Gaza, Israel and Hamas

Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute
Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released. Local health officials said Israeli forces fired on the crowd,
Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Saying Hamas Breached Cease-Fire Deal
Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed. Hamas accused Israel of stalling.
Hamas Frees Four Female Israeli Soldiers as Part of the Gaza Cease-Fire
The Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Hamas killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 others hostage. More than 100 were freed in a weeklong truce the following month. Israel believes at least a third of the over 90 captives still in Gaza are dead.
Israel accuses Hamas of breaching ceasefire, refuses to open crossing points to northern Gaza
Tens of thousands of Palestinians waited to return to their homes in northern Gaza, voicing frustration after Israel refused to open crossing points.
Israel violates ceasefire agreements in Lebanon and Gaza
As well as the fatalities, Israeli troops in southern Lebanon wounded than 80 people when they opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, Lebanese health officials reported.
Israeli fire kills 1, wounds 7 as Palestinians are kept out of north Gaza over a ceasefire dispute
Health officials in Gaza say a Palestinian man was killed and seven people were wounded by Israeli fire overnight
Gaza Strip: 1 displaced Palestinian killed, 15 injured in Israeli army shooting
Israeli occupation forces killed one Palestinian and injured 15 on Sunday when they opened fire on displaced Palestinians trying to return home in northern Gaza after the ceasefire deal. The Al Awda Hospital confirmed that Israeli troops opened fire on returning civilians west of Nuseirat Refugee Camp and at the entrance to Bureij Refugee Camp,
Israel continues to break ceasefire; kills one, injures seven, denies access to north Gaza
A Palestinian man was killed and seven people were wounded by Israeli fire overnight, local health officials said Sunday, as thousands gathered in hopes of returning to the northern Gaza Strip under a fragile week-old ceasefire aimed at winding down the war.
Four hostages freed but Israel blocks people in Gaza returning north
Hamas released four female Israeli hostages on Saturday, in a second round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas which also ...
Palestinians in Gaza return to find their city in ruins after Israeli troops withdraw
With a ceasefire agreement pausing the war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza city centers.
Middle East latest: 4 Israeli women soldiers will be next hostages freed from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces ...
Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting ...
Elise Stefanik, Israel, and the ‘antisemitic rot’ at the UN
Rep. Elise Stefanik accused the United Nations of fostering "antisemitic rot," setting the stage for what could be an ...
Life expectancy in Gaza almost halved during first year of Israel-Hamas war, says new study
Life expectancy in the Gaza Strip was nearly cut in half in the first year of the war between Israel and Hamas, a new study ...
Families of hostages still inside Gaza say ceasefire is ‘one and only chance’ to bring loved ones home
Families of hostages still inside Gaza have warned that this ceasefire is “the one and only chance” to bring everyone home, ...
Four female Israeli hostages held in Gaza handed over to Red Cross
The four hostages to be released are Israeli soldiers Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy - all three aged 20 - and ...