The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Egyptian mediators have proposed a Gaza truce that would take effect at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Sunday, an Egyptian security source said, adding that Israel had agreed while Cairo was still seeking a Palestinian response.

An Israeli offensive launched Friday followed what the government called concrete threats of an imminent attack. Militants have fired hundreds of rockets at Israel in response.

Hamas movement, which has been ruling Gaza since 2007, has left the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) alone in confronting Israel’s attacks on the enclave. This is not the first time that Hamas distances itself from such a confrontation, a tactic that Israel succeeded in imposing on the Strip twice, the…

Israeli air strikes hit Gaza and the militant Islamic Jihad group fired rockets into Israel on Sunday, the third day of violence that has killed about 30 Palestinians and sent Israelis in southern areas and cities including Tel Aviv into shelters.

At least 31 people killed so far in attacks on Gaza, in the worst flare-up since the last major attack in May 2021.

Israeli officials say airstrikes on Gaza have targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement rather than Hamas, the Islamic resistance group that rules the enclave. What is the difference between the two groups? According to a report by Reuters on Saturday, the PIJ is an armed group allied with Hamas,…

Israel's Iron Dome interceptor has shot down 97% of Palestinian rockets it has engaged during the weekend surge of Gaza fighting, the military said, an improvement in the performance of the U.S.-backed system.

Sirens sounded and explosions were heard on the western outskirts of Jerusalem on Sunday, as the war between Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Israel continues. There was no immediate word of casualties on the Jerusalem outskirts, which Islamic Jihad said it had targeted in a rocket attack in retaliation for Israel's…

An Israeli airstrike killed a second senior commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, the fighters said Sunday as the death toll from violence in Gaza rose to 31, including six children, according to Palestinian health officials. As Israel pressed on with its assault, Palestinian militants retaliated with barrages…