Four-day pause takes effect and first hostage-prisoner exchange begins

Israel announced an expansion of ground operations in Gaza, accompanied by intense bombardment and a near-total communications blackout. People in Gaza lost contact with relatives, ambulances and...

Israeli forces entered al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical complex, after days of siege and fighting nearby. WHO said it had lost contact with health workers at the hospital and stressed that...

The Security Council adopted Resolution 2712 by 12 votes, with Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States abstaining. It called for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors...

A WHO-led mission evacuated 31 premature babies from al-Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza after the hospital’s neonatal unit could no longer safely care for them. The babies were transferred with...

Qatar announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas for a temporary pause in fighting and a phased exchange of hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons, with increased...

The temporary pause ended after extensions and additional exchanges. Israeli bombardment and ground operations resumed, while Israel said Hamas had violated the pause terms. Palestinians in Gaza faced...

Israeli authorities issued new evacuation instructions, including for parts of Khan Younis, as military operations expanded southward. UN reporting said the area marked for evacuation covered...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter in a letter warning the Security Council that the situation in Gaza threatened international peace and security and that...

The United States vetoed a Security Council draft resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Thirteen members voted in favour; the United Kingdom abstained. The...

The General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza by 153 votes to 10, with 23 abstentions. It urged all parties to comply with international law,...