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20 years after its landmark withdrawal from Gaza, Israel is mired there

The conflict has devastated the Palestinian territory and is likely to keep troops there long into the future.

Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war

Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, taken after a ...

Israel plans to expand the war in Gaza. Here’s what we know

Israel’s security cabinet has voted to expand the war in Gaza, marking a major escalation at a time when it is under intense ...

What to know as Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in what would be a major escalation of the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, according to ...

Palestinian death toll in Israel-Hamas war passes 60,000, Gaza Health Ministry says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Tuesday. Israeli strikes overnight killed more than two dozen people ...

Bowen: Netanyahu is presiding over a divided Israel - the fault lines are now chasms

Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to ...

60,000+ Palestinians have died in Israel-Hamas war, health ministry says

Women and children make up roughly half the total, which doesn't include people who've died of hunger-related illness.
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The world’s hardest makeover: Hamas

I t was born as the Islamic Resistance Movement. It is more usually known by its Arabic acronym, Hamas. But talks taking ...