LIVE
Conflict Pulse
· · VERIFIED SOURCES
All RegionsUkraine–RussiaIsrael–PalestineIranSudan / DarfurMyanmarUnited StatesEthiopia / TigrayLebanonVenezuela

Israel–Palestine Conflict News

Latest verified updates on Gaza, the West Bank, Israeli military operations, Palestinian politics, humanitarian conditions, and international diplomacy.

This reporting flow is updated continuously from verified sources, ensuring high-fidelity intelligence regarding the ongoing operations, diplomatic efforts, and humanitarian situations on the ground.

Read historical background
KEY ACTORS
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)—Military forces of the State of Israel conducting operations in Gaza and the West Bank
Hamas—Palestinian militant organization governing the Gaza Strip since 2007
Palestinian Authority (PA)—Governing body of parts of the occupied West Bank
Benjamin Netanyahu—Prime Minister of Israel
UNRWA—UN agency providing aid and services to Palestinian refugees
ACTIVE FRONTS & FLASHPOINTS
Gaza StripRafah crossingKhan YounisJabaliaJeninWest Bank settlements
KEY STATISTICS
CASUALTIESOver 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023; over 1,200 Israelis killed in the October 7 attack (Gaza Health Ministry; Israeli government)
DISPLACED1.9 million displaced within Gaza — approximately 85% of the population (UN OCHA, 2024)
ESCALATIONOctober 2023 — Hamas attack on southern Israel and subsequent Israeli military operations in Gaza
Context reviewed 2025-04-01GLOSSARY →
LATEST INTELLIGENCE4,428 verified articles
Israel closes Al-Aqsa for Muslims amid mass settler raids and ‘Flag March’
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel closes Al-Aqsa for Muslims amid mass settler raids and ‘Flag March’

Israeli forces blocked Palestinian Muslims from accessing Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday and facilitated raids by approximately 800 ultranationalist Israeli settlers ahead of the "Flag March" through occupied East Jerusalem's Old City, with worshippers reportedly assaulted and age-restricted entry imposed. The incursions, which included government ministers and MPs, violated the internationally recognized status quo designating Al-Aqsa as an exclusively Muslim place of worship, with further raids threatened for Friday amid calls from Israeli coalition members to expand access during Jerusalem Day celebrations.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel increasing use of solitary confinement for Palestinians, including for minors
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel increasing use of solitary confinement for Palestinians, including for minors

There has been a marked increase in Palestinian prisoners, particularly minors, being held in solitary confinement since Israel's genocide in Gaza began, according to recently published data. The data was published this week by Physicians for Human Rights, who obtained it through a freedom of information request to the Israel Prison Service.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel increasing use of solitary confinement for Palestinians, including for minors
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel increasing use of solitary confinement for Palestinians, including for minors

Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 11:20 Data obtained from Israel Prison Service shows children and women among detainees increasingly being held in isolation Kziot prison in the Negev desert in Israel, on 25 January 2025 (AFP/Gil Cohen Magen) Off There has been a marked increase in Palestinian prisoners, particularly minors, being held in solitary confinement since Israel's genocide in Gaza began, according to recently published data. The data was published this week by Physicians for

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel’s Smotrich leads settler raid into Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel’s Smotrich leads settler raid into Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank

Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday. Under heavy military guard, Smotrich and the settlers entered the site in the early hours after Israeli troops raided parts of the city and sealed checkpoints to secure the visit.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Palestinian Fatah party to elect leaders for first time in decade
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Palestinian Fatah party to elect leaders for first time in decade

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement is due on Thursday to elect a new central committee for the first time in 10 years, as it faces existential challenges in the wake of Israel's war on Gaza. During the three-day general conference, the movement will vote on the central committee, its highest leadership body, even as analysts warn of Fatah's diminishing legitimacy in the face of endemic corruption and its lack of progress on Palestinian statehood – especially amid an intensified

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Benjamin Netanyahu says he made secret trip to UAE at height of Iran war
REPORT
The Guardian Middle East
left157d ago

Benjamin Netanyahu says he made secret trip to UAE at height of Iran war

Emirates’ foreign ministry rejects claims that Netanyahu visited country, describing them as ‘baseless’Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed he made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the Iran war to meet the president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “This visit has led to a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the UAE,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said on Wednesday night.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel’s Smotrich leads settler raid into Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel’s Smotrich leads settler raid into Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied West Bank

Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 08:46 Far-right minister vows to make Israeli presence at the site permanent, despite it being located in the heart of a Palestinian city Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is surrounded by settlers at the end of the resettlement ceremony of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank on 19 April 2026 (Marco Longari/AFP) Off Hundreds of Israeli settlers, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, stormed Joseph’s Tomb in the occupied

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony

Palestinian artist Yara Mahajneh encountered restricted access and security gates when attempting to enter Ein Hod, a village on Mount Carmel's slopes that was depopulated of its Palestinian residents and subsequently established as an Israeli artists' colony. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over Palestinian access to former Palestinian territories now controlled by Israeli civilian communities.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony

Ein Hod, a Palestinian village depopulated in July 1948 during the Nakba, was transformed in the early 1950s into an Israeli artists' colony after artist Marcel Janco identified its preserved stone houses as suitable for galleries, studios, and cultural venues. Palestinian descendants of the approximately 800–850 residents displaced from the village remain unable to return to their former homes, which now operate as museums and exhibition spaces, raising questions about Palestinian historical erasure and control of narrative in spaces presented as culturally liberal.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel's Prison Service expanded solitary confinement of Palestinians, report says
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

Israel's Prison Service expanded solitary confinement of Palestinians, report says

The Israel Prison Service has sharply increased its use of solitary confinement against Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, since 2023, including minors and women, according to Haaretz, citing Physicians for Human Rights Israel. The increase was shown by data obtained through a freedom of information request, amid mounting criticism from rights groups regarding Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
US federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN's Francesca Albanese
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center157d ago

US federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN's Francesca Albanese

Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 05/14/2026 - 05:57 The special rapporteur on Palestine was sanctioned after recommending the International Criminal Court to pursue war-crimes prosecutions against Israeli and American nationals United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese presents her latest report before delegates at the UN Rights Council, in Geneva, on 23 March 2026. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP) Off A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked U

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive
REPORT
The Guardian Middle East
left158d ago

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive

Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operationEast Jerusalem to Amman should have been an easy trip: a short drive down to the Dead Sea, across the border checkpoint and swiftly on to the Jordanian capital. But in the early summer of 2024, the distance appeared an almost insurmountable obstacle to humanitarian workers from Unrwa (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees), as they sought to safeguard

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Settlers kill Palestinian teen in Ramallah
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

Settlers kill Palestinian teen in Ramallah

Israeli settlers killed 16-year-old Youssef Ali Youssef Kaabneh in Sinjil, north of Ramallah, on Wednesday, shooting him in the chest during a raid that also resulted in the theft of approximately 700 sheep and agricultural equipment, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The attack occurred under the protection of Israeli forces, and local reports documented additional settler violence across Ramallah the same day, including attacks on residents and livestock theft.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza says ceasefire 'far from perfect'
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza says ceasefire 'far from perfect'

Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for the US President's Peace Council in Gaza, stated on 14 May that the ceasefire established in October 2025 was "holding" but "far from perfect," acknowledging daily violations including serious breaches. The Gaza Health Ministry has reported more than 850 killed since the ceasefire began, indicating continued hostilities despite the nominal truce framework.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Netanyahu's office says he visited UAE, Gulf state denies claim
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

Netanyahu's office says he visited UAE, Gulf state denies claim

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office claimed on Wednesday that he made a secret visit to the UAE during Operation Lion's Roar to meet President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; the UAE's Foreign Ministry denied the visit hours later. The conflicting accounts emerge as Israel deploys Iron Dome air-defence systems and personnel to the Gulf state amid regional tensions.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu
REPORT
The Guardian Middle East
left158d ago

Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu

Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapseIsrael’s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve parliament to pave the way for early elections as the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, came under mounting pressure from ultra-Orthodox parties. The move, initiated by Netanyahu’s rightwing Likud party, came as Netanyahu appeared to be facing a possible collapse of his fractious coalition.

Israel–Palestine
Read brief
UAE denies Netanyahu held secret meeting with Emirati president during Iran war
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

UAE denies Netanyahu held secret meeting with Emirati president during Iran war

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office claimed Netanyahu visited the UAE and held a secret meeting with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed during the Iran conflict, but the UAE Foreign Ministry denied the visit occurred on Wednesday, stating Emirati-Israeli relations are "public" and not based on "non-transparent or unofficial arrangements." Netanyahu's office characterized the alleged meeting as producing an "historic breakthrough," while the UAE said any such claims are "entirely unfounded unless officially announced."

Israel–Palestine
Read brief
Eurovision 2026: Anti-genocide chants 'censored' as Israel qualifies for final
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

Eurovision 2026: Anti-genocide chants 'censored' as Israel qualifies for final

Submitted by Imene Guiza on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 14:03 Semifinal of song competition, which is facing its biggest boycott ever over Israel's inclusion, marked by pro-Palestinian protests and slogans Israeli singer Noam Bettan, representing Israel with the song 'Michelle', performs during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on 12 May 2026 (Tobias Schwarz /AFP) Off As Israel's Eurovision contender Noam Bettan took to the stage in Vienna on

Israel–Palestine
Read brief
'Rogue state behaviour': Israel carrying out covert influence operations in Canada, report says
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

'Rogue state behaviour': Israel carrying out covert influence operations in Canada, report says

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) released a report on Wednesday alleging that Israel is conducting covert influence operations in Canada, including undisclosed polling after October 7, 2023, legal interventions on settlement labeling, all-expense-paid political delegations, fake social media accounts, and surveillance of pro-Palestinian activists. CJPME called on the Canadian government to expel Israeli diplomats, designate Israel as a "key threat actor," and ban Israeli spyware, citing what it describes as "rogue state behaviour" conducted without accountability.

Israel–Palestine
Read summary
Israel's Netanyahu says he visited UAE, as Gulf state issues rare denial
REPORT
Middle East Eye
center158d ago

Israel's Netanyahu says he visited UAE, as Gulf state issues rare denial

Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/13/2026 - 18:45 The UAE denied a statement by the Israeli prime minister's office that Netanyahu visited the Gulf state amid war on Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the '60 Minutes' programme on CBS that the conflict was 'not over' (CBS/Screenshot) Off Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a "secret" visit to the UAE during the US-Israeli war on Iran, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Wednesday, which sparked an unusual denial

Israel–Palestine
Read summary