The Latest Breaking News from the Gaza Strip

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday. Displaced Palestinians have started returning to the Gaza Strip and three Israeli hostages released.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 48 people over the past day

A series of Israeli strikes have hit the Gaza Strip, following the agreement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last minute crisis.”

A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025 – subject to a delayed Israeli government vote on the package originally scheduled for the morning of Jan. 16.

President Joe Biden confused Lebanese political party Hezbollah with Palestinian militant group Hamas during his speech on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.