Israeli forces intercepted and hijacked a British-flagged humanitarian vessel en route to the Gaza Strip, intensifying global outrage over Tel Aviv’s blockade of the besieged Palestinian territory.

Alongside our 113 colleagues working in Gaza, people of Gaza are struggling to survive in an environment where their fundamental right to life is directly targeted by Israel,’ says Anadolu - Anadolu A

TEHRAN – In a diplomatic move on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held urgent calls with counterparts from Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, and Tunisia, demanding immediate collective action to break the Israeli regime’s "genocidal siege" of Gaza,

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

Israel and the US recalled negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas responded to the latest proposal, as starvation stalks the enclave.

Hamas says it will only release all hostages in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal and end to the war. Israel says it will not agree to end the war until Hamas gives up power and disarms — a condition the militant group rejects.

Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN's food aid programme has warned. "Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment," the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement.

In response to a media inquiry regarding French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement that France will formally recognize the Palestinian State during a UN meeting in September, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday that the Palestinian question is at the heart of the Middle East situation.

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks. Mr Witkoff claims the latest response from Hamas shows they are not working in good faith to achieve a ceasefire.

In addition to raising money to support our humanitarian response in Gaza, Oxfam America has joined other groups to urge the U.S. government and others to push for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the safe return of all hostages and unlawfully detained Palestinians, access for full humanitarian aid, and an end to the transfer of lethal arms to the Israeli military and Palestinian armed ...