Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war in Gaza has devastated the territory and left thousands dead and the flurry of international diplomacy to ...

Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed ...

They are the final group of hostages to be released under the first phase of a ceasefire that began last month. Hamas has returned bodies of four Israeli hostages who were killed in captivity in ...

President Donald Trump says he has asked Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza and plans to press Egypt to do the same. Trump said he spoke to Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Saturday ...

It will soon be one month since the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement came into effect. Winter in Gaza is cold, wet and windy. According to a United Nations agency, hundreds of displacement tents ...

(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) Hamas confirmed to Arab media on Saturday that they will not be the ones running the Gaza Strip during the implementation of the next phase of the ...

Since the devastating attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023, conflict has escalated in Gaza, with a surge in fighting in the West Bank. This has led to an increase in civilian casualties and thousands ...

The US State Department said that it was celebrating the release of Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, Karina Ariev, and Naama Levy in a Saturday statement. It emphasized that it is "critical that the ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.