Gaza population

Why Morocco's commitment is a major milestone for the US peace plan in Gaza - analysis

Morocco has 'formally signed its Participating Country Agreement with the International Stabilization Force' for Gaza.

Moroccan Apache helicopters take part in the "African Lion" joint military exercise between US and Moroccan forces in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on May 8, 2026.
Pineapple filled with cigarettes intended to be smuggled across the border into Gaza.

Pineapples stuffed with thousands of smuggled cigarettes intercepted by IDF at Gaza crossing

A woman walks past a mural depicting football player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during the Catalans' title parade, painted by Palestinian artists on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City on May 13, 2026.

Hamas dissolution of Gaza government is a trick to keep weapons, expert warns

Government Media Office Director Ismail Thawabteh (R) and Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem (L) speak at a press conference regarding the resignation of the head of the Government Emergency Committee and the acting head of Government Follow-up.

If Hamas dissolves its Gaza government, who will enforce its disarmament? - analysis


Netanyahu lobbies US lawmakers to back Trump's controversial Gaza resettlement plan - exclusive

PM's senior advisors are actively engaging English-language writers, encouraging them to write opinion pieces advocating for Gazans' relocation.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk through the White House last Tuesday. Trump’s Gaza proposal is brilliant, amazing, and historic, the writer maintains.

Emails show early US concerns of Israeli war crimes

US officials believed days into the war that a humanitarian crisis was forthcoming, but the Biden administration didn't acknowledge their concerns.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, August 10, 2024.

‘Hamas obstacle to deal,’ sources charge amid reports talks may collapse

While Israel has been willing to go a long way to return the remaining hostages, negotiators say that the real obstacle is Hamas' demands, as protests in Israel continue to demand a deal.

 Ismail Haniyeh, top leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, meets people offering condolences after the killing of three of his sons in an Israeli strike in Gaza City, in Doha, Qatar April 11, 2024.

IDF examining claims of soldiers using Gazans to check dangerous areas

A Haaretz report on the matter framed this as a widespread practice.

 Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee Hamad City following an Israeli evacuation order, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip August 11, 2024.

Mother of all depravity: Gazan children are sent to fight and die - opinion

It is these kids, who have barely lived their lives, never knowing the joys of marriage, family and personal accomplishments, who are the expendable props to Hamas.

 YOUNG PALESTINIANS shout slogans during a military-style exercise at the Liberation Youths summer camp organized by Hamas, in Rafah, 2015. Nothing could be a more beneficial photo op than Gazan youth losing their lives on the battlefield.

Behind closed doors: How a prominent Gazan family secretly kept three hostages - WSJ

The house of a prominent Gazan family - a doctor, a journalist, a phlebotomist and their children - secretly harbored three hostages. How was this possible?

 Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, June 6, 2024

Palestinian poll shows Hamas widely supported in Gaza, West Bank - analysis

A recent poll shows that 61% of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza prefer Hamas to be in control of the Gaza Strip

HAMAS MEMBERS in Gaza.

Former hostage tells NYT about dreams of peace, nightmare reality

Ruti Munder hopes for Israelis to live alongside their Gazan neighbors in peace and mutual respect, but also acknowledges that dream is a farfetched reality, particularly with Hamas in power.

 Ruti Munder is escorted by IDF forces on November 24, 2023

WATCH: Gaza resident criticizes Hamas on Al Jazeera, reporter turns away and ignores him

A resident in Gaza publicly criticized Hamas during an interview on the Qatar-run news channel on Tuesday. In response, the reporter turned away and ignored his statement.

The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017.

Is Gaza actually an open-air prison? - opinion

Any problems in Gaza are not because it is some sort of open-air prison but rather because of the hatred of the Hamas leadership for both Jews and the Arab residents of Gaza.

HUMANITARIAN AID crosses from Egypt to Gaza, at the Rafah crossing, this week. Hamas belligerence has led to an Egyptian and Israeli attempt to control what comes into Gaza. Does that make it an open-air prison?