Gaza Strip

Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire lasting 45 days each, leading to end of war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived overnight in Israel after meeting the leaders of mediators Qatar and Egypt in the most serious diplomatic push of the war so far aimed at reaching an extended truce. Details of Hamas's counteroffer have not previously been reported.

How UNRWA staff involvement in Hamas terror attacks is only the tip of iceberg

Palestinian terrorists had infiltrated the UN relief and humanitarian agency decades ago and formed a support base, with several of them graduating from its schools, whose textbooks propagate jihad and violence against Israel

Sign of resurgence: Hamas deploys police, distributes funds in Gaza where Israeli troops withdrew weeks ago

Hamas has begun deploying police forces and making partial salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days after Israel had withdrawn the bulk of its troops a month ago.

EU worried Israel might extend Gaza war to a 'pressure cooker' town near Egypt

The EU’s top diplomat warned that conflict is likely to spread throughout the region unless a cease-fire is agreed upon between Israel and Hamas after U.S. airstrikes hit dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Hamas deploys police, distributes funds in sign of resurgence in Gaza 

Since seizing control of Gaza nearly 17 years ago, Hamas has been operating a government bureaucracy with tens of thousands of civil servants, including teachers, traffic cops and civil police who operate separately from the group's secretive military wing.

The new saviour of the seas: Indian Navy makes its presence felt in Red Sea amid Houthi threats

The Indian Navy's efforts in addressing piracy and missile threats in the Gulf of Aden during the Red Sea crisis underscore the complexities of global maritime security and the resulting economic repercussions

Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects 2 key Hamas demands for any cease-fire

Netanyahu, speaking at an event elsewhere in the West Bank, denied reports of a possible cease-fire deal to end the war in Gaza and repeated his vow to keep fighting until “absolute victory” over Hamas.

WATCH IDF's latest strikes in Khan Younis and Gaza

Israeli forces also killed three Palestinian militants in a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip.

UN envoy is in Israel to probe sexual violence during Oct. 7 attack

Reports have emerged that sexual assaults were part of the deadly rampage by militants from Hamas and other Gaza groups who killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 250 hostages from southern Israel.

Rebuffed by Israel, dismissed by China: Is international justice system without sufficient teeth?

The US helped create the UN and has been the major contributor. Yet it has often been accused of undermining it. Are rising China and India likely to take on the mantle of initiating reforms?