The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza's growing desperation

Before the war, it was rare in Gaza to see anyone searching through garbage for anything, despite widespread poverty

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Hamas agrees to a Gaza ceasefire, sources say; US and Israel reject offer

Sources say Hamas agreed to a US plan for a 60-day truce and release of 10 captives, but Washington denies the claim.

Al Jazeera · May 27, 2025

Israeli-backed logistics group says Gaza operations have begun after its director resigned

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says truckloads of food have been delivered amid uncertainty about group’s effectiveness

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Trump envoy Witkoff blasts Hamas response to Israel ceasefire as ‘completely unacceptable’

Steve Witkoff said that the militants had not accepted a ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the U.S. after Hamas claimed they did

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

‘That deal is on the table. Hamas should take it’: US envoy pushes Gaza ceasefire as Israel plans ‘unprecedented attack’

US envoy urges Hamas to accept Gaza ceasefire deal

We Got This Covered · May 26, 2025

‘Horrified and heartbroken’: Aid chief quits controversial Gaza plan, citing ‘humanitarian principles’

Wood stressed that it has become "clear that it is not possible to implement this plan..."

We Got This Covered · May 26, 2025

Russia seizes on Badenoch’s claim Ukraine is fighting a ‘proxy war’ on behalf of Western Europe

Conservative leader also controversially said Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting a ‘proxy war on behalf of the UK’ in Gaza against Hamas

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

We must all raise our voices to stop the horror in Gaza

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett describing the ‘mass sense of moral injury’ many feel at watching the bombing and starvation of Palestinians from afar

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2025

Far-right Israelis storm Al-Aqsa, UNRWA compounds amid Jerusalem Day march

Some Israelis chant, ‘Death to Arabs’ and ‘May your village burn,’ as they march through Jerusalem’s Old City.

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2025

How is the new Gaza aid plan supposed to work -- and why are so many aid groups against it?

A U.S.-backed group that is slated to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it plans to launch operations imminently despite opposition from the U.N. and the unexpected resignation of its executive director, who said it was clear the organization could not meet humanitarian principles

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025