students demanding peace, and Americans concerned the unrest is disrupting education.
As an American doctor, I felt called to help Palestinians who have faced a collapsing healthcare system in Gaza. My first trip was in March and I returned for another mission earlier this month, before the Israeli military assault on Rafah, in southern Gaza, which has been catastrophic. Now we have no way out. Israel’s seizure of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt has complicated our medical team’s departure from Gaza, which was coordinated with the World Health Organization and scheduled for...
Shafaqna English- Fierce gun battles rage in northern Gaza’s Jabalia and southern Rafah as Israeli military incursions intensify against Palestinians, and Wednesday’s commemoration of the Nakba comes as the Israeli war forced new waves of Palestinian mass displacement. Nearly 450,000 Palestinians have been displaced from Rafah since 6 May, and
Footage shows tens of thousands of refugees fleeing from Rafah ahead of expected Israeli offensive
Israel sending delegation to Cairo for indirect negotiations on truce with Hamas; US pressing Israel to avoid attacks in densely populated areas, official saysGaza ceasefire hangs in balance as Israel carries out night airstrikes on RafahIsraeli assault on Gaza city of Rafah: what we know so farMiller confirmed that Hamas has “issued a response”, when asked about Hamas’s announcement that they accepted a ceasefire deal.“We are reviewing that response now and discussing it with our partners in...