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Palestinian militant group Hamas police officers stand guard as people attend the opening of the Fatah party's eighth general conference at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City on May 14, 2026.

Ex-defense minister: Israel in ‘worst possible’ Gaza situation as Hamas gains strength

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant criticized the Israeli government for allowing Hamas to retain control over half of the Gaza Strip.

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Australia summons Israeli ambassador over World Central Kitchen strike: What to know

Australia has summoned Israeli Ambassador Hillel Newman after the Israeli military decided not to open a criminal investigation into the killing of one Australian and six other World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza in 2024.

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Analysis

Netanyahu yields to Trump on Gaza, betting Hamas won’t disarm

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to advance the US administration's Gaza plan in a meeting with envoy Jared Kushner despite his skepticism about Hamas' commitment.

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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After meeting Netanyahu, Kushner agrees Hamas disarmament precedes Israel's withdrawal

Israel and the Gaza Board of Peace have agreed that the Israeli military will begin withdrawing from the Gaza Strip after Hamas disarms.

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UAE billionaire Habtoor takes aim at Ben Gvir’s Gaza rhetoric

A picture take on Sept. 13, 2017, shows Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, attending the World Premiere of La Perle in Dubai.

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Analysis

Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan while quietly implementing it

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Gaza family buries 112 recovered from war rubble after Israeli strike

People attend a mass funeral for members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble of their homes after an attack earlier in the war, on Aug. 4, 2026 in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza.

Analysis

Netanyahu’s Gaza double game: Back Trump, reassure Israel’s right

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Israel sends armed drones over border to curb Islamic Jihad threat

The escalation comes after the IDF arrested one of their senior leaders in the West Bank.

A Palestinian woman stands at a new museum in the ancient Basha Palace, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Jan. 27, 2010.

Culture

Archaeologists revive old, abandoned houses in Gaza

A team of archaeologists are restoring ancient abandoned houses in the old area of Gaza and turning some of them into cultural cafes that serve the community.

Palestinians celebrate the release of hundreds of prisoners following a swap with captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on October 18, 2011, in Gaza City.

Israeli activist in Gaza to revive prisoners file

In a rare move, Hamas allowed an Israeli activist to enter Gaza for talks with the movement’s leaders on the possibility of reaching a prisoner swap deal after Hamas’ military wing posted a video clip of one of its Israeli prisoners lying sick in a hospital bed.

A protester wearing a mask of the Anonymous computer hacking activists group and holding the Palestinian flag.

'Ethical hacking' courses proliferate in Gaza

Some centers in Gaza are providing courses on ethical hacking under the pretext of helping citizens protect their online data, while in some cases hacking and piracy operations are being taught.

Abdul Karim al-Kafarnah, a Palestinian resident of Beit Hanun, collects pottery fragments.

Culture

2,000-year-old Roman tomb found in northern Gaza

Egyptian excavations in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed the remains of a Roman cemetery dating back 2,000 years and containing nearly 100 graves.

Haya Barzaq takes photographs of a building in Gaza City to track the evolution of architecture in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, June 2022.

Culture

Palestinian female engineer documents architectural history in Gaza

Palestinian female engineer Haya Barzaq is documenting residential houses with special architectural styles in the Gaza Strip to track the evolution of architecture in the besieged enclave.

A general view shows the remains of an atrium at the archaeological site of Saint Hilarion Monastery, also known as Tell Umm Amer, in the central Gaza Strip, May 11, 2022.

Culture

Gaza issues first-of-its-kind archaeological guide

The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the Gaza Strip issued a first-of-its-kind archaeological guide providing a detailed explanation of all the 39 archaeological sites and buildings found across the coastal enclave.

The beach in Beit Lahia looks out on the towers of an Israeli power plant in the city of Ashkelon, Gaza Strip, Dec. 15, 2021.

Egypt ready to help with Gaza Marine natural gas field

Palestnian officials claim the project has been complicated by Israel, which controls the coastal waters off Gaza.

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Hamas arrests university president in Gaza, provoking outrage from Palestinians

The arrest of Salem al-Sabah, head of the University of Palestine in the Gaza Strip, sparked widespread condemnation among academics.

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Hamas captures sophisticated Israeli military balloon

Hamas has captured an Israeli military surveillance balloon that accidentaly landed in northern Gaza, and Israel now fears they'll use it against them.

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Hamas’ use of excessive force to displace Bedouins angers Gazans

Public and official anger could be felt in Gaza after Hamas security forces attacked the residents of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr, north of Gaza, to forcibly displace them and demolish their homes under the pretext that they do not own these houses.

Palestinian laborers work at the construction site of a new housing project in the Israeli settlement of Ariel near Nablus, the West Bank, Jan. 25, 2017.

Israel adds 2,000 work permits for Gaza Palestinians

Israeli authorities increased by 2,000 the number of work permits for Gaza Palestinians, to a total of 14,000, and intends to add 20,000 work permits for West Bank Palestinians.