Mountains of garbage were piling up in Gaza City, creating what Palestinian news agency Wafa described as a “health hazard” for residents. Footage filmed by the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network shows a vast accumulation of garbage in Gaza City on Tuesday, February 4. According to a report from the Associated PressPalestinians were resorting to disposing […]
UNICEF continues to ramp up delivery of humanitarian aid to children in dire circumstances. Safe, unrestricted access to all parts of the Gaza Strip is essential to reach every child. On Jan. 19, 2025, UNICEF trucks loaded with water, hygiene kits and nutrition items enter the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing point. © […]
While a final decision about a ceasefire was still on hold by the Israeli government, hundreds of Iraqis welcomed the announcement of a possible deal that would pause the fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Video shot by Ali Jabar)
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Supporters of Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, react to news on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, during a protest to demand a deal to bring every hostage home, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 15, 2025. Ronen Zvulun | Reuters Israel and Hamas reached a deal Wednesday for […]
Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials continued indirect cease-fire talks through mediators in Qatar. Israel’s military said on Sunday that it had hit more than 100 targets across the enclave over the weekend, including sites from which militants had fired at least four projectiles toward […]
A view of destruction following the Israeli attack on the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital and its … [+] surrounding buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza on December 25, 2024. (Photo credit: Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images On January 3, 2025, during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Dr. Rik […]
Dozens of Israeli strikes pounded the Gaza Strip over the weekend as Israeli and Hamas officials resumed indirect cease-fire talks through mediators in Qatar. Israel’s military said on Sunday that it had hit more than 100 targets across the enclave over the weekend, including sites from which militants had fired projectiles toward Israeli territory. It […]
An alliance of grassroots environmental groups could lose $60 million in federal funding after calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) was named one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “grantmakers” more than a year ago, putting it in charge of distributing subgrants for locally led environmental projects. But out of 11 […]
Hamas’s military wing released a video on Saturday of Liri Albag, one of some 250 people taken hostage by the group in its attack on Israel, as Israeli and Hamas officials held further rounds of indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar. Roughly 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza nearly 15 months since […]
