Israeli fighter jets have attacked high-rise buildings and other targets in #Gaza as Palestinians in the besieged enclave woke up on Thursday to mark the #EidAlFitr religious holiday under relentless aerial bombardment.
City of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip has been hit by a fresh Israeli air raid while rockets were launched from Gaza towards Israeli cities close to the enclave.
Heavy bombardment on the Gaza Strip continued into the early hours of Thursday as Israeli forces launched a series of air attacks on various locations — in pictures aje.io/p3hs7
At least 35 Palestinians were wounded in confrontations with the Israeli army in various locations in the occupied West Bank.
An Egyptian delegation is in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli officials as part of efforts to negotiate a cease-fire in the escalating conflict with Gaza.
"I had to flee right away because we expected a rocket next ... It’s been a nightmare.”
A Gaza resident recounts the Israeli air strike that hit his building. Follow our LIVE blog for the latest: aje.io/n4m73
Israeli forces have killed at least 18 Palestinian children in Gaza this past week.
They join more than 3,000 Palestinian children who were killed by Israeli forces over the past 20 years. Here are some of their names ⤵️ aje.io/dfsrb
BREAKING: Three rockets have launched from southern Lebanon into Israel. LIVE updates: aje.io/n4m73
Israel has begun firing artillery and tank shells into Gaza, and scores of families are fleeing their homes, according to Palestinian witnesses in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces have not entered Gaza following a barrage of artillery and air strikes in the north of Gaza, confirms Al Jazeera correspondent Safwat al-Kahlout, who is reporting from Gaza.
Israel continued to bomb the Gaza Strip on Friday, stepping up its troop and tank deployment on the border, while Palestinian factions also fired more rockets into Israel.
BREAKING: A new Israeli strike hits northern Gaza, while several alleged Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes in West Bank. LIVE updates: aje.io/n4m73
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There’s a physical separation between Palestinians living in Gaza and those in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. Israel bars any movement between these areas.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that the Israeli defence establishment believes the recent hold-up of US arms shipments would not affect the war on Gaza but could affect military preparedness on other fronts.
Israeli PM Netanyahu says a date has been set for a ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million forcibly displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
Israeli warplanes have bombed a council building in central Gaza’s Maghazi camp, killing several Palestinians, including the mayor of the municipality, reports the government’s media office.
During his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron will push for a thorough investigation into the killing of seven WCK aid workers, including three UK citizens.
It has been 6️⃣ months since Israel launched its brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip on October 7, which has seen tens of thousands of Palestinians killed.
We take a look at the toll Israeli attacks have taken on the enclave and Palestinian life ⤵️
More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel started its war on Gaza on October 7, according to the besieged enclave’s health ministry.
Thousands more are missing under the rubble and are presumed dead.
Israel continues to pound Gaza, despite the UN Human Rights Council adopting a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes committed in the besieged enclave.
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has joined dozens of congressional Democrats in signing a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken, urging a halt to weapons transfers to Israel.
An Israeli investigation has found that a captive woman was 'most likely' killed when an Israeli combat helicopter fired on a vehicle in the Gaza Strip.