Experts say government’s shutdown means civilians are not seeing evacuation warnings before bombs hit

Israeli forces blocked Palestinian ambulances while a 14-year-old lay bleeding for at least 45 minutes.

Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the time

Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires action Online disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmingly dangerous” city, are seeking to undermine British democracy, a senior Labour MP has warned. Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said online disinformation about the UK was being promoted by Donald Trump and other US and UK politicians, adding that Britain was “constantly suffering from disinformation campaigns from both state and non-state actors”. Continue reading...

Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with some placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.

More than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed since the start of the cease-fire, according to a New York Times analysis. Israel says it is demilitarizing Gaza.

Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealed

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect on them - and what, if anything, can help.

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministry

Charity ‘deeply concerned’ about neurodivergent people, who it says are being over-reported to the deradicalisation scheme

GENEVA  - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the continued obstruction of humanitarian aid to Gaza, urging the international community to pressure Israel to allow immediate and sust...

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Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in October

Cynical actors exploit the legal ambiguities around targeting healthcare facilities, as seen in Gaza. Unequivocal protections are needed

"I saw dead people and bodies torn apart. It was not a pretty sight," Mohamed, 13, tells Sky News.

Lord Sumption says Israel’s actions ‘grossly disproportionate’ and in new book points to suppression of free speech over Palestinian cause

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law.

On 24 January 2025, the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") held a solemn hearing for the opening of its judicial year, featuring speeches of this year’s keynote speaker, judge Dineke de G...

World Economic Forum says responses from experts in business, politics and academia also highlight climate crisis

AOAV’s Explosive Violence Monitor 2024 reveals a significant 67% increase in global civilian casualties from explosive violence compared to 2023, with a total of 61,353 killed and injured. Overall cas...

Halima Begum outlines her vision for what she sees as a ‘broken model’, with more power over spending given directly to the affected communities