GAZA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas-run government in Gaza said in a statement on Sunday that the Israeli army killed at least 350 Palestinians in the past 48 hours in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Medical teams were unable to reach dozens of bodies scattered on the streets,...
A child walks among the rubble in the residential area known as Juhor ad-Dik, built by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) and heavily damaged due to Israeli attacks in the southeastern part of the enclave of Gaza Strip on November 28, 2023. Mustafa Hassona | Anadolu | G...
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Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to form a government together. The two groups made the announcement Tuesday in Beijing after China-sponsored talks.
In exchange for Hamas to release hostages, the Israeli side agreed to release Palestinian prisoners and allow more humanitarian aid to enter the besieged enclave, said the Israeli government in a statement. Under the deal, at least 50 hostages, mainly children and women, would be freed for the...
elderly and children still held captive by Hamas in Gaza. We call on the Israeli government, world leaders, and mediating countries to leverage the military achievement into a diplomatic one by pursuing an immediate agreement for the release of all 101 hostages: the living for rehabilitation a...
Gaza border. Israel maintained closed borders with Gaza, hoping to pressure the Hamas regime economically. While Israel indicated a willingness to extend the cease-fire, Hamas began increasing its Qassem rocket attacks on Israel, forcing the Israeli government to make a decision on how to respond....
Israel's defense chief has said thewar with Hamas in the Gaza Stripis focused on the southern city of Khan Younis, and warned it will take months to achieve the Israeli government's stated goal of destroying the Palestinian militant group. But there was rising hope Wednesday that ce...
During the current war, Hamas officials have said the group does not want to return to ruling Gaza and that it advocates for forming a government of technocrats to be agreed upon by the various Palestinian factions. That government would then prepare for elections ...
Ismail al Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run government media office in Gaza, rejected Israel's claims - which he alleged were "to justify the brutal crime it conducted against dozens of displaced people". Video and images from the area showed body bags lined up outside the morgue of...