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Israel proposes, retracts resolution on Gaza refugees at IPU assembly

At the IPU assembly, Israel called for the international community to help Gaza refugees before retracting its proposal.

 Palestinians gather to receive aid provided by UNRWA including food supplies, after Israel says it has ceased entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, outside a distribution center, at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, March 2, 2025.
 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.

IDF examining claims of soldiers using Gazans to check dangerous areas

 A RESIDENT of Kibbutz Nir Oz walks, this past week, in front of houses burned during the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza. How come these are not characterized as war crimes? It’s because the victims are Jews, the writer maintains.

Innocence during wartime is a nuanced issue - opinion

 PALESTINIANS ENJOY the beach in Gaza City, on Sunday, after a ceasefire went into effect. With a little imagination, ingenuity and investment, Gaza could be turned into an enormously requested vacation spot.

Who’s really preventing the good life in Gaza? - opinion


Netanyahu: Israel doesn’t want Gaza violence outbreak

He spoke two-days after the security cabinet agreed to cut by 40% the amount of electricity it supplies to Gaza.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Saudi newspaper: Hamas digging tunnels and endangering Gaza citizens

"Islamic State kills quickly, whereas Hamas are murdering slowly," wrote the author in one of the most critical articles ever seen in an Arab country against Hamas.

A Palestinian Hamas militant takes part in a rally marking the twelfth anniversary of the death of late Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza City

Dog walking banned by Hamas 'to protect women and children'

Is the new ban another step in Islamic extremism or is it a public safety issue?

Dogs crossing a Tel Aviv street

UN official: Gaza could soon be unlivable

A “perfect storm” of events could make life in Gaza unsustainable.

A Palestinian woman inspects her shelter that was flooded during a rainstorm, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Gaza electric plant faces Sunday shutdown crisis

Such a move could leave Gazans with four hours or less per day of electrical power and add to the ongoing shortage of potable water.

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Gazan doctor rejects new Israeli evidence in suit over daughters’ deaths

“I am patient, but I am also determined to keep my daughters’ alive by bring them justice and doing good deeds for people everywhere,” Abuelaish said.

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‘Gaza infrastructure nearing collapse’

NGO’s report describes territory’s blackouts, lack of cooking gas and fuel.

A Palestinian woman sits outside her house as she escapes the heat during a power cut at Shatti (beach) refugee camp in Gaza City September 15, 2015.

Qatar pledges $12m. to assist Gaza in electricity crisis

Most households have been receiving three to four hours of electricity a day, rather than the average of seven to eight hours they had been receiving over the past couple of years.

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Beneath the surface, Gazans are in the middle of an existential crisis

Life in the Strip is for the most part superficially back to normal two years on from the 2014 war, but that isn't the full story.

Palestinians swim in the Mediterranean Sea as they enjoy the warm weather in the northern Gaza Strip, August 14, 2015

Gaza businessman: Hamas wants Israeli economic cooperation

Bouab recounts that before Hamas came to power in Gaza he owned four textile factories in the Karni industrial zone, which provided 2,000 jobs.

A young Palestinian entrepreneur displays on his mobile a game that he developed at Gaza Sky Geeks office, in Gaza City January 18, 2016.