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Hamas says committed to truce as mediators push for Israeli hostage release

Hamas fighters also took 251 hostages, of whom 73 remain in Gaza, including 35 the Israeli military says are dead.

Hamas says Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce

Trump must remember that there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties, says a Hamas leader

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

Hamas was to release more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

Hamas says its leader in Lebanon killed in air strike

The official National News Agency reported an air strike on Al-Bass near the city of Tyre, saying it was the "first time" the camp had been targeted.

'This is a protest against the Israeli government'

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.

Iran says Hamas leader's killing a costly 'strategic mistake' by Israel

Bagheri accused Israel of wanting "to expand tension, war and conflict to other countries," while asserting it was not in a position to fight Iran.

Factbox / Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

Israel has assassinated or attempted to kill leaders of Hamas and key operatives since the group was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas

Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements

October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023

Facebook will remove "posts or comments supporting Hamas"

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has recently announced that they are taking steps to control misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas War on their platforms. These steps will include removing any posts or comments supporting Hamas, as well as deleting content that "clearly identifies hostages" of the ongoing war.

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

Israel pounds Gaza as death tolls on both sides rise sharply

The death toll from five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel rose sharply overnight as Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza Wednesday after recovering the dead from the last communities near the border where Palestinian militants had been holed up.

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know right now

Hamas is holding Israeli soldiers and civilians hostage and has threatened to execute a captive for each home in Gaza hit without warning, but despite Israel razing sections of Gaza and more airstrikes overnight there was no indication Hamas had carried out its threat.

October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

Latest photos from Gaza after Israel airstrikes

Over 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, as heavy Israeli bombardments from the air, land and sea continue to hit the Palestinian enclave.

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever, says border secured

Stories of the conflict between Hamas and Israel as they happen. 

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Israel-Hamas 'war': What you need to know right now

The death toll rose to 900 in Israel, which has retaliated with a withering barrage of strikes on Gaza, raising the death toll there to 687.

October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023

Latest photos from Gaza and Israel

The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.

October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023

Israel and Hamas 'war': What you need to know right now

Israeli troops fought to regain control of the desert around the Gaza Strip and evacuate people from the embattled border area on Monday, as the death toll from the war with Hamas surged above 1,100 by the third day of clashes.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Nearly 1,000 killed as fighting rages for 2nd day

More than 600 killed in Israel; at least 370 Palestinians dead

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Things you need to know about Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system

The system quickly determines whether a rocket is on course to hit a populated area; if not, the rocket is ignored and allowed to land harmlessly