Even before the war, Gaza faced severe waste management challenges, generating 1,700 tons of waste daily, with only three operational but overcrowded landfills. One of the sites, Johr Edeek, operated beyond capacity, with waste piling up to 35 meters high, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Deputy parliament speaker Nissim Vaturi also called for the destruction of Jenin, warning that it will soon be turned into Gaza

How many of us knew that the city of Gaza, the war-torn Palestinian enclave, has a Greek past that defined the history of the place?

Hamas freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, the last living Israeli captives slated for release under the first phase of a fragile ceasefire accord, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways, echoing tactics already employed in Gaza as troops prepare for a long-term stay.

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) Palestinians wait in line at a World Food Program (WFP) distribution center in Gaza City’s Jabalya refugee camp, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, file) A man sells bread under the ruin of his bakery ...

Even while Pope Francis is hospitalized, he still keeps in touch with a Roman Catholic parish in Gaza City, making near-nightly phone calls to the priest and congregation there.

Palestinians returning after the ceasefire confront the destruction of their homes and the horror of President Trump’s proposal to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” by committing ethnic cleansing.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders made the second stop in his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in Iowa City Saturday morning, filling the Englert Theater and addressing an overflow crowd of 1,175 people at Bread Garden afterwards.