The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The origins to the conflict can be traced back to Jewish immigration and sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine between Jews
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.
.Hezbollah, whose name means “Party of God" (also spelled Hizballah), is an Iran-backed Shi'a militia group based in Lebanon.
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.
The Israeli military’s focus on intelligence, air power and technology left it vulnerable to a low-tech ground assault
Concerns grow Israel is planning ground invasion in Gaza, with more than 187,000 people already displaced
Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza as Hamas fires more rockets
Around 260 bodies have been recovered from an Israeli music festival stormed by Hamas
A possibly protracted — and broadened — conflict looms as Israel and Hamas militants continue to trade fire, leaving hundreds dead on both sides.
In 1917, the British government signaled its support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Israel with the Balfour Declaration.
A senior leader of the militant group has told Al Jazeera that high-ranking officers are among its detainees
Hamas will pay a price like it never knew before, the country's prime minister has warned
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, as dozens of fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land and sea. The offensive caught the country completely off guard and represents a "historic failure" for Israeli intelligence services, according to Middle East expert David Khalfa.
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