The attack came after a heavy night of clashes with the armed Palestinian fighters, who tried to prevent the Israeli army from reaching the border crossing. Thousands of Palestinians waiting for their turn to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing are now trapped in the besieged war-torn coastal enclave …

Hamas has accepted a ceasefire proposal for Gaza, while Israel is ‘examining’ the proposal as it continues to bombard Rafah. Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of …

Shockwaves from Israel’s military operation in Gaza have reverberated into the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where security forces and emboldened Jewish settlers have reportedly ramped up attacks on Palestinian communities. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack sparked the conflict in Gaza, Israeli settlers have carried out 603 attacks against …