Civil society groups are organizing vigils, murals and banners for the more than 200 people kidnapped in the enclave, while Israel decides whether to negotiate their release or try to rescue them
Gaza militia members are demanding the release of all Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the return of the captives. In the past, the Jewish state has paid a high price in swaps for soldiers, living or dead
The raids caused heavy explosions in most of the Gaza Strip, home to more than 2.3 million people. No casualties were reported by officials at the Hamas-run health ministry.
A Palestinian hunger striker who his family says has refused food for the past 160 days and is wasting away in an Israeli jailhouse infirmary has suddenly been thrust into the center of efforts to firm up a Gaza cease-fire. Khalil Awawdeh is in the spotlight because the Islamic Jihad group sought his release as…
A Palestinian hunger striker who has refused food for the past five months and is wasting away in an Israeli jailhouse infirmary has suddenly been thrust into the center of efforts to firm up a Gaza cease-fire