Strike on school shelter in Gaza City kills two children and injures 30

The Palestinian Civil Defense said on 11 January that firefighting and rescue vehicles across Gaza, Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis had stopped working because spare parts and repair equipment were...

Israeli forces issued an evacuation order on 12 January for about 0.86 square kilometres in Nuseirat refugee camp. OCHA estimated about 4,100 residents were affected, including people at two UNRWA...

Save the Children reported that explosive weapons had left an average of 15 children a day in Gaza with potentially lifelong disabilities during 2024. The estimate drew on Health and Protection...

WHO, UNICEF, UNMAS and the Palestine Red Crescent Society reached Al-Awda Hospital in Jabalya, delivering fuel, medical supplies, food, water and winter clothes and evacuating patients. WHO and...

The three mediators announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas on 15 January, expected to take effect on 19 January. The first 42-day phase included a ceasefire, exchanges of hostages and...

UN experts urged all parties to accept and implement the agreement, called for humanitarian aid and justice, and stressed Palestinian self-determination. They condemned continued Israeli bombing after...

Israel’s security cabinet recommended that the full government approve the agreement on 17 January. The Prime Minister’s Office said planned hostage releases depended on final government approval...

Israel’s full cabinet approved the agreement early on 18 January, according to the Associated Press. The first phase was scheduled to begin on 19 January and included a pause in fighting and an...

At about 00:35 on 18 January, a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in western Al-Qarara, Khan Younis, was hit. OCHA reported that a married couple and their three children were killed. The...

A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement took effect at 11:15 local time. The pause enabled a major increase in aid and some recovery of bodies from areas that had been inaccessible. It offered...