Feb 02 Watch 3:17 Few of Gaza's sick and wounded allowed to leave through reopened Rafah crossing By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Shams Odeh For the first time in more than a year and a half, Gaza has a border open to the outside world. But Monday’s reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt was limited, and comes after a deadly weekend in Gaza. Continue watching
Feb 01 Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt to reopen for limited travel Monday By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israel says Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is scheduled to resume Monday as its ceasefire with Hamas moves ahead. Continue reading
Jan 31 Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 30 Palestinians, including several children By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, Associated Press Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire. Continue reading
Jan 26 Recovery of the last hostage's remains in Gaza opens the way for next phase of ceasefire By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Hamas says it now has committed to all terms of the ceasefire's first phase. Continue reading
Jan 19 Trump's Board of Peace has asked the EU, Russia, Belarus and Thailand to join Gaza peace plan initiative By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, an Israeli official said Monday, while France is holding off accepting for now. Continue reading
Jan 15 Netanyahu says announcement of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is only a 'declarative move' By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press Israeli strikes in Gaza on Thursday killed nine people, including three women, a day after the U.S. announced that the fragile ceasefire would advance to its second phase. Continue reading
Jan 11 Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government upon new Palestinian body taking over By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur. Continue reading
Dec 30 Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026, including Doctors Without Borders By Melanie Lidman, Sam Mednick, Associated Press The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said the organizations that will be banned on Jan. 1 did not meet its new requirements for sharing staff, funding and operations information. Continue reading
Dec 29 WATCH: Trump holds news conference as Netanyahu visits Mar-a-Lago By Will Weissert, Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side, said he wants to get to the second phase of the Gaza deal “as quickly as we can.”… Continue reading
Dec 26 Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say By Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the victims as Aviv Maor, a teenager, and Shimshon Mordechai, 68. Continue reading