Israel launches new offensive in northern Gaza

Israel has launched a new, major offensive in northern Gaza reportedly from air, sea and land.

The Trump administration is said to be 'troubled' by the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America was in no way immune to the suffering of Gazans. His comments came as more than a hundred Palestinians - many of them women and children - were killed on Thursday...

Hospitals haven't been spared in the recent strikes and Gaza has been under Israeli blockade of all food and other humanitarian aid for ten weeks. We'll speak to the head of the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières in Gaza.

Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia are set to go ahead. They'll be the first between the two sides since the war started three years ago. But hopes of any breakthrough are limited.

(Photo: Israeli soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border, 15 May 2025; Credit: Reuters)