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The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

62 of 335 stories this year · 2 about UNRWA · gone quiet

Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Gaza, including 2 babies, Palestinians say · 41 articles, Jan 1Israel helps ex-soldier leave Brazil amid accusations of crimes in Gaza · 10 articles, Jan 5Gaza death toll has been significantly underreported, study finds · 19 articles, Jan 9Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says - The Daily Reporter · 11 articles, Jan 26Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 51 articles, Mar 15Gaza truce shatters as Israel carries out wave of deadly strikes and says it has ‘returned to fighting’ · 14 articles, Mar 18Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning' · 18 articles, Mar 18Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 23 people overnight · 42 articles, Mar 18Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 81 articles, Mar 18Israeli military launches new ground operation in Gaza · 31 articles, Mar 19The Palestinian death toll in Gaza's war passes 50,000 as Israel expands new airstrikes · 18 articles, Mar 20Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official · 11 articles, Mar 23Gaza's Health Ministry Says Israel Has Struck the Largest Hospital in the Territory's South · 16 articles, Mar 23Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah · 22 articles, Mar 31Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say · 12 articles, Apr 1Israel announces expansion of military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, ordering residents to leave · 29 articles, Apr 2Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Apr 2Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone · 15 articles, Apr 4Israel Strikes Tents near Hospitals in Gaza, Killing and Wounding Reporters · 14 articles, Apr 7Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people · 42 articles, Apr 13Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say · 30 articles, Apr 17Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite growing opposition at home · 18 articles, Apr 19Israel’s military cites ‘professional failures’ in killings of Gaza medics · 32 articles, Apr 20Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians · 27 articles, Apr 23Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say · 38 articles, May 5Israeli airstrikes kill at least 23 in Gaza · 32 articles, May 6Israel targets Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in hospital strike in Gaza, sources say · 12 articles, May 13Netanyahu says there is ‘no way’ Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated · 8 articles, May 1354 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says · 10 articles, May 15Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves Middle East · 16 articles, May 16Israeli military says it has launched major new offensive in Gaza, same day Trump leaves region with no deal · 6 articles, May 17Israel begins extensive Gaza ground operation after intense airstrikes kill more than 100 overnight · 16 articles, May 17Israel's Netanyahu says 'it appears' Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed · 11 articles, May 18Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza including 36 in a school-turned-shelter, medics say · 51 articles, May 20Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 of a doctor’s children, Gaza officials say · 21 articles, May 24Netanyahu says Israel killed elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in recent Gaza strike · 25 articles, May 28Israeli military recovers body of elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar · 11 articles, Jun 8Israel says it has killed leader of Palestinian militant group that took part in October 7 attack · 9 articles, Jun 8Militants kill 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Israeli strikes kill 51 Palestinians · 19 articles, Jul 3Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis · 27 articles, Jul 17Pope Leo XIV renews his call for immediate ceasefire after Israeli attack on Gaza church · 11 articles, Jul 17Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza following deadly Israeli church attack · 10 articles, Jul 18Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says · 27 articles, Aug 2Israel plans to expand the war in Gaza. Here’s what we know · 15 articles, Aug 4Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war · 97 articles, Aug 4Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced · 62 articles, Aug 65 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza · 68 articles, Aug 11Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war · 19 articles, Aug 16Israel begins attack on Gaza City, calling up to 60,000 reservists · 33 articles, Aug 20Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill 22 people, including 5 journalists · 59 articles, Aug 25Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence · 25 articles, Aug 25Global media outlets unite to protest Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza · 16 articles, Aug 26Israel declares Gaza City a combat zone, says it has begun 'initial stages' of attack · 11 articles, Aug 29Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss expanding offensive in Gaza · 13 articles, Aug 31Pope Leo raises 'tragic situation in Gaza' in meeting with Israeli president · 8 articles, Sep 4Israel orders full evacuation of Gaza City as Netanyahu warns ‘this is only the beginning’ · 29 articles, Sep 6Middle East: Israel urges Gaza City residents to move south – DW · 8 articles, Sep 6Satellite images reveal wide destruction in Gaza City as Israel steps up assault · 16 articles, Sep 6Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee · 17 articles, Sep 11Israeli strikes kill more than 40 people in Gaza, say health officials, ahead of UN meeting · 28 articles, Sep 13Israel Launches Ground Offensive on Gaza City · 32 articles, Sep 16Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave · 20 articles, Sep 16
The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza

41 of 190 stories this year · 10 about UNRWA · gone quiet

Six babies die of hypothermia in Gaza, health officials say · 17 articles, Feb 25Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups are scrambling. What's happening on the ground? · 46 articles, Mar 2Israel halts aid into Gaza after Hamas refuses to extend ceasefire deal · 20 articles, Mar 2Israel Cuts Off Electricity Supply to Gaza, Affecting a Desalination Plant Producing Drinking Water · 48 articles, Mar 9Bodies of missing aid workers found in Gaza ‘mass grave’ following Israeli attacks · 11 articles, Mar 28Bakeries close across Gaza as World Food Programme warns food supplies are set to run out in two weeks · 12 articles, Apr 1Thousands of Gaza children are malnourished under Israel's food blockade, aid groups say · 6 articles, Apr 17UN runs out of food in Gaza two months after Israel’s total blockade · 15 articles, Apr 25A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel’s · 16 articles, May 3Takeaways from AP's reporting on child malnutrition in Gaza - The Daily Reporter · 9 articles, May 3One in five people in Gaza face starvation, report warns, as Israel’s months-long blockade continues · 16 articles, May 12Israeli strikes kill at least 85 in Gaza as U.N. spokesperson says minimal aid isn’t reaching Palestinians · 32 articles, May 14Israel allows 'minimal aid' into Gaza as it intensifies airstrikes and ground operations · 20 articles, May 18Israel's Netanyahu Acknowledges Pressure from Allies in Decision to Resume Gaza Aid · 6 articles, May 19UN blasts new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza · 16 articles, May 26Head of controversial US-backed Gaza aid group resigns, citing concerns over independence and impartiality · 9 articles, May 26Thousands of hungry people in Gaza overwhelm food distribution site · 7 articles, May 27Palestinians say at least five people killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid centers · 39 articles, Jun 1Gaza officials say Israeli forces killed 27 heading to aid site. Israel says it fired near suspects · 50 articles, Jun 1Gaza Aid Foundation Says Five Workers Killed in Hamas Attack · 41 articles, Jun 5Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza and another 10 die seeking food · 26 articles, Jun 3020 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group · 16 articles, Jul 12Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders · 70 articles, Jul 16Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise · 44 articles, Jul 21Israeli strikes kill at least 36 people in Gaza, officials say, as some aid restrictions are eased · 25 articles, Jul 22'Worst-case scenario of famine' unfolding in Gaza, IPC says · 49 articles, Jul 23Trump says he wants Netanyahu to ‘make sure they get the food’ in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis · 28 articles, Jul 25Aid Israel allowing into Gaza still a ‘drop in the ocean’, UN says · 9 articles, Jul 25Israel's military says aid airdrops will begin in Gaza as hunger grows · 36 articles, Jul 25Israeli pause in fighting in 3 Gaza areas begins as concerns over hunger mount · 32 articles, Jul 27Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid site amid outrage over starvation under Israel's assault · 43 articles, Jul 30Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel weighs further military action · 26 articles, Jul 30Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive · 18 articles, Aug 18Famine confirmed in Gaza City, UN-backed initiative says · 53 articles, Aug 22Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows, official says · 12 articles, Aug 30Israel to halt airdrops ahead of Gaza City offensive as Red Cross calls mass evacuations ‘impossible’ · 8 articles, Aug 30Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to close · 18 articles, Nov 24Gaza no longer has famine, says global hunger monitor · 14 articles, Dec 19Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026 · 7 articles, Dec 30Israel says it will bar aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, from Gaza · 5 articles, Dec 30Israel to ban 37 aid groups operating in Gaza · 21 articles, Dec 30

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else3 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about UNRWA that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Feb 4Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right

Stories that name UNRWA

  1. Oct 22UN’s top court rebukes Israel over Gaza aid restrictions during war19 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 18US immigration judge orders Khalil deportation, his lawyers say separate ruling protects him28 articles · 25 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 9 right
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