Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.
Lebanon, however, saw the deadliest day since Israel’s truce with Hezbollah took effect ... carrying aid waiting to enter Gaza through the Rafah border. Follow continuing coverage of the ...
Israeli warplanes struck Rafah, which adjoins the border ... IDF fighter jets struck a military site in which Hezbollah terrorists were operating in Maroun El Ras as well as three military ...
Hamas commander Rafa Salama and around a 100 Palestinian civilians were killed by an MK-84 bomb in Rafah's Al-Mawasi on July 13, 2024
Smotrich said he has received assurances that Israel will resume the war after the first phase, during which 33 hostages held in Gaza are to return home and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are to be freed. The second phase, which must still be negotiated, is to work out an end to the war and return of all remaining hostages.
Both the Trump and Biden administrations have publicly claimed credit for pushing the agreement over the line.
Former President Joe Biden put on hold the delivery of such bombs due to concern over the impact they could have on the civilian population.
After months of conflict and tens of thousands of deaths, Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire deal to end the war, officials have told Sky News. In this story, Sky News looks back at what has happened since the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023.
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as
Under the terms of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal , fighting will be halted in Gaza for at least six weeks. Dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed, while more aid flows in .
The Biden administration's particular concern was over the use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.