Hamas still controls most of the enclave, but Israel holds some key areas. International oversight could also be expanded, ...

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A deadline to begin talks on extending Gaza’s ceasefire arrived Monday with ... the opening of the vital Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt for the evacuation of injured and sick Palestinians.

The withdrawal will be to a distance of 700 meters from the border, based on maps from before October 7, 2023. A temporary suspension of Israeli air activity for military and reconnaissance purposes ...

Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...

While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers ...

By Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss Reporting from Jerusalem Gaza’s border with Egypt is reopening to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave, officials said Friday, after more than eight ...

Gaza has been decimated by Israeli bombing campaigns and ground assaults since Hamas carried out the October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and 250 were taken ...

The Rafah Border Crossing reopened on Saturday, the first opening of the gateway to Egypt since Israel captured the Gaza side nearly nine months ago. Officials familiar with the discussions said ...

The Rafah border crossing has opened for the first time in nearly nine months to allow sick and wounded Palestinian patients in Gaza to travel to Egypt for medical treatment.

Gaza Strip -- The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened two days before ...