The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 17

Israel says it has mounted limited raids within the Gaza Strip to attack Hamas; confirmed number of hostages held in Gaza raised to 222

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023

Israeli air attacks kill 30 in Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp: Civil defence

The bodies were recovered from under bombed buildings, most of them women and children, civil defence in Gaza said.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2023

Human tragedy in Israel-Gaza deeply distressing: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reflected on 'disturbing rhetoric' about Israel and Gaza as Australia backs a global statement on the conflict.

AAP · Oct 22, 2023

A massive intelligence failure in Israel

The scale and complexity of the attack on October 7 indicated that Hamas had been planning it meticulously for months

The Hindu · Oct 22, 2023

US says it will retaliate if American forces are attacked in Middle East

US diplomat Blinken was speaking as the possibility of the conflict spreading across the Middle East rises.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2023

Israeli soldier killed during ground raid in Gaza, Israel’s army says

Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, claims to have pushed Israeli forces back into Israel during the raid.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2023

Israel strikes on Gaza intensify as WHO warns 130 premature babies at ‘grave risk’ as fuel runs out

Residents of Gaza told The Independent that air raids had never been so heavy and supplies are running out

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

Missing British teenager was murdered in Hamas kibbutz attack, family confirm

Noiya Sharabi, 16, disappeared after Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2023

Blinken, Austin say US is ready to respond if US personnel become targets of Israel-Hamas war

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin say the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2023

‘An atmosphere of fear’: free speech under threat in Israel, activists say

Jewish and Arab Israelis detained, fired from jobs and even attacked for expressing sentiments interpreted as pro-Hamas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023