The Latest Breaking News from the Gaza Strip

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

Gaza depends on UN and other global aid groups for food, medicine and basic services – Israel-Hamas war means nothing is getting in

International aid groups are warning that they cannot deliver food and other basic services to people in the Gaza Strip and that a “dire” humanitarian crisis is set to worsen.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023

South Africa's Ramaphosa offers to help mediate Israel-Hamas conflict

Israel says there will be no humanitarian exceptions to its siege of the Gaza Strip until all its hostages are freed. Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa volunteers to help mediate the conflict and asks for the opening of a humanitarian corridor. Also in this edition: the Libyan city of…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

How the Israel war, blockade affect mental health of Palestinian children

A psychiatrist and a psychologist talk to Al Jazeera about the trauma children face in the occupied Gaza Strip.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023

Hamas: what you need to know about the group that attacked Israel

The group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, crossing into the country from Gaza killing hundreds of civilians and taking dozens of hostages.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023

Israel detains, expels to West Bank hundreds of Gaza Palestinian workers

Some 600 workers from Gaza have faced threats and arrests inside Israel and were forced to go to the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023

Killing civilians is indefensible, whether done by Hamas or Israel

Combatants in this war have a duty not to target innocent people regardless of what they believe ‘the other side’ has done

The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2023

Israel tells the U.N. that northern Gaza needs to be evacuated

Israel's military told the United Nations that all of northern Gaza's population needs to be evacuated in 24 hours, the U.N. said. The order affects a region that is home to about 1.1 million people.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2023

Israeli strike destroys residential building in Gaza refugee camp, killing dozens

An Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza on Thursday killed at least 45 people and wounded dozens more, said Gaza health authorities. As Gazans braced for a likely ground offensive, the Israeli army said they had bombarded the besieged enclave with…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

Why is Gaza out of fuel — and what now?

The enclave is under a power blackout after Israel has stopped all fuel, food and other essential supplies.

Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2023