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An Israeli tribunal has ruled that eight activists who were on a Gaza-bound boat carrying aid must remain in custody after they refused to sign deportation orders, a human rights group and legal center that is representing them said on Wednesday. The Israeli authorities intercepted the vessel, the Madleen, on Monday. Four of the passengers,…
It’s the early hours of Monday, May 26. An airstrike that Israel says is aimed at a militant control center has just hit a former school where dozens of families were sheltering. Eighteen children were killed in the attack, according to the local emergency services. And this scene — — of a girl trying to…
Hamas said Saturday it has responded to a U.S.-led proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which Israeli officials have approved, but will seek amendments. Additional details of the response were not immediately known. In a statement, the militant group said its response aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, the Israeli military’s complete withdrawal…
Israeli fighter jets bombarded the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday evening in an attempt to kill Mohammad Sinwar, one of Hamas’s remaining top leaders in the enclave, according to two Israeli military officials. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Around the same time,…
Hamas released Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage it held in Gaza, on Monday evening, after mediators brokered a deal between the group and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government. Mr. Alexander’s release came on the eve of a visit by President Trump to the Middle East, and was portrayed by…
Edan Alexander, 21, is the last living American citizen held by Hamas in Gaza. On Sunday, the Palestinian militant group said it would free him, just days before President Trump is set to travel to the Middle East. Who is Edan Alexander? Mr. Alexander is an American Israeli dual citizen who grew up in Tenafly,…
Hamas, the Palestinian armed group, said on Sunday night that it would free the last living American citizen held captive in Gaza, just days before President Trump is expected to arrive in the region for the first major foreign tour of his second term. Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s lead negotiator, said in a statement that Hamas…
Before the war, this restaurant in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City served Thai food — back when one could still find the ingredients for it in northern Gaza. On Wednesday, a bloody day in the Gaza Strip, with multiple strikes, the restaurant was the site of the deadliest. Thirty-three people were killed there and…
Exploring a photograph of the aftermath of a deadly airstrike at a Gaza City restaurant.
Israel’s latest plan to displace people in northern Gaza has prompted a new wave of despair among Palestinian civilians in the territory, many of whom have already been displaced several times since the war began. The displacement plan would compound an already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where hunger has soared since Israel imposed a…
