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Truce pausing Israel's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed 48,348+ Palestinians, a figure revised by officials to 62,000+, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead — enters its 39th day.

Spokesperson of the Israeli Defence Ministry says the assault is part of Tel Aviv's policy to "pacify southern Syria."

Wadee Alfayoumi's mother, Hanan Shaheen, who still bears the scars of the brutal 2023 attack, fought through grief to testify in the Chicago hate crime trial.

A Palestinian health official says that in the past two weeks, eight newborns were admitted with severe cold-related injuries, six of whom later died.

The WHO reports 44 attacks on healthcare in the occupied West Bank this year, with four facilities impacted, 25 healthcare workers and patients killed, 121 injured, and four patients dying while awaiting ambulances.

"The unity and monopoly of arms in the hand of the state is not a luxury but a duty and an obligation," Alsharaa says, warning against attempts to undermine the gains of the Syrian people.

At Web Summit Qatar 2025, Palestinian tech and startup leaders share how AI and digital innovations help amplify their voices, provide medical aid, and offer solutions to war-driven challenges where traditional methods have failed.

After the ceasefire, Gaza residents face a dire future as they live among rubble, with no means to rebuild their homes and basic services unavailable for daily survival.

Truce pausing Israel's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed 48,348+ Palestinians, a figure revised by officials to 62,000+, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead — enters its 38th day.

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen says return of Israeli captives, removal of Hamas from Gaza, disarmament of enclave, and Israel's control of the territory should precede second phase of ceasefire in Israel's genoidal war.

Initial findings indicate remains of 20 people in a mass grave in a building basement used by the now-deposed regime to detain civilians in southwest Damascus as Civil Defence officials fear the figure may rise to 50.

Israel has delayed the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners from its jails in exchange for six Israeli captives and four bodies released by Hamas.

It has suspended sectoral sanctions on Syria, allowing financial transactions and easing restrictions on key economic sectors to support the country's reconstruction.

'Any sustainable solution must be based on accountability, justice, right to self-determination, and human rights and dignity of both Israelis and Palestinians,' says Volker Turk.

Israeli army fire reported in eastern Gaza City despite ceasefire agreement.

Truce pausing Israel's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed 48,346+ Palestinians, a figure revised by officials to 62,000+, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead — enters its 37th day.

Türkiye's President Erdogan, French counterpart discuss regional, global issues in phone call.

Gaza remains committed to children's right to education despite 85% of its schools being rendered inoperable by Israeli bombardment.

The Lebanese Shia group urged supporters to attend the funeral in large numbers after suffering major losses in a 14-month war with Israel that killed many senior officials.

Channel 14 cites anonymous sources saying that the political leadership is pushing for the inclusion of tanks during the brutal raids across northern West Bank.

Truce pausing Israel's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed 48,339+ Palestinians, a figure revised by officials to 62,000+, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead — enters its 36th day.

The Israeli military claims the areas were being used for weapons transfer to Hezbollah.

The vaccination drive will last for three days, with the possibility of an extension by two more days if necessary.

Earlier in the day, Palestinian group Hamas handed over six Israeli captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Rafah, Nuseirat and Gaza City.

Palestinian resistance group has long maintained an Israeli air strike killed Bibas and her two sons Kfir and Ariel.

Hamas has returned Shiri Bibas and her children's remains, but the haunting cries of Palestinian children killed by Israel and the wails of grieving mothers continue to echo while Israel's allies and compliant media remain deaf to genocide.

Truce pausing Israel's war on Gaza — which has reportedly killed 48,329+ Palestinians, a figure revised by officials to 62,000+, having added thousands who are missing and now presumed dead — enters its 35th day.

"There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in captivity. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we did not receive an apology from you in this painful moment," says family of Shiri Bibas.

Tel Aviv is looking into reports of body handover by Hamas, which says it had offered to release captives early in the war but Netanyahu rejected the proposal.

Sinn Fein says this is the first year since the peace agreement that its leaders won't be travelling to Washington for St. Patrick's Day events.