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Palestinian territories

The Palestinian territories comprise the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Hamas militant group, and the occupied West Bank, including east Jerusalem.

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A Palestinian woman walks past the rubble of buildings destroyed in previous Israeli bombardments, in Rafah

UN: Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women, children

The UN Human Rights Office has said the findings indicate a "systematic violation" of "international humanitarian law."
ConflictsNovember 9, 202402:01 min
A Palestinian from the West Bank speaks into DW microphone

Palestinians skeptical about Trump's peace plan

Trump holds sway over Israeli policy — and, consequently, the daily lives of Palestinians in and near conflict areas.
PoliticsNovember 8, 202403:59 min
A group of football fans, some with fists raised, against the backdrop of yellow smoke and Israel's flag

AfricaLink News November 8, 2024

Dozens dead after military strikes on Ethiopia's restive Amhara region +++ UK sanctions Russian mercenaries in Africa
ConflictsNovember 8, 202403:55 min
A view of the front pages of the newspapers featured news about the US Presidential election in Tehran

Middle East looks ahead to return of 'dealmaker' Trump

Will Donald Trump's Middle East policies achieve peace in the region, or just support America's long-term allies?
PoliticsNovember 8, 2024
USA New York | Treffen von Donald Trump und Wolodymyr Selenskyj im Trump Tower

Triumphant Trump vows to 'stop wars'

Donald Trump will return to the US presidency at a time of widespread conflict and uncertainty.
PoliticsNovember 7, 202402:48 min
Unapologetic – Friedensaktivisten und Podcaster

Unapologetic — the podcast

Two young Palestinian peace activists started a podcast in English, called “Unapologetic. The Third Narrative.”
SocietyNovember 5, 202403:12 min
A destroyed building in Gaza

Gaza patients to be evacuated for treatment

The World Health Organization says it is far from enough to treat the thousands waiting for medical aid.
ConflictsNovember 5, 2024
Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City.

UN aid teams resume polio vaccinations in Gaza

The polio vaccination campaign had begun in September, after the first polio case in 25 years in Gaza was detected.
ConflictsNovember 2, 202401:38 min
Palestinians and Israelis harvest olives in Jaba'a, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israelis help Palestinians with dangerous olive harvest

DW reports from the occupied West Bank, where Israelis and Palestinians are picking olives amid settler violence.
ConflictsNovember 2, 202403:24 min
A Palestinian man walks in between rubble and destroyed buildings

Dozens of civilians killed in overnight strikes on Gaza

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reports that residential areas and facilities housing displaced people were hit hard.
ConflictsNovember 1, 202401:40 min
Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers

Palestinians in Gaza tell of life amid bombings and famine

Two sisters living in Gaza shared with DW their accounts of daily life under threat of bombardment and lack of food.
ConflictsNovember 1, 202403:02 min
Palestinian Mahfoz Safi (L), resident of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sits in an armchair in his home and speaks to DW's Emily Gordine.

Why is UNRWA aid agency so important to Palestinians?

Palestinians in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, tell DW how important the UN aid agency is in their lives.
ConflictsOctober 30, 202404:14 min
A Palestinian girl inspects the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip

Northern Gaza hit by deadliest Israeli strike in weeks

A strike on a residential building has led the US to demand an explanation from Israel. Warning: Distressing images.
ConflictsOctober 30, 202402:34 min
Satellite picture of nothern Gaza.

Israel's Gaza siege fuels speculation of a 'General's Plan'

While Israel has not confirmed its implementation, what is the "General's Plan," and what are its implications for Gaza?
ConflictsOctober 28, 202402:34 min
The damaged headquarters of the UNWRA building in Gaza City

Israeli Knesset votes to cut off UNRWA's aid to Palestinians

Monday's Knesset vote means an effective end to the UN body's relief work in Israel.
ConflictsOctober 28, 2024
An Israeli APC manoeuvres along the border, as smoke rises in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, October 17, 2024.

New truce talks begin as dozens killed in Gaza

With Iran yet to retaliate following attacks on military sites, interlocutors seek to restart truce talks for Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 27, 202401:51 min
The UN says the humanitarian situation is growing increasingly dire, as Israel continues its offensive in northern Gaza.

UN alarmed by humanitarian situation in northern Gaza

The UN says the humanitarian situation is growing increasingly dire, as Israel continues its offensive in northern Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 26, 202402:33 min
Khamenei with academic elites and scientific talents in Tehran, Iran, October 2, 2024

Iranians upset with Tehran over Israel tensions

There's mounting anger as many fear the government is prioritizing conflicts abroad over dire economic needs at home.
ConflictsOctober 26, 2024
A large military plane in the sky drops aid packages attached to parachutes over a cloud-covered background

Fact check: Video doesn't show Hamas shooting at airdrops

A collage of two unrelated clips is going viral, falsely claiming to show Hamas fighters shooting at Gaza aid airdrops.
ConflictsOctober 25, 2024
A demonstrator in Tel Aviv holds a sign on October 17 during a protest calling for a ceasefire and hostage release deal

Yahya Sinwar: What does the Hamas leader's death change?

Israeli former justice minister Yossi Beilin discusses prospects for the future.
PoliticsOctober 23, 202426:04 min
A demonstrator in Tel Aviv holds a sign on October 17 during a protest calling for a ceasefire and hostage release deal

Yahya Sinwar: What does the Hamas leader's death change?

Israeli former justice minister Yossi Beilin discusses prospects for the future.
ConflictsOctober 23, 202426:24 min
Ultra-nationalist Israeli settlers erecting tents in preparation for the religious festival of Sukkot

Far-right Israelis call for new Jewish settlements in Gaza

Since the terrorist attacks of 7 October, the movement to resettle Gaza has gained momentum.
ConflictsOctober 23, 202403:33 min
A damaged facade of the Al-Kard al-Hassan bank in Dahiyeh, Lebanon

Israel's war against Hezbollah, Hamas continues

Washington is trying a new push for de-escalation, two weeks before the US presidential election.
ConflictsOctober 21, 202402:34 min
A cloud of smoke rises above dozens of buildings in northern Gaza.

Israel intensifies offensive in Gaza

Gaza's Health Ministry says at least 87 people are dead or missing after Israeli strikes on northern Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 21, 202402:56 min
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UN: Humanitarian situation worsening in Gaza

James Elder of UNICEF, speaking with DW from Geneva, described the situation facing the population in Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 20, 202403:51 min
Yahya Sinwar, leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip pictured at the funeral of Hamas official, Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017.

Hamas yet to name next leader after Sinwar's death

Now that Israel has killed Yahya Sinwar, attention is turning to who might become the militant group's next leader.
ConflictsOctober 18, 202402:01 min
A demonstrator holds a sign reading 'Sinwar's end — end the war,' while a sign in the background reads, 'hostage deal now'

What does Sinwar's death mean for Hamas, Gaza, Lebanon?

Analysts believe the killing of Hamas' leader is no death blow to the group, and cease-fire prospects are still unclear.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2024
The damaged Gaza City headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza

Fact check: Black ribbon on UNRWA logo not mourning Sinwar

Following Sinwar's death, X is awash with false claims that UNRWA added a black ribbon in mourning.
PoliticsOctober 18, 2024
In Jerusalem, people dance and wave Israeli national flags as they celebrate the news of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Netanyahu: Sinwar death marks beginning of war's end

In Israel, the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza has widely been welcomed as a significant victory.
ConflictsOctober 18, 202402:14 min
Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.

Aid agencies: Gaza Strip remains at risk of famine

About 1.84 million people across the Gaza Strip are living through high levels of acute food insecurity.
ConflictsOctober 18, 202402:16 min
Hamas Anführer Yahya Sinwar

Yahya Sinwar: Hard-liner who pushed Hamas to more violence

Yayha Sinwar spent decades building up the Palestinian militant group Hamas, with the goal of eradicating Israel.
ConflictsOctober 17, 202403:13 min
Yahya Sinwar, seen here, was the number 1 target of the Israeli military in Gaza

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza: Israel

Sinwar, the architect of Hamas' attack on Israel last year, was killed during Israeli military operations in Gaza.
TerrorismOctober 17, 2024
European Council President Charles Michel, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, welcome Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah during an EU-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting at the European Council building in Brussels.

EU, Gulf leaders hold summit amid Gaza, Ukraine wars

Leaders from the EU and several Gulf nations have agreed on closer cooperation during a summit in Brussels.
PoliticsOctober 16, 2024
Palestinians walk during the evacuation of the Jabalia refugee camp and the Sheikh Radwan and Abu Iskandar neighborhoods in the northern Gaza Strip.

US sends warning letter to Israel over Gaza aid

As Israel continues bombing northern Gaza, the US has warned Israel it risks losing US support.
ConflictsOctober 16, 202402:24 min
Nahostkonflikt | Libanon | Beistzungen nach israelischem Beschuss im Jahr 1996

Iran has 'not just weakened Hezbollah, but weakened itself'

According to Jordan’s former FM, Tehran has less influence in Lebanon following Israeli strikes.
PoliticsOctober 16, 202426:04 min
Members of Iranian-backed Hezbollah carry coffins of their comrades at a funeral in Beirut in 1996

Iran has 'not just weakened Hezbollah, but weakened itself'

According to Jordan’s former FM, Tehran has less influence in Lebanon following Israeli strikes.
ConflictsOctober 16, 202426:43 min
Palestinians carry belongings as they flee areas north of Gaza City in the Gaza Strip

Is Israel using 'surrender or starve' strategy in Gaza?

Israel has been accused of implementing a "surrender or starve" plan to force Hamas out of northern Gaza.
ConflictsOctober 15, 2024
Lettlands Präsident Edgars Rinkevics im DW-Interview

Latvian President on Ukraine: 'There is no time for fatigue'

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics tells DW that the West needs to mobilize more support for Kyiv.
ConflictsOctober 15, 202422:19 min
A health worker squeezes a polio vaccine dose into the open mouth of a young child.

Second phase of Gaza polio vaccination campaign begins

The program aims to immunize over a half a million children. The first round has already been administered.
HealthOctober 15, 202401:51 min
A night-time view of Palestinian firefighters trying to extinguish a fire caused by an Israeli strike that hit a tent area in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip

IDF strikes on Gaza school, hospital kill dozens

Gaza health authorities say dozens have been killed in Israeli attacks on areas sheltering displaced people.
ConflictsOctober 14, 202402:19 min
Merkva tank in Israel

Germany slows arms exports to Israel — without admitting it

Berlin appears to have stopped approving weapons exports to Israel, even while insisting that there is no ban in place.
ConflictsOctober 14, 2024
Palestinians sit on top of a pile of furniture in the back of a moving truck

Palestinians in Gaza flee Jabaliya camp

The Israeli army has intensified operations in Jabaliya after announcing it had effectively laid siege to the area.
ConflictsOctober 12, 202401:53 min
Groups of Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza on a road flanked with partly collapsed buildings

Heavy Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza

Sam Rose, senior deputy director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, reports from Nuseirat.
ConflictsOctober 12, 202404:23 min
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.

At least 28 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza shelter

Israel said it was targeting a Hamas control center hiding in school-turned-shelter. WARNING: graphic images.
ConflictsOctober 11, 202402:25 min
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing in front of an Israeli flag

Critics say Israel's Netanyahu has no postwar strategy

Israel is having a hard time turning its recent military successes into diplomatic achievements.
ConflictsOctober 10, 2024
Two members of a Belgian TV crew seen in the backseat of a car

Israel's 'Al-Jazeera law' hampers reporting from Gaza

Since the start of the war, foreign journalists have only been allowed into Gaza as part of controlled media tours.
Press FreedomOctober 10, 202403:35 min
A girl sleeping on a sidewalk in Beirut

Humanitarian crisis looms as violence escalates in Lebanon

Fears of a humanitarian crisis are growing after Israeli Prime Minister warned that Lebanon could face a long war.
ConflictsOctober 10, 202402:23 min
Vorschaubild Quixplainer Iran

What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?

Iran has built up an anti-Western and anti-Israeli network of militias across the Middle East.
ConflictsOctober 9, 202400:56 min
Hundreds of US university students raise pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian flags to protest on the campus of Columbia University.

US: Divided Columbia students protest over Mideast conflict

Some Columbia students express concern over a growing distrust among peers due to divided political views.
SocietyOctober 8, 202403:09 min
Areej Rushdi Tanboura, a refugee from Gaza, talks to DW.

Gaza: Displaced residents seek refuge amid Israeli strikes

Many in the Gaza Strip have spent the last year fleeing for their lives or burying loved ones amid the Israel-Hamas war.
ConflictsOctober 8, 202404:15 min