Gaza

New Zealand ministry gave $30K in taxpayers' funds to Gaza advocacy campaign

The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union made the discovery after making an Official Information Act request about Asturlab Cultural Centre, a Muslim charitable trust in Christchurch.

THOUSANDS OF pro-Palestine protesters march through the Auckland CBD on September 13, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Israel Police forces seen outside the UNRWA center in Jerusalem, as part of a raid on the center, December 8, 2025

State asks High Court to reject challenge to anti-UNRWA laws ahead of Monday hearing

A PLUME of smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the eastern outskirts of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

The limits of military might: Thoughts on the wars in Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza - opinion

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

COGAT discovers motor oil hidden inside UN's humanitarian aid to Gaza in smuggling attempt


Israel Apartheid Week marked globally with focus on student protests, BDS support

This year's theme is "IAW Back on Campuses Worldwide: Palestine Frees Us All," 21 years after the first IAW event at the University of Toronto, Canada, in 2005.

 Photo taken of the Israel Apartheid billboard outside of the Usdan University Center on the Wesleyan University campus.

Patience, not speed: key to Israel’s Iran war strategy - analysis

As Israel’s war with Iran drags on, experts urge patience, warning that military gains are gradual and time is critical to weakening Tehran’s capabilities.

People rush into a public bomb shelter in Tel Aviv amid reports of incoming missiles on February 28.

Pressure builds on Palestinian girls to marry as Gaza sees rise in child marriage rates - UNFPA

The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A homeless Palestinian bride walks with her mother (R) during her wedding ceremony at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians from the Israeli offensive, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 17, 2014.

'Gaza model': Netanyahu, Katz instruct IDF to strike bridges, homes in southern Lebanon

Israel's defense minister said he ordered "an acceleration in the destruction of Lebanese homes in contact-line villages...in accordance with the model of Beit Hanun and Rafah in Gaza."

Israeli soldiers lean out from a tank to inspect a disabled tank stuck in the mud, in northern Israel, March 21, 2026

Trump's Board of Peace presents Hamas with new written disarmament proposal

The proposal, first reported by NPR, was submitted to Hamas during meetings in Cairo over the past week, one of the sources said.

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.

UN 'cooperating actively' with Trump’s Board of Peace on Gaza, Guterres says

Addressing the war in Iran, Guterres called for an end to Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the UN could help protect the waterway and be part of a plan to de-escalate attacks.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres addresses the General Assembly last month. It is time to create alternatives to the UN, the writer argues.

Gaza compensation: A controversial idea to free Israel from the war crimes debate - analysis

Ex gratia payments to some Palestinians will not solve Israel’s legitimacy problems - but many smart Israeli legal minds think it could be a start.

Palestinians rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the ‘Mavi Marmara’ flotilla, in Gaza City port, May 31, 2015.

My Word: When sleeper cells meet ‘woke’ - opinion

Hope survives through those who stand against terror, hatred, and moral inversion.

 A woman waves an Iranian flag upsidedown as people take part in a motorcade demonstration in support of Iran and Palestinians, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 26, 2025

PM Albanese heckled, booed at Sydney mosque during Eid prayers over Gaza stance

Video images showed protesters interrupting proceedings about 15 minutes after Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke joined worshippers at Lakemba Mosque.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves Lakemba Mosque after a visit for Eid al-Fitr in Sydney, Australia, March 20, 2026.

Freed Gaza hostages relive trauma as Iran war sirens trigger captivity memories

“We will live with captivity for the rest of our lives," former hostage Luis Har said.

Luis Har.