Israeli attacks have rendered Jenin refugee camp uninhabitable, official says

More than 3,250 housing units in the Jenin refugee camp have become uninhabitable due to Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the northern occupied West Bank, the Jenin municipal chief has said.

“The situation in Jenin camp is entirely catastrophic,” Mohammed Jarrar told the Anadolu news agency. “Israeli forces continue to demolish, bomb, and burn Palestinian homes.”

Jarrar said Israel rejected a Palestinian appeal against plans to raze 93 additional residential buildings, containing about 300 housing units.

“We expect the demolition could happen at any moment,” he warned, adding that such a move would deepen the humanitarian crisis in the camp.

He stressed that the camp’s entire infrastructure has been obliterated, rendering it “completely unfit for living” and in dire need of reconstruction after years of repeated Israeli operations.

The latest operations are part of a wider Israeli military campaign in the north of the occupied West Bank since January, which has killed more than 70 Palestinians and displaced thousands.

Wounded left to die in Gaza hospitals amid lack of medical supplies

There is an acute shortage of medical supplies and insufficient medical staff. In the emergency department of hospitals, you don’t hear the sound of operating machines because the lack of fuel is causing them to stop operating.

The Health Ministry says 8,000 blood units are urgently needed but people are unable to donate as they are dehydrated and starved.

The al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, just runs a basic ward, while al-Ahli Hospital is struggling to fill the gap.

The wounded are in urgent need of medical supplies that are not available, including painkillers, but they are left to die in hospitals because there is not much that doctors can do.

UNRWA raises alert over bodies under rubble, patients without treatment in Gaza

The UN agency, which supports six million Palestinian refugees, despite being banned by Israel says “bodies remain under the rubble of destroyed structures and doctors describe how ‘many injured people have died in front of our eyes while we couldn’t treat them'”.

“After the Israeli Forces resumed bombing across the Gaza Strip, hundreds have been reportedly killed, including more than 180 children reportedly killed in one single day,” it said.

After the Israeli Forces resumed bombing across the #Gaza Strip, hundreds have been reportedly killed, including more than 180 children reportedly killed in one single day.

Bodies remain under the rubble of destroyed structures, and doctors describe how “many injured people have… pic.twitter.com/rtWvLW64Sj

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) March 26, 2025

Eleven Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza tent camp

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that 11 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israeli drone strikes on tents housing displaced people, as well as a charity food bank in the centre of the Gaza Strip.

Israel escalates deadly attacks on central Gaza

The Israeli military has launched a series of air strikes on the central areas of the Gaza Strip – in particular in or around Nuseirat refugee camp. We’ve just seen two separate attacks in the densely populated town.

One of the air strikes targeted a community kitchen where Palestinians have lined up since the early hours to get a meal. We understand that five civilians were killed there.

In a separate attack, six Palestinians were killed when an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians elsewhere in Nuseirat.

But also, in az-Zawayda town, which is only 3km [1.9 miles] from Nuseirat, a group of civilians and a makeshift tent have been targeted. Two women were killed in the strike, and at least four others were wounded and are now receiving treatment in the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah.

They have been critically injured and, according to medical testimonies, are in desperate need of advanced surgery that cannot be performed there.

Israeli forced evacuation orders west of Gaza City suggest expanding ground operation

The Israeli military has passed new forced displacement orders, but this time they are located on the western side of Gaza City, whereas previous forced displacement orders aimed to push civilians out of the northern part of the Strip.

Many families have started to move southwards to cities like Deir el-Balah, Maghazi, Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camp, where shelters are already overcrowded and have been repeatedly targeted by the Israeli military.

The Israeli military is gradually passing more forced evacuation orders and might be preparing to expand its ground operations in Gaza City, which will force thousands of families to leave and move back to areas where they were previously taking refuge.

Israeli forces strike Palestinian home in Deir el-Balah

Footage from the moment an Israeli air strike struck a home in Deir el-Balah has been published by witnesses on social media and verified by Al Jazeera.

The powerful impact is seen, throwing plumes of smoke and debris into the air as locals run for cover.

In the chaotic aftermath, an injured man can be seen clutching his stomach as he leaves the scene of the attack.

In another video, the building that was targeted in the strike can be seen lying in ruins with shattered windows and a collapsed roof.

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Journalists gather in Khan Younis to protest Israeli targeting of colleagues


_{Journalists gather in front of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, to protest the targeting of their colleagues Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour, who were killed in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, in Khan Younis, Gaza on March 26}

Fatah calls on Hamas to relinquish power in Gaza

Munther al-Hayek, the spokesperson for Fatah Gaza, has urged Hamas to give up power, saying its rule in the enclave threatens the Palestinian cause, according to the Wafa news agency.

Al-Hayek made the comments after groups of people reportedly rallied yesterday in northern Gaza chanting anti-Hamas slogans. The spokesperson, whose party is a domestic rival of Hamas, urged the group to heed the people’s demands and step down for the public good, saying that ending the bloodshed of children should take priority.

Hamas has previously said it was ready to cede control of Gaza after Israel’s war ends, and welcomed the Egyptian-led proposal for the enclave’s reconstruction, which calls for a committee of technocrats to administer the territory during the plan’s first phase.

Palestinians in Gaza protest against Israel and Hamas in a rare show of dissent


_{Palestinians gather to protest against the renewed Israeli attacks following the collapse of the ceasefire as demonstrators hold signs, reading “Stop the Israeli attacks” and “We are not terrorists, we are a free people”, as they call for an end to the Israeli attacks on Gaza on March 26, 2025 in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza}

Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza in the second day of antiwar protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the group.

The protests, which centred mainly on Gaza’s north, appeared to be aimed generally against Israel’s war on Gaza, with protesters calling for an end to 17 months of deadly fighting with Israel that has made life in the Strip insufferable.

But the public calls against Hamas, which has long repressed dissent and still rules the territory months into the war with Israel, have been rare.

In the town of Beit Lahiya, where a similar protest took place Tuesday, about 3,000 people demonstrated, with many chanting “the people want the fall of Hamas.” In the hard-hit Shujayea neighborhood of Gaza City, dozens of men chanted “Out, out out! Hamas get out!”

“Our children have been killed. Our houses have been destroyed,” said Abed Radwan, who told The Associated Press news agency that he joined the protest in Beit Lahiya “against the war, against Hamas, and the [Palestinian political] factions, against Israel and against the world’s silence.”

Ammar Hassan, who took part in a protest on Tuesday, said it started as an antiwar protest with a few dozen people but swelled to more than 2,000, with people chanting against Hamas.

“It’s the only party we can affect,” he told The AP by phone. “Protests won’t stop the [Israeli] occupation, but it can affect Hamas.”

Netanyahu says opposition fuelling ‘anarchy’ with protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the opposition of fuelling “anarchy” in Israel after mass antigovernment protests in recent days.

Addressing the opposition during a speech in parliament, Netanyahu said: “You recycle the same worn-out and ridiculous slogans about ‘the end of democracy’. Well, once and for all: Democracy is not in danger, it is the power of the bureaucrats that is in danger.”

“Perhaps you could stop putting spanners in the works of the government in the middle of a war. Perhaps you could stop fuelling the sedition, hatred and anarchy in the streets,” he added.

Thousands of Israelis have taken part in several days of antigovernment protests, accusing Netanyahu of undermining democracy and resuming attacks in Gaza without regard for captives held there.

The demonstrations which erupted last week have been organised by a broad coalition of anti-Netanyahu groups, who called for protests against the premier’s move to remove Ronen Bar, the head of the Shin Bet internal security agency.

Israel’s opposition filed an appeal against the move to dismiss Bar, calling it “a decision based on flagrant conflict of interest”.

Whether Israel is still a democracy or ever really was is debatable. "Having served for more than 17 years, Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Israel" He keeps finding loopholes (like extending a pointless multi front war) to stay in power / get re-elected, and had been trying to dismantle the judicial process for years.

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Lebanon opposes normalisation with Israel, plans to displace Palestinians

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said normalisation with Israel is rejected by all Lebanese, who also strongly oppose any plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza and the occupied West Bank, according to the National News Agency (NNA).

Speaking at the Grand Serail, Salam stressed the importance of mobilising Arab and international support for the reconstruction of Gaza, the report said. He said that a meeting with French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian focused on reconstruction efforts.

Salam also said that the international community and Arab nations had not exerted all possible pressure on Israel to halt its attacks.

Lebanese army blocks roads paved by Israeli forces amid persistent ceasefire ‘violations’

The Lebanese army said it has used mounds of earth to block two roads paved by Israeli forces during an incursion in the Labbouneh area of Tyre in southern Lebanon, amid what it says are Israel’s “persistent violations” of the ceasefire agreement and the country’s sovereignty.

In a statement on X, the Lebanese army also said it has removed barbed wire that Israeli forces had installed in the southern town of Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil.

A fragile ceasefire had been in place in Lebanon since November, ending months of cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated into a full-scale conflict in September.

Lebanese authorities have reported more than 1,250 Israeli violations of the ceasefire, including the deaths of 100 people and injuries to more than 330.

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 26, but the deadline was extended to February 18 after it refused to comply. It still maintains a military presence at five border outposts.

Europe’s far right in Jerusalem as ‘new friends’ of Israel

European politicians from the far right are gathering in Israel for a conference on anti-Semitism this week, sealing an alliance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that would have been unthinkable in the past.

Analysts say the invitation to parties that have themselves previously been accused of anti-Semitism demonstrates the willingness of Israel’s right – under pressure from some traditional allies over the war in Gaza – to cultivate new relationships with unlikely supporters.

“The current Israeli government sees the world in black and white,” Denis Charbit, a political scientist at the Open University of Israel, told the AFP news agency.

Some in Israel feel the country is currently isolated, and needs “new friends”, even if it deems them distasteful, he added.

France’s National Rally and Hungary’s Fidesz party are among the guests, along with other members of Europe’s far right.

“For progressive movements of Israel’s historic left, which doesn’t mobilise many people today, it’s obvious that these far-right parties are not allies,” Thomas Vescovi, a researcher at Paris’s School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, told AFP.

Israelis protest against the dismissals of Shin Bet chief and attorney general



Israeli media reports that thousands of people are protesting in Jerusalem against the government’s moves to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that key opposition figure Benny Gantz joined the protesters.


_{Protesters demand the release of captives and oppose the Israeli government’s attempts to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Head of the Security Service Ronen Bar}

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Jamaica that it was a mistake to add a reporter to the Signal chat group comprising top members if Donald Trump’s national security team. He also blamed Houthis for targeting US ships in the Red Sea but not those belonging to China.

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Main events on March 26th

Israeli attacks killed 26 people in Gaza on Wednesday

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that at least 26 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. That includes at least 13 killed in several strikes on central Gaza, including a charity kitchen that provided free hot meals in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

The death toll is expected to rise as people with serious injuries have been taken to nearby hospitals.

Hamas says Israel ‘turned on’ ceasefire agreement

The Palestinian group says in a statement that it dealt with proposals during the last phase of indirect negotiations with Israel “positively and responsibly to achieve our goals by completely stopping the aggression against our people in Gaza”.

It said Israel “turned on the agreement it signed with us … refused to move to the second phase of it, and resumed its aggression again against our people”.

This statement comes as the US continues to place the blame for attacks on Gaza at the feet of Hamas, and small but notable protests against the group are taking place in north Gaza.

Two killed in US attacks on Yemen: Report

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV is reporting that US forces have bombed a stone quarry near the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least two people and wounding two others.

The channel said US forces launched four raids on the quarry, which is located in the al-Arqoub area in the Khawlan district.

US bombs north Yemen: Report

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV is reporting more US raids on the northern province of Saada. It said the al-Sahlain area in the district of al-Salem areas was hit in the attack.

Earlier, the channel reported that two Yemenis were killed in US attacks near the capital, Sanaa.

Video shows the moment Israel bombed Syria’s Latakia

In the footage, posted online by a Syrian activist, a loud boom is heard before massive flames light up the night sky.

Earlier, the Sana news agency reported that the attacks hit the vicinity of the White Port and the city of Latakia on the Syrian coast.

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— صهيب اليعربي (@SOHEB209) March 27, 2025

Israeli air strike on Latakia targets ammunition warehouse: Syrian Observatory

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said this morning’s air strikes in Syria’s Latakia targeted an ammunition warehouse in the White Harbour area.

The UK-based monitor said six missiles caused significant damage to the warehouse but no casualties were reported.

This is the second Israeli attack on the White Harbour, SOHR added. The first took place on December 10.

Israel says it kills elite Hezbollah unit commander in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army has issued a statement saying it has killed a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in a strike in the area of Derdghaiya in southern Lebanon.

The military accused Ahmad Adnan Bajjiga of coordinating attacks against Israel and posing a threat to its security.

Israel has repeatedly violated a November 27 ceasefire, claiming that it is targeting Hezbollah for breaching the agreement. It has not withdrawn from southern Lebanon and missed a January 26 deadline agreed in the ceasefire.

Sirens sound across Israel following reported rockets fired from Yemen

There are reports coming in that sirens have sounded in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and across central Israel, following the reported firing of rockets from Yemen.


Israel claims to have intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen

Israel’s army says “following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, two missiles launched from Yemen were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory”.

Hamas says ready to negotiate to achieve goals

Dr Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, has issued a brief statement on Telegram.

“We affirm our readiness to continue working and negotiating responsibly to achieve our goals.”

The latest statement came hours after al-Hayya had accused Israel of reneging on the truce deal it signed with Hamas in January.

“Over the past period, we received a number of proposals and initiatives, and we dealt with them positively and responsibly to achieve our goals of a complete cessation of aggression against our people in Gaza, ensuring a full withdrawal from the Strip, exchanging prisoners, rebuilding, and ending the blockade. However, the Zionist occupation reneged on the agreement it signed with us and the mediators, refusing to move to the second phase, and once again resuming its aggression against our people,” he had said earlier.

What’s the status of Gaza ceasefire talks?

Ex-Israeli captive calls on Red Cross to visit remaining captives in Gaza: Report

Ohad Ben Ami, who was released from Gaza in an exchange deal last month, has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit captives still held in the enclave to assess their condition.

The ICRC is one of the few international humanitarian organisations with a presence in Gaza and has helped facilitate the transfer of captives from Hamas to Israel. Israeli officials have criticised the organisation – which maintains neutrality – for not arranging visits to captives in Gaza during the war. However, the ICRC says it has made persistent efforts to advocate for them and even reach them directly but cannot do so without the cooperation of those holding them.

“This is hugely disappointing to us,” wrote the head of the ICRC’s delegation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, Julien Lerisson, in a March 9 op-ed. “But the lack of success is in no way due to lack of desire, lack of care.”

Speaking to Germany’s parliament, Ben Ami lamented that no one from the organisation saw him “during the 491 days of my captivity”.

“This is an international organisation, and someone from it should see the 59 hostages still held in Gaza and report their condition to the world,” he said in comments carried by Israel’s Arutz Sheva media. “Are they alive? Are they dead? Do they need medicine? Are they being cared for?”

The ICRC has also faced criticism for not doing enough to support Palestinian detainees held by Israel or those wounded in Gaza. Israel has blocked the ICRC from visiting Palestinian detainees, a practice the group says it is working to resume, and Israeli forces have repeatedly fired on medics with its local partner organisation, the Palestine Red Crescent Society, as they respond to deadly attacks.