The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Previous incursions have caused thousands of civilian casualties. This time could be worse, Richard Hall writes

Latest government advisory warns all Americans to exercise caution when travelling anywhere in the world – and specifically not to travel to Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon

Netanyahu sends in hardware to ‘prepare battleground’ as ministers debate evacuation of trapped Britons

This is a struggle where neither side is able to demonstrate grief for the other

Army describes ‘relatively large’ ground incursion. Plus, why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world

The Middle Eastern country shares its northern border with Israel and Syria

Palestinian officials said a further 21 people were killed by the airstrike

After Hamas’s deadly attacks on October 7, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) appeared inevitable. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government apparently had little choice, given that the attack shocked Israel to its very core.

Even before the unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel, fears of another major conflict between Israelis and Palestinians had been brewing for years. The deadly October 7 assault on southern Israel made those fears a reality. Many are now concerned an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza could turn the war into…

The Israeli military said the overnight raid involved tanks and troops and killed Hamas leaders. Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 7,000 as fuel supplies reach a crisis point.

European leaders who have struggled to come up with a common response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas and the humanitarian response to the Gaza Strip are meeting in Brussels, where they will agree to call for “humanitarian corridors and pauses” in fighting to allow safe deliveries of aid.