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Journalists report from a vantage point overlooking northern Gaza. Getty Images
Israel security cabinet to shut down foreign broadcasters

Emergency media regulation on Gaza war mentions the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen, but not Qatar's Al Jazeera, which reportedly could face a ban

Palestine-IsraelNovember 13, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Egyptian paramedics transfer an injured Palestinian to the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip. AFP
Private security firms helping civilians flee war in Gaza

Border closures, grounded flights and heightened security threat are posing grave risks to civilians wanting to escape the war

MENANovember 09, 2023
Anjana Sankar
A person in Jerusalem stands next to pictures of the people who were kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on October 7. Reuters
Fear and uncertainty for families of Hamas hostages

New sense of vulnerability grips Israelis after October 7 Hamas attack as many question security lapse

MENANovember 06, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Evgenia Kozlov with a portrait of her son, Andrey, 27, and his girlfriend, Jenifer Master. Mr Kozlov, a Russian citizen, was abducted by Hamas militants. AP
Israeli families grieve after music festival victims' bodies identified

There were 260 bodies recovered from the Supernova music festival site, which was ambushed by Hamas militants on October 7

MENANovember 02, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Israeli armoured personnel carriers and tanks move towards the country's southern border. AP
Israel preparing for 'four to six months' of war with Hamas

More than 10,000 Israelis have requested gun permits in the weeks since the government relaxed rules in move to prepare for long conflict

Palestine-IsraelNovember 01, 2023
Anjana Sankar
An Israeli soldier near the border with Gaza on Monday. On Tuesday the Israeli army said its forces were fighting "deep in the Gaza Strip". EPA
Street fighting in Gaza as Israeli troops push deep into enclave

As the conflict escalates, the fight moves to full ground offensive

WorldOctober 31, 2023
Anjana Sankar
A Palestinian journalist comforts his niece after she was wounded in an Israeli strike on Nuseirat refugee camp. AP
Gazan journalists risk everything to tell their stories

Dozens of journalists have been killed since the start of the Israeli-Gaza conflict

Palestine-IsraelOctober 28, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Indian nurses Sabitha Baby, left, and Meera Mohanan have been hailed for their courage in keeping an elderly Israeli couple safe during the Hamas attack on October 7.
Indian nurses risked their lives to save elderly Israeli couple from Hamas

Sabitha Baby, 34, and Meera Mohanan, 34, guarded the safe room for 12 hours when Hamas militants took over the house

Palestine-IsraelOctober 24, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Lorries carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt, at the Rafah border, on Saturday. AP
‘Not enough’: Gaza receives first aid supplies in two weeks

Red Crescent says lorries will be offloaded at UN warehouses in Dier Balah in the south of the Gaza Strip

MENAOctober 21, 2023
Nagham Mohanna
Palestinian women and children react following Israeli strikes in Gaza City. Reuters
UN: Thousands of pregnant women in Gaza without health care

Many are forced to give birth at home or while en route to hospital

Palestine-IsraelOctober 17, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Israeli soldiers move through neighborhoods destroyed by Hamas militants after they attacked this kibbutz days earlier near the border of Gaza. Getty
'Don't take me': Israeli mother tells of son's pleas to Hamas fighters

Renana Gome’s two children, aged 16 and 12, are believed to be in Gaza

Palestine-IsraelOctober 16, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Alaa was forced to leave northern Gaza and move south with her two-year-old twins Kinan and Kinda and her three-month old son Yaman.
Displaced Gaza mother describes ordeal of fleeing south

Alaa and her family including three young children have taken refuge in a small flat in Deir Al Balah in central Gaza

Palestine-IsraelOctober 15, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Mohammed and Alia El-Basyouni, parents of Nasa engineer Loay El-Basyouni, who are thought to be stuck in Gaza without food and water. Photo: Loay El-Basyouni
Nasa engineer's agony as parents stuck in Gaza without food and water

Loay El-Basyouni grew up in Beit Hanoun in Northern Gaza before moving to the US to study engineering

WorldOctober 15, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Soldiers patrol the area of Be'eri where, according to officials, 108 Israelis were found dead in the Be'eri kibbutz, near the Gaza border, following a Hamas attack on October 7. EPA
Israel set on destroying Hamas despite risks to hostages, says ex-Mossad official

Avi Melamed, who is also an expert in Arab affairs, said balancing hostage rescue and avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza will be a tough task for Israeli forces

WorldOctober 14, 2023
Anjana Sankar
Israeli security forces stand guard as Muslims offer noon prayers on a street near Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday. AFP
Jerusalem on 'high alert' amid Gaza tension, says deputy mayor

Hamas called for attacks on Israeli security forces in the city after the army ordered people in the northern Gaza Strip to relocate to the south

WorldOctober 13, 2023
Anjana Sankar
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