‘Solutions, not slogans’: Gaza holds first election in 21 years
Deir el-Balah holds Gaza’s first local election in 21 years amid war ruins, with residents demanding real solutions.
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. [Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/AP25268506489921_cropped-1758839716.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Lebanese army and security forces gather near a pickup truck carrying a cache of small arms exiting the Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 21, 2025 [Anwar Amro/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/000_726A88T-1755793438.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Mourners gather next to bodies, at the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli fire while seeking aid on Friday, at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, August 16, 2025. [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-08-16T093932Z_1420516290_RC238GAZD6Z9_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1755365089.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
- list 1 of 10Published on 16 Aug 2025
That’s a wrap from us
- list 2 of 10Published on 16 Aug 2025
Here’s what happened today
- list 3 of 10Published on 16 Aug 2025
Israeli forces storm village south of Hebron
- list 4 of 10Published on 16 Aug 2025
Egyptian journalists commemorate Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel
Published On 16 Aug 2025
