Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committee
Read full article: Drone strike kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas prepares to transfer governance to new committeeHospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line.
Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of PeaceHealth officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire.
Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
Read full article: Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for GazaIsrael’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Read full article: Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 people
Read full article: Gaza families struggle to recover from days of torrential rains that killed 12 peoplePalestinians in Gaza are struggling to recover from torrential rains that have battered the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsing buildings already badly damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby.
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
Read full article: Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry saysGaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start
Read full article: Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's startIsraeli strikes across Gaza over a roughly 12-hour period have resulted in the deaths of 33 people.
Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire's first phase winds down
Read full article: Netanyahu and Kushner meet as Gaza ceasefire's first phase winds downU.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the next stages of the fragile Gaza ceasefire.
Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student
Read full article: Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian studentIsraeli authorities have identified the latest remains of a hostage that Hamas handed over as belonging to a Tanzanian agricultural student.
Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefire
Read full article: Vance denies the US dictates to Israel as he meets with Netanyahu over Gaza ceasefireU.S. Vice President JD Vance is seeking to ease concerns in Israel that the Trump administration is dictating terms to its closest ally in the Middle East.
Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom
Read full article: Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loomThe Israeli Prime Minister's Office has confirmed that authorities received the remains of four more dead hostages.
The Latest: Palestinians journey back home as aid convoys enter Gaza and truce holds
Read full article: The Latest: Palestinians journey back home as aid convoys enter Gaza and truce holdsA ceasefire in the war in Gaza is holding for the third day as aid agencies work to rush in more desperately needed aid into the besieged territory under the truce deal.
Israel expects hostages to be freed from Gaza 'in a few hours' as ceasefire holds
Read full article: Israel expects hostages to be freed from Gaza 'in a few hours' as ceasefire holdsIsrael says it expects all of the 20 living hostages held in the Gaza Strip to be released Monday in its breakthrough ceasefire deal with Hamas.
US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire deal
Read full article: US is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza ceasefire dealThe United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private-sector players.
More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study finds
Read full article: More than 54,600 children younger than 5 may be acutely malnourished in Gaza, study findsA study says more than 54,600 children younger than 5 in Gaza may be acutely malnourished, with more than 12,800 severely affected.
Pro-Palestinian protests on the 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel
Read full article: Pro-Palestinian protests on the 2-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on IsraelProtests are being held in several countries protesting the war in Gaza and calling for its end as Israelis mark two years since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's army
Read full article: International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's armyInternational journalists have been given a rare and limited glimpse of Gaza City under the supervision of the Israeli military.
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposalHospitals say that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militants
Read full article: Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered militantsIsrael’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.”.
Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'
Read full article: Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman — all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East — confronted the crisis in the region at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders.
Netanyahu says Israel working on ceasefire plan on eve of Trump meeting. Gaza death toll tops 66,000
Read full article: Netanyahu says Israel working on ceasefire plan on eve of Trump meeting. Gaza death toll tops 66,000On the eve of meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is working on a new ceasefire plan with the White House, but details are still being sorted out.
Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 57 people in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for a ceasefire
Read full article: Airstrikes and shooting kill at least 57 people in Gaza as Israel ignores demands for a ceasefireIsraeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 57 people across Gaza, according to health officials.
An American nurse in Gaza City films a hospital's collapse as Israeli forces surround it
Read full article: An American nurse in Gaza City films a hospital's collapse as Israeli forces surround itThe health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse as Israeli troops bear down.
Drone fired by Yemen's Houthis wounds 22 in southern Israel, in a rare breach of missile defenses
Read full article: Drone fired by Yemen's Houthis wounds 22 in southern Israel, in a rare breach of missile defensesA drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels wounded 22 people in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday, according to medics.
Gaza-bound flotilla says it was attacked by drones. Italy and Spain send help
Read full article: Gaza-bound flotilla says it was attacked by drones. Italy and Spain send helpActivists participating in a flotilla seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza say that some of their boats were attacked by drones overnight while sailing south of Greece.
A mother stranded in Gaza City says she and her daughters are 'waiting to die'
Read full article: A mother stranded in Gaza City says she and her daughters are 'waiting to die'Noor Abu Hassira is one of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians staying in Gaza City as Israel presses on with an offensive to take it over.
As Western nations recognize Palestinian statehood, Palestinians doubt its impact
Read full article: As Western nations recognize Palestinian statehood, Palestinians doubt its impactPalestinians across the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank are welcoming news that some Western countries have recognized a Palestinian state.
As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it out
Read full article: As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it outWorld leaders are gathering at one of the most turbulent and divisive moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations.
Canada joins other countries in recognizing a Palestinian state ahead of UN General Assembly
Read full article: Canada joins other countries in recognizing a Palestinian state ahead of UN General AssemblyCanada has recognized a Palestinian state, despite opposition from the U.S., hoping it leads to peace based on two states living side by side.
UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting anger from Israel
Read full article: UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state, prompting anger from IsraelThe U.K., Australia and Canada have formally recognized a Palestinian state, prompting an angry response from Israel.
Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian state
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian stateIsraeli strikes have killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, according to health officials.
Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peace
Read full article: Macron hopes his recognition of a Palestinian state will be a landmark contribution to Mideast peaceFrench President Emmanuel Macron hopes that France's recognition of a state will contribute to peace in the Mideast.
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage release
Read full article: US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire and hostage releaseThe United States once again has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.
The Latest: Israeli military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza City
Read full article: The Latest: Israeli military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza CityIsraeli forces are pressing on with a new ground offensive in Gaza City as strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory killed at least 16 people, including women and children.
Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000
Read full article: Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza City as more people flee the devastated area.
A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouse
Read full article: A rushed rescue saves Gaza archeological items before an Israeli strike on a warehouseAid workers saved thousands of priceless archaeological artifacts in Gaza from destruction last week after Israel targeted the warehouse building in a strike.
UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global action
Read full article: UN commission of inquiry accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza and urges global actionA team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
Read full article: Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians fleeIsrael has launched its offensive in Gaza City, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war.
UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict
Read full article: UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflictThe U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza
Read full article: Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to GazaAs Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers are saying no. There are no official figures, but newly formed groups are broadcasting their refusal to serve despite the risk of imprisonment.
The Latest: EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel as airstrikes kill dozens in Yemen
Read full article: The Latest: EU leader calls for sanctions against Israel as airstrikes kill dozens in YemenEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza.
Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation
Read full article: Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operationIsrael’s military warned Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of its plans to take control of what it portrays as Hamas’ last remaining stronghold and where hundreds of thousands of people remain under conditions of famine.
Israel bombs another Gaza City high-rise as US advances a new ceasefire proposal
Read full article: Israel bombs another Gaza City high-rise as US advances a new ceasefire proposalIsrael has struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City after warning residents to evacuate as part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city.
A Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in a rare hit as Israel steps up Gaza City attacks
Read full article: A Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in a rare hit as Israel steps up Gaza City attacksA drone launched by Yemen's Houthi group has hit Israel's southern airport, closing airspace and halting flights, according to the Israeli military.
Israel calls on famine-stricken residents to flee and targets more high-rises in Gaza City
Read full article: Israel calls on famine-stricken residents to flee and targets more high-rises in Gaza CityThe Israeli army has issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in famine-stricken Gaza City.
Toddler evacuated from Gaza with rare disease recovers from malnutrition in Italian hospital
Read full article: Toddler evacuated from Gaza with rare disease recovers from malnutrition in Italian hospitalA Palestinian toddler is recovering after being evacuated from Gaza to a hospital in Italy for treatment of severe malnutrition worsened by a genetic metabolic disease.
Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demands
Read full article: Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demandsHealth officials in the Gaza Strip say that more than 64,000 have been killed in the nearly two-year war.
UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza
Read full article: UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered GazaA team of human rights experts is faulting the world’s nations for not doing more to ensure minimum protections of people with disabilities in Gaza, whose numbers are growing since the onset of Israel’s war in the territory nearly two years ago.
UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31
Read full article: UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31The United Arab Emirates has warned that any Israeli move to annex the occupied West Bank would be a “red line,” without specifying its possible impact on the landmark normalization accord between the two countries.
With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go
Read full article: With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to goWith Israel promising a punishing new offensive, Palestinians in Gaza's largest city are paralyzed with fear.
Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive
Read full article: Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensiveIsrael is mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists as part of a gradual call-up tied to its expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip's largest city.
Flotilla headed to Gaza leaves Barcelona for a second time after storm delay
Read full article: Flotilla headed to Gaza leaves Barcelona for a second time after storm delayA flotilla carrying activists and humanitarian aid for Gaza has left Barcelona's port for a second time after the vessels were forced to return a day earlier because of bad weather conditions.
Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows
Read full article: Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive growsAn official tells The Associated Press that Israel plans to slow or halt humanitarian aid in parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive against Hamas.
The Latest: Israel says 2 hostages' remains found as Gaza City offensive pushes ahead
Read full article: The Latest: Israel says 2 hostages' remains found as Gaza City offensive pushes aheadIsrael says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation.
Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000
Read full article: Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000The Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 63,000 as Palestinians face the start of Israel’s expanded offensive in Gaza City.
UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aid
Read full article: UN food agency chief says women and children are starving in Gaza and pressed Netanyahu on aidThe director of the U.N. World Food Program says it's “very evident” after a visit to Gaza that there is not enough food and that mothers and children are starving.
Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence
Read full article: Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidenceThe Israeli military says its double strike on a Gaza hospital that killed 20 people targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera.
Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuers
Read full article: Israel strikes a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 20, including journalists and rescuersIsrael struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene.
4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say
Read full article: 4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses sayWitnesses say Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point.
Doctors in Gaza say patients' protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition
Read full article: Doctors in Gaza say patients' protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutritionSoon after arriving at a Gaza City hospital, Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel examined a 17-year-old with gunshot wounds sustained when he went to an aid site.
Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensive
Read full article: Israeli strikes and gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine and a military offensiveHospital officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 33 Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid.
Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's terms
Read full article: Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction unless Hamas yields to his country's termsThe Israeli defense minister is warning that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed unless Hamas yields to his country’s terms.
The 189 Palestinian journalists killed in the war in Gaza endured hunger and grief
Read full article: The 189 Palestinian journalists killed in the war in Gaza endured hunger and griefThe New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 189 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war.
Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control
Read full article: Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its controlPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control.
Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows
Read full article: Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll growsIsrael’s military has targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike as they sheltered outside a Gaza City hospital.
Plans to take Gaza City are met with defiance from war-weary Palestinians and anger by many Israelis
Read full article: Plans to take Gaza City are met with defiance from war-weary Palestinians and anger by many IsraelisIsrael’s decision to take over Gaza City has met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids.
Germany halts military exports to Israel for use in Gaza amid outcry over Netanyahu plan
Read full article: Germany halts military exports to Israel for use in Gaza amid outcry over Netanyahu planGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany won't authorize exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.”.
Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel weighs further military action
Read full article: Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel weighs further military actionLocal health officials say at least 38 Palestinians were killed overnight and during the day in the Gaza Strip while seeking aid from United Nations convoys and sites run by an Israeli-backed American contractor.
Democrats implore Trump to step up role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza
Read full article: Democrats implore Trump to step up role in addressing suffering and starvation in GazaSenate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump's administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza.
'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts warn
Read full article: 'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts warnGaza's population is facing the “worst-case scenario of famine" and “widespread death” will occur without immediate action, the leading international authority on food crises has warned.
Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty
Read full article: Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertaintyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas.
AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in Gaza
Read full article: AFP journalists sound alarm about dire conditions faced by hungry colleagues in GazaA group of journalists at Agence France-Presse is sounding the alarm about conditions faced by their colleagues working in Gaza, saying that without immediate intervention, the last reporters working there will die.
UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens
Read full article: UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsensThe United Nations human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared
Read full article: Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely sparedIsraeli ground troops for the first time have pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based.