Ceasefire

Israeli air strikes kill two Palestinians, 20 wounded

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli air strikes launched before dawn on Tuesday killed two Palestinians and destroyed much… Read More

Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages

GAZA/CAIRO: Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume… Read More

Three Hamas commanders killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israel killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip in an air strike… Read More

New Gaza fighting erupts, Israel orders truce negotiators home from Cairo

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel said Palestinian militants fired rockets from Gaza on Tuesday in violation of a truce,… Read More

No sign of Gaza talks breakthrough as ceasefire nears end

GAZA/CAIRO: Talks in Cairo on ending the Gaza war showed no signs of a breakthrough… Read More

Renewed Israel, Palestinian truce off to shaky start

JERUSALEM: Israel and the Palestinians renewed a truce that had largely tempered a five-week-old war,… Read More

Renewed fighting jeopardizes Gaza ceasefire efforts

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli air strikes and shelling killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, medics said,… Read More

Gaza militants resume rocket fire at Israel after truce expires

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip resumed rocket fire into Israel on Friday after… Read More

Obama backs Mideast truce efforts, seeks easing of Gaza isolation

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday backed Egyptian efforts to broker a durable Israel-Hamas ceasefire… Read More

Israelis, Palestinians set to launch 72-hour truce in monthlong war

GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israel and Islamist Hamas were expected to hold their fire for three days starting… Read More

Google pulls controversial ‘Bomb Gaza’ game after backlash

SAN FRANCISCO: A mobile game that simulates Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and invites… Read More

US, Israel demand missing soldier; Hamas denies knowledge

JERUSALEM: The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday it had… Read More

Israel, Palestinian militant groups begin 3-day Gaza truce

GAZA/JERUSALEM: A three-day ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip went into effect… Read More

UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday called for an "immediate and unconditional humanitarian… Read More

Israel ends ceasefire in Gaza, resumes fighting

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military started fighting again in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying Hamas… Read More

Israel extends Gaza truce for 24 hours as death toll hits 1,050

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel extended a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 24 hours, but… Read More

Israeli naval shelling kills 4 boys on Gaza beach – medics

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli shelling killed four boys on a Gaza beach on Wednesday, a local health… Read More

Israel poised for Gaza incursions after truce collapses

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel urged the evacuation on Wednesday of several Gaza Strip areas where more than… Read More

Israel targets top Hamas leader as ceasefire collapses

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after… Read More

France says Russia, Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire

PARIS: The leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to work on the adoption of… Read More