Ella Osama Abu Dagga, 25 days old, is held by her great-aunt Suad Abu Dagga after she was pulled from the rubble earlier following an Israeli army airstrike that killed her parents and brother in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 20, 2025
ISRAELI attacks killed at least 85 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip today, according to local health officials.
Hours after that assessment, Hamas fired three rockets at Israel without causing casualties, in the first such attack since Israel broke the ceasefire with a surprise bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday.
The Israeli military meanwhile restored a blockade on northern Gaza, including Gaza City, that it had maintained for most of the war and announced an new ground operation near the already largely destroyed town of Beit Lahiya. Strikes have already killed dozens in the area over recent days.
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
Money makers already exploit cleaning and catering contracts while the military-industrial complex diverts billions from health to warfare — but Bevan’s vision will endure as long as people fight for it, writes ROGER MCKENZIE
