Gaza

Israeli dentist returns to identifying war victims in Iran conflict

Forensic dentist Esi Sharon-Sagie, who has identified victims of Iranian missile strikes in Israel, victims of Hamas' October 7 attack, hostages and the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, poses for a photograph in her clinic during an interview with Reuters, in Jerusalem March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Trump’s Gaza plan on hold as Iran war pauses disarmament talks, sources say

The pause threatens to stall implementation of US President Donald Trump’s flagship Middle East peace initiative.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 9, 2026

The appointment of Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader by the Assembly of Experts locks hardliners firmly in control in Iran.

Israeli strike kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza, including two girls

Palestinians carry a casualty at the site hit by an Israeli strike, according to health officials, in Gaza City, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli military says unintentionally struck UN agency truck in Gaza

The Israeli military said that the incident occurred during defensive naval activity, and that a firing component deviated from its intended trajectory.

Medical stocks ‘critically low’ in Gaza despite reopening of key crossing

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian boy, Nidal Abu Rabee, receives treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo/File Photo

Indonesia will withdraw from Board of Peace if it does not benefit Palestinians: President

Boys in solidarity with Palestinians hold signs as they take part in a protest, outside the U.S. embassy, against Israel and demanding that the Indonesian government cancel the proposed multinational peacekeeping force for Gaza, following Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto invitation to Washington later this month for the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Key Gaza crossing will be reopened, says World Food Programme

A view shows a sign as trucks carrying aid (not pictured) wait at the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing to southern Gaza in southern Israel, October 20, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Gaza fuel running short after Israel closes borders amid Iran war

Palestinians displaced during the two-year Israeli offensive, shelter at a tent camp in Gaza City, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

News analysis

Between duty and danger: Indonesia’s bold peacekeeping push in Gaza

President Prabowo Subianto, seen here with US President Donald Trump, told reporters after the inaugural BOP meeting in Washington that advance teams could be dispatched to Gaza within one or two months to assess security conditions on the ground.

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