Israel & Palestine

The US president condemned Hamas’ “brutal terrorist attack” as he announced a Wednesday wartime trip to Israel

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots deep in the mid-20th century. FRANCE 24 traces its history.

A new emergency cabinet brings military experience, but not necessarily restraint.

Palestinians hide in the darkness, waiting for a ground offensive.

Hamas’s militants are now preparing for the Israeli ground invasion they assume is imminent.

Concerns grow Israel is planning ground invasion in Gaza, with more than 187,000 people already displaced

A possibly protracted — and broadened — conflict looms as Israel and Hamas militants continue to trade fire, leaving hundreds dead on both sides.

Dmitry Medvedev said Washington should have worked to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict instead of supporting Ukraine

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise multi-pronged assault that saw armed fighters crossing into several Israeli towns by air, land and sea while thousands of rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip.

“If [Saudi-Israel normalization] is to move forward, the Palestinian piece is going to be very important too,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Officials are negotiating details of agreement they hope to cement within nine-to-12 months, though obstacles remain

Attacks come amid sharply increased Israel-Palestinian tensions following Israeli raids this week on al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

Israel says it has arrested 19 members of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in raids across the occupied West Bank, after carrying out airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas fired rockets into Israel during last year’s march, sparking an 11-day war between Israel and the Gaza-based group

The US "remains unwavering in its support for Israel's security," Biden said, saying that the US government is committed to working with the new Israeli government

Israel unleashed new air strikes on Gaza early Tuesday, targeting the homes of Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders as Palestinian armed groups fired dozens of rockets toward Israel. The latest escalation comes after weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem.