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
Relatives of more than a hundred Israeli captives have been camping in front of the prime minister’s residence. Hamas is demanding an army withdrawal before negotiating their release. Meanwhile, the bombings are killing people in the south of the Palestinian enclave
The Houthi attacks have snarled shipping in a key route for Asia and the Middle East to ship cargo and energy to Europe
The time has come for the EU’s wishes for peace to give way to facts, as reflected in Josep Borrell’s initiative
Israel’s decision to ban cross-border workers and block Palestinian funds has pushed the local economy to the brink of collapse
European Union ministers have met to discuss a ‘comprehensive’ 12-point peace proposal put forth by Josep Borrell, which envisages a conference with other states in the region, the United Nations and the U.S.
Treasury said Fly Baghdad and its CEO Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani have provided assistance to Iran’s military wing and its proxy groups in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon
Eight out of every 10 victims in the Palestinian enclave since last October 7 are women or children
The wife, three children and a grandson of the local bureau chief for Al Jazeera have all died under the Israeli bombings that he has been reporting on. He has vowed to go back after getting medical treatment in Qatar
The level of death, destruction and displacement from the war is without precedent in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israeli officials say the fighting is likely to continue for several more months
The U.S. president is coming up against Netanyahu’s refusal to recognize a Palestinian state, the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and increasingly widespread criticism among Democratic ranks
Launching these strikes allows Tehran to show strength without risking a wider confrontation with Israel and the U.S. Pakistan wanted to send a message to Iran and other neighbors
The international humanitarian law expert is on the South African team that has filed genocide charges at the International Court of Justice
The United States, the EU and Arab countries are mobilizing to demand Israel stops its offensive in the Strip and commits to negotiating the two-state solution
The US President and the Israeli prime minister spoke on Friday by telephone for the first time in nearly a month, amid increasingly visible tensions
The United Nations expert on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has demanded that Western governments move from condemnation to action
The underlying question is whether the Hamas attacks of October 7 explain and justify everything. Was it the big ‘flashpoint’ of what is occurring now?
The last strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that the command deemed an ‘imminent threat’
Sergey Lavrov argued that for such talks to be held, Washington first needs to revise its current hostile policy toward Russia
Israel wants to regain the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Sinai from the enclave, but a change in the status quo carries significant military and humanitarian implications
The attack on the Genco Picardy is the second in recent days targeting vessels linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis
Gérald Darmanin said that the player had ‘a notorious link’ to the pan-Arab Islamist group because Benzema posted a message of support for the people of Gaza
The Israeli historian and writer, author of the bestseller ‘Sapiens,’ is one of the world’s leading thinkers. He talks to EL PAÍS about the Israeli prime minister, making science accessible to the public, and why he hates the word exciting
The attack also threatened to further ignite violence in a Middle East unsettled by Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
Ministers and deputies in favor of reestablishing Jewish settlements in the enclave are promoting ‘encouraging’ Palestinians to relocate to other countries
The EU has included Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar on its terrorist list, while the US launched a third attack on Houthi targets in Yemen
This latest exchange suggested there has been no let-up in Houthi attacks on shipping in the region, despite the massive U.S. and British assault on the group
