The systematic targeting of a civilian population, as is the case with Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip, can be a “crime against humanity and the continued silence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the matter is “utterly unacceptable,” according to a legal expert. For...

Egypt is inclined to accept offers by international actors to allow an influx of Palestinian refugees from Gaza in return for economic incentives, according to the Mada Masr news website.  Citing six sources, the Egyptian outlet said "there is an inclination to accept" terms of such an...

As these lines are being written, Israel has informed the UN that more than one million people in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, must evacuate their homes. There is nowhere to go in Gaza - not for 10,000 people, not for 100,000 and certainly not for a million. To...

Human Rights Watch has warned that Israel is using white phosphorous "unlawfully" in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, citing the risk it poses to civilians. The rights group said it had verified footage taken in both regions over the past week which showed multiple airbursts of artillery-fired...