Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries
Behind the case of the Shin Bet chief's brother – accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza – stands a vast illicit industry. One truckload of cigarettes worth $100,000 at purchase can be resold for $10 million in Gaza
Ministers and lawmakers from Netanyahu's party said they would take part in a tree-planting event organized by the Nachala settlement movement, which called for 'no surrender to Trump's dictates, no to an international Gaza, yes to a Jewish Gaza!'
Bezalel Zini is accused of carrying out three cigarette smuggling operations into Gaza, for which he received 365,000 shekels ($117,300). According to the indictment, he and his partners knew the smuggling could 'serve to strengthen the power and support, promote, and fund activities of terror organizations, including Hamas'
The U.S. wants aid to Gaza expanded, but Netanyahu fears definitive proof that his far-right-backed plan for Gaza has collapsed. In his statement after meeting Trump envoy Witkoff, the PM signaled an effort to derail Gaza's reconstruction as daylight between Israel and the U.S. begins to show
Authorities say tens of millions of shekels donated to support residents during the Gaza war were funneled through a local nonprofit to private businesses at the request of the mayor and senior officials. In return, the businesses allegedly provided cash or other benefits to the officials
Israeli strikes and artillery shelling were reported throughout Wednesday, wounding dozens and killing at least eight children and a paramedic. The IDF said that the strikes are a response to an Israeli officer being severely wounded in northern Gaza
As representatives of 28 countries oversee Israel's actions in Gaza, IDF officials fear Israel's security has become secondary to Trump's cease-fire plan, and Israeli defense officials fear Hamas will fool the world into only partially disarming
According to a report in French newspaper Le Monde, the two women are suspected of aiding and abetting genocide in Gaza. The warrants were issued over the summer as part of an ongoing investigation into French citizens who delayed aid trucks during the Gaza war
The February 2024 USAID cable was one of five sent in the first part of that year documenting the rapidly deteriorating health, food and sanitary conditions and breakdown of social order for Palestinians living in Gaza resulting from Israel's military campaign, six former U.S. officials told Reuters
Speaking at an Act x Palestine event, Guardiola spoke about children who lost their parents in the war in Gaza, and asked listeners to 'refuse to look away and instead become involved.' The soccer manager previously expressed fear of the situation due to Israel's war in the enclave
Protesters in Barcelona unveil a giant portrait of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl killed in the Israel-Hamas War, as her mother calls for global attention to Gaza's children.
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The dispute over the number of fatalities may be approaching an end, but the debate on their identities is still expected to trudge on. The Israeli public must ask itself what this belated recognition indicates about the army and the government's credibility regarding Israel's conduct in Gaza
The Shin bet chief's family ties to the suspect were published following a Haaretz request to lift a gag order. The suspect is charged with transferring goods from Israel to Gaza for pay
Netanyahu pledged that Gaza will be demilitarized and that its ruins will not be rebuilt until Hamas lays down its arms. In practice, the Strip is entering a phase of civilian reconstruction at an accelerated pace, and Hamas is managing to preserve its grip on civilian and economic life
Jonathan Dekel-Chen’s son Sagui spent 498 days in captivity in Gaza after he was taken by Hamas from Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
Israel says it will open the Rafah border crossing to pedestrians in the coming days, potentially allowing some of the Gazans who fled the Strip to return. Three Palestinians from Gaza now living in exile explain why they aren't getting their hopes up
Hundreds of Israelis accompanied Gvili's funeral procession, after his body was returned from Gaza after 843 days. Gvili, 24, from Meitar, served as an officer in Israel Police's special patrol unit, and was killed in combat in Kibbutz Alumim
According to sources who spoke with Reuters, Hamas called on its civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the U.S.-backed Palestinian technocratic committee set to oversee Gaza; This, as Hamas promises to disarm and relinquish power of the Strip to Trump-backed authorities