Israel Gaza war | Latest News & Updates

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A teenage boy carries a cardboard box with the words "Unrwa" on them

Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns

The UN says critical aid deliveries into Gaza will be undermined when the ban starts on Thursday.

1 hr ago

Palestinians returning to their homes hug in front of the remains of a building in Gaza City (27/01/25)

'Half our house is gone': Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of displaced have returned to the north since Monday, but many have found their homes in ruins.

1 day ago

The image shows several Palestinian men carrying their belongings arriving on foot as they make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza.

Palestinians begin return to north Gaza as deal reached to free six hostages

The hostages include Arbel Yehud - the civilian at the centre of a row which had led to Israel delaying Palestinians' from heading to north Gaza.

2 days ago

Trump wants neighbours to take in Palestinians to 'clean out' Gaza

Palestinians condemn the proposal, and both Jordan and Egypt have rejected Trump's request.

3 days ago

'My beauty, you're home': Israeli women soldiers reunited with families

The four women were taken hostage on 7 October from Nahal Oz military base, about a kilometre from Gaza.

4 days ago

Palestinians returning to their homes hug in front of the remains of a building in Gaza City (27/01/25)

'Half our house is gone': Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of displaced have returned to the north since Monday, but many have found their homes in ruins.

1 day ago

Medical supplies and baby formula are unloaded from a Jordanian helicopter at an airstrip in Israeli-held southern Gaza (28 January 2025)

BBC travels with first Jordanian helicopter delivering aid inside Gaza

The BBC is the first media to fly with a Jordanian aid flight into Israeli-held territory in southern Gaza.

1 day ago

A woman sits in the middle of the rubble and surveys the destruction in Gaza City

'A long, long road ahead': Gaza rebuilds from zero

The full scale of the humanitarian challenge ahead is emerging as displaced Palestinians return home, writes the BBC's Paul Adams.

2 days ago

The image shows several Palestinian men carrying their belongings arriving on foot as they make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza.

Palestinians begin return to north Gaza as deal reached to free six hostages

The hostages include Arbel Yehud - the civilian at the centre of a row which had led to Israel delaying Palestinians' from heading to north Gaza.

2 days ago

Gaza ceasefire

Four female Israeli soldiers due for release by Hamas

Who are the four Israeli hostages released by Hamas in latest swap?

Female soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag have returned to Israel.

4 days ago

Woman protesting against the government and showing support for the 7 October hostages holds up both hands, with the words "Stop the War" written on her palms, as demonstrators with banners stand in the background

Key events that led to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza

The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war follows 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

19 Jan 2025

Middle East

Israeli army tank drives into position near Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025

What we know about the Gaza agreement

Hostages and prisoners are being released in the first phase of deal between Israel and Hamas.

1 day ago

Two women embrace at a public demonstration after ceasefire and hostage deal was agreed

How historic Gaza deal was sealed with 10 minutes to spare

The BBC spoke to officials from both sides of the talks to piece together how the Gaza deal was done.

18 Jan 2025

Includes black and white image of Trump and a red map. On the right is Jeremy Bowen in a blue press vest.

Bowen: Israel has changed since Donald Trump's last term – has he?

In this time of hard choices for the Middle East, the president elect will have much to think about when he re-enters the White House

17 Jan 2025

BBC InDepth

Analysis

Rubble in Gaza following a strike on 16 January.

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza

BBC Verify examines how fighting has impacted civilians lives in Gaza, after over a year of fighting.

16 Jan 2025

Middle East

A treated image showing a red globe, with small plastic figures dotted around

The wars of 2024 brought together rivals - but created new enemies

What the conflict in 2024 means for 2025...

1 Jan 2025

BBC InDepth

Yoav Gallant (L) stands beside Benjamin Netanyahu (R) during a ceremony an Israeli military base near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel (31 October 2024)

Israel's Netanyahu shows who calls the shots with Gallant sacking

The PM's decision to replace his defence minister follows sharp disagreements over Israel's war strategy.

6 Nov 2024

Middle East

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, shake hands during their meeting in the Trump Tower in New York, New York, USA, on 27 September 2024

What Trump's win means for Ukraine, Middle East and China

Trump's promises on China as well as ending wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will soon be put to the test.

6 Nov 2024

US & Canada

An Unrwa worker in Khan Younis, Gaza. He wears a blue Unrwa vest and is treating a man wearing a leg brace.

What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

29 Oct 2024

Middle East

Human stories

Lina al-Dabah shows photo of her dead daughter Aya on a mobile phone

'My daughter's bones were scattered on the ground' - the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza

Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.

6 days ago

Emily (right) and her mother Mandy (left) sit with their arms around each other

'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage

The 28-year-old is among the first three people to be released from captivity in Gaza.

20 Jan 2025

A little boy, Amr al Hindi, in hospital, wrapped in a gown

'I want to fulfil my dead brother's dream' - rebuilding life in Gaza's ruins

The BBC's Fergal Keane has been speaking to people in Gaza whose lives have been devastated by the war.

20 Jan 2025

Palestinian journalist Bushra al-Tawil wearing a cream headscarf and glasses at her family's apartment in Ramallah

'The hostages meant I got out': Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

Bushra al-Tawil, a 32-year-old journalist, has been freed as part of the first stage of the ceasefire agreement.

20 Jan 2025

The Joshi family stands in a row smiling at the camera, with several coloured sheets as a backdrop

Ceasefire kindles hope of hostage son's return to Nepal

Bipin Joshi, 23, was one of dozens of foreign workers taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.

16 Jan 2025

World

The Conflict

We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East.

18 Dec 2024

Latest updates

4 days ago

Eitan and Yair Horn

Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel

A total of 87 hostages, taken captive after the 7 October attacks, still remain unaccounted for.

4 days ago

Middle East

4 days ago

Emily Damari smiles broadly from the back seat of a car, which has just arrived in Israel-occupied territory - she has just been released after spending 15 months as a hostage in Gaza

Who are Israeli hostages released and rescued from Gaza?

A total of 124 people captured during the 7 October attacks have been released or freed.

4 days ago

Middle East

21 Jan 2025

Hamas fighters wearing balaclavas hold weapons

Why are Israel and Hamas fighting in Gaza?

Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking over 250 hostages.

21 Jan 2025

Middle East

19 Jan 2025

Key events that led to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza

The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war follows 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

19 Jan 2025

Middle East

17 Jan 2025

A woman holds a sign with the image of a hostage kidnapped during the 7 October attacks.

Netanyahu says hostage deal now agreed

The Israeli prime minister had delayed a vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, blaming Hamas.

17 Jan 2025

Middle East

17 Jan 2025

A convoy of blue lorries driving uphill on a slight bend

On board aid convoy on its way to offer hope for Gaza

BBC special correspondent Fergal Keane has travelled with a convoy carrying aid towards Gaza.

17 Jan 2025

Middle East

16 Jan 2025

Two Palestinian women search and collect usable items among the rubble of a completely destroyed house in Gaza.

Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a "loose end" was being tied up but he was confident the ceasefire would begin on Sunday as planned.

16 Jan 2025

Middle East

16 Jan 2025

Palestinian man with two young girls walking past the rubble of buildings destroyed in previous Israeli strikes, as two boys walk away in the opposite direction, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 16 January, 2025

Hamas knows it hasn't achieved its aims - but still claims victory

Hamas officials insist that Israel's failure to eliminate the group constitutes a victory.

16 Jan 2025

Middle East

16 Jan 2025

Rubble in Gaza following a strike on 16 January.

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza

BBC Verify examines how fighting has impacted civilians lives in Gaza, after over a year of fighting.

16 Jan 2025

Middle East

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Israel Gaza war | Latest News & Updates

Israel's looming Unrwa ban a catastrophe, UN Palestinian refugee agency warns

'Half our house is gone': Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza

Palestinians begin return to north Gaza as deal reached to free six hostages

Trump wants neighbours to take in Palestinians to 'clean out' Gaza

'My beauty, you're home': Israeli women soldiers reunited with families

'Half our house is gone': Palestinians face worst fears in north Gaza

BBC travels with first Jordanian helicopter delivering aid inside Gaza

'A long, long road ahead': Gaza rebuilds from zero

Palestinians begin return to north Gaza as deal reached to free six hostages

Gaza ceasefire

Who are the four Israeli hostages released by Hamas in latest swap?

Key events that led to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza

What we know about the Gaza agreement

How historic Gaza deal was sealed with 10 minutes to spare

Bowen: Israel has changed since Donald Trump's last term – has he?

Analysis

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza

The wars of 2024 brought together rivals - but created new enemies

Israel's Netanyahu shows who calls the shots with Gallant sacking

What Trump's win means for Ukraine, Middle East and China

What is Unrwa and why has Israel banned it?

Human stories

'My daughter's bones were scattered on the ground' - the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza

'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage

'I want to fulfil my dead brother's dream' - rebuilding life in Gaza's ruins

'The hostages meant I got out': Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

Ceasefire kindles hope of hostage son's return to Nepal

The Conflict

Latest updates

Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel

Who are Israeli hostages released and rescued from Gaza?

Why are Israel and Hamas fighting in Gaza?

Key events that led to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza

Netanyahu says hostage deal now agreed

On board aid convoy on its way to offer hope for Gaza

Israel delays vote to approve Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas knows it hasn't achieved its aims - but still claims victory

How 15 months of war has devastated Gaza

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