The Latest Breaking News from the Gaza Strip

Jenin and the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement

Anne Irfan, lecturer at UCL explains how the Israeli military operation in Jenin highlights a struggle around demographics, displacement and mobility.

The Week · Jul 9, 2023

Israeli army disciplines soldiers for actions during 2021 Gaza war but will not take criminal action

The Israeli army says it has disciplined five officers for their actions during a 2021 war in the Gaza Strip, but they will not face any criminal charges

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948

The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly fire). An additional 143 Palestinians were injured, with 20 in critical condition, and up to 4,000 displaced.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2023

How Israel’s ‘Operation Shield And Arrow’ Defeated Islamic Jihad

The Israeli Defense Force's most recent operation against Palestinian Islamic Jihad neutralized threats with minimal setbacks

Zenger · May 18, 2023

Why Hamas was not Israel's target in Gaza airstrikes - this time

Israel's latest round of airstrikes against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip left familiar images of towering spirals of smoke and wailing sirens but none of the buildings left in rubble by the jets belonged to its main enemy, Hamas.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Debunked: Images of clashes between Israeli, Palestinian armed groups taken out of context

Between May 9 and 14, the Israeli army carried out air strikes on armed Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip and the groups responded by firing rockets. In this context, people online began circulating a number of images that they claimed showed the recent clashes – though, it turns out,…

France 24 · May 17, 2023

Cease-fire between Israel and militants in Gaza appears to hold after days of fighting

A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appears to be holding, after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Israel, Islamic Jihad reach Egyptian-brokered cease-fire to end five days of fighting

Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agree to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire, ending five days of intense fighting that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.

ABC News · May 13, 2023

Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end 5 days of fighting

A fragile cease-fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to be holding Sunday after a five-day clash that killed 33 Palestinians and two people in Israel.

WEKU · May 13, 2023

Israel and Islamic Jihad reach cease-fire to end five days of fighting

Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip agreed to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire late Saturday, ending five days of intense fighting that left 33 Palestinians, including at least 13 civilians, dead. Two people in Israel were killed by rocket fire.

France 24 · May 13, 2023