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Gaza

Hamas to elect first leader since Sinwar killed by Israel, sources say

Mr Khalil Al-Hayya (left) and Mr Khaled Meshaal are seen as front runners for the helm at a vital moment Hamas.
Mr Khalil Al-Hayya (left) and Mr Khaled Meshaal are seen as front runners for the helm at a vital moment Hamas.

Six dead as Gaza’s displaced struggle to hold ground in torrential rain

Palestinians gather near tents sheltering displaced people, amid a windstorm, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Palestinians gather near tents sheltering displaced people, amid a windstorm, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Over 100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire: UNICEF

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of a war-damaged building after parts of it collapsed, on a windy winter day, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of a war-damaged building after parts of it collapsed, on a windy winter day, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli-backed group kills a senior Hamas police officer in Gaza, threatens more attacks

Mourners perform funeral prayers for senior Hamas police officer Mahmoud Al-Astal, who was killed on Monday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Mourners perform funeral prayers for senior Hamas police officer Mahmoud Al-Astal, who was killed on Monday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

School resumes in tents under shadow of Gaza's 'yellow line'

Displaced Palestinian girl Toulin Al-Hindi, 7, is reflected in a hanging mirror as she does her homework inside her family's tent near the Israeli-designated \"yellow line\", in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
Displaced Palestinian girl Toulin Al-Hindi, 7, is reflected in a hanging mirror as she does her homework inside her family's tent near the Israeli-designated \"yellow line\", in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, three months on from truce

Mourners hug each other during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer
Mourners hug each other during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer

Trump set to name Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ to advance rocky truce

US President Donald Trump will chair the "Board of Peace", which is designed to drive the transformation of Gaza.
US President Donald Trump will chair the "Board of Peace", which is designed to drive the transformation of Gaza.

Bangladesh seeks to join international force in Gaza

The truce has not progressed beyond its first phase, and little progress has been made on the next steps.
The truce has not progressed beyond its first phase, and little progress has been made on the next steps.

Envoy tapped for Trump's Gaza board meets senior Palestinian official in West Bank

Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, briefs the U.N. Security Council during a council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Nickolay Mladenov, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, briefs the U.N. Security Council during a council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

S’pore charity RLAF launches fund-raising campaign to support recovery, rehabilitation in Gaza

A Palestinian woman cooks amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on Dec 31, 2025.
A Palestinian woman cooks amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on Dec 31, 2025.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.