By AFPA shadowy US-backed mercenary group pledging to distribute aid in Gaza has faced accusations of helping Israel fulfil its military objectives while excluding Palestinians, bypassing the UN system, and failing to adhere to humanitarian principle...

Kittiya Thuengsaeng thought her 28-year-old boyfriend was among the almost 40 Thais killed in Hamas's deadly assault on Israel last month.But on Friday night Thai officials shocked her with news so good it seemed impossible."I couldn't believe my eye...

Hamas fighters are set to release a new wave of hostages Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, officials said, offering hope to anguished families after seven weeks of war that have killed thousands of people.Key mediator Qatar was expected...

When Hamas and Israel reached a Qatari/Egyptian-brokered “humanitarian pause” in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip and agreed on a prisoner swap deal, the name of prisoner Israa Al-Jaabis circulated on social media as one of the Palestinian fe...

“I'm Bayan. I've lived 27 years in my beautiful city, Gaza. Today could be my last day here. My family and I refuse to relive the tragedy of the Nakba in 1948; we will not abandon our home. I cannot forgive the world, from the East to the West, for w...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, seeking to mitigate the nearly month-long Gaza war after Israel resisted his calls for a humanitarian pause.The Israeli army said its ground forces...

Egypt’s top Sunni Islamic institute, Al-Azhar, has reiterated itssupport for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance in its resistance against Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.“A kind and blessed greeting to the Palestinian resistance, and the innoc...

Fighting in the Gaza Strip raged for a 22nd day Saturday after Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli officials.Since the October 7 attack, the health ministry in th...

Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a "sliver of hope" to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday.The Islamist group took more than 20...

Gaza has plunged into darkness. Power stations in Gaza have been shut down due to running out of fuel, and even the remaining sources of electricity, such as car batteries and personal generators, are dwindling. The internet has been cut off, and the...

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday accused Israel of committing war crimes and preventing humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip, as Israel pounds the blockaded territory with air strikes."Israeli atrocities amount to war crimes," he said...

Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, released a video Saturday showing its fighters had captured three men who were dressed in civilian clothes."Scenes of Al-Qassam Brigades capturing a number of enemy soldiers in the batt...