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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Israel orders more forced expulsions from southern Gaza City, while the UN estimates 280,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
Israeli fighter jets have bombed and destroyed a water desalination plant in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City in the north, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.