Gaza

Testing EU-Israel relations - opinion

The political mood across much of Europe is too far gone for the EU’s strong criticism of Israel.

A VIEW from a drone shows the European Union flags outside the European Commission headquarters, known as the Berlaymont building in Brussels, in 2026.
A man checks a fallen rocket half-buried in the ground in the West Bank on June 8, 2026, following Iranian and Iran-backed Houthi attacks.

As Yemen's Houthis enter the fray, Israel is once again in active conflict on four fronts

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026.

Israel is fighting on four fronts and has killed everyone who could end it - comment

THE ACTIVIST group Extinction Rebellion Paris (XR) staged a protest to commemorate the anniversary of the Nakba by unfurling a large Palestinian flag on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on May 15, 2026.

Paris misreads Israeli reality: Sanctioning settlers won't bring Palestinian statehood - editorial


Who is Mohammad Dahlan, exiled security chief the Shin Bet chief allegedly met with? - explainer

Dahlan is a former senior Fatah leader who rose to prominence in Palestinian politics as the first head of the Preventive Security Service.

 Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. STRINGER/ REUTERS ID: 546201 Image Remarks:

Canada demands Israel probe 'appalling' treatment of flotilla members

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar that Ottawa would provide Israel with evidence of the mistreatment of Canadians on the flotilla.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks as he meets unionized skilled trades workers at the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada (UA) office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 15, 2026.

Dead animals, tetanus and rabies: IDF soldiers stationed in Gaza face extreme conditions - report

The military post reportedly has major drainage problems, which have resulted in "major sanitary hazards" and an increase in mosquitoes, flies, and mice on the premises.

(Illustrative) IDF soldiers standing near the Gaza border, in Israel, February 4, 2026

Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint

Activists from Spain, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Tunisia, and the USA attempted to cross a checkpoint at Sirte on their way to Gaza, but were allegedly arrested by security forces.

A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018.

Israel’s Gaza approach risks cementing Hamas rule - opinion

Hamas has forcefully preserved its monopoly on violence and remains the only Palestinian governing authority in the areas still under its control in Gaza.

Hamas members look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the yellow line, in Gaza City, November 12, 2025.

Gaza flotilla activist: Engaging with IDF was main goal, not humanitarian aid

In a Palestinian Youth Movement NYC Instagram video, Adalah co-vessel organizer Rosa Martinez said that the goals of the April and May flotillas had been misrepresented in the media.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.

Flotilla arrest highlights connections between banned NJ terror front, new NGO - exclusive

New Jersey resident Amrou Ibrahim was named by Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) NJ in a Friday press statement as one of the Gaza flotilla activists that had been detained.

Activists greet as a boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

The war exposed Israel’s broken politics, resilient society - opinion

The war showed the strength of Israeli society and the growing weakness of its political institutions.

Children of reservists in Or Akiva attend a week-long summer camp organized by HaOgen

Paris mayor to propose granting honorary citizenship to Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

Deputy Mayor of Paris Audrey Pulvar will present the proposal to grant the honorary citizenship of Paris during the next Paris Council meeting in June, where the council will vote on it.

Gregoire and Abou Hassira.