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A displaced Palestinian girl, who according to doctors is suffering from chickenpox, shows rashes on her back as she stands inside her family’s tent in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 19, 2026. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
July 21, 2026, 3:06 pm
Chickenpox surges in Gaza camps amid overcrowding and poor sanitation
With families packed in tents, there is no space to isolate infected people as officials record 9,300 suspected cases this month; UNICEF warns other ailments spreading too
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed by Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
May 30, 2026, 5:30 pm
Hamas warns of ‘dangerous escalation’ after PM orders army to seize more Gaza land
UNICEF says move to take 70% of Strip’s territory will cause further suffering among children; Germany expresses concern over permanent division of enclave
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen with troops on the northern border, May 29, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
May 29, 2026, 8:58 pm
Netanyahu confirms troops crossed Litani, as Pentagon hosts Israeli-Lebanon security talks
UNICEF says 15 children killed in Lebanon over past week, as WHO warns of damage to country’s healthcare and minister accuses Israel of putting heritage sites in ‘serious danger’
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and Agencies
Illustrative: Palestinians collect water from a UNICEF tanker in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 9, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
April 19, 2026, 1:46 am
Two water delivery contractors killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, UN says
Military says troops opened fire after ‘armed terrorists’ were seen approaching the ceasefire line in north Gaza; two others killed in separate incidents after crossing Yellow Line
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Palestinian children, many of whom are part of displaced families, sit on the floor as they attend class, at the UNRWA Deir al-Balah Joint School, west of Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on December 6, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
January 27, 2026, 8:24 pm
UN launches push to return Gazan children to school in aftermath of war
UNICEF says it needs $86 million for education program as school materials enter Gaza after being blocked for two years; Israel says learning kits, not textbooks, let into Strip
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians, children and adults wait for food at a shelter in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on November 23, 2025. (EYAD BABA / AFP)
December 9, 2025, 8:17 pm
UN says thousands of Gaza children still acutely malnourished after truce
UNICEF reports 9,000 children treated for severe acute malnutrition in October; anti-Hamas activist claims terror group hid tons of baby formula to push famine narrative
By Reuters and ToI Staff
IDF troops work to uncover Hamas tunnels in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo issued by the military on November 21, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 21, 2025, 7:23 pm
IDF: Troops killed 6 Hamas operatives who emerged from Rafah tunnels, nabbed another 5
Army scanning area to locate additional gunmen; security cabinet said to appoint Sa’ar, Levin, Smotrich and Ben Gvir to oversee Gaza truce’s next stage; UN says flow of food aid insufficient
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinian students attend class inside a tent set up on the beach in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, November 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
November 17, 2025, 2:31 pm
In Gaza, families struggle to find spots for kids in makeshift schools
UNICEF estimates only 100,000 of Gaza’s 600,000 children have been able to return to school since ceasefire as repairs on institutions destroyed in war have yet to begin
By AP
A boy pulls a donkey cart laden with containers carrying potable water, as other Palestinian children help push it along a road in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 10, 2025. (Eyad Baba / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 4:43 pm
UNICEF says Israel blocking over a million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children
Israel has denied blocking essential aid amid campaign to immunize children following two years of war; nearly a million bottles of baby formula also reportedly awaiting entry
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Operatives belonging to Hamas's internal security apparatus, tasked with maintaining order within the Strip, seen in the streets of Gaza following the announcement of a ceasefire hostage-release deal, October 10, 2025. (Screen capture: Telegram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 10, 2025, 11:02 pm
Hamas gunmen spotted on Gaza streets, in limited show of force as ceasefire sets in
Some Gazan officials thank Trump for deal, invitee him to visit; Jerusalem prepares to receive living, dead hostages, believes Hamas might release them before Monday deadline
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman
Palestinians from Gaza City move southwards with their belongings, on the coastal road near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on September 19, 2025 (Eyad BABA / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 8:18 pm
IDF warns will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City as 480,000 thought to have fled
Hamas-run authorities say at least 22 killed in strikes, army says terror operatives targeted; Israel: Hamas gunmen ‘brazenly robbed’ 4 UNICEF trucks carrying baby formula in Gaza City
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians check a destroyed building following an overnight strike on al-Shati neighborhood, west of Gaza City, on September 12, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
September 12, 2025, 4:07 pm
Palestinians report 43 killed by Israeli fire across Gaza Strip since dawn
Roughly a quarter of Gaza City’s million residents have fled ahead of IDF offensive there, military assesses, as it announces plans to expand aid shipments to facilitate exodus
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, August 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
August 31, 2025, 11:21 pm
Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid UN premises, detain at least 11 staff, envoy says
Yemeni security source says Iran-backed group arrested the humanitarian workers on ‘suspicion of collaborating with Israel’ after the Houthi prime minister was killed in a strike
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinians shop at Sheikh Radwan Market, west of Gaza City, before the Iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the holy month of Ramadan on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
March 5, 2025, 6:40 pm
Prices soar in Gaza markets after Israel cuts off flow of aid, demanding hostages be freed
UNICEF spokesman warns of ‘catastrophic result’ if halt on aid continues, as nonprofit claims ‘nowhere near enough’ came in during phase one; tents, medical supplies turned away
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Syrian children play on an damaged tank in Homs, on December 20, 2024. (Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 4:10 pm
Unexploded ordnance in Syria killing children at ‘alarming’ rate, UN warns
Over 100 kids killed or injured in last month, UNICEF reports, as explosives litter country after almost 14 years of civil war; tens of millions of dollars needed to clear them
By AFP
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