27 stories for 2026-03-10
Amnesty International reports that over 29 months, Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza has had a devastating, multilayered impact on Palestinian women and girls. The organization states that Israeli-imposed conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza have pushed women and girls to the brink, facing compounded harms.
Israeli forces destroyed a water pipeline in Sebastia, a Palestinian community near Nablus in the West Bank.
Four Palestinians died within 24 hours in the West Bank, including two killed by settler gunfire in villages and one who suffered cardiac arrest from tear gas exposure by soldiers. The killings occurred amid broader regional tensions.
The Gaza government media office announced that the number of Palestinian journalists killed since October 8, 2023 has risen to 261, following the death of journalist Amal Shomali in an Israeli strike on Monday.
The Red Star of David rescue service confirmed that one person was killed and another was injured in central Israel after missiles were launched from Iran. The deceased was a man in his forties, and the injured person was hospitalized in serious condition.
Individual initiatives are being undertaken to rebuild Gaza, which has experienced widespread destruction.
Palestinian authorities in Jerusalem have warned against Israeli calls to keep the Al-Aqsa Mosque closed and to allow animal sacrifices within the compound during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday in April. Palestinian officials stated that such actions represent part of a political and ideological agenda seeking to change the religious, historical, and legal status of the holy site.
Israel experienced seven waves of Iranian rocket strikes, featuring the use of cluster munitions with multiple warheads or submunitions.
Israeli forces have expanded military operations targeting Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, resulting in multiple civilian casualties. Healthcare officials reported an airstrike and tank shelling that killed six Palestinians in Gaza City, including two women and a girl. Additional strikes resulted in three civilian injuries during civilian resistance efforts, and 24 Palestinians were detained from West Bank towns.
Central Israel experienced a series of explosions on Monday following the detection of incoming missiles by the Israeli military, according to French news agency reports. One person was killed in the strikes.
Lebanon has reported nearly 400 deaths and over 1,110 injuries from ongoing Israeli attacks as the conflict enters its second week. Almost 700,000 people have been displaced. Israel has issued evacuation warnings to residents of southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs ahead of planned strikes, and announced it has targeted over 600 Hezbollah-linked sites.
Hezbollah claimed its fighters carried out multiple attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, including an ambush near Khiam that it said destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks. The group also reported firing rockets at Israeli forces in Merkaba and conducting artillery strikes near Aitaroun.
Renewed conflict in Lebanon has forced many civilians to flee their homes and towns in search of safer areas. The displacement has created significant humanitarian and livelihood challenges for those affected. Syria has opened transit corridors to allow International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Society personnel to operate across its territory.
A multi-story building collapsed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh area of Tripoli, northern Lebanon on February 8, killing 14 residents. Eight people were rescued from the rubble, and others were injured.
The Syrian army said Hezbollah forces in Lebanon fired artillery shells at its positions in Saraghaya, west of Damascus. The army stated it has detected Hezbollah reinforcements arriving at the Syrian-Lebanese border and is monitoring the situation while communicating with the Lebanese army.
British courts have charged a Syrian official with murder and torture, categorized as crimes against humanity. The charges relate to attacks targeting civilians in Syria in 2011.
Syria's Interior Ministry released a video report containing confessions from members of an armed group. The confessions allegedly included details about supply lines, operations centers, and financial support from former militia leaders.
Disabled Syrians face daily challenges due to an inaccessible public transportation system and degraded infrastructure. These barriers prevent freedom of movement and constitute an unspoken form of social exclusion.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry reported that an Iranian attack on a residential building in Manama resulted in one death and eight injuries. The attack occurred on Tuesday, targeting a civilian residence in the capital.
Bahrain's criminal court has opened proceedings against defendants charged with promoting and glorifying terrorist acts. The charges relate to alleged promotion of hostile activities targeting the country.
Gazans in Egypt are experiencing severe hardship as Israel continues to restrict Palestinians from returning to Gaza or accessing medical treatment elsewhere in the sector. Border crossings, including Rafah, remain closed, compounding the difficult situation for displaced Palestinians.
A report on detention and deportation conditions in Egypt has raised international concerns about the treatment of detainees.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for 37 operations against "enemy bases" in Iraq and across the region over 24 hours, using dozens of drones and missiles. The attacks occur amid escalating regional tensions following a joint Israeli-US strike on Iran on 28 February and subsequent Iranian retaliation against US assets.
Four fighters from Iraqi armed factions aligned with Iran were killed in a strike on their position in northern Iraq, according to the Imam Ali Brigades militia group.
Tripoli experienced security tensions while armed clashes in the city of Zawiya in western Libya resulted in at least two deaths and additional injuries. A military source from southern Libya noted that Libyan border areas remain vulnerable to smuggling operations across porous boundaries.
Saudi Arabia's defense ministry announced on Monday the interception and destruction of Palestinian rockets in Kharj province, as well as 11 unmanned aircraft in the Empty Quarter and Jawf regions.
Tunisia is experiencing a serious medication shortage linked to failures in the public health system. Young doctors and union activists are mobilizing to propose solutions, but citizens report the government is denying the crisis rather than addressing it.