Sunday 18 October 2026
العربيةEnglishEspañolNederlands

Gaza & Palestine

Heavy tank fire resumes east of Khan Younis city in the south of the Gaza Strip

Israeli artillery shelling east of Gaza City

Intense gunfire from Israeli tanks north of the Bureij camp in central Gaza Strip

Israeli artillery shelling northeast of Al-Bureij camp in central Gaza Strip

Intense gunfire from Israeli tanks east of Khan Younis city in the south of the Gaza Strip

Israeli warships fire their weapons in the sea off Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip

Intense gunfire from Israeli tanks east and south of Khan Younis city in the south of the Gaza Strip

Political analyst Adel Shadid: The real role of the "Peace Council" was not what Palestinians and Arabs expected or wanted, namely stopping the war, bringing in construction and reconstruction materials, and building hospitals, schools, universities, and housing.

Political analyst Adel Shadid: ▪ The real role of the "Peace Council" was not what Palestinians and Arabs expected or wanted, namely stopping the war, bringing in construction and reconstruction materials, and building hospitals, schools, universities, and housing. ▪ These tasks were mentioned in one of the council’s founding clauses, but it did not carry them out because it was formed under the direct sponsorship and support of the US administration, and it is not reasonable for it to achieve for us what we consider a success while the occupation considers it a failure. ▪ The council’s policy was strategically focused on serving specific goals, such as securing the release of Israeli captives, and working to ensure a ceasefire only from the Palestinian factions. ▪ The council also worked to contain internal campaigns opposed to the Israeli government, and to prepare the regional environment by calming the situation in Gaza. ▪ The Palestinian and Arab side’s acceptance of dealing with this framework despite their awareness of its limitations came because there was no better plan or proposal, and acceptance was to avoid worse outcomes such as the continuation of genocide and displacement. ▪ The points of acceptance were limited to achieving a minimum, represented by reducing the daily number of martyrs (killed), allowing aid trucks to enter, and relatively curbing plans for mass displacement. ▪ Anyone who expects better from a Peace Council formed under US sponsorship is deluded, and it will not have any real positive role until its mandate ends in October 2027. ▪ When the council’s mandate ends, there should be a unified Palestinian position and proposal and a coherent Arab discourse toward the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian cause as a whole.

An injury arrived at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital as a result of the ongoing artillery shelling east of Gaza City

Since Thursday morning… 9 martyrs and wounded, and Gaza’s bloodletting continues without stopping!

A deadly day in Gaza, and here are the main tolls of martyrs and injuries during Thursday Ahlam Shaaban Mubarak was martyred and her husband was injured as a result of artillery shelling near Al-Khanzadar Station, northwest of Gaza City. 7 people were injured as a result of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted a house belonging to the Zaarab family in Mawasi Rafah, which led to a fire breaking out in it. Mahmoud Ibrahim Alyan was martyred succumbing to wounds he sustained in shelling that targeted Al-Shimaa Street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, days earlier. A young man was injured by a gunshot to the foot in the Dutch neighborhood, west of Khan Younis. Ahmed Khamis Abu Naja', a resident of Al-Nuseirat, was martyred succumbing to wounds he sustained in shelling that targeted a civilian vehicle in Gaza City about a week ago. The released prisoner Majdi Al-Ayoubi and Hassam Abu Al-Atta were martyred as a result of shelling that targeted a vehicle near the Jordanian field hospital in Al-Sinaa Street, west of Gaza City. Mohammed Rajab Aga was martyred succumbing to injuries he sustained as a result of shelling that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in the Egyptian camp near Al-Tawam roundabout, northwest of Gaza City. Misbah Daloul was martyred by gunfire from the Israeli army, east of Deir Al-Balah. The child Hassam Hosso and the citizen Intisar Abu Asr were martyred, and 10 others were injured, as a result of shelling a house belonging to the Al-Sawaiferi family near Abdullah Azzam Mosque in Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.