Palestinians seeking food aid killed and injured near Gaza City convoy

UN officials warned that extending Israel’s ground campaign into Rafah could lead to grave violations and civilian slaughter. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had been displaced there, many...

Benjamin Netanyahu directed the Israeli military and security officials to prepare a plan for civilian evacuation from Rafah ahead of an expected ground operation. The order came as the city held a...

Israeli forces said they rescued two Israeli hostages from Rafah in a predawn operation. OCHA reported that the operation involved intensive airstrikes and that Gaza health authorities reported dozens...

After a week-long siege, Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis was shelled and raided by Israeli forces, according to WHO reporting. The hospital became non-functional, with extensive damage to...

WHO, OCHA and the Palestine Red Crescent Society transferred 32 critical patients, including two children, from Nasser Medical Complex on 18 and 19 February. The facility had become non-functional...

The UN Human Rights Office deplored reports that at least 112 Palestinians were killed and 760 injured during food-aid distribution in Gaza City. Its statement cited reported Israeli fire, as well...

US and Jordanian forces conducted a joint airdrop of food into Gaza. The United States said the operation delivered about 38,000 meal equivalents. Airdrops offered a visible route for aid but could...

UN human-rights experts condemned the 29 February deaths and urged Israel to end what they described as a campaign of starvation. They reported more than 14 earlier incidents in which people assembled...

President Joe Biden announced that the US military would establish a temporary pier off Gaza’s coast to bring in aid by sea. The plan was presented as supplementary to land routes. Aid agencies...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tasked Mohammad Mustafa with forming the nineteenth Palestinian government. The appointment came amid calls for political renewal and questions over governance of...