22 hours ago · Netanyahu, who visited Israeli troops in northern Gaza on Tuesday, said Israel was “determined to achieve all our war goals.” “We insist that they release our hostages,” he said while in Gaza.

The Gaza Strip, [e] also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine.

1 day ago · Graduating students hold a sign reading, ‘There Are No Universities Left in Gaza’, during the 373rd Commencement Exercises at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 23, 2024 ...

Mar 26, 2025 · More than 1,200 people were killed in the October 7 attacks on Israel and 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. Israel’s subsequent war on Hamas in Gaza has so far killed more ...

2 days ago · The Gaza Strip was the site of escalating violence between the competing groups, and a short-lived coalition government was ended in June 2007 after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip and a Fatah-led emergency cabinet took control of the West Bank.

2 days ago · Hundreds of Leading Israeli Literary Figures Sign Petition Calling for End to Gaza War 'The war causes immense harm to helpless civilians in Gaza': Signatories blamed the continuation of the war on Netanyahu's political considerations and accused him of violating 'the most basic values of Israel as a civilized society'

Feb 5, 2025 · JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing...

Jan 15, 2025 · Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas on Wednesday agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, potentially bringing an end to Israel's devastating 15-month onslaught on the enclave that killed...

Israel’s security cabinet is convening Friday to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war. If the cabinet approves, the deal will then go to the government for the final sign-off.

Jan 23, 2025 · For the first time in over a year, fighting in Gaza has stopped. What does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire include? A detailed look at the next six weeks.