Strike on displaced family’s tent kills a couple and their three children

The three mediators announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas on 15 January, expected to take effect on 19 January. The first 42-day phase included a ceasefire, exchanges of hostages and...

OCHA reported that a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Az Zaytoun, southern Gaza City, was hit at about 11:00 on 16 January. Two children were reported killed and 30 people injured. The...

UN experts urged all parties to accept and implement the agreement, called for humanitarian aid and justice, and stressed Palestinian self-determination. They condemned continued Israeli bombing after...

Israel’s security cabinet recommended that the full government approve the agreement on 17 January. The Prime Minister’s Office said planned hostage releases depended on final government approval...

Israel’s full cabinet approved the agreement early on 18 January, according to the Associated Press. The first phase was scheduled to begin on 19 January and included a pause in fighting and an...

A ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement took effect at 11:15 local time. The pause enabled a major increase in aid and some recovery of bodies from areas that had been inaccessible. It offered...

Following the opening of the Netzarim corridor under the ceasefire arrangement, large numbers of displaced Palestinians moved north toward homes and neighborhoods left in ruins. Their return...

An exchange between Israel and Hamas took place as part of the first phase of the ceasefire. The exchange brought Israeli hostages home and released Palestinian detainees and prisoners; many...

Israeli authorities halted cargo entry into Gaza after the first ceasefire phase ended without agreement on its continuation. OCHA warned that the closure threatened recent humanitarian gains and...

Israeli airstrikes and bombardment resumed across the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire of nearly two months. OCHA reported civilian deaths, injuries, renewed displacement, and damage to homes and...