Gaza population

Hamas dissolution of Gaza government is a trick to keep weapons, expert warns

"The bottom line is that this is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes. There is nothing real here, especially for us," says Dr. Moshe Elad.

A woman walks past a mural depicting football player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during the Catalans' title parade, painted by Palestinian artists on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City on May 13, 2026.
Government Media Office Director Ismail Thawabteh (R) and Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem (L) speak at a press conference regarding the resignation of the head of the Government Emergency Committee and the acting head of Government Follow-up.

If Hamas dissolves its Gaza government, who will enforce its disarmament? - analysis

Injured Palestinian Hassan Qlob, 18, who his father says was shot in the head more than two months ago while out seeking food, lies on a bed as he waits for the Rafah crossing to reopen so he can receive treatment abroad, as his father Ibrahim tends to him, after the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Hamas accepting bribes to put healthy Gazans on emergency medical evacuation list - report

Palestinian workers break up concrete while working on rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2026.

Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls


Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game

Hamas says that Abbas restricted transfers of medicine to Gaza in March, accusing Hamas of failing to reimburse the PA for its purchases, and cut the salaries of its officials in May.

Palestinian boy Ahmed Abu Saman, 16, who was injured in a car accident, lies on a bed at the emergency department at Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest public medical facility, in Gaza City, March 29, 2017.

PA has not sent medical shipments to Gaza for over three months

Source says Abbas is pressuring Hamas to cede its control of Gaza.

Palestinian boy Ahmed Abu Saman, 16, who was injured in a car accident, lies on a bed at the emergency department at Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest public medical facility, in Gaza City, March 29, 2017.

Five reasons why Gaza's electricity crisis could spark a war

In the Middle East tinderbox, it doesn't take much for things to rapidly escalate.

Hamas soldiers in Gaza

Netanyahu: Israel doesn’t want Gaza violence outbreak

He spoke two-days after the security cabinet agreed to cut by 40% the amount of electricity it supplies to Gaza.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Looking for a new equation in Gaza

Israel and the world should think outside the box.

A WOMAN looks out a window in the Gaza Strip

UN envoy blames Palestinians, Israel for Gaza energy crisis

"Residents can no longer be held hostage by disagreements and closures."

Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Cancer patient stopped at Gaza-Israel crossing with explosive material

An initial Shin Bet investigation indicated that the explosives were sent by Hamas and that the group was planning to carry out terror attacks in Israel in the near future.

Erez crossing

UN official: Gaza could soon be unlivable

A “perfect storm” of events could make life in Gaza unsustainable.

A Palestinian woman inspects her shelter that was flooded during a rainstorm, in the northern Gaza Strip.

An airport in Gaza, for the benefit of all

I imagine some readers might react negatively to the mere idea, since I’m talking about Gaza and the United Nations, two contentious topics for many Jews both in Israel and the US.

A MOBILE stairway at Gaza’s airport in 1998

Gazans take to streets to protest electricity crisis

Gaza’s current electricity infrastructure has the ability to provide for only less than half of the strip’s electricity needs.

A Palestinian woman sits outside her house as she escapes the heat during a power cut at Shatti (beach) refugee camp in Gaza City September 15, 2015.