The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Nearly 50 people remain hostages of Hamas since being kidnapped in the group's attacks on Israel in October 2023. With an agreement to free the captives tantalisingly close, RFI spoke to the mother of one of the captives, Viki Cohen, about her nearly two-year crusade to bring her son home.

At least four Italian citizens have been deported from Israel after the Global Sumud Flotilla's boats were intercepted by Israeli authorities.

This is the closest that Israel and Hamas have come to ending the war since the October 7 attacks almost exactly two years ago.

Spain, Italy, and Portugal are preparing for mass protests against Israel's war in Gaza

Hamas says it is willing to return all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the bodies of the dead in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan

As efforts continue to resolve Israel’s war in Gaza, the conflict is threatening to destabilise the wider region. A rare joint naval exercise between once-rivals Turkey and Egypt is being seen as a warning to Israel, as long-standing alliances shift and new rival partnerships take shape across the Eastern Mediterranean.

Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England

The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday said it was "essential" to end the Gaza war immediately, as Israel bombarded the territory even after US President Donald Trump called on it to stop.

“I believe they are ready for a lasting peace.” the US president wrote on social media after Hamas announced it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians.