Middle East

The 27 people killed at the school were among at least 100 Palestinians left dead in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Palestinian medical authorities.

Israel has announced a major expansion of military operations in the Gaza Strip, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones while certain areas would be cleared.

The Lebanese health ministry says an Israeli air strike on Beirut that killed a Hezbollah official also caused the death of at least three others.

There are fresh hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas accepted a proposal from mediators that includes the release of five Israeli hostages each week.

A security delegation from Egypt is reportedly heading to Qatar for talks on releasing Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Crowds have marched in a heavily destroyed part of the northern Gaza Strip in opposition to Hamas for a second day of anti-war protests.

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz says if Hamas continues its refusal to free hostages, Israel will take territory and make sure it is completely defeated.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land.

‘Humanitarian catastrophe’: Egypt presents new ceasefire deal for war between Hamas and Israel as air strikes continue to hammer Gaza strip.

As Palestine's health authorities put the Gaza death toll at over 50,000, Hamas says Israel's latest strike has killed a political leader Salah al-Bardaweel.

Israel has approved a plan to separate 13 Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a minister says they will ultimately be recognised as independent.

As Hamas contemplates the latest ceasefire proposal by the US, Israel is ramping up attacks in Gaza in a bid to pressure them to release the remaining hostages.

Israelis have protested in front Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, against a move to sack the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service.

Ella’s cries could be heard as rescuers dug through the remains of a collapsed building.

Israel’s latest military escalations have killed almost 600 Palestinians across Gaza since Tuesday, with the IDF celebrating the elimination of Hamas leaders as ground and air operations continue.