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Israel rescued 4 hostages, killing hundreds of Palestinians. What will that mean for a peace deal?

By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Israel and Hamas are weighing an American-backed proposal for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining captives.

Blinken returns to the Middle East as cease-fire deal hangs in the balance

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

With no firm response yet from Hamas to the proposal they received 10 days ago, Blinken on Monday started his eighth urgent diplomatic mission to the region since the conflict began in October.

Centrist Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz resigns over lack of postwar Gaza plans

By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. Gantz had previously said he would leave the government by June 8 if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for postwar Gaza.

Health Ministry in Gaza says 274 Palestinians died in Israel's raid that rescued 4 hostages

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire during the complex daytime operation deep in central…

UN chief will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights during war

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other.

Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza

By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick, Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press

Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza amid the military's heavy air and ground assault. At least 210 dead Palestinians, including children,…

Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say

By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press

The section that connects to the beach in Gaza was rebuilt nearly two weeks after heavy storms damaged it and abruptly halted what had already been a troubled delivery route.

Spain asks to join South Africa's case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide

By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

Spain is the first European country to take the step after South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has…

Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there.

Israeli nationalists chant 'Death to Arabs' in annual Jerusalem Day march through Palestinian area of the city

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The annual march commemorates "Jerusalem Day," which marks Israel's capture of east Jerusalem, including the Old City and its holy sites sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, in the 1967 Mideast war.