Humanitarian organisations express cautious hope truce deal will allow to scale up aid from 18 to 500 truckloads a day As a reminder, on Sunday, the first day of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, three female hostages – Doron...
Wiwwaeo Sriaoun, whose son Watchara is one of six Thais held by Hamas, says ceasefire deal has given her more hope Middle East crisis – live updates The mother of a Thai man held in Gaza has pleaded for her son to be freed, saying the...
Israel's campaign of intense aerial bombardment has left the Gaza Strip's infrastructure devastated. Drone footage from the southern city of Rafah shows entire neirghbourhoods reduced to piles of rubble Palestinians begin search for...
More than 30 hostages are set to be released during the cease-fire in Gaza. But many Israelis have mixed feelings about the deal because they feel it came at a high price.
Cheaper foodstuffs and being able to go out without fear of death or mutilation bring relief but conditions remain dire On the first morning of the first day after the ceasefire, the market of Asdaa camp, a sprawling area of tents and...
Groups call for Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrest and urge Australia to pressure Israel on Palestine just as South Africa was over apartheid Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily...
Hunger has gripped the enclave, besieged by Israel, and the surge is a step toward alleviating it. But with Hamas asserting its grip on Gaza, questions remain about how aid is distributed.
The search for thousands of people buried under rubble has started as the ceasefire in Gaza enters its second day Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed The Spanish government has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement,...
Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastation After the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing overhead following the successful...
Dozens of Hamas fighters were seen handling the release of three women who had been held hostage in Gaza since 7 October 2023. Hundreds gathered around four Red Cross vans waiting for the hostages on Gaza City's Saraya Square. Romi...
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at what Donald Trump’s second term in the White House might mean for the US, the UK and the world. And with the Gaza ceasefire in place, how close are we to lasting peace in the Middle East? Click here...
For over a year the flash of bombs and deafening sound of explosions have filled the night sky over Gaza. Now, finally, there is a ceasefire. Nour Haydar speaks to Mostafa Rachwani about how the deal has brought the refugee community in...
Proof of group’s survival demonstrates stalemate that gave rise to ceasefire and is likely to fuel more conflict Middle East crisis – live updates Hours after the ceasefire was declared on Sunday, Hamas fighters were back on Gaza’s...
Emily Damari, released with two other hostages after 471 days in captivity, overjoyed after being reunited with family Middle East crisis – live updates A British-Israeli hostage freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza on Sunday has said she...
Months of Israeli bombardment have turned buildings into piles of rubble and ash, with large swathes of Gaza left uninhabitable. Israel and Hamas have agreed a hostage release deal and ceasefire that was implemented on 19 January Middle...
Sunday’s delayed start to the truce was a minor problem compared with the difficult choices and American leverage needed to get both parties to the second phase, which could end the war.
Prisoners speak of their joy as they are greeted by thousands of people in occupied West Bank despite Israeli attempts to prevent ‘public displays of joy’ Gaza ceasefire - live updates About 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in...
This blog has closed. Follow the latest on our new liveblog here Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports. Israeli military...
Israel’s prison service said early on Monday that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the hostages for prisoners swap deal between Israel and Hamas. Video showed people gathered around a bus carrying freed Palestinian...
Video released from the Israeli prime ministers office shows the moments Romi Gonen, Emily Demari and Doron Steinbracher meet with their families, at the Shiva-Tel Hashomer medical centre. The three women were described as being in a...
Hundreds of aid trucks queue to enter Gaza as territory awaits release of 90 Palestinian prisoners Israel-Gaza war – live updates How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work? Israel and Hamas have begun a long-awaited ceasefire in...
Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher return to Israel after 15 months in captivity Israel-Gaza war – live updates Three women held hostage by Hamas in tunnels beneath Gaza during 15 months of devastating conflict, including...
The deal has made it possible to hope that the nightmares of the Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza can begin to end Israel-Gaza war – live updates From a ridge on the western edge of Sderot, the ruins of Gaza loom. Less than a...
Hamas released three hostages after more than 15 months of captivity, while residents of the Gaza Strip celebrated a long-awaited respite from the war.
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Citing Egyptian security officials on Friday, the Associated Press news agency said that Egypt is reinforcing its forces along the border with the besieged Gaza Strip. The officials said that Cairo [...] The...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have killed 13 additional Israelis, soldiers and others, who were captured by the Hamas resistance group, mostly on October 7. The news was made in an announcement [...] The post...
Amnesty International said on Friday that it will investigate Israel’s use of white phosphorous artillery rounds. This comes one day after a Human Rights Watch report confirming it. Amnesty International said on Friday that its...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff UPDATE The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that the number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank on Friday has risen to 12. Israeli occupation forces killed [...] The post War...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Russian President Vladimir Putin said that an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza would be ‘absolutely unacceptable’. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that an Israeli ground offensive...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff There is no room in hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip and Israeli airstrikes have left Gaza’s health system “on the verge of collapse”, according to the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, [...] The post...
By Palestine Chronicle Staff ‘Psychological Warfare’, while Israel calls on Palestinians to relocate en masse, adding more fear and confusion to a horrific war, where thousands were killed and wounded in an ongoing war on...
Some 1.1 million Palestinians may be forced to relocate within the next 24 hours, according to the UN. The Israeli military has allegedly ordered over 1 million people to leave their homes in the northern [...] The post News Reports Say...
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has decided to ban demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people across the country. The decision, however, has not stopped marches in Paris and other cities from denouncing the Israeli...