Gaza
9 Mar
Five months, 30,000 Palestinians killed and an Israeli prime minister whose only plan seems to be to reoccupy Gaza indefinitely. This time, has the US had enough?
5 Mar
As the situation in Gaza deteriorates, desperate Palestinians are turning to online fundraising to finance an expensive exit into Egypt. But even if generous donors come through, many obstacles remain.
5 Mar
International aid organizations say half a million people in Gaza are facing starvation and hunger, particualarly in the territory's north.
4 Mar
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said expanding Israel's offensive into the Gaza border city of Rafah would be unjustifiable. Explosions have already been reported in the city.
4 Mar
Is there no end in sight to war in Gaza? The week began with a flurry of diplomacy to seal a truce before Ramadan, but that has now gone quiet, what with more than 100 civilians killed after a scramble surrounding an aid convoy delivery in Gaza City.
3 Mar
Gaza bloodbath complicates ceasefire negotiation. Is there no end in sight to war in Gaza?The week began with a flurry of diplomacy to seal a truce before Ramadan, but that is now gone quiet, what with more than a hundred civilians killed after a scramble surrounding an aid convoy delivery in Gaza City.
20 Feb
Around 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering in southern Gaza, an area Israel is now threatening to attack. At the Munich Security Conference, attendees asked where the Palestinians could go next.
13 Feb
There are an estimated 50 000 pregnant women in Gaza, with more than 180 giving birth every day. Fifteen per cent of them are likely to experience pregnancy or birth-related complications and need additional medical care.
13 Feb
Four months into its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel is about to send troops into Rafah. The enclave's southern city is thought to be home to 1.5 million Palestinians, most of them internally displaced refugees.
11 Feb
Israel's offensive in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attacks is reverberating in the West Bank. While not directly involved in the conflict, the Palestinian territory's economy lies in tatters, in part because Israel revoked work permits for 130,000 Palestinians in the West Bank.
10 Feb
There are an estimated 50 000 pregnant women in Gaza, with more than 180 giving birth every day. Fifteen per cent of them are likely to experience pregnancy or birth-related complications and need additional medical care.
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