Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, friend of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and outspoken critic of the genocide in Gaza, passed away on Monday at the age of 88.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, cared for Gazans amid the ongoing genocide, says a Bethlehem-based pastor.

The heartbreaking picture of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both his arms in an Israeli airstrike that targeted Gaza City in March 2024 was named the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.

The head of field hospitals in the Gaza Strip says Israel is seeking to “systematically dismantle” the healthcare system of the Palestinian territory.

Hamas says the fate of American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who was held as a captive by the Palestinian resistance group, remains unknown after an aerial assault by the Tel Aviv regime killed one of the captive’s guards.

A recent damning report, citing testimonies by Israeli soldiers, details the genocidal war crimes committed by the occupation soldiers in so-called buffer zones in Gaza.

Dina Zaurab meticulously documented the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza through her art. Last week, she became one of the very martyrs she sought to immortalize.