Gaza
Hamas chief ‘deserves to die like bin Laden’ says Israel after air strike
An Israeli cabinet minister has said Hamas’s military leader “deserves to die just like bin Laden”, after an air strike apparently targeting...
Israel launches strikes on Gaza after Hamas ‘breaks 5-day ceasefire’
Israel says it has carried out more air strikes in the Gaza Strip after three rockets fired by Palestinian militants hit the south of the country.
Gaza ceasefire extended by 24 hours after talks in Cairo
A new 24-hour ceasefire came into effect in the Gaza Strip Tuesday after Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to extend a five-day truce, minutes...
Israel must accept Palestinian demands or face long war: Hamas
Hamas rejected on Saturday as insufficient offers made in Cairo to Palestinian negotiators seeking to end Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, and...
Fresh strikes follow five-day Gaza truce extension
Israel has launched air strikes on Gaza after being targeted by rocket fire, just as agreement had been reached on extending a truce by five days.
Journalist among five killed as Gaza bomb experts try to dismantle missile
An Italian journalist was among five people killed when an unexploded missile detonated in northern Gaza.
Clock ticks down to end of Gaza truce deadline as negotiators meet in Cairo
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are meeting via Egyptian intelligence officials for their last day of talks before the current truce for fighting in...
Israel slams UN’s ‘kangaroo court’ Gaza war crime investigation panel
The United Nations on Monday named experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights violations and war crimes committed by...
Israel accepts new 72-hour, Egypt-brokered Gaza cease-fire
Israel and the Palestinians agreed on Sunday to an Egyptian proposal for a new 72-hour cease-fire in Gaza, officials from the warring sides said.
Israel denies targeting hospitals in Gaza as deadly rocket attacks resume
Israel has denied deliberately targeting hospitals or civilians in Gaza as a three-day truce ended in more bloodshed.
Rocket fire signals end to three-day Gaza truce as Israel resumes attacks
The Israeli military has resumed strikes on targets “across Gaza” in response to rocket fire from the territory.
Israel wants to extend truce beyond Friday; Hamas says ‘no agreement’
A senior Cairo-based Hamas official said late on Wednesday that there was no agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians over the extension of a 72-hour...
Israel declares end to Hamas ‘terror tunnels’ but some doubt destruction
Israel announced the withdrawal of ground forces from Gaza on Tuesday for a temporary ceasefire, saying its troops had destroyed the network of tunnels...
'Bomb Gaza' game pulled from Google Play store after backlash
A mobile phone app that invites players to drop bombs on Gaza from an Israeli military plane has been removed from Google Play following complaints.
Israel’s seven-hour truce ends as more violence hits Gaza and Jerusalem
A brief Israeli truce to allow aid to reach Palestinians ended on Monday amid accusations of strikes by both sides, while Jerusalem was rocked by two attacks...
At least 10 killed in strike on UN school in Gaza as residents queued for food
At least 10 people were killed Sunday after a fresh strike hit near the entrance to a UN school in southern Gaza that was sheltering Palestinians displaced...
'Kidnapped' Israeli soldier declared dead
The Israeli army on Sunday announced the death of Hadar Goldin, the Israeli soldier who went missing in action during fighting in the Gaza Strip two days...
Netanyahu vows to press on in Gaza, warns Hamas of heavy price for attacks
Israel will keep up its military campaign against Hamas in Gaza for as long and as forcefully as needed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday...
More than 30 Palestinians killed as search for missing Israeli soldier continues
Israel launched dozens of airstrikes Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip as part of a large-scale search for a soldier Israel suspects was captured by...
With ‘Iron Dome’ bill, U.S. shows it has Israel’s back; Gazans say war must go on
The U.S. Senate on Friday rushed through a $225 million bill to replenish Israel’s missile defense system, and House approval was expected in the...
Israel says truce over after fresh violence sees soldier ‘captured’ in Gaza
Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it came in effect and apparently captured an Israeli...
Israel PM vows to crush Gaza tunnels before truce as troops boosted
Thousands more Israeli troops are to join the fight in Gaza, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promising to destroy Hamas tunnels “with or without...
International fury at Israel mounts in wake of attacks on Gaza school, market
International fury against Israel is increasing in the wake of the shelling of a UN-run school and a market in Gaza on Tuesday.
Israel air strike on Gaza market during partial truce leaves 15 dead, 150 wounded
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 150 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a market, shortly after Israel said it was observing a humanitarian...
Gaza families mourn deaths of 100 as power plant strike leaves cities in the dark
Israel on Tuesday unleashed its heaviest bombardment in a 3-week-old war against Hamas, striking symbols of the militant group’s control in Gaza...
Gaza’s day of destruction: 100 more dead as talk of possible truce emerges
A possible truce may be in the works between Palestinian leadership and Israel, after at least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes and tank...
U.S. furious over Israel’s criticism of Kerry: Gaza lull breaks, 10 dead
The Obama administration pushed back at a torrent of Israeli criticism of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest bid to secure a ceasefire between...
Home of Hamas leader hit by missile; Israeli PM warns of ‘prolonged’ campaign
The home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was hit by an Israeli missile, according to the Gaza Interior Ministry.
Israel accuses Hamas of misfiring two rockets, hitting Gaza hospital and children
Israel has accused Hamas of misfiring two rockets - one of which struck Gaza’s main hospital and the other a refugee camp, killing seven children.
UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire
The UN Security Council on Monday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to allow for urgent aid to reach civilians as the conflict between...
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