The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

The youngest and most vulnerable have suffered extreme mental and physical trauma. We can help – but we must be granted immediate access, says Alison Griffin of Save the Children UK

The United Nations' aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel received the remains of another October 7 hostage as a ceasefire entered its second week.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey wants to take part in rebuilding Gaza and is ready to join a peacekeeping force once the fighting ends, however analysts warn strained relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv could stand in the way.

The 76-year-old was abducted on October 7, 2023

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Dr Khinvraj Jangid, director and professor at the Centre for Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University. 

As politicians increasingly struggle to connect with their electorate, sport continues to expand its reach, raising questions for those in charge

The Israel-Hamas war ceasefire has provided some respite for Palestinians in Gaza after two years of killings and destruction

Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war

Hamas has delivered the remains of nine individuals, plus a tenth body Israel claimed was not a hostage