Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded at least 220 others at protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said, as diplomats sought to secure a durable ceasefire deal. Continue reading
Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers said Saturday they had accepted a cease-fire ending a massive Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead, once again pulling the sides back from the brink of a full-fledged war. Continue reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a rocket-damaged town on the border with Gaza after weekend violence broke out between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Continue reading
The Israeli military carried out its largest daytime airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday. Continue reading
The Middle East is complicated but some problems have solutions, Matt Gurney says. ‘If Hamas keeps people back from the border, no one else has to die.’ Continue reading
Palestinians observed a strike Tuesday to mourn dozens killed by Israeli troops in a mass protest on the Gaza border — the single deadliest day there since a 2014 war and part of a high-stakes campaign by Gaza’s Hamas rulers to break a decade-long border blockade. Continue reading
Thousands of Palestinians protested along Gaza’s sealed border with Israel on Friday, engulfing the volatile area in black smoke from burning tires to try to block the view of Israeli snipers. Continue reading
Israel’s defense minister rejected calls for an inquiry into the killing of 15 Palestinians by the military during a Palestinian demonstration that turned violent Friday. Continue reading
Hundreds of of Palestinian youths ignored calls from protest organizers and the Israeli military to stay away from the frontier and violence broke out. Continue reading
Israel will target “terror organizations” in Gaza if violence along the territory’s border with Israel drags on, the chief military spokesman warned Saturday. Continue reading
