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Palestinian territories

The occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, including east Jerusalem, make up the Palestinian territories. Australia, Belgium, Canada and France are among those intending to recognize them as a Palestinian state.

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Children in Khan Unis, Gaza, struggling to receive food distributed on December 1, 2024

German humanitarian aid: NGO focuses on Gaza, Sudan, Syria

Faced with the fallout of conflicts and disasters, the German Welthungerhilfe has increased its activities worldwide.
PoliticsJuly 24, 2025
A Palestinian boy walks near an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people that was hit in an an overnight Israeli strike, in Gaza City, July 5, 2025

Germany urged to clarify refugee policy for Palestinians

Germany has lifted a controversial freeze on asylum rulings to Palestinians. Pressure is growing on Berlin to do more.
Human RightsJuly 24, 2025
Protesters raise Palestinian and an Israeli flag during a demonstration at Columbia University in October 2024

Columbia University to pay $221 million in deal with Trump

The Ivy League school said the settlement of Trump's investigations will restore a vast majority of its federal funding.
PoliticsJuly 24, 2025
Palestinians mourn the loss of their loved ones killed in an Israeli attack on Al-Shati camp

German government denies rift over Israel's conduct in Gaza

A split appeared after Germany refused to add its name to a 28-country declaration.
PoliticsJuly 23, 2025
Displaced Palestinians receive donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City

Gaza's hunger crisis worsens amid ongoing Israeli offensive

As Israel presses on with its military operation in Gaza, civilians are facing more displacement, starvation and death.
ConflictsJuly 23, 202502:02 min
File image of a pro-Palestinian students rally in front on the lower steps of the Columbia university

Columbia University disciplines students over protests

The Ivy League school's sanctions include suspensions, expulsions and even revoked degrees.
PoliticsJuly 23, 2025
Three Palestinians — two pushing bicycles, one hauling a trolley — flee Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Sunday, July 20. In the background, grey smoke rises near a building.

Israel begins new offensive in Gaza

Israel's military has entered Deir al-Balah, where thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge.
ConflictsJuly 21, 202502:24 min
Protesters gather in Tel Aviv on June 28, 2025, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages.

Israel: Hostage families voice mistrust in own government

As talks of another partial deal looms, relatives of hostages see Israeli leadership's decisions critically.
ConflictsJuly 20, 2025
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Inside Europe 17 July 2025

30 years since Srebrenica, Hanno Hauenstein on why language matters when reporting on Gaza, Global Rights Compliance President, Wayne Jordash KC, on gathering war crimes evidence in Ukraine, PKK fighters disarm, and a personal account of Kosovo’s past and present.
PoliticsJuly 17, 202554:59 min
Father Jebrail Romanelli of the Holy Family Church is being treated for injuries

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza's Holy Family Catholic church

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized Israel for an apparent attack on Gaza's sole Catholic church.
ConflictsJuly 17, 202502:05 min
woman on a hillside looking down at the deserted refugee camp Nur Shams

Israeli raids in West Bank displace tens of thousands

Israel says it is acting against Palestinian militants. DW Tania Krämer reports from the town of Tulkarem.
Human RightsJuly 17, 202503:03 min
The Peace Palace in The Hague, a red-brick building resembling a castle, seen from afar, with a flagpole flying the blue UN flag

What does the International Court of Justice do?

The ICJ has unique status across the world, but its rulings can be difficult to enforce.
Rule of LawJuly 16, 2025
woman talking into microphones. In the background, EU flags, blue with yellow stars

EU ministers discuss measures against Israel for Gaza war

EU foreign ministers in Brussels are discussing possible measures against Israel for its conduct in Gaza.
Human RightsJuly 15, 202501:48 min
a person with dreadlocks holding a microphone crowd surfs during a concert.

Music industry faces censorship after Bob Vylan controversy

Event organizers feel the pressure to deplatform the UK punk-rap duo who chanted "Death to the IDF."
MusicJuly 14, 2025
people inspect site of Israeli strike that killed children collecting water

Israeli missile kills children collecting water in Gaza

More than 130 Palestinians were killed over the weekend in Gaza, including six children at an aid distribution center.
ConflictsJuly 14, 202502:35 min
West Bank 2025

West Bank: Deadly Israeli settler attack on Palestinians

The victims' families said ambulances were prevented from helping the two young Palestinians.
ConflictsJuly 13, 2025
A coffin with a flag is being carried be people in a crowd.

Israeli settlers reportedly kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli settlers are thought to have attacked and killed two Palestinians on farmland in the West Bank.
ConflictsJuly 13, 202502:28 min
Police officers arrest protesters in Parliament Square who were holding placards in support of Palestine Action

London police arrest over 40 supporters of Palestine Action

Showing support for the pro-Palestinian activist group is now a crime.
ConflictsJuly 12, 2025
A handout shows the faces of seven German-Israeli Gaza hostages

Families of Israeli hostages in Gaza rally support in Berlin

Hamas continues to hold 59 hostages in Gaza, including seven German-Israeli nationals.
ConflictsJuly 11, 2025
GAZA 2025 l Gaza Verteilzentrum

Gaza: UN says nearly 800 killed near aid centers since May

The OHCHR found that at least 798 people had been killed trying to access aid in the Gaza Strip over the past 10 weeks.
ConflictsJuly 11, 2025
newborns share an incubator at Al-Helou hospital in Gaza City due to fuel crisis.

Palestinians risk Israeli fire for share of insufficient aid

As the humanitarian emergency worsens in Gaza, doctors struggle to keep newborns alive with dwindling food and medicine.
ConflictsJuly 11, 202502:40 min
Mahmoud Khalil speaks a reporter at his apartment in New York City on July 2, 2025

US: Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump administration for $20m

The Columbia graduate and Palestinian activist was held for months after being arrested by immigration agents.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2025
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City wait to fill jerrycans with water

Israel to confine Gazans in camp near border

Israel plans to force more than 600,000 Palestinians into camps in Rafah, which may be a step towards deporting them.
ConflictsJuly 8, 202501:51 min
A six-meter-high barbed-wire fence runs along one side of the town of Sinjil in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israeli settler violence blocks land access in West Bank

Settler attacks are a frequent occurrence in the West Bank, preventing many Palestinians from accessing their lands.
ConflictsJuly 8, 202502:50 min
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in the Oval Office.

Trump, Netanyahu tout 'Iran win' as Gaza ceasefire stalls

Trump and Netanyahu touted strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, but Gaza ceasefire is still pending.
ConflictsJuly 8, 2025
Several white, burning candles in a dark room. In the background there are flowers and a sign with a text in Hebrew and Arabic.

Dialogue in the Middle East and the dream of peace

Hamas’s Oct 7 attacks shook the world. Amid Gaza war, some Israelis and Palestinians seek peace.
PoliticsJuly 7, 202528:34 min
Ron Feiner, former IDF reservist, is being interviewed.

Former Israeli reservists speak out against Gaza war

DW has met two former Israeli reservists who served after the war in Gaza began but refuse to continue fighting.
ConflictsJuly 7, 202503:54 min
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchange a glance in front of the White House on April 07, 2025

What can be expected of Netanyahu's US trip?

Israel's leader and his host, US President Donald Trump, are facing a complex agenda that includes Gaza, Iran and Syria.
PoliticsJuly 6, 202503:09 min
A view of the site of Thursday's Israeli strike that damaged and destroyed residential buildings, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, in Gaza City, July 4, 2025.

Israeli strikes kill dozens over weekend, Gaza officials say

As Hamas hints at openness to Trump's 60-day ceasefire proposal, weary Gazans hope the latest talks will bring respite.
ConflictsJuly 5, 202502:19 min
People in Gaza lining up at a table that has water cannisters on it

Summer heat makes life in Gaza even harder

Israel isn't letting up on its attacks in Gaza, and now the summer heat is bringing more misery.
ConflictsJuly 4, 202502:01 min
Protesters gather in Tel Aviv on June 28, 2025, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages.

Germany echos Israelis, Palestinians calling for ceasefire

Germany's ambassador to Israel urged Hamas to accept a 60-day ceasefire deal with Israel.
ConflictsJuly 4, 202502:37 min
Mourners carry small dead bodies in white shrouds

Gaza: What is the actual death toll, and how can we be sure?

Gaza's health ministry has reported more than 55,000 killed since October 2023. A new study says that number is too low.
ConflictsJuly 3, 2025
Wearing a cap and a black t-shirt, Mahmoud Qassem, Khader's father, looks out over the tents of displaced families.

Trying to get aid in Gaza: Killed while lining up for food

With hundreds killed near aid distribution centers in Gaza, allegations mount over Israeli military tactics.
ConflictsJuly 3, 2025
A large poster depicting Saudi Arabia, Syria, Oman, and Lebanon leaders alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a busy street in Tel Aviv

Can the US help broker new Israeli ties to Lebanon, Syria?

Could the US broker new Israeli ties with Lebanon and Syria? Key issues remain while Trump might follow his own agenda.
PoliticsJuly 3, 2025
A relative of Dr. Marwan Sultan, the director of Indonesia Hospital who died in an Israeli strike, wipes his eyes as Palestinians mourn the doctor's death in Gaza City

Gazans demand peace after hospital director killed in strike

As Hamas considers a new ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, Palestinians mourned the death of a prominent hospital director.
ConflictsJuly 3, 202502:19 min
Palestinians seeking aid gather near an aid distribution site run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Gaza family mourns 19-year-old killed at Israeli aid site

The Qassem family lost their 19-year-old son Khader, who was shot dead while collecting aid at an IDF-approved aid site.
PoliticsJuly 2, 202503:35 min
Palestinians gather at the site of a tent camp that was struck by an Israeli airstrike on Friday, in Gaza City, June 28, 2025.

Gaza death toll rises as Trump pushes Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Donald Trump has urged Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal as the crisis in Gaza deepens amid ongoing Israeli strikes.
ConflictsJuly 2, 202501:57 min
The frame of a destroyed building on the beach in Gaza. Civilians stand in front of it.

Israeli army launches review into Gaza cafe strike

The Israeli army has announced an investigation into a strike on a Gaza cafe that rescuers say killed 24 people.
ConflictsJuly 1, 202502:00 min
Palestinians move with their belongings through Jabalia as they flee the northern Gaza Strip

Israel issues new evacuation order for northern Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the recent 12-day war with Iran had increased the chances of defeating Hamas.
ConflictsJune 30, 202502:14 min
Palestinians collect aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025

Gaza: Aid plan should not be 'death sentence,' UN chief says

"It is killing people," UN chief Antonio Guterres told reporters of the Israel- and US- backed aid system in Gaza.
ConflictsJune 28, 2025
A view of dozens of Palestinians climbing a truck as they gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia

Food, critical aid supplies only trickling into Gaza

Hunger is widespread in the war-torn territory, and formula shortages are putting the lives of newborns at risk.
ConflictsJune 26, 202502:56 min
A general view of the makeshift tents housing Palestinians

Spain slams EU inaction on Israel trade deal

Spain's prime minister wants the bloc to suspend a trade deal with Israel over Gaza conduct, but that looks unlikely.
PoliticsJune 26, 2025
Israeli PM Netanyahu among a group of reporters standing in front of a bombed-out hospital complex

Israel-Iran war: A political lifeline for Netanyahu?

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has been praised for attacking Iran, but his political future now depends on Gaza.
ConflictsJune 26, 2025
A Palestinian child looks to damaged makeshift tents of displaced Palestinians destroyed by Israeli attack

'Diplomacy continues to fail' in Gaza

Aid points in Gaza have become a death trap, said Ahmed Bayram of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
ConflictsJune 24, 202503:33 min
A Palestinian carries a box containing food and humanitarian aid delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, seen through a truck window

Gaza hospitals filled with people injured trying to get food

The UN human rights office said the Israeli army has killed over 400 people trying to reach food distribution points.
Human RightsJune 24, 202501:58 min
Friedrich Merz speaking in the German parliament

Germany's Merz outlines priorities ahead of NATO summit

In a speech to Germany's parliament, Chancellor Friedrich Merz renewed his call for a lasting Middle East ceasefire.
PoliticsJune 24, 202504:16 min
A girl (center L) rests her head on a yellow canister. In the foreground (R), a boy is depicted out of focus looking into the camera.

Aid agencies fear for Gaza as Iran-Israel conflict continues

With the world watching the ongoing war between Israel and Iran, Palestinians in Gaza face hunger and IDF gunfire.
ConflictsJune 23, 202501:54 min
Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 17, 2025.

Dozens of Gazans waiting for aid killed by Israeli gunfire

Gaza's civil defense agency says Israeli attacks killed more than 70 people on Thursday.
ConflictsJune 20, 202502:04 min
Screenshot of a drone video showing mass destruction in Gaza

Fact check: Viral drone video of Gaza destruction is real

DW has verified a viral drone video showing mass destruction caused by Israeli strikes at the Jabaliya refugee camp.
PoliticsJune 19, 2025
Israeli barriers on a road blocking Palestinians in East Jerusalem from driving through

Israel increases curbs on Palestinians amid Iran conflict

Israel is adding to restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Human RightsJune 19, 202503:27 min