Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old boy, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said.

When water trucks motor into their neighborhood, the Abu Daqqa family scrambles to hose what they can into dented plastic jerry cans marked with their name. Yehia Abu Daqqa rations it — one can per each of her children — pouring a little into a sippy cup for one of her daughters outside their tent in Muwasi,

The blockade on Gaza, enforced by Israel and Egypt to varying degrees since Hamas took control in 2007, is justified by Israel as a measure to prevent arms imports. However, critics argue it constitutes collective punishment of the Palestinian population in Gaza.

Activists sailing on dozens of boats attempting to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip to deliver aid say Israeli forces intercepted them, detaining the crews while the flotilla was sailing near the Greek island of Crete.

Activists on board said security personnel boarded the ship and ordered passengers to line up at the front.

Young Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu exhibit to show the world the impact of war and fragile ceasefire.

Israel’s political leadership prevents representatives of the international stabilization force from conducting a field tour in Rafah. “First dismantle Hamas and establish a technocratic government - then foreign forces may enter.