Israel's military controls nearly 70% of Gaza, according to comments by Israeli leaders and maps. Israel's military has designated an expanding militarized "orange zone" that runs north to south. Aid groups have suspended operations in northern Gaza's orange zone until the situation is fully clarified.
80 percent of Palestinians in Gaza are jobless, according to the Government Media Office. The poverty rate in Gaza now exceeds 93 percent. Economic data shows that the enclave’s gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted more than 82 percent as a result of the war, which began in October 2023.
Hamas has announced the dissolution of its Gaza governing body and says it is ready to transfer civilian administration to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). NCAG is a Palestinian body proposed within the Board of Peace framework backed by the United States. It would be made up of engineers, economists, lawyers and administrators tasked with running schools, hospitals, public services and reconstruction.
At least 12 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, despite a cease-fire. The overall Palestinian death toll since the war began in October 2023 has climbed to more than 73,118, while 173,615 people have been wounded. The U.N. warns that at least one million women and girls have lost access to humanitarian aid because of dramatic cuts to foreign aid since January 2025.
Board of Peace wants to establish a humanitarian pilot zone in Rafah area of south Gaza. The idea is to have Israel pull back its troops from the designated area and be replaced by soldiers from the International Stabilization Force. The committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with replacing Hamas in governing the Strip would work with the ISF to vet the tens of thousands of Palestinians coming from the Hamas-controlled “red zone” into the “green zone’ that to date has been occupied by the IDF. The Board of Peace hopes that the pilot humanitarian zone will serve as a model to separate civilians from Hamas.
A photo of a blindfolded and semi-naked Palestinian man bound to an iron rod has gone viral on social media. Rights groups say the photo corroborates testimonies of torture inside Israeli detention facilities in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the photo’s authenticity after a thorough investigation.
Airstrikes and gunfire killed at least seven Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a child. The latest violence unfolded despite a U.S.-mediated cease-fire reached with Hamas last October. UN experts call for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who has been detained by Israel since December 2024.
A Palestinian truck driver transporting aid for the World Central Kitchen into Gaza was shot dead by Israeli troops in Rafah on Wednesday. The driver, Ahmad Esleem, was shot in the head after being ordered out of his truck and standing with his hands raised. The convoy had stopped on the Philadelphi Corridor after one truck broke down. Truck drivers' association is considering suspending aid deliveries in protest.
The framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel could be the most significant between the two countries in nearly 80 years. It envisions peaceful relations between the states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel's full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory. Hezbollah has rejected the agreement outright and Israel's continued military operations risk undermining the domestic legitimacy of the Lebanese government and its ability to implement the agreement.
Israel's military controls nearly 70% of Gaza, according to comments by Israeli leaders and maps. Israel's military has designated an expanding militarized "orange zone" that runs north to south. Aid groups have suspended operations in northern Gaza's orange zone until the situation is fully clarified.
80 percent of Palestinians in Gaza are jobless, according to the Government Media Office. The poverty rate in Gaza now exceeds 93 percent. Economic data shows that the enclave’s gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted more than 82 percent as a result of the war, which began in October 2023.
Hamas has announced the dissolution of its Gaza governing body and says it is ready to transfer civilian administration to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). NCAG is a Palestinian body proposed within the Board of Peace framework backed by the United States. It would be made up of engineers, economists, lawyers and administrators tasked with running schools, hospitals, public services and reconstruction.
At least 12 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, despite a cease-fire. The overall Palestinian death toll since the war began in October 2023 has climbed to more than 73,118, while 173,615 people have been wounded. The U.N. warns that at least one million women and girls have lost access to humanitarian aid because of dramatic cuts to foreign aid since January 2025.
Board of Peace wants to establish a humanitarian pilot zone in Rafah area of south Gaza. The idea is to have Israel pull back its troops from the designated area and be replaced by soldiers from the International Stabilization Force. The committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with replacing Hamas in governing the Strip would work with the ISF to vet the tens of thousands of Palestinians coming from the Hamas-controlled “red zone” into the “green zone’ that to date has been occupied by the IDF. The Board of Peace hopes that the pilot humanitarian zone will serve as a model to separate civilians from Hamas.
A photo of a blindfolded and semi-naked Palestinian man bound to an iron rod has gone viral on social media. Rights groups say the photo corroborates testimonies of torture inside Israeli detention facilities in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the photo’s authenticity after a thorough investigation.
Airstrikes and gunfire killed at least seven Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including a child. The latest violence unfolded despite a U.S.-mediated cease-fire reached with Hamas last October. UN experts call for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who has been detained by Israel since December 2024.
A Palestinian truck driver transporting aid for the World Central Kitchen into Gaza was shot dead by Israeli troops in Rafah on Wednesday. The driver, Ahmad Esleem, was shot in the head after being ordered out of his truck and standing with his hands raised. The convoy had stopped on the Philadelphi Corridor after one truck broke down. Truck drivers' association is considering suspending aid deliveries in protest.
The framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel could be the most significant between the two countries in nearly 80 years. It envisions peaceful relations between the states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel's full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory. Hezbollah has rejected the agreement outright and Israel's continued military operations risk undermining the domestic legitimacy of the Lebanese government and its ability to implement the agreement.