Satellite images reveal Israel expanding Gaza military sites
Images show Israel building permanent military bases in Gaza as US-backed reconstruction plans stall.
![Satellite imagery comparing February 20 and March 4, 2026, shows no new construction or rubble clearance at the proposed site for the US-backed "Green City" in Rafah. [Planet Labs]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-1-copy-1776586739.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A boy sits under a broken UNICEF sign as Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people [File: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2024-10-19T105331Z_1059773566_RC2MNAAA59AO_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-1776516962.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Ina’am Al-Dahdouh holds the photo of her eldest detained son, Mahmoud, at her tent in Tal el hawwa southwest of Gaza city [Omar Ashtawy/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DSC4854-1776374207.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Gaza’s new generation of journalists face challenges, but stay resilient
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud finds a new generation of journalists who are stepping in, young and untrained but determined.
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![Mohammed Lubbad at his home in Deir Al Balah central the Gaza Strip [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_9697-1776275579.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Israel says it’s West’s defender, but cares little for European critics
Israel’s widening wars and disregard for its traditional allies are deepening international criticism and isolation.
Israeli army says soldiers accused of sexual assault to return to duty
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Could the EU’s alliance with Israel soon change?
A European Union petition is on track to trigger a formal review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Published On 15 Apr 2026
![In this April 6, 2003 file photo, Marwan Barghouti waves as he enters a Tel Aviv court. [Jeremy Feldman/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP17108362982355_cropped-1776278043.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
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Arab Barghouti says rights groups must do more for Palestinian prisoners
Marwan Barghouti’s son is challenging human rights groups to do more to stop Israel’s abuse of Palestinian prisoners.
Published On 15 Apr 2026
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Italian magazine cover of Israeli settler sparks diplomatic backlash
Italian magazine cover showing an armed Israeli settler grinning at a Palestinian woman has sparked backlash from Israel
Published On 15 Apr 2026
As world focuses on Iran, Israel ‘engineering starvation policy’ in Gaza
The weaponisation of logistics has caused severe shortage of fuel, food and medicines piling misery on Palestinians.
Iran citizen held in France over pro-Palestine comments returns home
Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges.
Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons
Recent reports of prison brutality follow an attack last year that resulted in broken ribs and head injuries.
