HealthThe World Health Organization warns that water contamination is worsening in the Gaza Strip, alongside deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Emergency doctor James Smith shares his analysis.
HealthThe World Health Organization warns that water contamination is worsening in the Gaza Strip, alongside deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Emergency doctor James Smith shares his analysis.
WorldMouin Rabbani, co-editor of Jadaliyya and a non-resident fellow at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies, discusses Israel’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza and its effort to secure Donald Trump’s support.
WorldFunerals were held in the occupied West Bank after two Palestinian teenagers were killed during an Israeli raid on al-Mughayyir village, east of Ramallah, on Wednesday. Witnesses said snipers were placed on rooftops and soldiers sealed all village entrances. The village has endured repeated attacks by Israeli settlers in recent months.
WorldBenjamin Netanyahu has tied any Israeli military departure from the occupied parts of Gaza to Hamas first being stripped of all weapons. Israel Katz says Israel wants US President Donald Trump’s go-ahead to expel Palestinians from the enclave.
WorldTwo Palestinian teenagers were killed on Wednesday when Israeli settler militants and army troops attacked their village in the occupied West Bank, local officials and the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli military said its forces entered al-Mughayyir to secure police officers and an Israeli civilian retrieving livestock.
SocietyFarmers in Gaza are rebuilding a local seed bank destroyed during Israel’s war to preserve native crops. They are also urging Palestinians to cultivate the limited viable land still available to them.
WorldIsraeli forces killed two Palestinians during a raid on al-Mughayyir village east of Ramallah. Witnesses said snipers were stationed on rooftops. The village has endured repeated settler attacks in recent months, and the UN identifies it as one of the areas worst affected by settler violence.
WorldEU foreign ministers failed to agree on stronger measures over escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Ireland and Spain had proposed EU-wide sanctions targeting the illegal settlements.
WorldIsrael is restricting some Palestinian teachers from the occupied West Bank from working in occupied East Jerusalem while expanding the use of its curriculum in Palestinian schools. Educators say the policy threatens Palestinian national identity.
WorldIsraeli settler violence against Palestinians is intensifying as plans to expand illegal settlements move forward. The European Union, Israel’s largest trading partner, has condemned the attacks, but the bloc remains divided over whether to act and whether that position could change.
WorldIsraeli authorities are employing multiple methods to forcibly displace Palestinians from their homes and land across the occupied West Bank. In Masafer Yatta, Israel has designated areas as a firing zone, while residents say the measure is meant to drive them away and enable further illegal settlement expansion.
WorldPalestinians in Gaza City mourned people killed in Israeli strikes, including at least two children, according to Gaza officials. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said separately that a senior Hamas militant had been arrested.
WorldThe EU’s top diplomat says the bloc must take strong action in response to Israeli settler violence and Israel’s expanding illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Kaja Kallas spoke in Ireland while attending a meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers.
WorldHealth officials say at least five Palestinians, including children, were killed and eight injured in separate incidents across Gaza. More than 10 Israeli drones struck areas of Gaza City, killing three people. Israel’s army said the strikes targeted threats to its soldiers, as violence continued despite the ceasefire in place since October 2025.
WorldA Palestinian woman and an NBC News crew were attacked during an interview in the West Bank. NBC News reports on the disturbing incident.
WorldViolence by Israeli settlers and land confiscation in the occupied West Bank have reached record levels. Historian Zachary Foster called Israel’s government the most right-wing in its history, saying competing right-wing parties seek to be the most violent and genocidal towards Palestinians. He argued that “the Nakba never ended” and that Israel has pursued the expulsion of Palestinians since 1967 through policies stripping them of rights.
WorldAlon-Lee Green, national co-director of Standing Together, says the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is being used as a tool to gain votes ahead of Israeli elections.
WorldAl Jazeera spoke with Loui Abu Ridi, a Palestinian American trapped at his home in Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. He says an Israeli military checkpoint is restricting movement and preventing families from delivering food and essential medicines.
WorldWith attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank at a record high, Ireland says it will use its presidency of the European Council to press for an EU-wide ban on all goods made in illegal settlements. Sanctions against settlers are expected to feature prominently at a meeting of European ministers in Ireland this week.
WorldIn Gaza, finding drinking water is a relentless daily challenge. The war with Israel has destroyed vital water and sanitation systems, while soaring temperatures have turned the severe shortage into a deadly humanitarian crisis. UNICEF says nearly 90% of Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed during two and a half years of war.
World2:06Israel’s “genocidal war” on Gaza has sharply constrained Palestinian journalists’ ability to report. At least 267 media workers have been killed in the strip since 2023, while more than 80 percent of media facilities have been damaged or destroyed. Palestinian reporters continue working despite scarce equipment and resources.
WorldThe programme says that 333 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,313 Palestinians in Gaza, bringing the reported toll since October 7, 2023 to at least 73,449. The UN discussed a plan for Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza, while Israeli pogroms continued in the occupied West Bank.
WorldLocal health officials said Israeli strikes and fire in central Gaza on Saturday killed three Palestinians and wounded others. Officials at Shifa Hospital said an Israeli strike on a motorbike in Gaza City killed two people and injured another. The Israeli military said it targeted a “military operative” without providing details.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned recent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while calling the violence the work of a “handful of rioters.” Tensions have risen across the territory, with activists accusing settlers of acting with impunity. Much of the recent violence occurred in Qusra.