Doghmush mourn their loved ones in Gaza after suffering Israel’s ground offensive

A truck carrying a row of corpses left Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for burial. September 21, 2025. EFE/Ahmad Awad

By Ahmad Awad Gaza City (EFE).- A truck carrying a row of corpses left Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for burial on Sunday morning. The victims were killed the night before in an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack on the Sabra neighborhood, which left 30 people from three families, including the Doghmush family, dead and … Read more

Gaza City faces one of its toughest days since ground offensive began

Internally displaced Palestinians evacuate an area targeted by an airstrike during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. September 20, 2025. EFE/EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Jerusalem/Gaza City (EFE).- Gaza’s Civil Defense issued an “appeal to the world” early Saturday morning, warning that Gaza City was under “violent bombardment,” which has claimed about 60 lives throughout the day. It is one of the most violent attacks since Israel began its ground operation on Sep. 16. Gazan journalists who collect data published … Read more

Gaza’s last pediatric hospital, hit by Israeli strikes, struggles to stay open

Smoke after an Israeli bombing in the city of Gaza. Sept. 18, 2025. EFE/EPA/Mohammed Saber

By Ahmed Awad Gaza City (EFE).— The Al Rantisi Hospital, Gaza City’s last pediatric facility, was struck by Israeli drones earlier this week, forcing most patients to flee in panic and leaving the once-busy center nearly deserted. Medical staff and families now vow to stay despite the growing risks and shortages. The hospital, recently renovated, … Read more

Sánchez and Merz stand at odds over response to Israel and Palestine recognition

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (r), gives a press conference with the Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, after their meeting this Thursday at the Moncloa Palace. EFE/ Zipi

​Madrid, Sep 18 (EFE).- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz showed their differences on Thursday over the response to Israel’s operations in Gaza, the term genocide, and the opportunity to recognize Palestine as a state. The prime ministers met on Thursday at the Moncloa Palace during the German chancellor’s first visit … Read more

Israeli reservist refuses to return to Gaza amid concern over civilian deaths

Jonathan Kadmon is a reservist and professor of neuroscience at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Sep. 17, 2025. EFE/Magda Gibelli

By Patricia Martínez Sastre Jerusalem (EFE).- Jonathan Kadmon, an Israeli reservist and neuroscience professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has refused to rejoin his unit in the ongoing ground offensive against Gaza, arguing that the army is failing to take sufficient measures to prevent civilian deaths. “I am not naïve. In war, innocent people … Read more

Israel launches Gaza City ground assault as UN declares genocide

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Gaza City, Sep. 16, 2025. EFE/ Ahmad Awad

Jerusalem/Geneva (EFE).- Israel began the first stages of a long-awaited ground assault on Gaza City on Tuesday, the same day a UN investigative commission formally declared that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the enclave. After weeks of heavy bombardments, Israeli tanks and troops rolled into Gaza City overnight, prompting thousands of civilians to … Read more

Families of captives in Gaza: ‘tonight could be the last night for hostages’

A person walks past pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, with a message reading don’t forget us, in central Jerusalem, Sep 15, 2025. EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Jerusalem, Sep 16 (EFE).- The families of Israeli hostages in Gaza expressed their concern” over the intense attacks Israel is carrying out tonight in the Gaza Strip, stating that “tonight could be the last night for hostages.” In a statement, the Forum of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons, which represents most of the relatives … Read more

Gulf countries activate joint defense mechanism after Israeli attack on Doha

Handout photo made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Office shows leaders attending the opening of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit to discuss the Israeli attack on Qatar in Doha, Qatar, Sep 15, 2025. EFE/EPA/TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Cairo, Sep 15 (EFE) – The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council ordered on Monday the military command to take the necessary measures to activate “joint defense mechanisms and Gulf deterrent capabilities” in the face of last week’s Israeli attack on Doha, which targeted Hamas negotiators. “The Supreme Council affirmed the full solidarity of the … Read more

Kupyansk, a Ukrainian stronghold in Kharkiv, resists Russian drones and covert tactics

(FILE). A Ukrainian FPV drone flies before an attack mission on a frontline near the city of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine. July 29, 2025. EFE/EPA/SERGEY SHESTAK

By Rostyslav Averchuk Lviv (EFE).- While the epicenter of the fighting in Ukraine remains in Donetsk, Russian forces have intensified their assault on Kupyansk, an important railway hub in the north-eastern Kharkiv region. Russia is attempting to capture more territory in an area that it does not formally recognize as its own. Returning Kupyansk, freed … Read more

Israeli army raids Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmakers’ home

(FILE) Basel Adra speaks to the press Jun 2, 2025. EFE/ Patricia Martinez

​Jerusalem, 13 Sep (EFE). – The Israeli army raided the home of Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra on Saturday after settlers attacked his village in the occupied West Bank, Yuval Abraham, “No Other Land” co-director, told EFE. ​”I’m very afraid for Basel right now. What happens is that settlers attack Palestinian villages and then soldiers … Read more

Thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza City

(FILE). Archive photo shows rows of tents housing internally displaced Palestinians along the Gaza coast. June 2, 2025. EFE/HAITHAM IMAD

By Ahmad Awad Wadi Gaza (EFE).- Thousands of Palestinians left Gaza City on Friday with all their belongings on their backs, heading to the south of the enclave, aware that they could die on their way due to constant Israeli bombardment. “The places we are being forced to go to are not safe. They tell … Read more