Australia coach Graham Arnold said it has been "quite stressful" preparing to play Palestine next week against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict, but hopes football can bring some joy.

The images and news coming out of Gaza are so horrific that I cannot think of anything hopeful or constructive that can come of this cataclysm.

"It's very tough seeing children, babies dying every day," she said.

The civilian deaths in Gaza, already outrageously high due to the uncontrolled bombing by Israel, will be unimaginable during this ground war that began on October 27.

Since the October 7 attack, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip says more than 8,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless retaliatory bombardments, half of them children.

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?

The latest coverage on the Israel-Hamas war as the stories unfold

On October 18, US President Joe Biden travelled to Israel, offering support for its military operations in the Gaza Strip, despite growing global calls for a ceasefire.

This isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism

The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine

As Bangladesh defeated Maldives 3-2 on aggregate to secure their spot in the World Cup Qualifiers for the third successive time yesterday, the men in red and green seemed to be celebrating endlessly, even fifteen minutes after the final whistle of the second leg match.

Israel’s merciless bombardment of Gaza violates international law

After our spiritual journey to the Old City and West Bank, the realities of life caught up to us.

News from Gaza rips the heart open/ Idlib is burning too

We highlight seven nonfictional books that allow us to understand the history and discourse around the struggle better.

We might never know how it feels when your whole existence is denied or the loss of homeland, but we can get a little glimpse of their suffering.

The Palestinian question had been the thorn in the side of Arab states that wished to forge economic, military and political alliances with Israel.

'We are putting a complete siege on Gaza... No electricity, no food, no water, no gas -- it's all closed'

The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.

Whenever a country’s social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate.