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Hamas warns over Israeli push to expand Gaza control

Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as European states and residents of the Palestinian territory also voiced alarm at the plan.

29 May 2026-20:50
Netanyahu says he has directed IDF to increase control of Gaza to 70%

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he directed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to increase control of Gaza to 70%.

29 May 2026-18:30
EU sanctions West Bank settler groups over rights abuses

The European Union has officially imposed sanctions on four Israeli settler organizations and three individuals, citing "serious and systematic human rights abuses" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

28 May 2026-21:24
Iran slams US, Israel over ‘upside-down logic’ in sanctions on Gaza aid activists

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has condemned US sanctions targeting activists involved in Gaza aid flotilla missions, accusing Washington of misrepresenting its support for Israeli actions against Palestinians as “security”.

21 May 2026-10:31
Gaza death toll rises to 72,773 since war began

20 May 2026-15:56
Javier Bardem says Gaza support actually increased his work offers

Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has firmly shut down rumors that his outspoken advocacy for Palestine has damaged his career, revealing that he has actually seen a surge in international work offers.

18 May 2026-17:36
Francesca Albanese defends NYT report on Palestinian abuse

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has fiercely criticized Israel’s Foreign Ministry after the government labeled a New York Times article detailing the sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees as "hideous and distorted lies" and announced a defamation lawsuit against the publication.

16 May 2026-11:50
Palestine calls on world to recognize Nakba as crime of ethnic cleansing

Palestine has urged the international community to formally recognize the 1948 Nakba as a crime of ethnic cleansing and to acknowledge that it remains an ongoing process affecting Palestinians today, according to a statement from the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.

15 May 2026-12:06
Israeli forces raid Nablus as settlers burn mosque in West Bank

A wave of violence swept through the occupied West Bank this morning as Israeli settlers and military forces carried out a series of coordinated raids and attacks on Palestinian communities.

15 May 2026-10:15
Hamas condemns killing of Palestinian in West Bank

Hamas has condemned the killing of Palestinian Zakaria Ali Muhammad Qadis by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel of carrying out what it described as “field executions.”

13 May 2026-11:03