US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has unveiled a $2.45bn recovery plan to begin reconstruction and governance projects in Gaza. The six-month plan was presented in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. It includes 66 projects covering temporary housing, infrastructure, healthcare, economic recovery and security. The board…
At least 20 people, including five children, have been killed after a war-damaged residential building collapsed in Gaza City, according to rescue teams. Dozens more are believed to be missing as rescuers search the rubble of the six-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area. Local residents said about 10 families had been living in the…
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Gaza City for a mass funeral after the remains of 112 Palestinians, most of them women and children, were recovered nearly three years after an Israeli air strike destroyed a residential block early in the Gaza war. The victims belonged to the Abu Sharia and Hassayna families and were killed…
At least 12 Palestinians, including six members of a family, have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes. The deadly strike hit an apartment in the western al-Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City overnight, where video footage showed the building engulfed in flames. According to relatives, Firas al-Masri, his wife Salsabeel, and their four…
Most activists freed after Israeli forces intercepted Gaza-bound aid boats near Crete. Israel has released the majority of activists detained after intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. Around 175 people were initially held when Israeli naval forces stopped at least 22 vessels attempting to reach Gaza. Israeli…
Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid flotilla near Crete, detaining dozens of activists. Israel said it detained about 175 activists after intercepting vessels from a pro-Palestinian flotilla in international waters near Crete. Organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said at least 22 boats were seized and accused Israel of acting unlawfully, calling the operation “piracy.”…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, warning that the humanitarian crisis is worsening daily. Speaking on Tuesday at the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, he urged Sudan’s rival factions to choose dialogue over conflict. He described the war as a “nightmare of violence” that…
