Gaza

The killing of Anas al-Sharif is part of a ‘deadly pattern’

Six reporters were killed in a single strike in Gaza last Sunday, bringing the total to at least 242 since October 2023

‘In Gaza, $2,000 won’t even buy two weeks’ bread’

Those who can afford food in Gaza – even at dizzying prices – eat just one small meal a day. Others have to go without

Gaza is starving despite Israel’s denials

Aid is slowly being dropped into the Palestinian enclave – but it’s far from enough

Israelis find slogans are not enough to end Gaza hell

Latest failure to agree hostage release and ceasefire deal amid mass protests has added to mood of helplessness

Britain’s chance to reclaim and exert its moral authority

We must join Emmanuel Macron in recognising Palestine: it’s the only way to shift the international paralysis on Israel

Those who cover up famine in Gaza use a familiar playbook

The Israeli government is using the same method as many architects of calamity from the past 100 years

The Observer view on Gaza: a man-made famine

Britain must recognise a Palestinian state and bring to an end this humanitarian crisis

The diplomatic scales are tilting towards recognition for Palestine

Even the moderate career diplomat Malloch Brown says Israeli war crimes are condemning the country to pariah status

US funding for Gaza aid distribution evades scrutiny

Critics say shadowy $30m operation is ‘turning food into a weapon of war’

US diplomat’s comments are reminder of Israel’s other front

The world is focused on Gaza. But the situation in the West Bank is also deteriorating

Live in confinement, or leave for ever: Israel’s grim offer to Gazans

IDF plan to pack millions into ‘humanitarian city’ built on the ruins of Rafah is a war crime, say scholars

The shrinking of Gaza in four maps

Israel says it aims to eliminate Hamas and free hostages. Meanwhile, Palestinians are being squeezed into ever smaller areas

‘Rafah proposal masks plan for mass deportation’

Benjamin Netanyahu says Palestinians will be free to  stay or go, but in this prospective open prison – which would violate international law – that is no choice at all

BBC bosses pulled our film on Israel attacking Gaza’s medics. Here’s why

The producers' story of how the corporation repeatedly delayed and ultimately shelved their damning documentary

Under fire and lacking leadership, BBC staff’s default is: ‘Avoid Gaza’

The scale of complaints has created a newsroom that is overthinking its coverage

Threat of US sanctions over Gaza forced me out, says ICC lawyer

Andrew Cayley oversaw the ICC’s investigation into Israel and Hamas. As he gathered harrowing testimonies, he began to receive threatening phone calls

Israel’s conflict with Iran hasn’t ended the war in Gaza

But Netanyahu has bought himself time that Palestinians can ill-afford

No ordinary war: we have entered the age of impunity

The US once held Netanyahu back. Israel’s attacks on Iran prove that restraint has gone