Palestinians look for survivors after a Israeli strike in Gaza on Oct. 31, 2023.
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The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing ends.
Victims: one of the World Central Kitchen vehicles destroyed in the Israeli airstrike which killed seven aid workers.
EPA-EFE/Mohammed Saber
Humanitarian workers are protected by international law, but the number of aid agency workers being killed around the world is growing.
EPA-EFE/Abir Sultan
The UK government has received advice that Israel is breaking international law in its assault on Gaza, so has an obligation to stop supplying it with arms.
Palestinians stand near a World Central Kitchen vehicle on April 2, 2024, after three aid vehicles were targeted by Israeli strikes.
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Aid workers used to be considered off-limits in conflicts. The deaths of 7 aid workers in Gaza show that’s not the case anymore. Attacks on aid workers are on the rise.
Ceasefire? What ceasefire?
EPA-EFE/Mohammed Saber
Security council resolution 2728 demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. But can the UN enforce it?
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John Strawson, a UK-based researcher on Israeli politics, answers questions about the US decision to abstain from voting on a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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The situation in Gaza grows more desperate by the day.
Palestinians inspect the damage to a house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on March 19, 2024.
(AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
The deep connection of homes in Gaza to Palestinian land, territory and nationhood makes Israel’s destruction of them a genocidal tactic.
A view of Khan Yunis in Gaza on Feb. 2, 2024, after weeks of continuous Israeli bombardment and bulldozing.
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The destructive force that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed in Gaza is rooted in a century-old ideology that says overwhelming power is how Israel should deal with Palestinians.
Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag as he speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., in February 2024.
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A second Donald Trump presidency would not necessarily implement a foreign policy any more destructive than what is normal for the United States.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Palestinians line up for a meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 12, 2024.
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We speak with Hilal Elver, the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and current University of California professor about the looming famine in Gaza after months of Israeli attacks.
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A repeat of the Berlin airlifts of 1948 and 1949 would require a unity of political will that doesn’t exist in the west – at least, not yet.
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But there is little sign that either side is listening.
Israeli tanks wait at a staging post on the border with the Gaza Strip, March 11 2024.
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A major ground assault on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during one of Islam’s most important months could result in a major escalation of violence.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet on Nov. 30, 2023.
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Israel has made it clear that Hamas should have no role in Gaza after the war. But seeking an alternative in the Palestinian Authority is fraught with problems.
Evidence of arson during the attack on Kibbutz Be’eri, Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Bearing witness to the displaced victims of the Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Be'eri carries a burden of responsibility to observe and document
Aid bottleneck: lorries wait at Rafah crossing for access to the Gaza Strip.
EPA-EFE/Khaled Elfiqi
The US president has ordered a pier to be built so that it can supply aid to Gaza. But it will not be enough.
Hunger: aid agencies are predicting a famine in Gaza if aid isn’t allowed to reach more than a million displaced Palestinians as a matter of ugency.
EPA-EFE/Haitham Imad
A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Both sides are reporting sexual violence, including rape.
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Investigating sex crimes in a war zone will be hard, but accountability for these crimes against humanity is vital.