Palestine

UNESCO lists world heritage sites in Lebanon, West Bank as in danger

Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, on June 1.

Israel PM vows to act ‘with force’ after deadly violence in West Bank

Israeli security forces patrolling a street in the occupied West Bank on July 23.

Food security in Gaza improves but remains fragile: UN

There has been a “significant” increase in food and nutritional aid since the ceasefire agreement was reached in October 2025, said the UN’s World Food Programme.

Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

His visit drew condemnation from Jordan and Palestinian officials as it goes against a delicate, decades-old arrangement that Jews can visit but may not pray there.

S’pore reaffirms support for Palestinian Authority, eventual statehood during meetings in Manila

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he had extensive discussions with the Palestinian Authority’s Minister of Social Development Dr Samah Hamad in Manila.

Netherlands to ban Israeli settler products from Sept 22

The Netherlands will join Ireland, Belgium and Spain among European Union countries that have imposed restrictions on trade with territories occupied by Israeli settlers.

‘All these rashes’: Chickenpox surges in Gaza’s overcrowded, filthy camps

A displaced Palestinian girl suffering from chickenpox with her mother inside the family’s tent in Khan Younis on July 19.

In Gaza, a mother’s hunt for water lays bare a worsening health crisis

A girl fills containers with water drawn from the leftovers of underground pipes at a camp for people displaced by war in Gaza City.

Palestinians say Israeli settlers torch mosque, factory

Graffiti spray-painted on the wall of a mosque, which Palestinians say was painted by Israeli settlers, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 19.

UN to list more sites as ‘in danger’ from conflict or climate change

These sites could include Sebastia, identified as being biblical Samaria, in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.

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