When the U.S. brokered a ceasefire last year, Israel controlled half of Gaza. Now Israeli forces have pushed deeper, and Palestinians are paying a deadly price.

The European Union has coordinated efforts to raise 900 million euros in aid for Gaza. The initiative involves 65 governments and organizations, including the White House and the United Nations.

JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - A United Nations official has said Palestinian militant group Hamas was disrupting aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, placing further hardship on its civilians already grappling with the humanitarian crisis in the war-shattered enclave.

Hamas says it will hand Gaza’s government to a technocratic committee, but questions remain over disarmament and Israel’s response.

A British-Australian pianist who claimed a performance had been cancelled because of his remarks about Gaza has lost a discrimination case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO).

BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission and more than a dozen countries launched an initiative on Monday to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid projects to help Gaza recover from war.

A search for one man's remains underscores the staggering humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where thousands of bodies are trapped beneath millions of tons of rubble.

Truck drivers in Strip demand better protection after Ahmad Esleem killed while bringing aid into the enclave through the Kerem Shalom Crossing The post Father of Gaza aid truck driver killed by IDF says soldier shot him ‘between the eyes’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.