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As aid trucks slowly make their way into Gaza, another gate at Rafah is for people departing the besieged territory — the only exit for those permitted to leave, including the critically wounded.

Criticism of Israel’s attack on Gaza’s largest hospital is adding to global disquiet over its war on the enclave.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged nations to "work towards a ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as he hosted a conference on humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territory. Israel is not attending the event, which welcomes officials from more than 50 countries, plus UN agencies…

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Eighteen Palestinians killed and at least 20 injured in IDF raid on Jenin city; Israeli military says tactical pauses in fighting do not constitute ceasefire

The Gaza director for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says the average Gazan is living on two pieces of Arabic bread made from flour that the U.N. had stockpiled in the region

Israeli forces are attacking Hamas militants and infrastructure in northern Gaza as warplanes strike across the sealed-off territory

The Hamas-run health ministry said at least 50 people were killed Tuesday in Israeli bombardment of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Israel's military confirmed the strike targeted a key Hamas commander linked to the October 7 attack. Also on Tuesday, France's foreign ministry said two French children have…

António Guterres had said Hamas attacks had been in context of ‘years of suffocating occupation’ but denied ‘justifying acts of terror’

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