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Israel targets Hamas leadership in Qatar's capital as they consider Gaza ceasefire

By Josef Federman, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks aimed at winding down the war and freeing hostages.

Israeli military urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel has demolished 30 high-rise buildings overnight in Gaza, which it accused Hamas of using for military infrastructure.

Israel targets Gaza high-rises as Trump gives Hamas 'last warning' to accept ceasefire

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Janine AlHadidi

A terrorist attack killed six Israelis and wounded more than 20 at a bus stop in Jerusalem. Israel raided the West Bank town where it says the gunmen came from. At the same time, Israel's military is assaulting Gaza City,…

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Palestinian gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing 6 people, Israeli officials say

By Melanie Lidman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Monday's shooting was the deadliest in Israel since October 2024.

Israel demolishes high-rise building in Gaza City as part of ramped-up offensive

By Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Israel has struck and destroyed another high-rise building in Gaza City after warning residents to evacuate as part of an offensive aimed at taking over the largest Palestinian city.

Israel steps up Gaza City attacks while Houthi drone strikes an Israeli airport in rare hit

By Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

In Gaza City, the Israeli military on Sunday leveled another high-rise tower that housed hundreds of displaced Palestinians and urged people to move south as it intensifies its offensive on the city.

Israel targets more high-rises in Gaza City, ordering residents stricken by famine to evacuate

By Wafaa Shurafa, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

The Israeli army issued evacuation orders and targeted high-rise buildings in famine-stricken Gaza City on Saturday, calling on Palestinians to move to the territory's south as it escalates operations ahead of a new offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 million.

Israel strikes high-rise building as it sets sights on taking over Gaza City

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The military accuses Hamas of using high-rises for surveillance and plans more targeted strikes.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 64,000, officials say, after ceasefire talks break down

By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed in the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, local health officials said Thursday, as Hamas and Israel reiterated their incompatible demands for ending the fighting sparked by the militant group’s 2023 attack.

UN criticizes Israel for dropping grenades near peacekeepers in southern Lebanon

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

The peacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday morning incident as “one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel and assets” since the cessation of hostilities in November that ended the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.