The raid was celebrated in Israel as a victory in the sluggish battle to free the hostages, with more than 100 captives still held by Hamas and other Gaza militants
The Israeli prime minister described as ‘delusional’ the demands of the Islamist movement in exchange for the release of the 136 hostages in the Strip. ‘A lot of work remains to be done,’ said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
The U.S. Secretary of State began his fifth tour of the region on Monday after Washington struck targets in Iraq and Syria, where six U.S.-allied fighters were killed by pro-Iranian militias
A 1,500-year-old community has risen up to defend its home in the Old City fearing that a land deal is a maneuver by Jewish ultranationalist organizations that is being covered up by the war in Gaza
Russia’s deputy representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky, called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council following the attacks
The UNRWA, which helps 5.9 million people and is the main humanitarian actor in Gaza, will only be able to operate until the end of February after 16 countries cut off their contributions due to the alleged involvement of 12 employees in the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7
The world body fires nine employees of UNRWA, its main aid group in Gaza, after the latter were accused of participating in the Hamas attack on Oct 7. Spain says it will maintain funding while the US and a score of other countries are cutting it off
After three and a half months of attacks on the Strip, more than 25,000 Palestinians — at least 70% of them women and children — have been killed. Four people tell EL PAÍS about their desolation and describe the daily life of a devastated territory
Eight out of every 10 victims in the Palestinian enclave since last October 7 are women or children
Ministers and deputies in favor of reestablishing Jewish settlements in the enclave are promoting ‘encouraging’ Palestinians to relocate to other countries
The war in Gaza is now in its 100th day. It’s reach this mark after the U.S. struck positions in Yemen in response to the rebel group’s attacks on merchant ships. Neither Washington nor Tehran seem to be looking for direct confrontation
Washington insists that it does not want an open war with the Iran-allied Houthis, although it warns that it will act again militarily ‘if necessary.’ Yemen rebels vow to respond
Aharon Barak, 87, is to present his country’s position on Friday to counter accusations brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice
Israeli ministers and members of parliament have made declarations dehumanizing or advocating, directly or indirectly, for the killing of Palestinian civilians. They are listed in the lawsuit filed with the United Nations International Court of Justice as showing ‘incitement to genocide’
The US Secretary of State calls the number of civilians, mostly children, dying every day in Gaza ‘far too high’. Israel announces the loss of nine soldiers in 24 hours, in one of its deadliest days
The main road in Huwara, a town of around 7,500 inhabitants, is a strange point of confluence. In calmer times, Jews and Arabs alike repaired their cars here because it was cheaper. Now it is a hot spot of conflict
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh traveled to Cairo to take part in the talks. The Islamist movement insists on releasing all hostages in exchange for an end to the invasion, while Netanyahu warns: ‘Those who think we will stop are disconnected from reality’
A group of 71 residents of the enclave with Israeli passports were treated as potential Hamas sympathizers, interrogated and threatened. ‘After this, you will not return to Gaza. There will be no Gaza left to return to’
‘Soon we will be able to distinguish between different areas of Gaza,’ the Israeli Defense Minister told his American counterpart, opening the door to the gradual return of displaced Palestinians
The artist represented Israel at Eurovision with a controversial song about peace in a duet with her famous friend Noa. That was in 2009. She wouldn’t do it again today. She criticizes both Hamas and Israelis’ ‘blindness’ when it comes to Gaza
The award-winning singer, who represented Israel at Eurovision in 2009 in a duet for peace with her Arab friend Mira Awad, says that the Hamas attack on October 7 and the bombings in Gaza have reinforced her conviction about the need to end the Middle East conflict
Following the Hamas attack, the Israeli government froze crossing permits for Palestinians working in the country and in Jewish settlements, especially in construction. Faced with the economic downturn, the government is looking for new cheap labor in Africa and is considering revoking the measure
‘Even on this difficult evening, we will bind up our wounds, learn the lessons and continue with a supreme effort to return all our hostages home safely,’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement
Tens of thousands of Palestinians remain in the northern part of the enclave, despite evacuation orders. Without humanitarian aid, which is restricted to the south, every day is an odyssey to find food and water
The U.S. president said Israel must change its government and warned that the country is ‘starting to lose support’ over its ‘indiscriminate’ bombing of Gaza
Grief over the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas has given way to euphoria over the advance of troops in Gaza. Polls show that 57% of the Jewish majority see the military force used in the first weeks of bombing as insufficient
Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave have shared dozens of videos mocking the destruction of Gaza, trivializing the bombings and playing with objects found in abandoned houses