… Peace unveils Ksh.323B Gaza recovery plan By AFP September 24, 2026 12:03 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A Palestinian man makes his way through destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip …
… Subscribe to our newsletterIsrael has occupied the West Bank since 1967, and violence there has surged since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.According to an AFP tally based on Palestinian health ministry data, Israeli soldiers or settlers …
… antisemitism over Gaza criticism By AFP September 06, 2026 04:21 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Demonstrators lift flags of Palestine and placards during a march calling for an end to war in the Gaza Strip …
… JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP Audio By Vocalize Hamas called on Arab and Muslim countries on Friday to oppose a proposal from two Israeli ministers to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad. …
… Violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers has increased since the unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. …
… Since returning to power in 2025, he has threatened to make Canada the 51st US state, seize Greenland and Cuba, and has even alluded to taking control of the Gaza Strip, without following through on any of these threats. …
… The tremors were felt across a wide area, waking AFP journalists across Cairo and reaching as far as El-Arish near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. …
… Israel did not immediately comment on the announcement, but shortly beforehand an Israeli political source had told AFP the proposed agreement did not "satisfactorily" address Israeli demands for the full demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. …
Audio By VocalizeThe Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck a mosque in the Gaza Strip which it said had been used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility. …
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan over six months at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York, as world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for action to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan over six months at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York, as world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for action to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The United States has refused visas for Palestinian Authority officials, including president Mahmoud Abbas, to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week. The State Department cited their failure to reform and ongoing activities that undermine peace prospects, while the Palestinian foreign ministry rejected the decision as unjustified and contrary to rebuilding trust.
The US ambassador to Israel accused Britain's government of antisemitism after Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described the situation in Gaza as "horrific" and called for action on the humanitarian situation.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem urged Arab and Islamic countries to take unified action against a proposal from Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to remove Palestinians from Gaza, saying such displacement plans represent "an extremely dangerous development."
Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband pledged a major reset of policy towards Israel in the coming weeks, condemning "appalling settler terrorism" in the occupied West Bank following increased attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages.
US President Donald Trump said no talks with Iran are under way or scheduled, and posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as American territory, contradicting his envoy Jared Kushner's statement that the US and Iran were having "very positive and active conversations". Trump has been pressing a threat to claim sovereignty over the strategic waterway as a nearly six-month-old Iran war continues.
US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu, following rare talks with Hamas to discuss a US-backed Gaza peace plan. Israel rejected Trump's 15-point plan last week, which calls for Hamas disarmament, Israeli troop withdrawal, and Gaza's reconstruction under a new Palestinian civilian administration.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook eastern Egypt early Monday about 40 kilometres north of Suez, prompting authorities to activate response plans. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, though tremors were felt across a wide area including Cairo and El-Arish.
Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a Trump-announced deal requiring it to hand over weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and Israel to gradually withdraw from Gaza. Israel did not immediately comment, though an Israeli political source told AFP the proposed agreement did not "satisfactorily" address Israeli demands for full demilitarisation of Gaza.
The Israeli military said it struck a mosque in northern Gaza it claimed was used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility, with AFP photos showing fire and smoke above displaced Gazans' tents at the Al-Muttaqin Mosque. Since a ceasefire began in October 2025, 1,207 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli strikes continue despite the truce.
Pro-Palestinian activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have recounted allegations of abuse, including cracked bones, humiliation, and sexual assault, by Israeli authorities during detention last month. More than 430 activists from around the world were detained when Israeli speedboats intercepted the flotilla, prompting investigations by France, Italy, and Australia, though Israeli authorities deny the allegations.
Pro-Palestinian activists say they suffered cracked bones, humiliation, and sexual assault from Israeli authorities after participating in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last month. More than 430 activists from around the world were detained; France, Italy and Australia have launched investigations into the allegations, which Israeli authorities deny.
In central Gaza, where power outages are frequent and neighborhoods remain devastated from a two-year war, residents gathered in darkness to watch World Cup matches on a brightly lit screen, with Belgian and Egyptian fans united in their passion for the tournament. A Palestinian Football Association member described the World Cup as not trivial for Gazans.
According to an Explosive Weapons Monitor report released Wednesday, more than half of the over 22,600 civilian deaths caused by explosive weapons in 65 countries in 2025 were attributed to the Israeli military, marking a 21 percent decrease from 2024 largely due to ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.
The UN's World Food Programme is facing a 75-percent funding shortfall amid multiple global crises, with an official stating the funding gaps are "unprecedented" and leaving tens of millions going hungry. The WFP cited European funding cuts as the largest shock to the system, despite the United States remaining its top donor.
Yasser Abbas, 64, son of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and a businessman based in Canada, won a seat on Fatah's central committee in preliminary results from the movement's first congress in years. Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti topped the results with the highest number of votes.
Lebanon's Simon Karam and Israel's Yechiel Leiter, both veteran politicians, will meet in Washington for the third round of direct negotiations as President Trump seeks a breakthrough. Lebanon seeks to consolidate a ceasefire and secure Israeli troop withdrawal, while Israel wants Hezbollah disarmed.
An independent Israeli investigative commission released a 300-page report concluding that Hamas and its allies committed "systematic, widespread" sexual violence during their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages held in Gaza, employing recurring tactics of sexual abuse and torture designed to amplify terror and humiliation.
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza's Deir el-Balah area voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first vote since the Gaza war began in October 2023. Nearly 1.5 million registered voters participated in the West Bank, along with 70,000 in Deir el-Balah, with most electoral lists aligned with President Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party or running as independents, amid widespread disillusionment and criticism of the Palestinian Authority.