Gaza

Trump’s Gaza board reports funding ‘gap’, urges quicker disbursement

Palestinian children gather around a crater following overnight Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 19.

Israeli far-right finance minister says ICC prosecutor seeks his arrest

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (centre) called the arrest warrants against Israeli officials “a declaration of war” by the Palestinian Authority.

Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 41 vessels, 10 still sailing

Sailing boats, part of Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, are pictured before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14.

Palestinian president’s son vows to put ‘Gaza first’

In his first remarks since his election, Mr Yasser Abbas said he would focus on “Gaza first, prisoners and the families of martyrs, and the refugee camps.”

In war‑scarred Gaza, brides turn to refurbished wedding dresses

A Palestinian woman and a girl walk out of a wedding dress shop, as brides in Gaza turn to reused gowns amid soaring prices and shortages caused by the war, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 39 boats, remaining ships continuing

A boat taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, departs from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey, May 14, 2026.

PM Netanyahu says Israel is close to killing all architects of Oct 7 attacks

In the aftermath of the Oct 7 assault, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to target and eliminate the masterminds behind the attacks.

Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza, medics say

Gaza medics said another Israeli air strike killed at least three people at a community kitchen near Al-Aqsa Hospital.

Singapore doctor sees patients in the world’s fiercest war zones, like Gaza and Sudan

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Portrait of Dr Lim Chin Siah, 46, a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders at Chijmes on May 11, 2026. ST PHOTO: SARAH LEE

Boycott over Israel takes some glitz off Eurovision final

Noam Bettan of Israel performing the song Michelle, during the last dress rehearsals for the grand final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, on May 16.

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