UN General Assembly asks ICJ for opinion on Israel’s obligations toward the UN

A UN Commission of Inquiry said Israeli attacks on schools and other educational facilities in Gaza may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. The investigation documented repeated attacks...

Israeli forces killed Hamas political and military leader Yahya Sinwar during an operation in Rafah, according to Israeli authorities; UN officials acknowledged his death the following day. Sinwar had...

Israel’s Knesset adopted two laws concerning UNRWA, including a ban on the agency’s operations in areas under Israeli control and restrictions on official contact. The laws were to take effect...

The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. The judges found reasonable...

Amnesty International published a report concluding that Israel had committed and was continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The organization based its conclusion on patterns of...

Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in North Gaza after months of attacks and access restrictions. WHO said the hospital was emptied, critical patients and staff were moved to the Indonesian...

On 1 January, Israeli forces issued an evacuation order affecting parts of Jabalya in North Gaza and Sheikh Radwan in Gaza City. OCHA said thousands of families were estimated to be affected; the...

OCHA reported that a house in Jabalya Al Balad was hit at about 02:00 on 1 January, killing 11 Palestinians, including women and children, with others injured. The strike opened the year amid...

At about 01:15 on 2 January, tents sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi, western Khan Younis, were hit. OCHA reported at least 11 Palestinians killed, including four children and three women,...

UN human-rights experts called for an end to attacks on Gaza’s health system and for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, detained during the 27 December raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital. Their...