Most people in Gaza living on one meal a day as Israel’s total blockade of the Strip starves population of food.
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank are commemorating the annual Prisoners’ Day on Thursday.
Amid continued Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day with thousands still in jail.
Israeli air attacks on tents in Gaza have killed at least 35 Palestinians in the past 24 hours.
Palestinian Christians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza find little joy beset by war and conflict.
The winning picture of this year’s World Press Photo competition highlights the human cost of war in Gaza.
The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.
Israel’s defence minister admits blockade is a ‘pressure lever’ against Hamas and there are no plans to ease it.
Israeli attacks target displaced people in and around southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi, as well as in Beit Lahiya in the north.
For every Palestinian Israel freed in the ceasefire deal, it has apprehended 15 more.
Amid continued Israeli assault on Gaza, Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day with thousands still in jail.
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These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Thursday, April 17.
Adam Boehler tells Al Jazeera ‘nothing goes forward’ on Israel-Palestine ceasefire deal until captives are released.
The Trump administration’s envoy for hostage negotiations Adam Boehler spoke to Al Jazeera about discussions with Hamas.
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