Hamas-Israel Conflict

Hamas-Israel Conflict

A child peaks out through the rubble of a building destroyed during Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern of Gaza Strip, on December 31, 2023, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli jets pound central Gaza as Netanyahu indicates longer war

The war and lack of supplies has left 40% of Gazans at risk of famine, the Gaza director of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on social media on Saturday.

Pope Francis holds a news conference as he returns to the Vatican following his apostolic journey to Hungary, aboard the plane, 30 April, 2023. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS

In Christmas Day message, pope decries Gaza's 'appalling harvest' of civilian deaths

Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee their houses, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza City November 7, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri

Is Israel committing war crimes in Gaza?

Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian armed group Hamas, speaks during a press conference after meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon June 28, 2021. File Photo: Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP

Hamas leader Haniyeh arrives in Cairo for talks on Gaza

A Palestinian holds a child as they look on at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 16, 2023. Reuters

Netanyahu hints new negotiations under way to recover Gaza hostages

UN workers arrive to distribute aid to Palestinians, who have fled their homes due to Israeli strikes and take shelter in a UN-run school, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 23 October 2023. Photo: Reuters

When UN and its agencies lack much agency

Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on December 4, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Israel intensifies southern Gaza offensive; US, UN urge civilian protections

Palestinians inspect a house destroyed in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, December 4, 2023. Reuters

Israel expands ground attack in southern Gaza: Death toll soars over 800 in a day

Relatives and supporters of hostages kidnapped on the 7 October attack by Hamas, rally for their release, after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 2 December 2023. Photo: Reuters

Hamas says no prisoner exchange without Gaza ceasefire

File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on as he attends the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, 16 November 2023. Photo: Reuters

Civilians are 'center of gravity' in Gaza war: US defense secretary

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation about his approaches to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, humanitarian assistance in Gaza and continued support for Ukraine in their war with Russia, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

US to impose visa bans soon on Israeli extremist settlers for West Bank violence

The remains of the headquarters of the Palestinian parliament, also known as the Legislative Council, which was destroyed by Israeli forces during Israel's ground operation, are seen amid a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City November 25, 2023. REUTERS

More Israeli hostages expected to be released on third day of truce

Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip on November 21, 2023. [Leo Correa/AP Photo]

International reaction to Israel-Hamas truce