Tigray

Ethiopian aliyah activist fears for family's life as armed activities increase across Amhara region

Ababa, 39, a Lod resident and longtime aliyah activist in the Ethiopian Israeli community, has struggled to reach relatives who remain in the Gondar area of Amhara.

Members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) walk along a main road in Mekelle on September 23, 2026, as tensions intensify in northern Ethiopia after Tigrayan rebels seized control of airports in the region.
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787.

Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Tigray region of Ethiopia amid local escalation

 A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021

Suspected air strike kills 26 in Ethiopia's Amhara region

 Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda after signing the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa

Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war agree to a ceasefire


Ethiopia: Sovereignty is a priority just like peace - opinion

All partners, including the African Union, EU, and the UN, must recognize the government’s commitment to peace and support its repeated call for the TPLF to stop hostilities.

 RESIDENTS AND militias stand next to houses destroyed by an air strike during the fight between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Afar region, Ethiopia, earlier this year.

MKs to lead Israeli humanitarian delegation to Ethiopia

“Tigray and Amhara...are regions that Jews came from. It is important to preserve our holy places and our shared history.”

Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021.

Ethiopia's Tigray region: Committed to observing humanitarian ceasefire

As the Tigray war wages on, the forces say they will commit to the ceasefire so humanitarian aid can flow into the north of the country.

A woman stands in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021.

Ambush and reprisals in Ethiopia kill 64 - rights body

The previously unreported attack occurred on March 2 in Metekel, in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said.

Villagers return from a market to Yechila town in south central Tigray walking past scores of burned vehicles, in Tigray, Ethiopia, July 10, 2021.

‘The war is senseless’: Sojourn to the heart of Ethiopia’s civil strife

Between 7,000 and 12,000 Ethiopian Jews are estimated to be living in the Tigray region.

 This is one of two synagogues in West Welkega Province that have been forced to close because of the war in Ethiopia.

UN rights office decries Ethiopia airstrikes, says 108 killed this month

Liz Throssell, an OHCHR spokesperson, described numerous attacks, including on a private minibus, an airport and a camp for displaced people.

A woman stands in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021.

US concerned over Turkey's drone sales to conflict-hit Ethiopia

The year-long war between Ethiopia's government and the leadership of the northern Tigray region has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions.

Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020.

Ethiopian government recaptures Lalibela, a UN World Heritage site

Forces aligned with the Tigray People's Liberation Front had taken control of the town, in the Amhara region, in early August.

A general view of the town of Lalibela after the decline in tourism due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021.

Ethiopian soldiers retake territory in Amhara region

She said the Amhara forces had left in the direction of Lalibela on Wednesday morning, and residents coming from that direction said the Tigrayan forces had left there too.

 A burned tank stands near the town of Adwa, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021

Ethiopia expels four Irish diplomats as Tigray conflict escalates

In addition, Britain called on its nationals to leave Ethiopia immediately.

 Police officers walk amongst civilians at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia February 21, 2018