An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City early Thursday, killing five people and wounding dozens, reported Reuters, citing medical sources.

Visual analysis and interviews show how Palestinians have been forced from their homes in the north as the Israeli military cuts a new corridor through Gaza.

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.

The Health Ministry said 45,028 people have been killed and 106,962 have been wounded since the start of the war in October 2023.

U.S. and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 13 Palestinians on Thursday.

Israel’s military said it carried out strikes and raids against Hamas targets in northern Gaza on Sunday. The actions followed days of deadly attacks across the territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with Israel's northern neighbor.

The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.

Palestinian media and local reporters said the vehicle was marked as a media van and was used by journalists to report from inside the hospital and Nuseirat camp.

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The IDF confirmed that it struck a terrorist cell overnight in Gaza City in a statement early Thursday morning