The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

The killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Tehran Wednesday came as a "thunderbolt" to war-weary Gazans, with some expressing disappointment Iran was unable to "protect him".

Palestinian faction’s diplomatic face was ‘leading the political battle for Hamas with Arab nations’

A protege of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Haniyeh was a key figure in the group’s international diplomacy

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed the assassination of its top commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut. The confirmation came the day after Israel said it targeted Shukr in Tuesday's strike on the Lebanese capital and hours after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated…

Besan Imad Mohamed al-Mabhouh left her home with her family, including her three children, at 24 hours’ notice in May. They still haven’t found a tent and are desperate for bare essentials

New Zealand may be a long way geographically from Gaza, and the government’s ability to influence the course of events there may be limited, but the nation’s inconsistent position on the appalling conflict is diminishing its vital interests.

Ministers and mobs protesting at arrests for torture of Palestinians shows diminishing respect for rule of law and human dignity

The detention of nine soldiers has prompted protests in Israel. What are the soldiers accused of doing to the prisoners?

Decision likely to be delayed several weeks, while charities say UK government is facilitating ‘decimation of Gaza’

The fast food restaurant chain is losing customers following a boycott of its Israeli franchisee.