Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza yesterday while over 200 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes in the same area, according to Hamas officials, in one of the bloodiest Israeli assaults of the war.

Abbas calls for emergency UNSC session on 'bloody massacre'

With no sign of progress in mediators’ arduous efforts to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza offensive, Israeli tanks and warplanes blasted central and southern areas of the enclave overnight, killing at least 23 Palestinians, local medics said yesterday.

Tensions are rising between Israel and the Lebanese organisation Hezbollah. According to a report by Al Jazeera, analysts say Israel is threatening an all-out war against Hezbollah, which could be disastrous for both countries

Today marks the ninth month of the conflict in Gaza. Israel has stepped up its attacks on Gaza since the beginning of the ninth month

UNICEF said on Thursday that nine out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups to ensure their healthy growth and development

An Israeli strike on a UN school in Gaza, which was being used as a Hamas compound, killed at least 27 people early today, Palestinian authorities said

Israel yesterday announced a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza where Palestinian medics said dozens of people had been killed in airstrikes, complicating expected talks between mediators to try to finalise a ceasefire deal.

The government last week decided to recognise Palestine as an independent and sovereign state following the steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway

The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, stressed yesterday that there should be a clear position from both parties to reach a ceasefire deal.

Forced displacement has pushed over a million Palestinians away from the Gaza city of Rafah, the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said yesterday.

Eminent photographer Shahidul Alam has returned his honorary doctorate degree from the University of the Arts London for supporting the Israeli occupation of Palestine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was "thrilled" to accept an invitation to address the US Congress, where he plans to "present the truth" about the Gaza war

Hamas on Friday said it "considers positively" an Israeli roadmap towards a full Gaza ceasefire announced by US President Joe Biden, who urged an end to the almost eight-month war

US President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel had proposed a Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict

US President Joe Biden yesterday said Israel had proposed a Gaza ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages, and called on Hamas to agree to the new offer, saying it was the best way to end the conflict.

Rafah residents reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire in Gaza’s far-southern city yesterday after Israel said it had seized Philadelphi corridor on the Palestinian territory’s border with Egypt.

The United Nations, which has warned of famine in Gaza, said on Wednesday the amount of humanitarian aid entering the enclave has dropped by two-thirds since Israel began its military operation in the enclave’s southern Rafah region this month.

US President Joe Biden has no plans to change his Israel policy following a deadly weekend strike on Gaza's Rafah -- but is not turning a "blind eye" to the plight of Palestinian civilians, the White House said Tuesday