Palestinians in Gaza hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israeli forces won't withdraw
Read full article: Palestinians in Gaza hope Hamas will disarm but fear Israeli forces won't withdrawPresident Donald Trump's announcement that Hamas agreed to disarm offers a glimmer of hope for Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division
Read full article: Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its divisionThe Israeli military is rapidly constructing a large earthen barrier in the Gaza Strip, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave.
Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish Americans
Read full article: Takeaways from the AP-NORC poll of more than 1,000 Jewish AmericansThe Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israelās military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice.
US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisis
Read full article: US negotiator Brett McGurk will release a book on the Hamas hostage crisisA lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall.
Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee
Read full article: Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committeeHamas says it has dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a U.N.-backed technical committee.
Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say
Read full article: Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers sayLocal health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.
Freed Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounts sexual abuse in Gaza, urges victims to speak out
Read full article: Freed Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal recounts sexual abuse in Gaza, urges victims to speak outGuy Gilboa-Dalal, an Israeli man who says he was sexually abused while held hostage in Gaza, is speaking out to highlight sexual abuse in conflict zones.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefire
Read full article: Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 73,000, officials say, as Israel strikes despite ceasefireGazaās Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000.
Online commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur barred from entering the UK for public events
Read full article: Online commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur barred from entering the UK for public eventsBritish authorities have blocked a Turkish American streamer Hasan Piker and political commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. The Home Office said Monday that their electronic travel authorizations were canceled over concerns that their presence might not be conducive to the public good.
Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of the strip
Read full article: Palestinians mourn 10 killed in Eid strikes as Netanyahu vows wider control of the stripDozens of Palestinians in Gaza City gathered for funeral prayers for 10 people killed in Israeli strikes.
Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall
Read full article: Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stallAn international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 dead
Read full article: Israel says it targets new Hamas leader in Gaza as Palestinians report 3 deadPalestinian hospital officials say Israel has carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least three people and injuring 12.
UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarm
Read full article: UN council urged to use 'every means at its disposal' to press Hamas to disarmThe official overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza is urging the U.N. Security Council to use āevery means at its disposalā to press Hamas to disarm.
Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists
Read full article: Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activistsIsraelās national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza.
Israeli strike kills Hamasā military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks
Read full article: Israeli strike kills Hamasā military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacksAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.
Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament
Read full article: Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmamentNickolay Mladenov, who is overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, says the truce hinges on Hamasā disarmament hinges on Hamas' disarmament.
Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says
Read full article: Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report saysA report has found that sexual violence was systematic, widespread and integral to Hamasā Oct. 7 attacks that sparked Israel's war with Hamas.
Young Palestinian artists in Gaza exhibit their impressions of war as a fragile ceasefire holds
Read full article: Young Palestinian artists in Gaza exhibit their impressions of war as a fragile ceasefire holdsYoung Palestinian artists in Gaza have staged an impromptu exhibit to show the world the impact of war and the fragile ceasefire.
Palestinian authorities call local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank a success
Read full article: Palestinian authorities call local elections in a Gaza community and the West Bank a successPalestinian authorities say local elections in Gaza and the West Bank are a success and mark a step toward a long-delayed presidential election.
With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom
Read full article: With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loomIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon.
Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of Gaza
Read full article: Palestinians vote in local elections in West Bank and part of GazaPalestinians have voted in local elections, the first in two decades in Gaza and the first in the Israeli occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza.
Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her grief
Read full article: Her kidnapped son was killed in a Gaza tunnel. A new memoir gives a searing account of her griefRachel Goldberg-Polin has written a book about her son, Hersh, who was kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and killed in a Gaza tunnel.
Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from Spain
Read full article: Flotilla carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza sets sail from SpainDozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians in Gaza have set sail from the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona.
Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that's central to the territory's future
Read full article: Hamas considers a proposal to disarm in Gaza that's central to the territory's futureHamas is weighing a new proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for the U.S. plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory.
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Read full article: Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant womanPalestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes hit a home and a police vehicle in central Gaza and killed at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a woman pregnant with twins and eight police officers.
Blow after blow to the power of Iran and its proxy militias set the stage for US-Israel attacks
Read full article: Blow after blow to the power of Iran and its proxy militias set the stage for US-Israel attacksAs Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant groupās longtime sponsor, and its proxies.
A look at Middle East figures killed by Israel in recent years
Read full article: A look at Middle East figures killed by Israel in recent yearsIsrael has killed multiple senior officials with Iran's armed proxies like Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon since the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 there
Read full article: Israel's top court allows aid groups to keep working in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 5 thereIsraelās top court will allow international aid groups to keep operating in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories.
Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stalls
Read full article: Israeli strike kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza, health officials say, the latest deaths as truce stallsAn Israeli strike has killed at least two Palestinians and wounded five others east of Gaza City, according to Fadel Naeem, director of Al-Ahli Hospital, where the casualties arrived.
Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despair
Read full article: Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despairAt the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a ānew and harmoniousā Middle East rising from the ashes of war.
Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks
Read full article: Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talksPresident Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package.
How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire deal
Read full article: How one displaced family in Gaza is observing Ramadan's first day under a fragile ceasefire dealRamadan has begun in Gaza under a fragile ceasefire deal, but many say the joyous spirit of the month has disappeared.
Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians
Read full article: Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many PalestiniansMuslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal.
Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most services
Read full article: Gaza's Nasser Hospital condemns MSF decision to suspend most servicesNasser Hospital in Gaza has condemned the decision by Doctors Without Borders to suspend most work at the facility due to concerns over armed men in the compound.
Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024
Read full article: Mistrial declared in the case of Stanford students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of five current and former Stanford University students charged after pro-Palestinian protests in 2024.
Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza as death toll mounts despite ceasefireTwo Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire.
Israeli forces capture a local Sunni Islamist official and Hamas ally in southern Lebanon
Read full article: Israeli forces capture a local Sunni Islamist official and Hamas ally in southern LebanonIsraelis forces have seized a local Sunni Islamist politician and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and took him to Israel for questioning.
The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Hereās why the fighting persists
Read full article: The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Hereās why the fighting persistsAs Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October.
Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossing
Read full article: Women returning to Gaza say Israeli troops bound and interrogated them after Rafah crossingThree women from the first group of Palestinians to enter Gaza through the newly reopened Rafah crossing told The Associated Press that Israeli troops blindfolded, handcuffed and interrogated them for hours after they crossed.
Israeli police detain local officials suspected of pocketing aid sent after Oct 7 attack
Read full article: Israeli police detain local officials suspected of pocketing aid sent after Oct 7 attackIsraeli authorities are investigating a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned millions of dollars of wartime aid being funneled to help people in the early days of the Israel-Hamas war.
Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopens
Read full article: Palestinians allowed in to Gaza and patients are evacuated to Egypt as the Rafah crossing reopensA dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza and a few medical evacuees exited to Egypt Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays.
Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume Monday
Read full article: Gaza's crucial Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume MondayPalestinians in Gaza are watching with hope and impatience as workers lay the groundwork to reopen the territoryās Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world.
Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forwardIsraeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 30 Palestinians, marking one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire.
Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas
Read full article: Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and HamasA Gaza Health Ministry official says Israel has turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage.
Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief
Read full article: Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and griefIsrael is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.
Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phase
Read full article: Israel recovers remains of the last hostage in Gaza. Ceasefire moves into tricky new phaseIsrael says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire
Read full article: Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefireHospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October.
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
Read full article: Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in GazaIsraelās government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by Hamas
Read full article: Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by HamasRachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring.
Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'
Read full article: Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move'Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire.
Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says
Read full article: Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US saysThe United States says itās moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs.
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over
Read full article: Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes overHamas says it will dissolve its government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over as part of a U.S.-brokered peace plan.
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 GazaIsraelās 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 Trumpās Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.
5-year-old and her uncle killed in airstrike in Gaza as Israel says it targeted an imminent threat
Read full article: 5-year-old and her uncle killed in airstrike in Gaza as Israel says it targeted an imminent threatHospital officials say an Israeli strike in Gaza hit a tent housing displaced people, killing a 5-year-old girl and her uncle.
Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing
Read full article: Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossingA grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire.
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.
Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talks
Read full article: Chilly Gaza braces for more winter rain and word of any progress in ceasefire talksBarefoot children played on chilly sand as Gazaās thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents for another round of winter rain.
A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation
Read full article: A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violationAn explosive device has detonated in Gaza and wounded one Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefire
Read full article: Gaza's tiny Christian community tries to capture the holiday spirit during the ceasefireGazaās tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the Christmas spirit under a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says
Read full article: Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave saysA local Gaza hospital says Israeli troops have fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby.
Witkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled
Read full article: Witkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalledPresident Donald Trumpās key peace envoy will host new Gaza talks with Arab and Muslim officials on Friday in Miami, a State Department official tells the AP.
Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10
Read full article: Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10Israelās military says troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas.
New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
Read full article: New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killedNew footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah while held captive in Gaza months before they were killed.
Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase
Read full article: Hamas calls for more international pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phaseA Hamas leader is calling for international pressure on Israel before the Palestinian militant group moves forward with the next phase of the ceasefire in the territory.
Hamas official says the group ready to discuss 'freezing or storing' its weapons
Read full article: Hamas official says the group ready to discuss 'freezing or storing' its weaponsA Hamas official says the group is ready to discuss āfreezing or storingā its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel.
An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials say
Read full article: An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials sayAn international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year.
Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
Read full article: Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiersIsrael says it launched an airstrike in southern Gaza in retaliation for an attack by militants earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers.
