Israeli strikes killed at least 34 people in Gaza City overnight, including children, said health officials on Sunday (September 21, 2025), as Israel presses ahead with its offensive in the famine-stricken city and several countries prepare to recognise a Palestinian state. Health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the … Read more
When Israel launched its war on Gaza, following the October 7, 2023 cross-border attack by Hamas — which killed at least 1,200 people — it declared two objectives: the destruction of Hamas and the release of the 251 hostages taken by the Palestinian militant group. Twenty-two months later, both goals remain largely unmet. … Read more
Thousands of people protested on Saturday (August 31, 2025) against Israel’s siege of Gaza on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival, seeking to move the spotlight from movie drama to real-world trauma. Organised by left-wing political groups in northeast Italy, the demonstration began in the early evening a few kilometres from the festival where … Read more
Palestinians are carried after being wounded while trying to reach trucks carrying humanitarian aid en route to Gaza City, in the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The amount of aid entering Gaza remains “very insufficient” despite a limited improvement, the German government said on Saturday … Read more
