Gaza Strip

The armed wing of Hamas stated today that the Israeli hostages being held in the Gaza Strip are in a “very difficult” condition, one year after their abduction during the Palestinian Islamist movement’s attack on Israel on October 7.

Israel on Monday pressed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on the war's one-year milestone in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave, with Tel Aviv expanding its ground incursion into Lebanon.

This photograph shows a mosaic pavement (Byzantine period, 579 AD) collected in 1997 from the site of a vanished Byzantine church in Deir-el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, displayed during an exhibition on the protection of cultural property in case of conflict entitled "Heritage in Peril", at the Art and History Museum in Geneva on Oct. 3, 2024.

In the wake of Israel's assaults on Gaza, public perception of international organizations and diplomacy has undergone a profound transformation, predominantly driven by the latter's perceived impotence in curtailing civilian casualties.

On Thursday morning, the Israeli military radio station announced the death of Aziz Salha, who was killed by a missile strike in central Gaza. Salha was photographed in 2000 with blood on his hands from the lynching of two reservists.

Türkiye has described the Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon as an illegal invasion attempt that seeks to further destabilize the region and urged it to withdraw its troops immediately.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said Israel's expanding military actions, particularly the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, suggests it has a desire to take the Gaza conflict to the region.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned Wednesday against the spillover effect of conflicts in the Middle East, reiterating his support for Palestine.

Türkiye issued a strong condemnation of Israel on Tuesday in response to its criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's recent meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan.

In a statement, Türkiye's Foreign Ministry described Israel's remarks as an attempt to "cover up the genocide it is committing."

Since war began in Gaza on Oct. 7, Israel's military campaign has received rolling coverage on domestic television, with just one notable aspect missing — the Palestinians living, and dying, under the bombs.