The strikes mark the most significant escalation in Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip since Israel and the militant group Hamas reached a tenuous ceasefire agreement nearly two months ago. Hamas has accused Israel of violating the fragile truce hundreds of times since it went into effect in January.

Hamas said it had accepted a proposal for a new cease-fire, which would see some hostages released from captivity in Gaza. But details were elusive.

US President Donald Trump "fully supports" Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to reporters. Levitt was asked in a briefing to ...

(JTA) — Israel has killed Hamas’ third-in-command in the Gaza Strip, the United States confirmed on Monday. The killing earlier this month of Marwan Issa, alleged to be a mastermind of Hamas ...

The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for ... A dead person killed during an Israeli army strike is taken into the hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday March 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Mohammad Jahjouh “In every room ...

Palestinians are uniformly horrified at the new bloodshed, which has brought the overall death toll in the territory to more than 50,000, according to the Gazan health ministry. Many Palestinians had only just returned to their homes after months of displacement and now have been forced to flee once more.

The surprise bombardment Tuesday shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war.

Unfortunately, Hamas chose to play games in the media with lives,” Leavitt told reporters outside the White House, apparently ... communities near the Gaza Strip, killing some 1,200 people ...