U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum on Saturday (July 5, 2025) after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s office said Israel on Sunday (July 6, 2025) will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar. The statement also asserted that Hamas was seeking “unacceptable” changes to the … Read more
A Palestinian girl looks the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an overnight Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, on July 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday (July 3, … Read more
Palestinians carry the body of Hosam Wafi who, according to family members, was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli strike on a residential building in the Gaza Strip on Monday (June 2, 2025) killed 14 persons, mostly … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (March 5, 2025) threatened further destruction of Gaza if all remaining hostages are not released, and issued an ultimatum to Hamas leaders to flee. Strongly backing Israel as a ceasefire teeters, Mr. Trump said he was “sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job” as his administration expedites … Read more
Palestinians perform the mass prayer of Tarawih during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, near the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel said on Sunday (March 2. 2025) it is stopping the entry of all … Read more
Trucks carrying Egyptian humanitarian aid wait to start moving to the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo, Egypt, January 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar announced early Monday (January 27, 2025) that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow … Read more
After the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the worst attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The air and ground operation has killed at least 46,707 people, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable. LIVE: … Read more
A demonstrator poses as the Statue of Liberty as supporters and families of hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, rally demanding the release of hostages as part of a deal being advanced by U.S. President Joe Biden, outside the U.S. consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, on … Read more
Dr. Riyad Mansour (L), Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, listens as Gilad Erdan (R), Israel’s Permanent Representative to the UN, speaks during a Security Council meeting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, on November 10, 2023, at UN Headquarters in New York City. | Photo Credit: AFP The UN Security Council has called for … Read more