Gaza Strip
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45,000 first graders unable to start the new school year in the Gaza Strip: UNICEF
Sep 11, 2024As children prepare for their first year and first day at school across several countries in the Middle East, at least 45,000 six-year-old children in the Gaza Strip are deprived of this right. The vast majority... -
Hamas leader Haniyeh tells Al Jazeera three sons killed in Gaza strike
Apr 11, 2024Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, announced on Wednesday that an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip claimed the lives of three of his sons and numerous of his grandkids. The political leader of the Palestinian... -
Israel creates a buffer zone on the border with the Gaza Strip
Mar 30, 2024According to Haaretz, the Israel Defense Forces are establishing a security buffer zone around the Gaza Strip border, which could occupy almost 16% of the beleaguered enclave’s land. According to satellite photos published in the newspaper,... -
Israel approved the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet services in both Israel and parts of the Gaza Strip
Feb 21, 2024The Israeli government has approved the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet services in both Israel and parts of the Gaza Strip, the communications minister announced on Wednesday. Under the deal, Starlink will support internet... -
Dutch court to rule on export of F-35 parts to Israel
Dec 16, 2023On Friday, a Dutch court will decide whether to order the Dutch government to cease providing spare parts for F-35 fighter jets that Israel is using over the Gaza Strip. The complaint was initiated by a... -
A plane carrying 117 Russians from the Gaza Strip lands in Moscow
Nov 21, 2023Russia has received another batch of Russian citizens who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip earlier. A flight from Cairo, an Il-76 aircraft of the Ministry of Emergency Situations touched down at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport. It... -
Lives of newborns in Gaza Strip ‘hang by a thread’ – UN
Nov 5, 2023According to a joint statement from multiple UN agencies, mothers are forced to give birth in the middle of debris and newborns’ lives “hang by a thread” in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations Children’s Fund,... -
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza Strip
Oct 10, 2023The Gaza Strip is completely besieged by Israel, and the World Health Organization demanded on Tuesday that a humanitarian corridor be built to enter and exit the area. In reaction to the unexpected onslaught by Hamas,... -
Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza Strip
Feb 2, 2023Hours after intercepting a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave, Israel is said to have carried out airstrikes on the central Gaza Strip early on Thursday, according to AFP journalists and witnesses. Following these strikes, Gaza... -
UN to allocate additional $4.5 mln to Gaza Strip aid
May 22, 2021The United Nations has allocated an additional $4.5 mln worth of aid to the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was declared, UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing on Friday, reports...