Singer Eden Golan will represent her country with ‘Hurricane’. The lyrics were changed twice because the European Broadcasting Union considered them political. The song initially alluded to the Hamas attack on October 7 and to fallen Israeli soldiers
Negotiations for a second pause in hostilities have run aground a few days before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The Islamist group wants guarantees that it will be indefinite, while Israel is concerned about how many of the hostages are dead
The Israeli army prevented the first U.N. World Food Program convoy in three weeks from entering the northern Gaza Strip; it ended up looted by a hungry crowd
Yuval Abraham, winner of the best documentary award at the Berlinale with Palestinian Basel Adra, has faced a backlash over his commentary on the Gaza war
Thursday’s attack on an aid delivery, which left over 100 people dead, highlights the malnutrition and collapse of public order caused by the Israeli invasion
In Qatar, the Islamist group is considering a proposal for a six-week truce to exchange 40 Israeli hostages for the release of 400 Palestinian prisoners and an increase in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip
The announcement paves the way for the formation of a government of technocrats, along the lines of reforms that the United States envisages for the post-war future of the enclave
Half a million people are in the most serious phase of malnutrition, especially in the north of the territory, where some families make bread with animal feed, due to the lack of flour
Many minors have become lost during forced displacements and, amid the chaos in the Palestinian enclave, no one has been able to locate their parents. Others are orphans, whether they know it or not
Chains such as Starbucks, McDonald’s, Burger King, Coca-Cola, KFC and Pizza Hut admit that boycott campaigns — promoted on social media — have had an impact on bottom lines. Some of these locals initiatives occur due to misunderstandings, while others are organized to oppose the West’s support for Israel
Israel and Hezbollah are on the verge of an open conflict, with an intensifying exchange of bombings and rockets, the selective assassination of a senior Shia militia commander and a lethal projectile against a Jewish city that had not been evacuated
Hundreds of forcibly displaced people have left the besieged Nasser medical center in Khan Younis. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes returning to the negotiating table conditional on Hamas delivering a new proposal for a ceasefire
Moody’s has lowered the country’s credit rating for the first time in its history. Added to the enormous cost of mobilizing 300,000 reservists and accommodating 200,000 displaced people is the ‘significant’ risk of a large-scale conflict with Hezbollah
The raid was celebrated in Israel as a victory in the sluggish battle to free the hostages, with more than 100 captives still held by Hamas and other Gaza militants
The Israeli prime minister described as ‘delusional’ the demands of the Islamist movement in exchange for the release of the 136 hostages in the Strip. ‘A lot of work remains to be done,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
The U.S. Secretary of State began his fifth tour of the region on Monday after Washington struck targets in Iraq and Syria, where six U.S.-allied fighters were killed by pro-Iranian militias
A 1,500-year-old community has risen up to defend its home in the Old City fearing that a land deal is a maneuver by Jewish ultranationalist organizations that is being covered up by the war in Gaza
The UNRWA, which helps 5.9 million people and is the main humanitarian actor in Gaza, will only be able to operate until the end of February after 16 countries cut off their contributions due to the alleged involvement of 12 employees in the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7
The world body fires nine employees of UNRWA, its main aid group in Gaza, after the latter were accused of participating in the Hamas attack on Oct 7. Spain says it will maintain funding while the US and a score of other countries are cutting it off
After three and a half months of attacks on the Strip, more than 25,000 Palestinians — at least 70% of them women and children — have been killed. Four people tell EL PAÍS about their desolation and describe the daily life of a devastated territory
Ministers and deputies in favor of reestablishing Jewish settlements in the enclave are promoting ‘encouraging’ Palestinians to relocate to other countries
The war in Gaza is now in its 100th day. It’s reach this mark after the U.S. struck positions in Yemen in response to the rebel group’s attacks on merchant ships. Neither Washington nor Tehran seem to be looking for direct confrontation
Washington insists that it does not want an open war with the Iran-allied Houthis, although it warns that it will act again militarily ‘if necessary.’ Yemen rebels vow to respond