humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Displaced Palestinians sit with their empty containers amid the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli military, as they wait to collect food from a charity kitchen in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

Two in three Gaza children are rotting in plague-ridden camps

680,000 children in Gaza live in displacement sites infested with rodents and insects, with nowhere to go and no means to protect themselves as temperatures climb.

May 6, 2026

Fuel and humanitarian aid trucks enter through the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on January 27, 2026, as the vital crossing to the Palestinian territory reopens. (AFP)

Israel allows limited movement through Rafah crossing into Gaza

Israel partially reopens Gaza’s Rafah crossing for limited movement of people. The crossing had been closed since May 2024, and full operations are expected to begin Monday.

February 1, 2026

Amnesty International, 52 aid groups warn Israel threatens Gaza aid operations

The aid organizations said the move would set a dangerous precedent by extending Israeli authority over humanitarian operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.

January 4, 2026

Pakistan and Palestine held the first-ever Rectors’ Forum on Thursday to boost academic cooperation and rebuild higher education links between institutions in both countries. (COMSTECH/Facebook)

Pakistan, Palestine launch forum to rebuild Gaza’s higher education sector

Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says the new Pakistan–Palestine Rectors’ Forum marks a vital step to rebuild Gaza’s higher education, as OIC-COMSTECH pledges 5,000 fellowships and joint research initiatives to restore academic life in Gaza.

October 16, 2025

Democratic-led US Senate resolution seeks recognition of Palestinian state

Democrat Jeff Merkley, who is leading the effort, says, "America has a responsibility to lead, and the time to act is now."

September 19, 2025

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer sits with Israel's President Isaac Herzog as he visits 10 Downing Street in London, Sept. 10, 2025. Alberto PezzaliPool via REUTERS.avif

UK PM condemns Gaza blockade in tense meeting with Israeli President

The rare public rebuke by a Western leader toward Israel is part of rising concerns over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza,

September 11, 2025