Ali Shaath, a Palestinian civil engineer and former deputy planning minister, has been appointed to administer Gaza under a US-backed initiative aimed at ending Israel’s conflict in the enclave. Shaath will chair a 15-member committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with overseeing governance, reconstruction, and relief efforts. Read More: Ismail Haniya re-elected as Hamas leader Born in […]
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In Gaza hospital, patients cling to MSF as Israel orders it out
At a hospital in Gaza, wards are filled with patients fearing they will be left without care if Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is forced out under an Israeli ban due to take effect in March. Last month, Israel announced it would prevent 37 aid organisations, including MSF, from operating in Gaza from March 1 for […]
Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza, threaten to unravel ceasefire
CAIRO: Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed 13 Palestinians in multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, medics said, revising the earlier toll of seven. Four people, including children, were killed and three others wounded in a strike on a tent in western Khan Yunis, while another strike east of the city claimed one life near […]
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill seven, including four children
Gaza civil defence agency said Israeli strikes on Thursday killed seven people in the Palestinian territory, including four children, despite a ceasefire that has largely held since October. A drone strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza, killing four, including three children, agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said. Read More: Israeli strike kills five […]
UNRWA fires 571 staff amid financial crisis
GENEVA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday that a severe financial crisis has forced it to terminate 571 employees outside Gaza. The affected staff had previously worked in the Gaza Strip but had left the territory following the outbreak of conflict in October 2023. Read More: UN […]
Azerbaijan rules out troop deployment in Gaza
Azerbaijan will not send its troops to take part in any peacekeeping operation outside its borders, including in Gaza, President Ilham Aliyev has said. His remarks come amid ongoing discussions about a possible international presence following the ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. Speaking in an interview with Azerbaijani television channels, Aliyev said Baku had held […]
Pakistan, allies voice concern over humanitarian emergency in Gaza
Eight Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan, on Friday expressed concern at the “deteriorating” humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip – exacerbated by severe weather conditions – and stressed the need to immediately initiate and scale up early recovery efforts. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Indonesia, Jordan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and […]
Gaza Displacement Scheme
At a joint appearance with Israel’s prime minister this week, US President Donald Trump reduced the future of Gaza to an ultimatum. Hamas, he said, must disarm within a “very short period of time” or there would be “hell to pay.” No parallel demand was made of Israel to halt its military campaign, lift the […]
In first Christmas sermon, Pope decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed […]
Blast in Gaza wounds Israeli soldier
An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the US-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since Oct. 10 as each side accuses the other of violations. The blast came as Hamas met with Turkish […]