photos Update Palestinian boy reacts amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.

Israeli tanks reach center of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza

  • Jordan’s FM said Israeli campaign aimed to drive Palestinians from Gaza and met the legal definition of genocide
  • Gaza’s health authorities say at least 17,700 people have been confirmed killed in Israeli strikes
photos By Reuters ·

Arab, Turkish foreign ministers call for urgent Gaza ceasefire during Canada visit

Arab, Turkish foreign ministers call for urgent Gaza ceasefire during Canada visit

  • The delegation urged the international community to quickly assume its responsibility to protect civilians
  • It stressed the importance of ensuring relief corridors are secured
By Arab News ·

Special Israel-Hamas war in Gaza takes heavy toll on Palestinian cultural heritage photos

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza takes heavy toll on Palestinian cultural heritage

  • Libraries, archives, parks and museums damaged or destroyed by weeks of Israeli bombardment of occupied enclave
  • Gaza Municipal Library and Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center among many landmarks wrecked by two-month-old conflict
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·

A displaced Palestinian man rests next to a tent at a camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip Dec. 10, 2023. (Reuters)

OIC calls for end to human rights ‘double standards’

  • IPHRC voiced concerns after joining worldwide events to mark Human Rights Day 2023 on Dec. 10, the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
By Arab News ·

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid are seen near the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 10, 2023.

Egypt launches new online repatriation service for citizens wishing to return from Gaza

  • Spokesman for Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said citizens could apply for repatriation far more swiftly and efficiently through the recently launched digital process
By Gobran Mohamed ·

Rohingya refugees gather and rest at a beach in Pidie district in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Dec. 10, 2023. (AFP)

Indonesia vows to assist Rohingya refugees humanely amid surge of arrivals

  • Over 1,200 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Aceh since mid-November
  • Indonesia is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees
By Sheany Yasuko Lai ·

Footage has emerged on social media appearing to show IDF troops setting fire to humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Screenshot video

Clip emerges of Israeli troops burning aid in Gaza

  • In the footage, men in IDF uniforms smile as they set food and water in the back of a truck alight
By Arab News ·

Footage has emerged on social media appearing to show IDF troops setting fire to humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip. Screenshot video

Clip emerges of Israeli troops burning aid in Gaza

  • In the footage, men in IDF uniforms smile as they set food and water in the back of a truck alight
By Arab News ·