Ceasefire takes effect and humanitarian scale-up begins

Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to leave for Al Mawasi as military operations intensified. OCHA noted that people were being directed toward areas already crowded and facing severe...

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and forces committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, identifying four acts under the Genocide...

The UN Commission of Inquiry published a legal analysis attributing the acts it identified as genocide to the State of Israel and examining statements and conduct by senior officials. The report...

On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks in Israel and the ensuing war, UN officials described Gaza’s mass displacement, destruction, and humanitarian need and urged protection of...

Israel and Hamas agreed to a first-phase ceasefire arrangement, prompting displaced Palestinians to move toward homes and aid agencies to prepare expanded deliveries. UN agencies stressed that all...

A major exchange under the ceasefire agreement saw surviving Israeli hostages released and Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed. Families on both sides experienced relief amid grief and...

A further report by the UN Commission of Inquiry argued that the genocide was sustained in part through the complicity of influential third states that enabled it. The report called for states to...

The Security Council endorsed the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict and authorized arrangements for a transitional governance administration and an International Stabilization Force. The...

A new IPC analysis found that famine conditions previously identified in Gaza governorate had been offset after the ceasefire and increased access. It nevertheless projected that about 1.6 million...

Israeli authorities notified 37 international NGOs that their registrations would expire at the end of 2025, triggering a 60-day wind-down period. UN humanitarian reporting warned that loss of these...