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February 18, 2026 10:23 PM

Humanitarian access to Gaza still insufficient for relief and rebuilding, says UN development chief

The United Nations says it has the funds and operational capacity to expand relief and reconstruction work in Gaza, but access remains the main obstacle. Speaking to journalists, the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Alexander De Croo, called for greater access to the occupied territory for UN agencies. Appointed in November 2025, he chose Gaza for his first overseas visit in the role and described conditions there as the worst he has ever witnessed.De Croo said only 0.5 per cen...

February 16, 2026 11:40 AM

Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians condemn ‘de-facto annexation’

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation". The West Bank is among the territories that Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much of it is under Israeli military control, with limited Palestinian self-rule in some areas run by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is faci...

February 2, 2026 3:35 PM

Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to Egypt, with tight limits

Israel reopened the border between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for a limited number of people on foot, allowing a small number of Palestinians to leave the enclave and some of those who escaped the war to return for the first time. The crossing, in Israeli-held territory in what was once a city of a quarter of a million people that Israel has since completely demolished and depopulated, is the sole route in or out for nearly all of Gaza's more than 2 million residents. It has been largely shut fo...

February 2, 2026 2:33 PM

What’s next for Trump’s Gaza plan after Rafah reopening?

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with Egypt. But difficult questions remain unaddressed, including whether Hamas will disarm. Trump's plan, now in its second phase, has been shaken by repeated Israeli attacks that have killed hundreds in Gaza, as well as resistance by Hamas militants to lay down their weapons. Israeli officials say they are preparing for a return to war if Hamas refuses to disar...

January 30, 2026 12:26 PM

Israel releases 15 Palestinian bodies as truce deal shifts to next phase

Israel released 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during its war in Gaza, three days after recovering the remains of the last hostage, in moves mediators hope will pave the way to carrying out the next stage of U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan. Police officer Ron Gvili was one of 251 hostages seized and taken to Gaza by Palestinian Hamas militants during their October 7, 2023 cross-border attack that triggered the war. At the time of a ceasefire deal that Israel and Hamas agreed in Octo...

January 28, 2026 12:39 PM

Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says

Israel has cleared land in southern Gaza for the construction of a camp for Palestinians potentially equipped with surveillance and facial recognition technology at its entrance, a retired Israeli general who advises the military said on Tuesday. Retired reservist Brigadier-General Amir Avivi told Reuters in an interview that the camp would be built in an area of Rafah cleared of tunnels built by Hamas, with entry and exit tracked by Israeli personnel. Avivi is founder of the influential Israe...

January 23, 2026 4:31 PM

Rafah border crossing may reopen within days amid Gaza recovery push

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt could reopen within days, raising expectations of increased humanitarian access as recovery efforts continue following the war in Gaza. Ali Shaath, head of Gaza’s interim administration, said the crossing was expected to open “in both directions” next week, without giving a specific date. Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Shaath said preparations were under way to facilitate the reopening, a move that could allo...

January 23, 2026 8:53 AM

Trump revokes Canada’s invitation to join Board of Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew on Thursday an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts. Trump's aboutface follows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he openly decried powerful nations using economic integration as weapons and tariffs as leverage. "Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, wh...

January 22, 2026 11:19 AM

Israeli fire kills 11, including journalists and children, Gaza medics say

Israeli fire killed 11 Palestinians including two boys and three journalists in separate incidents in Gaza on Wednesday, local medics said, in the latest violence to undermine a three-month-old ceasefire in the war-shattered enclave. Palestinian health officials said an Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian journalists travelling in a car on assignment to film a displaced persons camp in central Gaza. In another incident, medics said three people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed ...

January 20, 2026 3:22 PM

Israel demolishes buildings in UN Palestinian agency’s East Jerusalem compound

Israel demolished structures inside the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency's East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing the site last year, in an act condemned by the agency as a violation of international law. Surrounded by Israeli forces, bulldozers razed several large buildings and other smaller structures inside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's compound, where dozens of agency staff once worked. UNRWA, which has been accused of bias by Israel, has not used the building since...