Aid agencies are urging greater access to Gaza, but Israel is resisting calls to open the Rafah crossing from Egypt.
The sides, which agreed to the ceasefire in October, are preparing to move into a second and more complicated phase of the agreement.
Israel continued airstrikes, demolitions, and shelling behind the Yellow Line as UN agencies warn of an escalating humanitarian disaster.
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Aligning for Gaza

For decades, the Muslim world has been criticised for its fractured response to the Palestinian question. Capitals issued statements, but seldom in unison. Policies diverged, and priorities differed, ...
Israel started tightening the noose in May with an effort to flush out militants and destroy the extensive tunnel system ...
This wave of surrender follows announcement by Hamas granting a final deadline for anyone affiliated with these militias to ...
With only the remains of one captives still held in Gaza, Israel and Hamas are preparing to enter the second and more ...
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ...
Eight Arab and Islamic states sharply rejected Israel’s announcement that the Rafah Crossing would reopen only for Palestinians wishing to leave Gaza, issuing a joint statement on Friday warning that ...
Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a “critical” moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday.
Yasser Abu Shabab, the head of the Popular Forces, was killed in Gaza on December 4. Shabab was a polarizing figure who led ...