Palestinians 'want to be able to choose their own leaders', despite low turnout in local elections

Palestinians head to the polls for first time since Gaza war

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in Gaza's Deir al-Balah vote in municipal elections

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 28 minutes ago

In Gaza, rare elections put hope, and talk of Palestinian unity, on the ballot - Municipal elections are being held Saturday in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, coinciding with voting in the West Bank. It's the first time since 2005 that Gazans are able to vote. Water and sanitation are on the ballot, as is, symbolically, Palestinian national unity. By - Ghada Abdulfattah - , Taylor Luck - / 6 min

Christian Science Monitor - Science - 40 minutes ago

Ceasefires hold but Mideast conflicts remain unresolved - Gaza suffering continues, Lebanon tension persists, Iran–US standoff grows - 4 - m read

Gulf News - Top Stories - 41 minutes ago

Low Turnout as Palestinians Vote in First Eelections Since Gaza War

Deccan Chronicle - World - 47 minutes ago

World News -- Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years

Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that for the first time in two decades include Gaza and will gauge the political mood as Israel's governm...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 55 minutes ago

Over 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza war, UN report estimates - From becoming the head of a household and facing challenges linked to housing and land rights, to restricted access to essential healthcare and reproductive services, how are women disproportionately affected by war? 24/04/2026

From becoming the head of a household and facing challenges linked to housing and land rights, to restricted access to essential healthcare and reproductive services, how are women disproportionately affected by war?

Euronews - World - 1 hour ago

Greta Thunberg, apparent beau skip Gaza flotilla following sexual misconduct allegations

New York Post - World - 1 hour ago

Palestinians in W. Bank, One Gaza Town Vote in First Local Election in Years

Hamas Supervised the Symbolic PA-run Vote in Central Gaza's Deir al-Balah, Aiming to Signal It Does Not Oppose a PA Presence in Gaza. The Absence of Hamas and Islamic Jihad From the Local Elections Was Notable Due in Part to the PLO's Conditions, Which Include Recognition of Israel

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Palestinians hold funerals for pregnant woman and her children killed in Israeli strikes

Toronto Star - World - 2 hours ago

Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war

Ramallah: Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low earl...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 2 hours ago

Gaza area votes in first municipal election in 20 years

Gaza officials say Deir el-Balah vote is a 'pilot', while occupied West Bank also goes to first polls since 2023 war.

Aljazeera - World - 2 hours ago

Gaza voters hopeful for 'good start' in first local elections since 2005

Manila Times - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

West Bank and part of Gaza vote in first municipal elections since war

Euronews - World - 3 hours ago

Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years

Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that for the first time in two decades include Gaza and will gauge the political mood as Israel's governm...

Independent.ie - World - 3 hours ago

Hamas, Resistance groups decry Israeli attack on Gaza

Mehr News Agency - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Palestinians cast ballots in first elections since Gaza war

Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's Deir el-Balah area, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission.

Channel NewsAsia - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Disease, hunger and Israeli strikes: Six months after Trump's ceasefire in Gaza

A look at the war-torn Palestinian enclave’s continuing crisis as negotiations between Hamas and Israel go on slowly.

NBC News - Technology - 4 hours ago

Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since Gaza war

Palestinians in parts of the West Bank and central Gaza went to the polls Saturday in their first elections since the Gaza war, amid limited political...

Daily Sabah - World - 4 hours ago

A woman casts her vote in Deir al-Balah, Gaza - Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, left, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are heading to Pakistan - A man reads a newspaper at a roadside stall in Islamabad - Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad - A man in Tyre, Lebanon, searches rubble for mementoes of his family, killed in an Israeli airstrike - An Israeli armoured vehicle drives inside Lebanon - A man sits outside his tent at a makeshift encampment in Beirut - An Iranian speedboat approaches a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz

Guardian UK - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

UAE backs Gaza mass wedding for 300 couples -- m read

Gulf News - World - 5 hours ago

Oscar-winning filmmaker urges Arsenal to reconsider kitman's dismissal over Gaza posts

Middle East Eye - World - 5 hours ago

Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections -- Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

Local elections are held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

BBC News - World - 5 hours ago

Palestinians to Vote in First Elections Since Gaza War

Deccan Chronicle - World - 7 hours ago

West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much

Frustration with the Palestinian Authority and Israeli occupation fuel voter apathy in local West Bank elections.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

U.S. Asked IDF to Curb Gaza Strikes; Source: Israel Agreed, but Failed to Comply

Haaretz - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Palestinians vote in municipal elections in Gaza, West Bank

Palestinians are going to the polls in the occupied West Bank and a part of Gaza in a first vote since the Gaza war.

Deutsche Welle - World - 8 hours ago

Palestinians head to polls in first elections since Israel's war on Gaza

International The News - World - 8 hours ago

Local elections in the West Bank and part of Gaza could test public trust

Toronto Star - World - 10 hours ago

Palestinians in Gaza still living in rubble six months into Israel-Hamas ceasefire

NBC News - World - 15 hours ago

Beijing will pay for backing Iran, Palestinians should offer a map and other commentary

New York Post - Opinion - 15 hours ago

Hamas influence looms over Gaza elections as experts warn vote could backfire

Fox News - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Israel using ceasefire to impose 'Gaza‑style yellow zone' in south Lebanon -- Exclusive

Russia Today - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Israel kills at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid 'ceasefire'

Aljazeera - World - 16 hours ago

11 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip

At least 11 Palestinians were killed Friday and several others were injured in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including an attack on a police...

Daily Sabah - World - 17 hours ago

More than 500 Turkish groups support new Gaza aid flotilla

The Canary - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

Israel using ceasefire to impose 'Gaza‑style yellow zone' in south Lebanon

Russia Today - World - 17 hours ago

The Gaza playbook: Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli destruction in Lebanon

Apple Valley News Now - World - 21 hours ago

Palestinians mourn third teenager killed in occupied West Bank this week

New York Daily News - World - 23 hours ago

'Silent suffering': Why children in Gaza are losing their ability to speak

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Israeli police cut Palestinian flag from lecturer's kippah after detaining him

Middle East Eye - World - 1 day ago

Israeli man arrested for wearing kippah with Palestinian flag

Russia Today - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Sheep Theft Shocked a Palestinian Village. Then, a 12-year-old Boy Was Shot Dead

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Education Dept. Launches Inquiry Into NYC Schools Over Pro-Palestinian Teachers Group

Educators for Palestine allegedly teach children that Zionists are ‘genocidal white supremacists,’ a department statement said.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Israelis' Thunderous Silence Enables Daily Atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Police in Israel detain Jewish man for kippah showing Israeli, Palestinian flags

Apple Valley News Now - World - 1 day ago

IDF Strikes in Gaza Kill Six, Including Three Children, Health Ministry Says

Palestinian Media Also Reported Another Five People Killed in Three Other Incidents Across the Strip – in Jabalya, a Young Man Was Reportedly Killed by a Drone While Trying to Clear Debris From His Home, While in Khan Yunis, One Person Was Reported Killed After Israeli Forces Opened Fire

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Dozens of Children Go Missing Each Week in Gaza. Families Won't Stop Searching

Haaretz - Top Stories - 1 day ago

In Gaza, first local vote in years offers gauge of Hamas popularity

Dawn - World - 1 day ago

Settlers gun down Palestinian man in West Bank

Dawn - World - 1 day ago

Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans -- Talking Points -- Wars in Gaza and Iran have weakened the longtime alliance -- Joel Mathis, The Week US -- Published

The Week - Politics - 1 day ago

Turkish union leader set to join international aid mission to Gaza

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 2 days ago

S. Lebanon fears Gaza-like fate amid wholesale Israeli demolition

Since agreeing last week to a cease-fire with Hezbollah, the Israeli army has leveled neighborhoods across towns and villages near the Lebanese border,...

Daily Sabah - World - 2 days ago

Israel kills 3 more children, 3 other Gazans in just 24 hours

Daily Sabah - World - 2 days ago

Gaza's second front: The battle against disease-carrying rats

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Reports: Israeli Strike Near Gaza Mosque Kills Five, Including Three Children

Haaretz - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Freed hostage Rom Braslavski details abuse, starvation during 738 days in Gaza captivity

Fox News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Dallas Mavericks Star Kyrie Irving Changes IG Profile Pic to Palestinian Child Reading in Front of Israeli Soldiers, Razor Wire

Kyrie Irving has changed his IG profile picture to a Palestinian child reading a book from behind razor wire, as Israeli soldiers look on.

Breitbart - Sports - 2 days ago

Palestinian teen, man killed in Israeli settler raid on West Bank school

Daily Sabah - World - 2 days ago

Why Israel has fallen out of favor with Americans -- Talking Points -- Wars in Gaza and Iran have weakened the longtime alliance

The Week - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Israeli Settlers Shoot and Kill West Bank Palestinian, Local Medics Say

Haaretz - Top Stories - 2 days ago

How Palestinian artists in Toronto are centring images of daily life over the 'numbness' of war

Toronto Star - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank

Apple Valley News Now - World - 3 days ago

How Gaza feels after six months of ceasefire

NPR - World - 3 days ago

Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief

New York Daily News - World - 3 days ago

Israeli army reservist kills 2 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old, in the occupied West Bank

New York Daily News - World - 3 days ago

'Blood only brings more blood': Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy

Apple Valley News Now - World - 3 days ago

Israeli settlers kill two Palestinians, including student, in Ramallah school attack

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 4 days ago

Trump's 'Board of Peace' held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction

Scandal-hit Emirati company was consulted over redevelopment and privatisation plans for devastated enclave

Middle East Eye - US News - 4 days ago

Netanyahu, Trump: On Gaza and the Iran war, the parallels with World War Two are clear

Comparisons between the US-Israeli war on Iran, the Gaza genocide, and Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union are being made by scholars

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 4 days ago

EU hosts Palestinian peace conference as it seeks greater sway in the Middle East

New York Daily News - World - 5 days ago

The EU must not wait till Israel starts executing Palestinians

It must cancel the EU-Israel Association Agreement immediately over Israeli violations of the human rights clause.

Aljazeera - Opinion - 5 days ago

From Sudan to Gaza, becoming 'Singapore' means choosing to comply

Middle East Eye - Opinion - 5 days ago

The Strokes End Coachella Set with Video Targeting CIA, US Actions in Gaza and Iran

Consequence of Sound - Top Stories - 6 days ago

'I am going crazy': Families of missing Gaza children endure agonising uncertainty

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 days ago

How the war in the Middle East is upending Gaza's future

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 6 days ago

'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Amid Israel's 'forever wars', Palestinians must not abandon the one-state solution

Among its goals, the US-Israel war on Iran aims to bury Palestinian self-determination. Now more than ever, a one-state framework is the only defence against surrender

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Israel killed 38,000 women, girls in Gaza by end of 2025: UN

More than 38,000 women and girls were killed by Israel in Gaza by the end of 2025, accounting for over half of the total death toll reported in the war,...

Daily Sabah - World - 7 days ago

Palestinian women and girls face brutal abuse in Israeli jails

More than 700 have been arrested since the Gaza genocide began, enduring brutal conditions of starvation, isolation and humiliation

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 8 days ago

The Foundations of Zionism: An epic work of Palestinian scholarship now available in English

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 8 days ago

Overshadowed by Iran, Gaza stuck between war and peace

Deutsche Welle - World - 8 days ago

Karishma Patel: What it was like inside the BBC amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 10 days ago

Hossam el-Hamalawy: How has Israel's war on Gaza weakened Sisi's rule?

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 10 days ago

Spanish women's handball players spark outrage in Israel with pro-Palestinian messages

The Canary - World - 11 days ago

Israeli Actress Declines Independence Day Honor After Gaza Petition Controversy

Haaretz - Entertainment - 11 days ago

Second Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Barcelona to Gaza

The Canary - World - 11 days ago

Gaza 'heading towards famine' as bread shortages deepen amid Israeli curbs

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 12 days ago

'The rat gnawed at my toes': Rodent infestation overruns Gaza's displaced

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 12 days ago

From Gaza to Lebanon... Israel kills athletes and players

The Canary - Sports - 12 days ago

Bennet backing out of forum hosted by Muslim community is shortsighted given his message on Gaza (Editorial)

The Denver Post - Opinion - 14 days ago

Murderous Israel continues to target Lebanese and Palestinian journalists

The Canary - World - 14 days ago

Türkiye completes indictment over Israeli raid on Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Daily Sabah - Politics - 14 days ago

Dressed for school, returned in a shroud: Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl in class

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 15 days ago

Joe Sacco's Next Gaza Comic Book and Why the Star of 'YES' Is Wracked With Guilt

Haaretz - Entertainment - 18 days ago

Pro-Palestinian Group Demonstrates Against Israeli Surfer in Australia

Haaretz - World - 18 days ago

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff, urging peace through dialogue and calling for an end to conflicts worldwide.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 19 days ago

Court ruling in favour of Anwar El Ghazi in his dispute with Mainz over his support for Gaza

The Canary - Sports - 20 days ago

Lebanon doctors say Israel is repeating Gaza's 'scorched earth policy'

The Israeli military says Hezbollah is hiding among civilian structures and using ambulances to transport military equipment but has provided no evidence.

Sky News - World - 29 days ago

Berlinale 2026: Arab and Turkish filmmakers deliver strong line-up despite Gaza controversy

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 1 month ago

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First Post - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Politically charged awards season ends with some at Oscars advocating for peace in Gaza

The Baltimore Sun - Entertainment - 1 month ago

Can a Film About Israelis Protesting Against the Gaza War Win an Academy Award?

Haaretz - Entertainment - 1 month ago

Netherlands Joins South Africa's ICJ Case Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza

Haaretz - World - 1 month ago

From Gaza to Lebanon and Iran: The normalization of atrocity

Global Voices - World - 1 month ago

Berlinale 2026: Films play second fiddle to Gaza controversies for the third year running

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 1 month ago

Behind the Numbers: The Truth About Gaza's Death List

Gaza's Fatalities List Is an Explosive and Controversial Document. Critics Claim the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry Duplicates Names, Counts Hamas Militants as Civilians and Inflates the Number of Women and Minors. Haaretz Took a Deep Dive Into How the List of Nearly 70,000 Names Was Compiled to Test Those Claims

Haaretz - Top Stories - 2 months ago

Douglas Murray on Israel and Gaza: Spinning a bestseller from his own 'bullshit'

On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West is marred by poor or non-existent sourcing, elementary errors of historical understanding and context, and embarrassing factual mistakes

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 2 months ago

Gaza & West Bank

Haaretz - Top Stories - 2 months ago

Gazan Hospital Reports Bacterial Meningitis Outbreak Among Kids

Haaretz - Science - 2 months ago

Erased: Israeli Settlers' Brutal War on Palestinian Communities in the West Bank

Haaretz - Top Stories - 3 months ago

In the shadow of the live feed: Avi Shlaim's 'Genocide in Gaza'

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 3 months ago

As genocide continues in Gaza, the West Bank is pushed into a new Nakba

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 3 months ago

We Are Still Here: What it feels like to live through Gaza's genocide

Gaza university students wrote about the devastation, loss and grief of the last two years, producing an anthology of their reflections and poems

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 4 months ago

Palestinian prisoners speak out about how they were raped in Israeli jails

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 4 months ago

Watched, Tracked, and Targeted in Gaza

Life under Israel’s all-encompassing surveillance regime.

New York Magazine - Technology - 4 months ago

Trump Compares Gaza Gangs to Venezuelan Ones, Says He Doesn't Mind if They're 'Eliminated'

International Business Times - US News - 6 months ago

There's relief but little to celebrate for many Gazans

NZ Herald - World - 6 months ago

'Welcome home': Israel celebrates release of final surviving hostages from Gaza

NZ Herald - World - 6 months ago

Seven Israeli hostages released to Red Cross in Gaza

NZ Herald - World - 6 months ago

'Death to the IDF' is not antisemitic. Where is the outrage over Israeli crimes in Gaza?

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

From Damascus to Gaza, Israel's plan to fragment the region may end up uniting it

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Not just Israel: The Arabs and Europe are complicit in starving Gaza

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Anas al-Sharif was murdered for being Gaza's voice

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

The great betrayal: Why Arab and Muslim rulers backed Trump's Gaza plan

Regional leaders have responded to the bravery and steadfastness that Gaza's Palestinians have shown with fear, cowardice and self-interest

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Gaza flotilla: The tide of defiance against Israel is now an unbreakable wave

With the Sumud Flotilla, the global struggle for a free Palestine is sailing toward its inevitable, victorious destination

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 6 months ago

Israel slams Spain's PM after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt major cycling event in Madrid

First Post - World - 7 months ago

[INTERVIEW] 'Israel's actions in Gaza qualify as genocide'

Turkish Minute - Top Stories - 7 months ago

Most Michigan voters support U.S. aid for Gaza, poll finds

Detroit Metro Times - US News - 7 months ago

The evolution of famine in Gaza, in maps and charts

For the first time, catastrophic levels of hunger have been confirmed in the strip

Economist - Top Stories - 8 months ago

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 8 months ago

Trump Weighs In On Israel's Plan to Permanently Retake Control Of Gaza Strip

The Federalist Papers - Business - 8 months ago

US standing against global will for Palestinian state

Tehran Times - Top Stories - 8 months ago

Gaza flotilla: The Madleen shows us the world as it could be

What if thousands set sail, from every Mediterranean port? What if fishers, sailors, students and parents rose to say: not in our name?

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 10 months ago

War on Gaza: How Israel is replicating Nazi starvation tactics

The weaponisation of food echoes the horrors of the Jewish ghettos, as Palestinians are pushed beyond the limits of human endurance

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 10 months ago

Columbia University reacts to detention of Palestinian activist

The Trump administration has detained a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University. VOA's Aron Ranen reports from the campus in New York City.

Voice of America - World - 1 year ago

Nine countries are launching legal action against Israel over Gaza war

“‘The Hague Group’ is a watershed moment in developing coordinated international state action against the use of genocide, occupation, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people.”

Global Voices - World - 1 year ago

After 466 days of war, a ceasefire is declared in Gaza, to begin on Biden's last day in office

Gaza’s ceasefire brings temporary relief after wide accusations of genocide against Israel, raising urgent questions of justice, rebuilding, and future peace prospects.

Global Voices - World - 1 year ago

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