An Israeli attack on a house has killed three military commanders in Gaza, Hamas says, including one of the group’s most senior leaders. Thursday’s strike follows an Israeli attack on the top Hamas military leader earlier this week.
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Gaza Violence Resumes; Hamas Military Chief Targeted
Israel says more than 70 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, leading it to respond with at least 60 airstrikes after a short-lived cease-fire with Hamas broke down Tuesday.
Israel Resumes Gaza Strikes After Rocket Attacks
Israel said today that it had resumed targeting “terror sites” across the Gaza Strip after renewed rocket attacks on the Jewish state.
Israel, Palestinians Still Far Apart As Truce Nears End
With the clock ticking on the expiration of the latest cease-fire in Gaza, representatives of Israel and Hamas resumed talks in Cairo today but appeared divided over an Egyptian proposal to ease the closing of the territory.
Palestinians Consider Egyptian Proposal As Cease-Fire’s End Looms
Palestinian negotiators are considering an Egyptian proposal to end the fighting between Hamas and Israel that calls for, among other things, a partial easing of the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Gaza Talks To Continue As Cease-Fire Between Israel, Hamas Holds
A three-day truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to hold for a second day today as negotiators planned to meet in Cairo for indirect talks on prospects of a lasting cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
In Gaza, Cease-Fire Expires As Rockets Fly
Just as the latest cease-fire expired, rockets flew into Israel from Gaza and Israel responded by ordering airstrikes in Gaza.
Former Haines exchange student now living in war zone
“When we hear a near bomb, we are saying that our house is going to be the next one,” Haytham Mohanna says.
Gaza Conflict: Israel Begins Redeploying Troops
There are some signs that the current conflict in Gaza is deescalating: As the Israeli paper Haaretz reports, the Israel Defense Forces have started pulling their troops out of Gaza and “stationing the remaining soldiers on hills on the Palestinian side of the border with Israel.”
Gaza Conflict: Shell Strikes U.N. School, Killing Up To 19 Who Sought Shelter
As many as 19 people were killed when a shell struck a school run by the United Nations in Gaza, this morning.