Gaza

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Surge of violence poses early test for Israel’s fragile new coalition government

Outbreak of violence in Gaza prompts vocal support from racial inequality movement

Human waste spills on to blacked-out streets after sewage pipes and electricity lines are destroyed

Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?

Israeli military planning for first ground conflict in Gaza since 2014

Controversial early-warning system deployed during strikes on Gaza

Hamas launches first rockets in seven years towards Jerusalem

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Your digest of the best columns, analysis and commentary from the British and international press

Tit-for-tat violence escalating in run-up to fresh Israeli elections

Renewed eruption of fighting comes after period of relative calm

Hawkish Avigdor Lieberman steps down over ‘capitulation to terror’ Gaza ceasefire

‘Botched’ Israeli raid threatens unofficial ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Fragile ceasefire holding after worst violence since 2014 erupts

Duke of Cambridge due to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders in biggest diplomatic test of his life

Dozens killed at Gaza border as US embassy opens in Jerusalem

‘Great March of Return’ protests against new US embassy in Jerusalem and Israel’s 70th anniversary

Agreement ends decade-long rivalry and relieves humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Islamist group’s unity drive has been prompted by a funding shortfall resulting from the Qatar blockade

Labour politician has party whip removed a day after resigning as John McDonnell's aide

Years of economic blockades and military assaults have left 'most of the population destitute'

From a coach-crash Cinderella to Jimmy Savile puppets, new Banksy show is gleefully bleak

Palestinian paper claims Hamas found spy camera and weapon attached to dolphin off the Gaza strip

Critics of 'political tourism' say an afternoon of protests and stun grenades offers little benefit to visitor or host

A year after the war began, hope is yet to emerge from the rubble. Palestinians blame Israel, Egypt and their own weak government

Amnesty International claims Hamas used conflict with Israel to execute and torture its enemies

As the chances of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict fade, few alternatives remain

Powerful photos from around the world, including air strikes in Syria and the Ferguson protests

Neither Palestinians nor Israelis have achieved what they wanted: we will be back here again

2,200 people died in the conflict and 11,000 were injured. Can either side claim the war was a success?

Wife and child of Hamas leader Mohammed Deif hit by Israeli airstrikes after truce breaks down