World Dec 16 3 hostages killed in Gaza by Israeli troops were shirtless and waving a white flag, official says Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, a military official said Saturday, in Israel's first such acknowledgement of harming any…
World Dec 13 Israeli military says 9 soldiers killed amid heavy fighting with Hamas in Gaza City The fighting comes as Hamas puts up stiff resistance in areas that Israel has isolated and pounded with airstrikes for over two months.
World Dec 12 Support dwindling as Israel ramps up offensive in Gaza Israel and the U.S. argue that any cease-fire that leaves Hamas in power, even over a small part of the devastated territory, would mean victory for the militant group, which has governed Gaza since 2007 and has pledged to destroy…
World Dec 11 War rages on in Gaza's 2 largest cities with civilians trapped amid the violence The war has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and driven nearly 85% of the territory’s 2.3 million people from their homes.
World Dec 10 Intense fighting engulfs Gaza as Israeli forces press ahead with renewed U.S. support Heavy fighting raged Sunday across Gaza, including in the devastated north, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive after the U.S. blocked the latest international push for a cease-fire and rushed more munitions to its close ally.
World Dec 09 Israel continues bombarding Gaza, including places it told Palestinians to evacuate to Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south.
World Dec 07 Even as it supports Israel, U.S. at odds with ally over what happens after war in Gaza Israel talks about having an open-ended security presence and imposing a buffer zone to keep Palestinians away from its border.
World Dec 06 Violence in Gaza prevents delivery of key aid, spurs more mass displacement Makeshift shelters and family homes are already overflowing and many are sleeping in the streets.
World Dec 05 Netanyahu says military will control security in Gaza after war ends as Israel steps up strikes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war ends.
World Dec 04 Israel renews calls for evacuations as it widens Gaza offensive but Palestinians running out of places to flee Israel's military has renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip.