Gaza Strip

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The World

15.October 2026 A.M.

Israel suspends the entry of commercial goods into Gaza

The suspension of commercial deliveries to Gaza could further threaten the food supply to a population already dependent on humanitarian aid

The war in Gaza

16.September 2025 Jörg Popendik / DW

Israel rushes into Gaza City

The Israeli army will try to completely occupy Gaza City, even though the General Staff had objections. War in urban conditions could claim even more lives

War crimes

11.September 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Sniper from Gaza: How a young man from Munich shot civilians

A spectacular discovery by journalists showed how Israeli snipers kill Palestinian civilians. One of the soldiers is from Munich, so now the German prosecutor's office is on the move

Gaza

14.August 2025 Danica Ilić

The personification of cruelty and inhumanity

The plan for Gaza is not to the liking of anyone. Neither to Israel's allies in the world, nor to the military leaders and generals of the Israeli army, nor to the public who want the war and the unprecedented suffering of a people to stop. It does not even suit the ultra-right in the coalition government because, in their opinion, Netanyahu would not go far enough by entering Gaza

The war in Gaza

28.July 2025 KS

Israeli NGOs accuse the state of genocide in Gaza

Two Israeli NGOs have accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

The destroyed mosque in the city of Deir al-Balah

Near East

20.July 2025 TS

Israel issued an evacuation warning: The offensive is coming to the center of Gaza

Israel has issued a warning to evacuate central Gaza, despite fears by the families of Israeli hostages that their relatives are there. Meanwhile, hundreds of civilians are waiting for aid that is not arriving, while the UN warns of famine and the collapse of the health system

What is the number of victims of the war in Gaza?

Near East

04.July 2025 Sara Judit Hoffman / DW

Gaza Strip: What is the exact number of victims of the war?

A new, independent study shows that the actual number of victims in Gaza could be higher compared to previous data

Near East

25.June 2025 Ivan Đerković/DW

Trump's truce: A deceptive return to normalcy in Israel and Iran

After a truce was agreed upon under pressure from US President Donald Trump, Israel is slowly lifting population restrictions, and Iran's president wants to start reconstruction. The return to normality, however, is quite deceptive

09.June 2025 KS

The Israelis arrested Greta Thunberg on the ship to Gaza

The Israeli Navy intercepted the Madeline sailboat while it was trying to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip. Climate activist Greta Thunberg and a French MP are among the 12 arrested activists

Gaza Strip

31.May 2025. KS

Gaza, the hungriest part of the world, closed the last hospital in the north

Due to Israel's blockade of the entry of aid, one hundred percent of the population of Gaza is at risk of starvation, the United Nations says

Conflict in the Middle East

16.April 2025. IN THE

Doctors Without Borders: The Gaza Strip has become a mass grave for Palestinians

We are witnessing the destruction and forced displacement of the entire population of Gaza, it was stated in the press release of Doctors Without Borders

Gaza Strip

30.march 2025 KS

Hamas agrees to a proposal for a cease-fire agreement

A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian movement has accepted a new ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip presented by mediators, calling on Israel to accept it as well.

Near East

26.march 2025 MJ

Palestinians protest in the north of Gaza, demanding an end to the war

Hundreds of Palestinians protested in northern Gaza on Wednesday (March 26th), demanding an end to the war and chanting "Hamas go away".

Near East

25.march 2025 KS

The collapse of the truce: New Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip

After less than two months of truce in the Gaza Strip, Israel attacks again. The UN is withdrawing some of its staff. The Israeli army also fired rockets at Hezbollah positions in Lebanon

Gaza Strip

06.march 2025 KS

Trump to the residents of Gaza: If you hold hostages, you are dead!

US President Donald Trump has threatened Hamas to immediately release the hostages, or it is "over" for them, Hamas sees the threats as encouraging Israel to abandon the ceasefire

Israel and Palestine

01.march 2025 KS

No progress on the second phase of Gaza ceasefire negotiations

There has been no progress in the latest round of talks on the second phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and it is unclear whether they will continue on Saturday (March 1st), a senior Hamas official said.

Scenes from the AI video shared by Donald Trump

Gaza Strip

26.February 2025. TS

Trump's "vision" of Gaza: Bearded dancers, cocktails and half-naked Netanyahu

"Gaza 2025... what's next?" reads the AI-generated video shared by Donald Trump, which depicts the Gaza Strip as a luxury resort. There, the US president drinks cocktails with a half-naked Netanyahu, and Elon Musk dances while money falls from the sky

Gaza Strip

20.February 2025. KS

Hamas handed over the bodies of four dead hostages, including two children

The bodies of the four hostages were first displayed on stage and then handed over to Israel. The United Nations condemns the parade

The war between Israel and Hamas

26.January 2025 TS

Trump on Gaza: "Let's clean everything up" and build housing in the neighborhood

In a departure from the decades-long US foreign policy of two states for Israel and Palestine, President Donald Trump has hinted that a possible solution to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the temporary or permanent relocation of Palestinians to neighboring countries.

Gaza Strip

19.January 2025 TS

The cease-fire in Gaza still came into force

After an initial delay, the cease-fire in Gaza began at 11.15:XNUMX a.m. local time on Sunday, according to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Near East

08.January 2025 Tanja Kremer, Hazem Balusha (DW)

Hell in the Gaza Strip: "We don't know if we will survive"

People in Gaza live at constant risk of bombardment, without food, water and basic sanitation, warns the United Nations. Displacement has become everyday, and returning home is uncertain

Near East

06.January 2025 TS

Gaza awaits a ceasefire while the killing continues

In negotiations on a cease-fire in Gaza, Hamas announced that it is ready to release 34 Israeli prisoners. The Israeli side, on the other hand, denies that it was provided with any list of hostages. More than 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks over the weekend

War in the Middle East

10.November 2024 Tanya Kremer (DW)

What does Trump's victory bring to the Middle East?

Incoming US President Donald Trump wants an end to war in the Middle East. Experts say that he could therefore support the possible annexation of the West Bank

UNRWA and Red Crescent workers prepare aid packages for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, October 23, 2024.

The war between Israel and Hamas

29.October 2024 TS

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Israel bans the work of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees

The Israeli parliament has adopted a law banning the work of the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Israel. It is the main UN agency that provides aid to people in the Gaza Strip, where there has been a shortage of food, water and medicine for months.

The war between Israel and Hamas

06.October 2024 TS

At least 24 dead in an Israeli attack on a mosque in Gaza

At least 24 people were killed in an Israeli attack on a mosque-turned-shelter in Gaza. Israel claims that the target of the attack were members of Hamas operating in the command center located in the building

Displaced Palestinian children in a shelter at a UN school

Israel and Hamas

30.August 2024 MS

Three days without conflict over children's vaccinations

The World Health Organization (WHO) official in charge of the Palestinian territories, Rick Piperkorn, said that Israel and the extremist Hamas movement agreed on a temporary daily cessation of hostilities in Gaza to allow primary vaccination of 640.000 children against polio. Revaccination should be carried out after four weeks

The war between Israel and Hamas

22.August 2024 AI

Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations: When the Intolerable Becomes the Norm

With each passing day of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, the pressure on the entire neuralgic Middle East is increasing. Joe Biden's administration is frantically trying to broker a ceasefire. Reports of Palestinian casualties reflect negatively on Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. But the conflicting parties are buried in their negotiating trenches