The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

British-Palestinians ‘terrified’ for family in Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a ‘complete siege’ on Gaza following an attack by Hamas militants on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution

It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in New Zealand. Less than a week from the polls, a crisis in the Middle East offered opposition parties a brief chance to criticise the foreign minister’s initial reaction.

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day seven

Israel’s military has told 1.1 million people to move further south, UN says, warning of ‘devastating humanitarian consequences’; Gaza death toll passes 1,500, a third of them children

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023

As Israel battles Hamas, all eyes are on Hezbollah, the wild card on its northern border

Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

At least 45 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp

Gaza interior ministry says the number of dead may rise as rescue workers search through mounds of rubble for bodies.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023

An Israeli man was begged not to return to the site of a Hamas attack. He died saving strangers

‘My family and I are heartbroken,’ Keren Shimoni, cousin of Ben Shimoni, tells Andrea Blanco. The Shimoni family had been desperately searching for him after he was last seen at the Supernova Festival on Saturday morning

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Another Hostage Crisis Bedevils an American President

Biden will reportedly freeze Iran's ransom deal while the U.S. tries to find 14 missing Americans in Gaza.

Reason · Oct 12, 2023

No, these images don't show Egyptians driving to the border to fight Israel

Users are sharing a viral video that claims to show hundreds of Egyptians driving to the Gaza border to fight against Israel. But the images in the video are old and have nothing to do with the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. We tell you where these images really…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

In its quest to crush Hamas, Israel will confront the bitter, familiar dilemmas of Mideast wars

As Israel escalates its war on Hamas, it will confront many of the same dilemmas it has grappled with over decades of conflict with the Palestinians

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Gaza hospitals forced into turning off ventilators to make room for ‘unprecedented’ number of wounded

Palestinian officials say the besieged enclave’s healthcare system is ‘collapsing’ under Israel’s near-constant aerial bombardment, as bed space and supplies run out

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023