Open-ended Gaza ceasefire takes effect

Israel began large-scale military attacks in Gaza, while Palestinian armed groups fired rockets toward Israel. The escalation inflicted severe harm on civilians, particularly in Gaza.

Israeli forces launched a ground invasion during the 2014 war; fighting and displacement intensified, while Palestinian armed factions continued armed resistance.

Heavy fighting and Israeli bombardment in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood of Gaza City resulted in extensive civilian casualties and destruction; Palestinian armed groups also fought Israeli forces.

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an independent commission of inquiry into alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

A planned humanitarian ceasefire broke down rapidly amid fighting around Rafah, with sharply disputed accounts of the initial events and heavy subsequent Palestinian casualties.

UAW Local 2865 members voted to support a BDS resolution in a union-wide ballot; the action was debated within the labour movement and later challenged by the UAW international union.

The Security Council voted 14 in favour, none against and one abstention, reaffirming that Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, have no legal...

Approximately 1,500 Palestinian prisoners launched a mass hunger strike demanding family visits, medical care, an end to isolation and an end to administrative detention.

After an attack by three Palestinian citizens of Israel that killed two Israeli police officers, Israeli authorities closed the Al-Aqsa compound. The closure and subsequent entry restrictions became a...

Israeli authorities introduced metal detectors at entrances to the Al-Aqsa compound after the July 14 attack. Palestinian worshippers protested, including by holding prayers outside the compound. This...