The International Court of Justice stopped short of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza but demanded Israel contain deaths after South Africa had accused Israel of violating international laws.
The agency, known by its acronym UNRWA, has been the main agency providing aid for Gaza's population amid the humanitarian disaster caused by Israel's offensive against Hamas.
Gaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as a crowd of Palestinians gathered for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 20 and wounding dozens.
Making Gaza a "slaughterhouse". "Erasing the Gaza Strip from the face of the earth". Such language is key to South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide, which the country denies.
The captured Israeli woman appeared in another hostage video, one day after a chilling message from Hamas which declared 'we will inform you of their fate'.
Every morning, before she's even out of her pyjamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of masking tape and in thick black strokes writes down a number.
South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinians and pleaded with the court to urgently order a halt to the country's military operation.
How many casualties would warrant a full-blown offensive? Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.
A note attached to the device, which appeared to be made from a jerry fuel can, duct tape, large bolts and a cigarette lighter, read: "Enough! Take down flag! One chance!"
Displaced Palestinians found little to celebrate on New Year's Eve in Muwasi, a makeshift camp in the mostly undeveloped area of southern Gaza's Mediterranean coast
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted container ships and oil tankers passing through a narrow waterway carrying 10 per cent of the world's trade.
The tunnel is wide enough to drive a large vehicle through, reaches up to 50 metres underground and is equipped with electricity, ventilation and communication systems.
Israel's military has pushed ahead with its air and ground offensive of Gaza, bolstered by a US veto derailing UN Security Council efforts to end the fighting.
More than 100 Palestinian militants left the kibbutz of Nir Oz with some 80 of its roughly 400 residents. That means people from the kibbutz made up a third of the 240 hostages taken in all.
Israel pounded targets and ordered more neighbourhoods to evacuate, driving up the death toll as the US and others urged it to do more to protect civilians
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that Israeli authorities have recalled their team of negotiators from Qatar after reaching a "dead end" in talks to end the fighting in Gaza.