Israeli Troops Withdraw from Gaza as Fighting Shifts Focus Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of Gaza, signaling a possible scaling back of fighting. But fierce battles continue in other areas. Top News · Jan 1, 2024
‘He never hesitated’: Samer Abudaqa – father, friend, fearless photographer Al Jazeera’s cameraman in Gaza bled to death after being hit during an Israeli air raid; medics could not reach him. Al Jazeera · Dec 31, 2023
Israel tanks push into central Gaza as fighting intensifies 165 Palestinians have been killed and another 250 wounded across the last 24 hours, according to health officials in the Hamas-run territory The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2023
Hamas leaders attend Egypt talks as Israeli attacks push deeper into Gaza UN says about 100,000 people have arrived in Rafah after intense attacks on Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
UN names Netherlands’ Sigrid Kaag aid coordinator for Gaza – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - US · Dec 26, 2023
As it happened: Israel to expand Gaza offensive in coming days, Netanyahu says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip on Monday and vowed to step up the army's assault in the Palestinian territory, his party said, despite international efforts to halt the fighting. The announcement came after at least 68 people in the Palestinian enclave were killed in Israeli strikes… France 24 · Dec 25, 2023
How the Israeli military is bombing 'safe' areas in southern Gaza Since the Israeli offensive in northern and southern Gaza resumed on December 1, the armed forces have been dropping leaflets and contacting Palestinian civilians, calling on them to evacuate to "safe zones" in the south. But video from the ground shows that these same areas have been the target of… France 24 · Dec 21, 2023
UNSC struggles with Gaza truce vote delays, Israel orders mass evacuations Palestinians await long-delayed UN Security Council vote on aid delivery as death toll in besieged Gaza exceeds 20,000. Al Jazeera · Dec 21, 2023
Israel orders new evacuations in southern Gaza, says UN – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023
Analysis: Why Israel will continue its deadly push into Gaza city centres A long, grinding urban war appears likely now, if Israel is to negate the effects of Hamas tunnels. Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2023
Israel keeps the pressure on Gaza as Qatar confirms truce talks Attacks on Saturday heavily targeted Khan Younis in the south, where thousands have been forced to flee. Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2023
Palestine: Al Jazeera cameraperson killed, correspondent injured, another assaulted by Israeli forces Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Samer Abudaqa was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis after “bleeding for five hours” on Friday as ambulances were prevented from reaching him, said the Qatar-based media network. Newslaundry · Dec 16, 2023
‘A wonderful human’: Al Jazeera colleagues remember Samer Abudaqa Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman was killed in an Israeli attack in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2023
Two journalists seriously injured in Israeli drone attack TWO journalists have been injured in what is believed to be a drone attack in Khan Younis. The National (Scotland) · Dec 15, 2023
Al Jazeera · Dec 15, 2023 Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa killed in Israeli attack in Gaza Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman killed and colleague wounded in an Israeli attack in Khan Younis.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2023 Lufthansa to resume flights to Tel Aviv in January – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023 My elderly relatives first fled for their lives in 1948. In Gaza right now they are walking the Nakba again Their story is that of thousands of other Palestinians: forced to move time and time again, their homes lost or destroyed, says Ghada Ageel of the University of Alberta
The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023 Gaza, bombarded: inside the 15 December Guardian Weekly The battle for Khan Younis. Plus: the best books of 2023
The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023 Israel reports its heaviest combat losses in six weeks – as it happened This blog is now closed
WEKU · Dec 12, 2023 At 1 Gaza hospital, doctors are fleeing, supplies are low and there's not enough beds In the Palestinian territory's second-largest city, Khan Younis, thousands have taken shelter on the grounds of Nasser Medical Complex, where staff describe an increasingly desperate situation.
Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2023 What is the situation in Gaza’s Khan Younis as Israel intensifies attacks? Israel has intensified attacks on Khan Younis, which was dubbed a safe zone in the initial days of the war.
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023 As Israel’s tanks push further into Khan Younis, UN officials say situation in Gaza is beyond words Representatives from UN Security Council nations visit Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza in wake of Washington vetoing a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, but the US is not among them
Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023 Gaza’s al-Fukhari is dangerously overcrowded as Israel pushes people south People fleeing the violence for more than two months aren’t sure they will survive conditions in al-Fukhari.
Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023 Israel sends warning to Hamas as terror group threatens to kill hostages The threat came as fierce fighting continued in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023 First Thing: Hamas issues threat over lives of hostages Israeli troops reach heart of Khan Younis as Benjamin Netanyahu calls on Hamas fighters to surrender. Plus, the oldest black hole ever observed