
Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstruction
Read full article: Trump's Board of Peace proposes $2.45 billion blueprint to begin Gaza reconstructionThe U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire
Read full article: Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefireA deadly building collapse in Gaza has highlighted ongoing hardships for Palestinians nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Building damaged by strikes collapses in Gaza, killing 21 as perilous living conditions persist
Read full article: Building damaged by strikes collapses in Gaza, killing 21 as perilous living conditions persistA building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed suddenly in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children.

Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21 people, and other Mideast developments
Read full article: Building collapse in Gaza kills at least 21 people, and other Mideast developmentsA building housing displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City and killed at least 21 people including 11 children.

Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale
Read full article: Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons saleThe Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal.

UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report says
Read full article: UAE warned Netanyahu of major Hamas operation days before Oct. 7 attack, news report saysAn Israeli newspaper says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was directly warned by the president of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive just days before the militant group attacked on Oct. 7, 2023.

A year after Israeli strikes killed journalists at a hospital, no one has been held accountable
Read full article: A year after Israeli strikes killed journalists at a hospital, no one has been held accountableA year after Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital killed 22 Palestinians, there are still major questions about the rationale for the attack.

Strikes in Gaza kill 4, including 2 children, a week after US asked Israel to curb attacks
Read full article: Strikes in Gaza kill 4, including 2 children, a week after US asked Israel to curb attacksIsraeli strikes and tank fire in Gaza have killed at least four people, including two children, according to hospital officials.

Israel will investigate Hind Rajab's killing. Her mother wants more
Read full article: Israel will investigate Hind Rajab's killing. Her mother wants moreThe mother of a 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed after Israeli forces fired on her family’s car wants an independent inquiry into her death.

Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit
Read full article: Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visitDeadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday have raised doubts about new U.S. efforts to advance a ceasefire there.

Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for Gaza
Read full article: Marathon US-Israel meeting produces optimism but no firm commitment to American plan for GazaA marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear.

Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas' leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is next
Read full article: Kushner has a rare meeting with Hamas' leader on the Gaza road map. A meeting with Netanyahu is nextU.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage
Read full article: Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostageAn extremist official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night.

Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza
Read full article: Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk GazaPresident Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition.

Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast news
Read full article: Israel rejects Trump's Gaza plan, more details emerge on the Strait of Hormuz and other Mideast newsIsrael’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms.

Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikes
Read full article: Board of Peace envoy meets with Netanyahu on Gaza disarmament deal and urges a halt to strikesThe Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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 Israel’s 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 ceasefireGaza’s 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 “every means at its disposal” 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 activistsIsrael’s 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 Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks
Read full article: Israeli strike kills Hamas’ 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 Hamas’ 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 Hamas’ 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 group’s 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 thereIsrael’s 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 “new and harmonious” 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. Here’s why the fighting persists
Read full article: The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s 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 territory’s 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 GazaIsrael’s 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 it’s 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 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.

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.






























