Israel Air Strikes

Israel army kills 10 senior Hamas figures, topples high-rise towers housing militant outfit’s facilities

Gaza’s health ministry said 69 Palestinians, including 16 children and six women, had died in the air strikes; Islamic Jihad confirmed the deaths of seven militants

Chanting, honking Gazans celebrate long-term truce with Israel

The Palestinians said it was a "permanent" truce, while a senior Israeli official described the ceasefire as "unconditional and unlimited in time".

Explained: What will it take for the Gaza crisis to finally end?

Future developments in the Gaza conflict -- attrition warfare, a ground incursion or a ceasefire -- depend on events on the ground, the status of the forces on both sides and internal dynamics, analysts say.

Six Palestinians killed as Israel continues to pound Gaza

Police say the strike early on Thursday destroyed a four-story structure in Gaza and that rescue workers were still searching for people trapped in the rubble.

US accuses Israel of targeting family of murdered Palestine teen

The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and killed in July

Gaza death toll tops 2016, as more people succumb to injuries

The toll, which had stood at 1,980, jumped up after a number of people died from their injuries in hospitals across Gaza, as well as in Cairo and Jerusalem

Israel apologises after govt official calls Brazil a 'diplomatic dwarf'

The comment in July was made by spokesman Yigal Palmor after Brazil criticised Israel's military campaign in Gaza as excessive and recalled its envoy in Tel Aviv.

Small signs of normalcy in Gaza as truce begins to take hold

Ten hours into the truce, the skies over Gaza remained calm, with no reports of violations on any side and signs of life emerging on the streets of the wartorn coastal enclave which is home to 1.8 million Palestinians.

Gaza crisis: UN official says Israel's blockade is part of the problem

"The blockade must be lifted not only to get material into Gaza in order to rebuild it but to allow Gaza to do what it was doing very well just 10 years ago, to trade with the outside world," Rawley told AFP.

Gaza: Israel keeps up punishing air strikes, Palestine toll rises to 1,898

Gaza emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said two men were killed in a strike that "targeted a motorbike in the Al-Maghazi camp" and that the bodies of three other men were pulled from the rubble "of the Al-Qassam mosque"