Israel retakes villages bordering Gaza as Hamas fires more rockets
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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
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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
The Israeli military has carried out air strikes on targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
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
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect.
A truce between Israel and Hamas began on Friday at the hour set by Egyptian mediators, and US President Joe Biden pledged to salve the devastation of the worst fighting in years with humanitarian aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Despite a guaranteed US veto, France proposed another draft resolution on Wednesday calling for an end to hostilities and humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip. The US vetoed similar measures in recent days, with a UN spokesman saying Washington is pursuing its own “intensive diplomatic efforts”.
US President Joe Biden has told Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu he expects a "significant de-escalation" in the Gaza conflict on Wednesday.