February 2 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the Rafah enclave crossing with Egypt. But difficult questions remain unaddressed, including whether Hamas will disarm. Trump’s plan, now in its second phase, has been shaken by repeated Israeli attacks that … Read more
An IDF graphic showing the trajectory of the rocket that fell short in Gaza on January 8, 2026. (Photo credit: IDF SPOKESMAN The military noted that it discovered the launch coming from Gaza City and that it responded quickly by hitting the source of the fire. Terrorists in Gaza tried to launch a rocket at … Read more
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israel’s decision to revoke the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations this week has aid groups grappling with what it means for their operations in Gaza and their ability to help tens of thousands of struggling Palestinians. The 37 groups represent some of the most prominent of the more … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Barefoot children played on cold sand as thousands of displaced Gazans prepared empty tents Saturday for another round of winter rains. Some families in the central city of Deir al-Balah said they have been living in tents for about two years, or most of the war between Israel and … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza struggled to recover Tuesday from torrential rains that lashed the enclave for days, flooding camps for the displaced, collapsed buildings already damaged in the two-year war and leaving at least 12 dead, including a two-week-old baby. The runoff, which dumped more than 150 milliliters (9 inches) … Read more
Israel said it killed the head of weapons production in the military wing of Hamas in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The civil defense agency and medical sources in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory told AFP that an Israeli strike killed five people in the Tel al-Hawa district, southwest of Gaza City. When … Read more
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Sitting in her wheelchair, Haneen al-Mabhouh dreams of rebuilding her family, of building a new baby. She dreams of walking again. But with her leg gone, her life in Gaza is on hold, she says, as she waits to go abroad for further treatment. An Israeli airstrike in July 2024 … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — One by one, the soldiers pushed through a narrow entrance to a tunnel in southern Gaza. Inside a dark hallway, some ducked their heads to avoid hitting the low ceiling, watching their step as they walked over or around chipped concrete, crushed plastic bottles and torn mattresses. On Monday, Israel’s … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said it would hand over the remains of a hostage as Israel said it would begin allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, signs the US-backed ceasefire was holding despite an earlier glitch over returned remains. Hamas said it would return the remains that were just discovered on … Read more
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eman Hassan Lawwa wore traditional Palestinian prints and Hikmat Lawwa wore a dress as they walked hand in hand through the shattered buildings in southern Gaza in a line of other couples dressed exactly the same. The 27-year-old Palestinians were among 54 couples to marry Tuesday in a mass … Read more