At least 322 children reportedly killed in Gaza in 10 days — UN

Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 wounded in the Palestinian territory in the past 10 days, UNICEF said Monday. The figures…

Hamas says Gaza aid block impacts Israeli hostages

Hamas accused Israel Saturday of “committing the war crime of collective punishment” by halting aid to Gaza for a seventh day, saying it also impacted Israeli hostages still held there.…

Hamas says to hand over four Israeli hostages’ bodies in private

Hamas will forgo its usual handover ceremony when it returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Wednesday night, with Israel expected to free more than 600 Palestinian prisoners in…

Israel ready to resume Gaza war, PM warns after truce delay

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared to resume fighting against Hamas after the Palestinian group accused it of endangering a five-week-old Gaza truce by suspending…

Tears of joy as Hamas frees more Israeli hostages

Family and friends of released Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov clapped, burst into tears and popped bottles of champagne as they watched him walk free on Saturday after being handed…

Netanyahu orders ‘intensive’ West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an “intensive operation against centers of terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel…

Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once in Gaza truce phase two

Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of an ongoing ceasefire. Israel and…

Netanyahu says Israel to open ‘gates of hell’ in Gaza if all hostages not returned

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to…

Three hostages to be released from Gaza

Three Israeli men, all dual nationals who were abducted from the same kibbutz community during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack and held hostage by Gaza militants since, are set for…

Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza, a source…