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Temporary tents sheltering displaced Palestinians line streets near the seaport during sunset in Gaza City on April 5, 2026.

Gaza ceasefire talks

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Hamas delegation to hold Cairo talks with Board of Peace envoy

Intensive talks between Hamas and Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov are underway in Cairo as Gaza marks six months of a frequently violated 'ceasefire'

The New Arab Staff

10 April, 2026

Relatives of Mahmoud Al-Barim, who was killed in the Israeli attacks, mourned his death [Getty]

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Schoolgirl among five killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

The New Arab Staff

10 April, 2026

Between regional conflict and local suffering: How a potential US-Israeli war on Iran could affect Gaza? (Getty image)

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Palestinian economy recedes by 20% over two years amid Gaza War

Sally Ibrahim

29 March, 2026

Palestinian Hamas militants gather at the site of the handing over of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025

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Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

27 March, 2026

Palestinians examine a police car that was damaged and rendered unusable following an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp of Deir al-Balah, Gaza on March 22, 2026.

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Israel bombs Gaza camps, forcibly expels Jerusalem families

The New Arab Staff

26 March, 2026

: Bodies of four people who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting a police vehicle in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp are brought to Al-Awda Hospital, as eight others are injured and relatives mourn, in Gaza City, Gaza, on March 22, 2026.

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Israeli attacks hit Gaza shelters and aid site despite ceasefire

The New Arab Staff

25 March, 2026

Palestinian Muslims pray during the last Friday noon prayer of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside the Al-Talbani Mosque, destroyed by the Israeli military in Khan Yunis

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Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza amid regional offensives

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 March, 2026

Civil defense teams and residents work to extinguish the fire of tents which were targeted by Israeli warplanes following prior warnings at the al-Ansar Camp in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on March 11, 2026

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Israeli strike sparks blaze in Gaza displacement camp

The New Arab Staff

12 March, 2026

Hamas has resisted giving up its weapons while Israel continues to occupy parts of the Gaza Strip [Getty]

Gaza ceasefire deal

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US mediator to present 'gradual disarmament' plan to Hamas

The New Arab Staff

26 February, 2026

Khalil al-Hayya [Getty]

Hamas

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Hamas official says group in final stage of choosing new chief

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 February, 2026

African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf addresses journalists after 'The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A common effort with the African Continent' summit, at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome on June 20, 2025.

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'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 February, 2026

A view shows tents near Gaza port in Gaza Strip on February 9, 2026. Thousands of families have sought shelter in improvised camps along the coast after repeated waves of displacement, facing shortages of food, clean water and medical supplies.

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Gaza govt urges new 'Board of Peace' committee to enter enclave

The New Arab Staff

13 February, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

Palestinian citizens of Israel

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Netanyahu orders two Palestinian-Israelis to be stripped of citizenship, deported

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 February, 2026

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid stand ready on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing to enter the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Egypt, on February 4, 2026.

United Arab Emirates

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UAE plans compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

06 February, 2026

Activists from the Order 9 movement, also known as Tsav 9, look on as shipping trucks sit idly on the Egyptian side of the border crossing in Nitzana, Israel, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.

Israeli far-right

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France investigates Franco-Israelis for 'complicity in genocide'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 February, 2026

Al-Shifa Hospital has struggled to provide dialysis services to Gazans suffering from kidney failure amid Israel's war and siege [Getty]

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50% of kidney patients in Gaza die amid Israel’s ongoing siege

The New Arab Staff

01 February, 2026

Personnel work at the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), a command centre where the United States and allied forces coordinate with Israeli counterparts to monitor the truce in Gaza, in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat on November 19, 2025.

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US changes leadership of Gaza mission amid uncertainty over role

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

30 January, 2026

An Iranian man speaks on his cell phone and stands in front of a state building covered with a giant anti-U.S. billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Protests in Iran

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Iran says response to US attack would not be limited

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

30 January, 2026

Bisan Owda

TikTok

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TikTok 'bans' Gaza journalist Bisan Owda's account

Assiah Hamed

29 January, 2026

A Palestinian man works on the roof of a destroyed building by the Israeli military while another watches in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip

Gaza ceasefire deal

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Israel 'to allow reconstruction' in Rafah amid UN school plan

The New Arab Staff

28 January, 2026

General view of the Rafah Border Crossing on October 20, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

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Israel agrees to 'limited reopening' of Rafah crossing: PM

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 January, 2026