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Israel and Hamas accused each other of violating a truce deal that has brought a pause to fighting in the Gaza Strip. The cease-fire entered its fifth day Tuesday after a two-day extension was announced. However, the Israel Defense Forces said that Hamas had detonated "explosive devices" nea...
Israel alleges the Khan Younis area is being used by Hamas terrorists. 2:15 Fallout from Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza The U.S. is demanding more details of the Israel Defense Forces' military strike on a school in Gaza. Israel says the building was housing more ...
22, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images Kirby repeatedly declined to say if there's an effort from the U.S. and other countries to urge Israel to delay the ground invasion. Kirby said he would not speak for the Israeli Defense Forces or other countries, but that ...
Israel’s Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]January 18 Mysterious airstrip appears on a Yemeni island as Houthi rebel attacks threaten region ...
Israel strikes Gaza and West Bank 2 Feb2nd February World Huge explosions destroy buildings in West Bank 2 Feb2nd February World Eyewitness Eyewitness 'He has left hell': Israelis welcome home hostages after 15 months in Gaza 1 Feb1st February World Video, 0 minutes 53 seconds 0:53 ...
Since 2008, Israel has waged three large-scale military air and ground offensives on the Gaza Strip to attack the militant groups, including Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movement, in an attempt to prevent them from firing rockets and digging tunnels underneath the border into Israel with an aim...
The passage splits the territory into two sectors, serving as a conduit for aid into northern Gaza and preventing the return of displaced civilians from the south to the north of Gaza. Hossam Talib, a Syrian political analyst, told Xinhua that Israel pulled out its troops under mounting intern...
IsraelNational security adviser on Gaza proposal National Security Adviser Mike Waltz joined "CBS Mornings" to talk about President Trump's proposal for the U.S. to "take over the Gaza Strip," which he mentioned in a press conference Tuesday. Waltz discussed where the Trump administration stand...
Image:Smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Pic: AP What is Hamas? Hamas is the political organisation that administers the Gaza Strip, in charge of two million people. It was created in 1987 during an uprising against Isr...