Top Results For: War in Gaza

Israel is marking three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks that killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 others kidnapped. More than 74,000 Palestinians have also been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s retaliatory war on Hamas. Redmond Shannon looks at how Israelis are marking the somber anniversary, while Mike Armstrong...

Why Canada is indefinitely dropping plans to expand MAID for people seeking it solely because of mental illness. More details emerge about the U.S. resident accused of encouraging and advising the killer in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. The death row inmate that’s now awake after surviving lethal injections. Plus, Israelis mark three years since...

Hamas and Israel reach an impasse during talks about the militant’s group disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Amjad Iraqi, a senior Israel-Palestine analyst with the International Crisis Group, joins Miranda Anthistle for insight.

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. A desperate search is underway in Gaza for survivors of an apartment building collapse, which has killed six children and at least 14 other people. As Redmond Shannon reports, thousands of other Gazans live in unsafe buildings damaged by Israel’s war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Thursday – though a number of UN delegates chose to walk out before it even started. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024, accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity in...

A mass funeral was held in Gaza Tuesday for 112 Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike nearly three years ago. Their remains were recovered over the weekend from rubble in Gaza City – with 157 bodies still missing.

Hamas has signalled a willingness to disarm as part of a U.S. backed roadmap to end the war in Gaza, but only if Israel stops its attacks and pulls its military out first. Global’s Jazan Grewal is joined by Ross Harrison, a senior fellow with the Middle East Institute, to discuss the major hurdles in...

U.S. President Donald Trump says a major breakthrough has been reached in efforts to end the war in Gaza, announcing what he calls a “historic agreement” to disarm Hamas and other militant groups. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said negotiators in Cairo had reached a deal for the complete disarmament of Hamas. Trump...

In a video message shared to social media Tuesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Benjamin Netanyahu both a “war criminal” and “the architect of a horrific genocide,” while calling on the federal U.S. government to arrest the Israeli prime minister for the war in Gaza. Since Oct. 7, 2023, more than 73,250 people...

It was billed as another breakthrough in the Gaza war: Hamas and other armed groups agreeing to “complete disarmament” with U.S. President Donald Trump. But it’s a deal the Israeli president rejected on Sunday. Benjamin Netanyahu stated the Israeli Defence Force won’t withdraw from Gaza until Hamas gives up all weapons entirely. Hamas had said...

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) unveiled its initial wave of programming for the 2026 season, revealing 64 titles across its prestigious Gala and Special Presentations sections. Among them is ‘I Play Rocky’ the highly-anticipated biopic that explores the making of the original 1976 ‘Rocky’ film and the rise of Sylvester Stallone. Plus: Kelsey...

The imam of the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday condemned what he described as “unprecedented” levels of hate and intolerance following a deadly shooting at the mosque the day before, urging Americans to promote unity and compassion. Nine-year-old Odai Shanah, whose mother emigrated from war-torn Gaza and settled in Southern California two decades...

Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra has won a Pulitzer Prize for his haunting images of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. Redmond Shannon looks at Alghorra’s exceptional work, and what drives him to keep documenting his photos for the world to see.

In Istanbul, two police officers were injured after three assailants carrying long-barreled weapons opened fire at a police building near the Israeli consulate on Tuesday. One attacker was killed in the ensuing gunfight, while the other two were injured and taken into custody. Officials say no Israeli diplomats are currently present in Turkey, as they were...

They’ve never known their parents, and they’ve never known Gaza, born prematurely two years ago and evacuated to Egypt as Israeli forces drew dangerously close to their neonatal care unit. That changed on Monday, when the 11 children, now toddlers, reunited with their families in Gaza as part of a United Nations-organized mission that brought...

Speaking about the most recent report for the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), former CSIS analyst and author, Phil Gurski, said Islamist terrorism remains at the top of the index and has been there since the inception of the GTI in 2014. Gurski commented that wars in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon are “perhaps feeding terrorism here...

Israel’s recovery of the final hostage’s remains on Monday fulfills a key condition of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza. The recovery could initiate a limited reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, in line with Israeli pledges. Many on both sides of the border eagerly await the...

The Rafah crossing connecting Egypt and Gaza partially reopened on Monday after nearly two years of largely being shut down due to the Israel-Hamas war.

We’re only a month into 2026 but the pace of world events has shown no sign of slowing down. Nivrita Ganguly wraps some of Global News’ top international news stories related to Venezuela, Greenland, Iran and Gaza in 2026 so far – from how we started the year to where things stand now.

On Monday, Israel retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, fulfilling a crucial demand of the initial phase to end the Gaza war. The remains of Ran Gvili, a police officer, had been identified and returned for burial, according to the Israeli military.