The Latest Breaking News from the Gaza Strip

The photos were retrieved from the camera the Independent Arabia journalist was holding when she died

Five journalists were among the 22 people killed on Aug. 25, 2025, in Israeli strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Following global condemnation, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying Israel “values the work of journalists.” But the numbers tell a different…

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was ‘horrified’ by the attack on Nasser Hospital, in the south of the Gaza Strip.

TRIBUTE: Maryam worked tirelessly to document the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip, writes her colleague at Independent Arabia, Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha

The UN-backed IPC says more than half a million Palestinians facing catastrophic famine conditions amid Israel’s war.

Israel’s defense minister says Gaza City could be destroyed unless Hamas accepts Israel’s terms. Earlier this week, Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal by Arab mediators, almost identical to the one Israel accepted before talks stalled last month.

A huge blast erupted in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli military launched the next stage of its ground offensive on Thursday (21 August).

At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.

A viral video claims to show a bag of humanitarian supplies air-dropped into the Gaza Strip by Spain and other governments containing mouldy contents. Euroverify investigates.

Twenty years ago, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements and pulling out its forces

No further details about the plan that has been agreed to or a timeline have been released but the announcement comes days after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans for the take over of Gaza City following an all-night session.