Oscar-winning Palestinian director released by Israeli army after being attacked
Hamdan Ballal said Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat him in front of his home while filming the assault.
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director detained by Israeli army
Israeli settlers have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film "No Other Land."
Death toll in Gaza rises to 50,000, territory's health ministry says
Israel previously threatened Gaza with "complete destruction and devastation" if Hamas didn't hand over the remaining hostages.
Mahmoud Khalil's wife Noor Abdalla in her first TV interview
In her first TV interview, Noor Abdalla, a U.S. citizen, says the White House is mischaracterizing Khalil and his role in campus protests against Israel's attacks on Gaza, as the Trump administration seeks to deport him – a legal resident.
Israel launches deadly strikes on Lebanon in retaliation to rockets fired
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the militant group would hold.
Netanyahu dismisses Israeli domestic intelligence chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week cited an "ongoing lack of trust" as the reason for moving to sack Ronen Bar, who was appointed in October 2021 for a five-year term.
Israel threatens "complete destruction" of Gaza for Hamas' crimes
Israel has reportedly killed 500 people with its renewed assault in Gaza, as its threats to Palestinian civilians take on an increasingly menacing tone.
Retired Israeli general says Gaza strikes will mean more dead hostages
As Israel's renewed strikes kill hundreds in Gaza, a retired Israeli general says the assault will mean "more hostages dead," too.
U.S., Israel interested in three countries resettlement of Gazans, sources say
President Trump has repeatedly said the Gaza Strip is uninhabitable.
Israel launches deadly new strikes in Gaza as ceasefire falls apart
Officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza say the new Israeli assault has killed more than 400 people, as Israel accuses Hamas of refusing to extend the ceasefire.
Hamas says it will release U.S.-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel is wary
Hamas said it accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, but Israel cast doubt on the offer.
America's Mideast partners welcome Trump's U-turn on displacing Gazans
Along with Arab nations backing an alternative to Trump's "Riviera of the Mideast" proposal, Hamas also cautiously welcomed his sharp change in rhetoric.
U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence
Israel has railed against a U.N. commission accusing its troops of sexual violence in Gaza as an "anti-Semitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting" body.
Doctors remove bullet from Gazan woman's head after 4 months of agony
Sarah al-Awady says an Israeli quadcopter shot her in the head, leaving a bullet lodged behind her eye for 4 excruciating months.
Israel strikes Gaza ahead of new talks on ceasefire with Hamas
The air strike comes just before talks on the future of the truce are set to begin again this week.
Israel to send delegation to Qatar to advance ceasefire talks
Foreign ministers from Muslim nations on Saturday also rejected calls by President Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population.
Trump warns Hamas as U.S. holds unprecedented talks with the terrorist group
President Trump issued a "last warning" to Hamas to release all hostages it still holds even as the White House confirmed unprecedented direct U.S.-Hamas talks.
As Israel cuts off food and supplies to Gaza, aid groups say they are scrambling
Three days into Israel's Gaza aid freeze, one aid group says a resumption is imperative: "With humanitarian needs sky high, more aid access is required, not less."
Arab nations, Hamas slam Israel for Gaza aid halt as ceasefire falters
A deadly stabbing incident brings bloodshed back to Israel as Netanyahu and Hamas accuse each other of violating the increasingly fragile Gaza ceasefire.
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire
Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.
Trump administration approves nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel
The arms sale approval comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to expire on Saturday.
Israel supports ceasefire proposal from U.S. envoy, Netanyahu says
Israel's government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover.
Israel's army underestimated Hamas before Oct. 7 attack, probe finds
The findings could pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
Hamas hands over 4 dead hostages as Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners
At around the same time as the bodies of the hostages were handed over, a Red Cross convoy carrying dozens of released Palestinian prisoners left Israel's Ofer prison.
Fate of Israel-Hamas ceasefire hangs in balance as first phase nears end
Israel says it will send negotiators, Hamas says it's ready to talk after Trump's envoy voices optimism that the Gaza ceasefire "will get to stage two."
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