At a top-level Israeli government briefing, it was said no permanent ceasefire is possible without the complete removal of Hamas.

During the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, the Israeli army destroyed large parts of the town, turning the area into a “disaster zone.” Five military divisions are operating inside Gaza, each including two or more brigades, totaling thousands of soldiers, according to previous Israeli army data.

Israel and Hamas are believed to have agreed that 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others should be released during the first 60 days of a cease-fire, but they have not reached a consensus on how many Palestinian prisoners should be freed during the same period. Up to 20 hostages are still thought to be alive.

As talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip resume, Palestinians in the battered enclave say they are desperate for deal to end the war between Israel and Hamas.

An Israeli journalist was arrested on Wednesday after publicly celebrating the death of five soldiers in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said that five soldiers were killed and 14 others injured in a Hamas ambush in the northern town of Beit Hanoun on Monday.

Thirteen women and two men who survived captivity by Hamas said they experienced or witnessed sexual violence while held hostage in Gaza, according to a new report by a group of Israeli researchers known as the Dinah Project.

Israel's defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt, according to local media reports. It appears to be the latest version of plans by the Israeli government to maintain lasting control over the territory and relocate much of