Gaza, Hamas and Israel

Death Toll in Gaza Strip From Israel-Hamas War Tops 45,000, Palestinians Say
Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people
Reports claim Israel and Hamas ‘closer than ever’ to Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal
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Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people as US makes new push for a ceasefire
Officials at two hospitals in the Gaza Strip reported a combined total of 25 bodies from an Israeli strike on a multistory residential building in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp.
The unique destructiveness of Israel’s war on Gaza
Airwars, which charts civilian casualties of 21st century conflict, calls Israel’s campaign in Gaza “by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict” it has tracked.
Israel’s Military Strikes Northern Gaza After Days of Deadly Bombardment
Israel’s military said it carried out strikes and raids against Hamas targets in northern Gaza on Sunday. The actions followed days of deadly attacks across the territory.
Thousands Protest In Israel For Gaza Hostage Deal
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday for a deal to release the remaining hostages still held in Gaza after more than 14 months of war against Hamas in the Palestinian territory.
Israel keeps up airstrikes on Gaza as ceasefire talks continue
Storyline: As Israel intensified airstrikes on the Gaza Strip during ceasefire talks, Gaza's civil defense agency reports Israeli strikes on the territory killed 17 people on Saturday alone, including seven at a UN school housing displaced people.
Gaza death toll inflated to promote anti-Israel narrative, study finds
Civilian death counts in the Israel-Hamas war have been inflated and distorted to portray Israel as deliberately targeting innocent civilians, a new study found. The report from the UK-based Henry Jackson Society found that news outlets failed to distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties and relied on manipulated statistics from the Hamas-run Health Ministry when reporting on the war.
Gaza death toll inflated to promote narrative of Israel targeting civilians
News outlets failed to distinguish between civilian and combatant casualties, and relied on statistics from the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Trump pressure pushed Hamas to relent during Gaza ceasefire and hostage talks, U.S. official says
Pressure from President-elect Donald Trump was a major factor in Hamas relenting on two key issues during ceasefire and ...
Blinken in Mideast to discuss Syrian transition as Hamas softens Gaza ceasefire demands
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan on Thursday as part of a Middle East trip to promote an “inclusive, ...
US hopes for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal in December
WASHINGTON ( NewsNation) — Top White House officials are hopeful that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas could be ...
Hamas makes concessions, fueling new hope for ceasefire and hostage deal with Israel
There was new hope that a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release might come about after Hamas agreed to concessions. NBC News' ...
Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
A Hamas official says that after a weekslong hiatus international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and Israel over a ceasefire in Gaza, and that he was hopeful a deal to end ...
Middle East latest: Death toll from Israel-Hamas war tops 45,000. Israel strikes Syrian targets
Palestinian medics said Monday an Israeli strike killed at least 10 people, including a family of four, in Gaza City ...
Israeli troops can remain in Gaza after war, Hamas concedes in major U-turn
Hamas has reportedly agreed to allow Israeli troops to remain in Gaza in a major about-turn that could unblock a hostage deal ...
Blinken says he discussed Gaza ceasefire agreement with Turkish top officials
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that he discussed the imperative of Palestinian militant group Hamas' ...