The scale of killing in Gaza is almost impossible to track as the Israeli military bombs and starves Palestinian civilians with impunity.

<article data-history-node-id="421804" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unrwa-vital-gaza-relief-says-palestines-icj-representative" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unrwa-vital-gaza-relief-says-palestines-icj-representative" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Unrwa vital for Gaza relief, says Palestine's ICJ representative</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="250" data-start="103">Ardi Imseis, an international law professor at Queen’s University, presented his oral argument at the ICJ, focusing on the crucial role of Unrwa, this is a summary of her main points:</p> <ul> <li data-end="473" data-start="251"> <p data-end="473" data-start="253">The UN’s responsibility toward Palestine traces back to its 1947 partition plan, which Palestinians did not consent to, and the 1948 Nakba, during which between 750,000 and 900,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced.</p> </li> <li data-end="723" data-start="474"> <p data-end="723" data-start="476">In response, the UN General Assembly established Unrwa in 1949 to provide relief and works programmes for Palestinian refugees, ensuring its work does not undermine their right to return, restitution, or compensation as stated in Resolution 194.</p> </li> <li data-end="943" data-start="724"> <p data-end="943" data-start="726">The 1967 occupation of Palestine by Israel displaced an additional 250,000–300,000 Palestinians, increasing the dependency on Unrwa’s services across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the occupied Palestinian territories.</p> </li> <li data-end="1129" data-start="944"> <p data-end="1129" data-start="946">Conditions, particularly since October 2023, have worsened, making Unrwa’s role as critical today as it was in 1949, with the UN General Assembly repeatedly reaffirming its mandate.</p> </li> <li data-end="1346" data-start="1130"> <p data-end="1346" data-start="1132">The agency’s exceptional infrastructure, community trust, and expertise make it indispensable, with the UN Secretary-General and other humanitarian groups recognising it as the "backbone" of relief efforts in Gaza.</p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </article>

At least 68 killed and 47 wounded after latest US strike targets a migrant detention centre in Saada province

Israeli forces kill more than 50 people in renewed attacks and issue new displacement orders in Deir el-Balah.

<article data-history-node-id="420899" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-minister-openly-admits-using-starvation-against-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-minister-openly-admits-using-starvation-against-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli minister openly admits to using starvation against Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="69" data-start="0">Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has openly admitted that Tel Aviv is deliberately starving Palestinians, declaring on Monday: “Not even a single grain of wheat will enter the Gaza Strip.”</p> <p data-end="543" data-start="272">His comments came in response to a report by&nbsp;Yedioth Ahronoth, which revealed that the Israeli military was preparing to allow aid into Gaza—even without a prisoner exchange deal.</p> </div> </div> </article>

My family has lived in Shujayea for centuries. Now we face the very real threat of losing our inherited land.

<article data-history-node-id="420553" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/prcs-says-number-health-worker-bodies-recovered-reaches-14" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/prcs-says-number-health-worker-bodies-recovered-reaches-14" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">PRCS says number of health worker bodies recovered reaches 14</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says the number of recovered bodies has risen to 14, including eight emergency medical technicians (EMTs) from the Palestine Red Crescent teams, five Civil Defense personnel, and an employee from the United Nations agency.</p> <p>“Efforts are still ongoing to search for additional bodies,” it said.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 Palestine Red Crescent – Update: The number of recovered bodies has risen to 14 so far, including eight EMTs from the Palestine Red Crescent teams, five Civil Defense personnel, and an employee from the United Nations agency. Efforts are still ongoing to search for additional…</p> — PRCS (@PalestineRCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/PalestineRCS/status/1906354430271774933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

Emergency teams reported that Anwar Abdul Hamid Al-Attar’s body was 'torn apart,' and that the crew’s vehicles were ‘reduced to a pile of metal’

Momodou Taal, a Cornell student suing the Trump administration over free speech —and now facing deportation threats — shares his story.

The Trump administration has ramped up efforts to target free speech on college campuses and one doctoral student at Cornell University who was involved in pro-Palastinian protests on campus now finds...

Israel has begun the final stage of its genocide. Palestinians are being forced to choose between death or deportation. What we are witnessing dwarfs all the historical assaults on Palestinians.

US president reverses threat to suspend security clearances and cancel federal contracts after meeting with chair of Paul, Weiss