Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...

The current war began with raids on Israeli towns on October 7, 2023. Hamas fighters killed hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers, returning to Gaza with 251 captives. In later interviews ...

The three-phase ceasefire has raised cautious hopes for an end to the war. Israeli bombardment of Gaza since the Hamas-led October 7 attacks has caused a devastating impact on the territory, with aid ...

I am eager for the war in Gaza to end and for the hostages to be released. Yet, I am concerned that the ceasefire deal agreed upon this week by Israel and Hamas is inevitably going to allow Hamas ...

At the end of a war in Gaza in 2021, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was photographed sitting in an armchair in his ruined home, a symbol of continuing resistance to Israel. Mr. Sinwar was ...

In a news conferrence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. would "take over the Gaza ...

Since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, destruction and devastation in Gaza have been widespread. So has death: 45,000 people have been killed in this conflict, including more than 300 aid ...

Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war in Gaza has devastated the territory and left thousands dead and the flurry of international diplomacy to ...

Ameera, an entrepreneur from Rafah, walks to her workplace where she cooks food for people displaced by the war. Photo: Alef Multimedia/Oxfam Here’s how you can help people in Gaza recover from the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

JERUSALEM — Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip, bringing ...