The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel's prison service says the allegations are false.

An exhibition in Marseille is showcasing 300 photos taken in Gaza between the 1940s and the 1970s.

World Central Kitchen halves Gaza meals as Iran war drives up costs World Central Kitchen says it has cut its hot meal distribution in Gaza by half, warning that soaring food and fuel costs linked to the war on Iran have made its operations impossible to maintain at previous levels

Irish activist Caitriona Graham recounts violent treatment after Gaza flotilla raid

UN Security Council urged to press for Israeli obligations and Hamas disarmament under Gaza 'ceasefire' roadmap.

Riddled with mistakes and missing sections, 192-page document on 2024 election loss to Trump fails to mention Gaza.

A video showing a far-right Israeli minister taunting activists who were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs has been widely condemned.

Albanese is among several people sanctioned by the US for advocacy against Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

UN-approved body says that pledged funds have not materialised despite urgent situation in Gaza.

More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm.

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Tensions across the region remain high after Israeli forces intercepted more Gaza-bound aid boats, triggering protests and diplomatic criticism from several countries

Canberra urges humane treatment for Australians held after Gaza flotilla raid Australias Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was urgently seeking confirmation about the welfare of Australians believed to have been detained after Israeli forces intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla vessels in international waters on Monday

Australian senator condemns government response to Gaza flotilla seizure Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi criticised the Australian governments response to Israels interception of a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of carrying out piracy and kidnapping in international waters

The poll also found that 57 percent of respondents opposed providing US military aid to Israel, compared with 37 percent who supported it. By contrast, a Quinnipiac University survey conducted in November 2023 found that just over 51 percent of US voters backed sending additional military aid to Israel during the early stages of the Gaza war.

Live broadcasts from the Global Sumud flotilla show commandos boarding several boats trying to breach the Gaza maritime blockade.

The event marks the anniversary of the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians and the killing of 13,000 others in 1948, when Zionist militias occupied Palestinian territory to establish the state of Israel. It was organised by a coalition of groups, including the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop the War and is part of a series of marches that have been organised in protest of Israel's genocidal war in Gaza since October 2023

Iran to reveal its plan for Strait of Hormuz soon as Israel attacks Lebanon and Gaza, killing and wounding dozens.

Eurovision abandoned its values over Gaza, and lost me as a lifelong fan I have watched Eurovision every year for nearly 20 years

Spanish actor Javier Bardem says narrative changing on Gaza and Palestine Spanish actor Javier Bardem said his outspoken criticism of Israels ongoing genocide in Gaza has not harmed his career, telling AFP he is getting more work than ever

The "Soumoud 2" land convoy is preparing to leave Libya to bring aid to Gaza.

'Farcical proceeding': Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers want deportation case terminated Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/15/2026 - 19:26 The New York Times reported a string of 'unusual' events in immigration court that may have served the Trump administration Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil leads a 'March for Humanity' against Israel's assault on Gaza, on 16 August 2025 in New York City (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via AFP) Off Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers said on Friday that they have asked the US Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to reopen his immigration case and terminate it entirely, citing a litany of "abnormalities"they say indicate their client did not receive fair treatment under the law

Netanyahus office said this week that he visited the UAE during the war, yet Abu Dhabi denied the visit ever took place. Israels war on Gaza has been labelled a genocide by the UN, genocide scholars, human rights experts, and world leaders - including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi

A US judge suspends the unwarranted sanctions imposed by Washington on a UN legal expert.

(Fabrice Coffrini/AFP) Off A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US sanctions against United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese , saying that the administration of Donald Trump likely violated her free-speech rights. Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 following her public criticism of Israel's war on Gaza and scathing report on 30 June in which she named over 60 companies, including major US technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in "the transformation of Israel's economy of occupation to an economy of genocide"

Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza says ceasefire 'far from perfect' The high representative for the US President Donald Trump's "Peace Council" in Gaza said on Wednesday that the ceasefire in the enclave was working but was "far from perfect"

The decision by five nations to boycott the song contest comes amid Israel's genocide in Gaza.

'We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement, says diplomat overseeing the US-brokered truce in Gaza.

2026 Cannes Film Festival juror Paul Laverty denounced Hollywood for boycotting actors whove opposed the Gaza war.

Support for Israel was once untouchable in US politics

Palestinian couples gathered for a mass wedding ceremony in Gaza organised amid rubble and displacement.

Footage shared online showed Yamal holding the flag as tens of thousands of supporters gathered to mark the clubs success. Spain has been among the most outspoken European critics of Israels war on Gaza, with tensions between Madrid and Israel rising in recent months

But after more than 13 and a half hours of deliberation, jurors told the court they could not reach a majority decision on any of the charges. Outside the court, Freeman said he welcomed the "opportunity of a retrial, because it means the evidence of what Israel has done to Gaza...will once again be placed before a jury of the British public"

Burnham, meanwhile, has been relatively successful as mayor of Greater Manchester, a role that has kept him in the public eye. His confrontations with the then-Conservative government of Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic earned him credibility, as did his call for a ceasefire in Gaza as early as October 2023