Gazans search for their dead under the rubble: ‘It’s a tragedy for which there are no words’
Many of the bodies of the approximately 14,000 people buried under the ruins of the Strip will never be recovered
Winners and losers of Trump’s Gaza plan
A geopolitical balance of the diplomatic initiative with which the US president has scored another success after the bombing of Iran and the imposition of military and trade demands on Europe
Trump to Israeli parliament after hostage release: ‘It’s the historic dawn of a new Middle East’
Hamas completed the handover of the last 20 living captives on Monday, and world leaders signed the ceasefire deal at a summit in Egypt
Thousands of Gazans begin to return home as ceasefire goes into effect
The Israeli army has carried out its partial withdrawal to make way for the hostage and prisoner exchange, which is scheduled to take place within the next 72 hours
Joy sweeps through Gaza as people dream of returning home and rebuilding their lives
Gazans came together to share their joy, while thousands of displaced residents face the decision of whether to return to their destroyed neighborhoods or wait for clearer security guarantees from Israeli forces
Olivier de Schutter: ‘A 2% tax on billionaires would provide social protection for 820 million people in low-income countries’
‘The money is there,’ says the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. ‘All that is needed is the political will’
Total victory in Gaza is a delusion
Netanyahu started the war in Gaza without any realistic vision of how to end it. Two years later, Israel can hardly be considered victorious
Israeli government approves Gaza ceasefire
The Netanyahu administration has approved by a broad majority the first phase of Trump’s plan, which according to the agreement, implies the war will ‘immediately end’
What are the chances that Trump’s peace plan will last?
The road for such a fragile initiative is fraught with risks, but the US president’s calculations, the consensus in the region, and Hamas’ weakness and isolation provide cause for hope
Israel and Hamas reach deal on first phase of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
Hostages will be released between Saturday and Monday, beginning with those who are still alive, according to a source familiar with the agreement
Two years of barbarism
Israel does not usually attack unilaterally, but when attacked, it uses it to advance resolutely toward what appears to be the ultimate project of the most radical Zionist movement, Greater Israel
A life without school in Gaza: ‘At night, I use my phone’s flashlight to study. Hunger makes it hard for me to concentrate’
The Palestinian Authority, the UN, and NGOs offer classes in shelters and displacement camps, as well as online courses, but 60% of students have not been able to continue any type of learning since October 2023, in a territory where illiteracy was almost nonexistent
The unfinished mourning of Hamas’ attack on Israel: ‘Why doesn’t the grief stay here, in the cemetery?’
Two years after the raids, Kibbutz Nir Oz solemnly remembers the dead. The wound will only heal with the return of the remaining hostages
EL PAÍS journalist on the Gaza flotilla: ‘The Israeli guards told us there are no doctors for animals like you’
Carlos de Barrón recounts the humiliation, psychological abuse, aggression, and intimidation that he and the rest of the crew suffered during their three-night detention in an Israeli prison
Gaza, two years of indescribable horror and a narrow horizon of hope
Suffering has gripped the Palestinian population, while academic and political consensus on the existence of genocide grows
Hamas agrees to release all hostages but calls for ‘negotiations’ to discuss details of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
The Palestinian militia has responded to the ultimatum issued by the US president, who had given it until Sunday to respond
Trump gives Hamas until Sunday to respond to his Gaza peace plan
The US president threatens to unleash ‘all hell’ against the Palestinian Islamist group if it doesn’t accept the proposal: ‘There will be peace in the Middle East one way or the other’
Genocide, the power of a word: A history of the crime of crimes
Coined to define the Nazi massacres, it has become the most discussed word of the year. Leading world experts reflect on its legal, political, and moral significance amid the Gaza war
Israel halts aid flotilla to Gaza, intercepting mission ships in international waters
The Israeli military boarded at least 21 of the 44 boats sailing to the Strip with aid, including the ‘Captain Nikos,’ on which EL PAÍS was traveling. Among those detained was Swedish activist Greta Thunberg
Israel blocks Gaza aid flotilla and intercepts lead vessels, effectively ending mission
Members of the flotilla, which includes an EL PAÍS journalist, had spotted around 20 vessels nearby earlier. The flotilla had already entered the exclusion zone established by the Israeli military
Hamas ‘leaning toward accepting’ Trump’s plan for Gaza
The Islamist group will respond to the ceasefire proposal on Wednesday, a spokesperson told CBS News
Trump and Netanyahu’s Gaza plan: An ambush for Hamas with no deadlines or guarantees
The text places the Islamist party-militia between a rock and a hard place, demanding its surrender and the immediate handing over all hostages, with no compensation other than the end of the massacre and the renunciation of ethnic cleansing
Trump presents Gaza plan that calls for Hamas disarmament and a ‘board of peace’ supervised by US president
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the plan after meeting with his US counterpart at the White House
Netanyahu denies Gaza famine as delegates walk out in protest at UN Assembly
The Israeli Prime Minister says he will not allow a ‘national suicide’ by accepting a Palestinian state and said recognition by France, the UK and others is a ‘mark of shame’
The strategic West Bank settlement with which Netanyahu intends to make a Palestinian state impossible
The Israeli project to divide the West Bank dates back to the 1990s, but no government had dared to approve it due to international pressure. ‘This place is ours,’ the Israeli prime minister emphasized
Fleeing Gaza City by any means possible: ‘They will die under Israeli bombing if they don’t manage to get out’
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing the capital in the face of intense Israeli attacks. Al Mawasi, one of the designated ‘safe’ areas, is overflowing with displaced people facing shortages of food, water, and shelter
Voices from Gaza City in the face of Israel’s offensive: ‘We will stay until the end, we have no plan B’
Residents describe the anguish of choosing between yet another forced displacement or witnessing the arrival of Israeli tanks
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