… Since the start of the Gaza war, sparked by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, the territory has suffered severe shortages of food, medicine and other essential supplies, with Israel at times halting aid deliveries entirely.
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… Israel disputed the flotilla’s aid-delivery purpose and described it as “a PR stunt at the service of Hamas”. …
Israel violated international law by mistreating activists… The comments come as Israel faces growing scrutiny over detention conditions following the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas inside Israel that sparked the Gaza war. …
UN expert condemns 'torture' of Palestinian prisoners in Israel… His remarks followed the Israeli military's announcement that Ezzedine Al-Haddad, commander of Hamas's armed wing, had been killed in an airstrike in Gaza on Friday. …
Israel PM says close to killing all architects of Oct 7 attack… Among the newcomers was Zakaria Zubeidi, 50, a former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades -- Fatah's armed wing in the Jenin refugee camp -- who was freed from Israeli prison last year under a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. …
Palestinian president's son elected to top Fatah leadership body… "I never imagined I'd get married in such circumstances," he said.Carry on living Most of Gaza's population was displaced at least once during the war between Israel and Hamas, with hundreds of thousands still living in tents or makeshift shelters. …
'Happiest day of our lives': Gazans hold mass wedding among ruins… In November 2023, his son, Moshe Leiter, was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, a month after Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. …
The veteran envoys leading Lebanon-Israel direct talksAudio By VocalizePeople gather during a mass-wedding celebration for Palestinian brides and grooms organised by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) in Gaza City on May 11, 2026. [AFP] Hamas and its allies committed "systematic, widespread" sexual violence during thei …
Israeli report accuses Hamas of 'systematic, widespread' sexual violenceAudio By VocalizePeople scramble to receive a warm meal at the Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 7, 2026. [AFP] A Gaza hospital and Hamas on Thursday said the son of the Palestinian Islamist movement's chief negotiator had died from wounds su …
Israeli strike kills top Hamas official's son in Gaza: hospital, Hamas- April 2026
… There are no lists affiliated with Fatah's archrival Hamas, which controls nearly half of the Gaza Strip. …
Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
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Israel deports foreign Gaza flotilla activists after outcry
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Israel deported all foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted at sea on Monday, after global condemnation over their treatment in detention. Some 430 activists from countries around the world had been placed in detention following their attempt to break Israel's blockade of Palestinian territory.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Yesterday
Israel deports foreign Gaza flotilla activists after outcry
Israel deported all foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla that was intercepted at sea on Monday, after global condemnation over their treatment in detention. Some 430 activists from countries around the world had been placed in detention following their attempt to break Israel's blockade of Palestinian territory.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Israeli security minister's treatment of detained activists condemned
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing detained activists from dozens of countries kneeling with hands zip-tied while being pushed and dragged by Israeli personnel after being intercepted on a Mediterranean flotilla. The video sparked international condemnation from Australian, EU, and US officials, with an international lawyer arguing that Israel violated international law obligations toward detainees.
22 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wednesday 20 May
UN expert alleges torture of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons
A UN special rapporteur on torture raised alarm on Tuesday over alleged torture, potentially unlawful deaths, and incommunicado detention of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons since October 2023, citing information gathered on 52 cases of torture or ill-treatment and 33 additional cases.
20 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Monday 18 May
Netanyahu says Israel near completion of eliminating October 7 architects
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel had almost completed eliminating those responsible for orchestrating the October 7 attack, following the killing of Ezzedine Al-Haddad, commander of Hamas's armed wing, in an Israeli airstrike Friday.
18 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Sunday 17 May
Palestinian president's son elected to Fatah leadership body
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.
17 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Friday 15 May
Gazans celebrate mass wedding as ceasefire brings relief
Dozens of Palestinian couples exchanged vows in a mass wedding ceremony in Gaza City since a ceasefire took effect in October, with the event organized and funded by Turkish humanitarian organization IHH. The celebration featured traditional Palestinian dress and folk dancing, marking marriages long-delayed by a devastating two-year war.
15 May 2026 · The Standard →
Wednesday 13 May
Lebanon and Israel envoys hold direct talks in Washington Thursday
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.
13 May 2026 · The Standard →
Tuesday 12 May
Israeli commission reports systematic sexual violence by Hamas on October 7
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.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Thursday 7 May
Israeli strike kills son of Hamas chief negotiator in Gaza
Azzam Khalil al-Hayya, 23, the son of Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, died from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City's Al-Daraj neighbourhood. He is the fourth of Khalil al-Hayya's seven sons to be killed in Israeli attacks, according to a Hamas source.
7 May 2026 · The Standard →
Saturday 25 April
Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since Gaza war
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.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →