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          Gaza

          Pope Leo XIV leads Christmas Mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. AFP

          Pope Leo condemns conditions facing Gazans in Christmas message

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

          'Treedom for Palestine' is fighting the good fight, one olive tree at a time

          CommentDecember 25, 2025
          Vatican’s Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity. EPA

          Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers

          MENADecember 25, 2025
          This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP

          Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

          MENADecember 24, 2025
          Palestinian patient Hamza Mousa Hassan receiving care at the UAE's floating hospital in Al Arish, Egypt in March. Victor Besa / The National

          UAE helps treat more than 75,000 Gazan patients under Dh9.4 billion aid effort

          UAEDecember 24, 2025
          People in traditional clothing pose for a picture, as Palestinian scouts march near the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem. Reuters

          ‘It’s special again’: Bethlehem reclaims its Christmas spirit

          MENADecember 24, 2025
          A child helps repair a damaged road at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Monday. Children have borne the brunt of the two-year war. AFP

          Aid obstruction is normalising Gaza displacement

          EditorialDecember 24, 2025
          Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a clarification after he was reported to have said Israel would build settlements in Gaza. EPA

          Israeli Defence Minister walks back claims that troops will 'never leave' Gaza

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Christian Palestinian children attend a service at the Latin Church in Gaza city. AFP

          Christmas without lights: Gaza’s Christians hopeful joy will return

          MENADecember 23, 2025
          Speaking from Tel Aviv, Lindsey Graham told NBC News that Hamas is 'consolidating power'. Reuters

          Hamas 'absolutely not' disarming, Lindsey Graham says

          USDecember 21, 2025
          The $35 billion deal will provide gas to Egypt from Israel's Leviathan field. Reuters

          Profit and perception: How Egypt is managing fallout from gas deal with Israel

          MENADecember 21, 2025
          A Palestinian carries the body of Ahmed Al Nader, his five-month-old brother, who was reported to have been killed on Friday along with relatives by Israeli shelling in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza city. AFP

          US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey call for restraint in Gaza after Miami talks

          MENADecember 21, 2025
          Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, greets children on his visit to the Holy Family parish in Gaza city. AFP

          Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Gaza's only Catholic church

          MENADecember 20, 2025
          Dr Saladin Sawan, right, has given The National his account of being a surgeon in Gaza. Photo: Saladin Sawan

          The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

          MENADecember 19, 2025
          US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the disarmament of Hamas is 'critical' for an enduring peace in Gaza. Reuters

          Rubio confident first phase of Gaza ceasefire will be completed soon

          USDecember 19, 2025
          Palestinians living in a tent in a makeshift camp on Gaza city's beach in the middle of winter. AP Photo

          Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

          MENADecember 19, 2025
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