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A Palestinian vendor offers bottles of diesel for sale in al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, August 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
August 20, 2026, 10:10 pm
Hamas, IDF troops, and shadowy middlemen accused of cashing in on Gaza smuggling
Multiple stakeholders profit as Gazans face high prices, turn to smugglers to provide contraband; key enigmatic smuggler allegedly uses links to Israel Police to avoid being busted
By Samy Magdy
Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub Al-Muhtadi, in black, with a group of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine trainees, in 2022. (US Western District of Louisiana court)
August 14, 2026, 5:24 am
Gazan sham charities’ crowdfunding funneled cash to alleged terrorists, US probes show
3 federal investigations point to ties between terror activity and online fundraising, highlighting intersection of terrorism financing, social media and cryptocurrency
By Luke Tress
Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, February 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 13, 2026, 1:44 pm
UN official says Hamas obstructing Gaza aid: ‘Dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence’
Special coordinator says armed Hamas-linked operatives raided food distribution point and WFP depot, assaulted 2 truck drivers; police scrap charges for Israeli right-wing activist who blocked aid trucks
By AFP, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Nasser Esleem speaks at a protest over the killing of his son, Ahmad Esleem, who was shot by IDF troops while transporting aid into the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom Crossing, on July 11, 2026. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 12, 2026, 2:10 am
Father of Gaza aid truck driver killed by IDF says soldier shot him ‘between the eyes’
Truck drivers in Strip demand better protection after Ahmad Esleem killed while bringing in aid through Kerem Shalom Crossing from Israel
By Nurit Yohanan
Humanitarian aid enters Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 10, 2026. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 4:30 pm
COGAT says Gaza aid has ‘significantly exceeded’ requirements during ceasefire
Publishing 22-page report detailing its aid efforts, Defense Ministry body says 1.78 million tons of food entered Strip since October 2025, pushing consumer prices to drop some 72%
By ToI Staff
Rescuers search a building for earthquake survivors in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026 (AP/Matias Delacroix)
June 30, 2026, 3:45 pm
Impoverished Venezuelan Jews open synagogues to help shelter hundreds of earthquake victims
5,000-strong Jewish community, already diminished by decades of political turmoil, provides aid while straining depleted resources as rescue efforts continue
By Zev Stub
This aerial picture shows buildings destroyed during twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
June 28, 2026, 2:49 am
Frustration mounts in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
Tension running high as Venezuelans accuse government of an inadequate response to the back-to-back quakes that have devastated the South American nation
By regina garcia cano, ANDRY RINCÓN and MEGAN JANETSKY
US President Donald Trump, center, poses with international leaders after the signing of a Gaza Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 23, 2026, 7:05 pm
Board of Peace members to ‘recalibrate’ at Cyprus resort after rocky first six months
Representatives from various committees established by US to oversee postwar Gaza reconstruction look to get on same page after limited results for Gazans since January unveiling
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the state comptroller election at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 5, 2026, 1:41 pm
IDF kills Hezbollah chief engineer; 3 troops hurt in Lebanon clashes
Ministers said to demand cabinet vote on truce deal, but Netanyahu answers he is waiting for terror group to agree to terms
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
A Palestinian woman arrives with a child at the Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on December 31, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
May 21, 2026, 12:47 am
High Court nixes NGOs’ petition against new security regulations on aid
Judges rule that requirement for aid groups to provide information on their employees has ‘clear security purpose,’ rejecting proposal for ‘independent screenings’
By Jeremy Sharon and Agencies
Trucks carrying medical supplies line up to bring equipment into Gaza for the expansion of a Red Cross field hospital coordinated by COGAT, May 8, 2026. (COGAT)
May 8, 2026, 7:16 pm
Hundreds of pallets of medical supplies enter Gaza for Red Cross field hospital
COGAT says dozens of trucks carrying advanced equipment, generators, medications and beds transferred to Strip amid health crisis
By ToI Staff, Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
Locals queue to receive food aid as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP/Patrick Ngugi)
April 5, 2026, 9:52 am
Aid groups warn Iran war hindering global food and medicine supply, suffering set to deepen
Conflict and Iranian attacks on Strait of Hormuz have cut off vital routes, compounding issues of rising fuel prices, supply chain problems and funding cuts
By AP
Palestinians coming from the Rafah Crossing with Egypt arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 4, 2026. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
February 4, 2026, 9:08 pm
Palestinians in Egypt torn on returning to battle-scarred Gaza with ‘no future’
With Rafah Crossing’s limited opening, Gazans stuck outside of Strip during war express longing to return home, though some are reluctant due to dire conditions in territory
By AFP and ToI Staff
Police prevent activists from blocking trucks carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Gaza, in southern Israel, January 29, 2024. (AP/ Tsafrir Abayov)
February 3, 2026, 12:24 am
France issues warrants for two Franco-Israelis for ‘complicity in genocide’
Source says warrants were issued in July last year for Nili Kupfer-Naouri and Rachel Touitou over attempts to block aid convoys to Gaza during war
By AFP
Palestinian patients wait to be seen at a Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on December 31, 2025 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
December 31, 2025, 5:55 pm
UN rights chief slams ‘outrageous’ Israeli suspension of aid groups in Gaza
EU says move will block ‘life-saving aid’; Jerusalem introduced demands in March for detailed information on Palestinian staff; many organizations have not provided it
By AFP, Reuters, Rossella Tercatin and Jeremy Sharon
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