Gaza

A general strike has disrupted industry, services, and education across parts of Israel as demands for the government to agree on a ceasefire deal and bring remaining captives home from…

Israel said Tuesday it has rescued another of the 250 hostages Hamas militants captured in their shock attack on Israel last October. The Israel Defense Forces said they found 52-year-old…

Joe Biden has said he is “optimistic” that a Gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. “We are closer than we’ve ever been,” the US president said following the latest round…

Hamas has rejected “new conditions” in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar. Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the…

Qatar is set to host Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, seeking a so-far elusive agreement that the United States hopes would stop Iran from striking Israel and avert a wider…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two…

U.S. President Joe Biden says the goal of peace in Gaza appears increasingly elusive, despite the White House and key mediators Egypt and Qatar intensifying efforts to push Israel and…

Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza, as the new leader of its political bureau. The decision follows Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran on July…

The US military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday (Aug 2), as Washington seeks to bolster defences following threats…

Israel’s military has said that one of the reported masterminds of the October 7 attacks, Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif, was killed in a strike it carried out in southern…