A war-damaged residential building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families collapsed in Gaza City on September 16, killing at least 21 people including 11-12 children. Rescue teams ended search operations on September 17 after saving 45 people from the rubble.
A residential building previously damaged by Israeli bombing collapsed overnight in Gaza City, killing at least 16-20 Palestinians including women and children. Rescuers are working to free dozens trapped under the rubble, with reports indicating 10 families had been living in the structurally compromised building despite warnings.
The Trump administration is planning to deliver 40,000 powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of a $2.8 billion arms deal, the largest such sale in years. The munitions include MK-84 and BLU-117 bombs previously linked to civilian casualties.
An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in western Gaza City killed at least two Palestinians and wounded 13 others on Sunday. The IDF stated it targeted Hamas engineers, while the strikes continue despite a reported US-brokered ceasefire.
Gaza's largest functioning hospitals are experiencing cascading power cuts as shortages of engine oil and spare parts cause generators to fail, putting patients' lives at risk. The crisis coincides with continued Israeli airstrikes, including one that killed a family of four in northern Gaza.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned that large-scale rubble removal operations in Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza risk erasing evidence of alleged atrocity crimes and preventing recovery of bodies. The UN estimates 61 million tons of rubble remain, with Palestinians reporting over 8,000 people buried in debris.
Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank over several days, including during military raids and amid a surge in settler violence that has drawn international condemnation. The violence included attacks by militant settlers on Palestinian communities and an Israeli being stabbed.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian youths, including 16-year-old Khalil Abu Alia, during a confrontation in Al-Mughayyir village that began when settlers attempted to steal sheep. Separately, Israeli military razed an entire village near Hebron in what residents describe as an escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.
A US airstrike intended for a communications complex in the Iranian coastal town of Kuhestak missed its target and hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people including a child and injuring 68 others. The US Defense Department is investigating the incident, which occurred amid renewed US strikes against Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation.
An Israeli strike on a residential building in Deir al-Balah destroyed an adjacent humanitarian warehouse belonging to the Palestinian Land of Man Association, killing at least seven Palestinians. The warehouse contained nutritional supplements and infant food supplies that are now unusable, worsening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Israeli forces launched multiple attacks across Gaza, striking a water desalination plant in northern Gaza City, a mosque, and residential areas, killing at least seven Palestinians including two children. Among the victims was 10-year-old Amal Abu Khater, shot while eating in her tent in Khan Younis.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least three Palestinians, including a four-year-old child, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced they will treat kites and balloons from Gaza as drones and respond with forceful military action regardless of whether they carry explosives.
Israel is confronting mounting international criticism after announcing plans to build 1,234 homes in the E1 settlement area east of Jerusalem, which critics say would sever Palestinian territorial contiguity. The diplomatic strain intensifies as settler attacks in Palestinian-controlled West Bank areas have nearly doubled since 2025, while the Israeli military opens criminal investigations into the killings of Palestinian civilians and paramedics in Gaza.
The UK, Canada and Australia have jointly criticized Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into April 2024 airstrikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, calling the decision "shameful" and "egregious." Australia expressed particular outrage over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.
Australia summoned Israel's ambassador and expressed outrage after the IDF decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over the 2024 airstrike that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six others in Gaza.
Israel's military acknowledged for the first time that its troops opened fire on a car carrying 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza in 2024, announcing a criminal investigation more than two years after the incident. The probe is part of the military's first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, which also includes the killings of 15 Palestinian paramedics.
A major Russian airstrike killed at least 15 people and injured over 40 in Kyiv and surrounding areas, as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukraine's allies have failed to replenish critical air defense missiles. Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine has only a tenth of the Patriot interceptor missiles it needs and requested the US sell 10% of its Patriot stockpile to defend against Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Multiple Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed several Palestinians, including a Hamas commander and civilians at a cafe, as both sides accuse each other of violating an ongoing ceasefire. The attacks occurred between August 16-22, 2026, while U.S. envoy Jared Kushner met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss ceasefire implementation.
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including three children, and injured 19 others on August 15, marking the deadliest toll since a truce between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in June. Israel acknowledged civilian casualties but accused Hezbollah of housing families in a military compound, while Lebanon's Prime Minister condemned the strikes.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who sits on the security cabinet, advocated in a taped interview for killing dozens of Palestinians in Gaza each night and encouraging mass emigration from the territory. The comments come amid ongoing reports of Israeli troops forcing Palestinian families from homes in the West Bank.
Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including Gaza City police chief Jamal Abu Kamil, marking the first reported fatalities in more than a week. The strikes came after the US pressed Israel to scale back operations, with Israel's leadership requiring IDF chief approval for strikes except in cases of imminent danger.
Multiple Israeli drone strikes in Gaza have injured several Palestinians in recent days, with attacks targeting motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles in Deir al-Balah and northern Gaza. The strikes represent violations of the ceasefire agreement.
The Pentagon acknowledged that U.S. military airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen killed 153 civilians and wounded 243 in 2025, according to its annual civilian casualty report delivered to Congress. The report notably excluded any deaths from airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, drawing criticism from some officials.
A Pentagon review revealed that US airstrikes targeting Houthi militants in Yemen during 2025 killed more than 150 civilians, significantly higher than previously acknowledged. The assessment comes amid growing concerns over civilian casualties in the region.
Thousands of patients in Gaza remain unable to access medical evacuation despite the ceasefire, according to WHO officials. Gaza doctors report cancer patients are dying at two to three times the pre-war rate after Israel destroyed the territory's only cancer treatment facility and continues blocking many from traveling for specialized care.
Nearly 6,000 people were displaced in one day from West Darfur amid clashes between Sudan's army and the Rapid Support Forces, while a mass grave containing at least 25 bodies, including women and children, was discovered in Kurmuk after the army retook the town.
Gaza's health ministry recorded over 3,950 miscarriages between January and June 2026, triple the rate of the previous six months, with approximately one miscarriage for every five live births. Pregnant Palestinian women face severe healthcare access challenges and dangerous living conditions in displacement camps during the ongoing conflict.
Palestinians and press freedom advocates held vigils and commemorations on the first anniversary of the death of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who was killed while reporting in Gaza and became one of the defining voices of the conflict.
Thousands gathered in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood to bury 112 members of extended families whose bodies were recovered after a 136-hour operation, nearly three years after an Israeli airstrike buried them beneath residential buildings. Authorities described it as Gaza's largest mass funeral since the war began.
Israeli forces continued airstrikes in Gaza for a second consecutive day on Sunday, killing between 13 and 17 Palestinians according to various reports, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in implementing last year's ceasefire agreement. Israeli officials indicated there is no deal to halt military operations.
Israeli military strikes in Gaza destroyed medicine and medical supply warehouses adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, while separate attacks across the strip killed between seven and nine Palestinians. The warehouses were described by officials as critical medical infrastructure for the region.
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, while three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank following a reported stabbing incident. The deaths occurred amid ongoing tensions and ahead of Israel's scheduled October elections.
Israeli strikes killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over a 48-hour period, including six police officers in an attack on a police post in Jabaliya refugee camp, as violence continues despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that has been in place for months.
Russian forces killed at least five people, including a teenager, in aerial bomb strikes on Ukrainian cities including Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia, while Ukrainian forces continued targeting Russian oil tankers and infrastructure.
Nine months after a ceasefire was declared in October 2025, reports indicate ongoing violence in Gaza with at least six people killed in recent Israeli attacks, including children. Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza's territory, while conflicting accounts emerge about humanitarian conditions and civilian casualties during the ceasefire period.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon have killed multiple civilians including a school principal and her mother, prompting Amnesty International to demand a war crimes investigation. The attacks continue despite a ceasefire agreement, with Lebanon now demanding Israel fulfill withdrawal commitments before participating in further negotiations.
Israeli military operations in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and other areas killed at least seven Palestinians, including a Hamas operative, an Egyptian aid worker, and a child, with more than 20 wounded. The attacks occurred amid what sources describe as continued violations of ceasefire terms.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of a Gaza hospital arrested by Israeli forces on December 27, 2024, is reportedly in life-threatening condition in Israeli detention. His lawyer reports he can barely breathe or speak and has been held without charge for over 18 months, prompting urgent calls for his release.
Israeli airstrikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others, according to health officials. One strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, killing an eight-year-old boy and his grandfather.
A UN independent international commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children, finding that approximately 30% of those killed in the conflict have been children. The report documents continued killings even after the October 2025 ceasefire, with over 265 children among more than 1,000 deaths since the truce began.
Palestinian health authorities report that Israeli military operations have killed 1,005 people in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached in October, raising questions about the implementation of the truce.
Gaza's Health Ministry announced the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing conflict has exceeded 73,000, as Israeli forces continue conducting strikes even amid ceasefire negotiations and agreements.
A Ukrainian drone strike killed 8 people on a bus in Russian-controlled Donetsk, while a separate Russian missile and drone barrage killed at least 22 in Ukraine, marking a significant escalation in attacks by both sides.
