The population of the Gaza Strip has long been dependent on humanitarian aid, but Israel's war against Hamas over the past two years has drastically increased the need.

Gaza

24.June 2026 B. B.

UN: Israel continues genocide in Gaza

The UN commission stated in its report that Palestinian children were deliberately targeted and killed during the war, including in the period after the October 2025 ceasefire came into force.

Near East

01.February 2026. S. Ć.

Israel: Doctors Without Borders to leave Gaza

Israel has announced that it will ban the non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders from working in Gaza, because they refused to hand over the list of personnel in that territory Doctors Without Borders performed more than 800.000 medical interventions and more than 10.000 births last year.

Free zone

08.November 2025 Sonja Ciric

Sepide Farsi: The smile of a Fatem from Gaza

Fatem, a young photographer from Gaza, died a few days after her documentary "Put your soul in the palm of your hand and walk" was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. The film was directed by Iranian director Sepideh Farsi, and is currently showing at the Free Zone

U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi hold signed documents during a summit in support of ending the more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza after a ceasefire agreement was reached, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Gaza

13.October 2025 B. B.

Gaza peace plan signed

"There were predictions that World War III would start in the Middle East, but it's not going to happen," US President Donald Trump said at the signing of the Gaza peace plan.

Conflict in the Middle East

13.October 2025 IN THE

World leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh for a summit on Gaza

A summit on Gaza is being held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, led by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Fatah al-Sisi. Among the participants are the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey, while Israel and Hamas were not invited

Near East

07.October 2025 Thomas Lacan / DW

Two years of war in Gaza: Israel does not win, Hamas does not disappear

Two years after the Hamas attack that shook Israel to its foundations, the Middle East looks completely different. Hamas has weakened militarily, but it has not disappeared. Israel is militarily dominant, but politically isolated and deeply divided internally. While the region continues to burn, the wounds from Gaza and Israel are not healing