The families of the 199 people being held in Gaza are awaiting their release through military or diplomatic channels while placing their faith in the Israeli army
China’s position following the attack by Hamas is further evidence of the deteriorating relations between Beijing and Washington, something that could lead the world to a new cold war
Netanyahu’s political career, built on the promise of security, faces a shameful outcome. When the violence subsides and introspection arrives, it will be time for Israel to learn lessons about peace with the Palestinians
The invasion announced by the Israeli army to ‘completely destroy’ Hamas will involve urban warfare that favors the Islamist militia and will entail large numbers of casualties
The border crossing with Egypt is the only one not controlled by Israel, which has bombed it at least three times. Cairo fears a huge influx of refugees and wants security guarantees to reopen it for humanitarian access
Netanyahu’s government responds to the growing violence with the evacuation of 10,000 residents in an increasingly militarized region. The town of Kafar Yasif bids farewell to the last Arab-Israeli victim
The leaders of the EU-27 will hold an emergency summit Tuesday to address the next steps in a conflict that could affect the bloc economically, socially and politically
Health centers barely have any drinking water, food, medicine or beds left to care for the injured, whose numbers keep rising as a result of ongoing Israeli airstrikes
The former Labor minister and member of the Guardians, former security commanders who champion peace with the Palestinians, anticipates the obliteration of Hamas’ armed wing
The war against Hamas, the deadliest for Israelis in half a century, threatens to become the swansong of a politician who for three decades in power has wielded security as his greatest asset
Hamas’ merciless attack was intended to demonstrate that Israel is not invincible and even to cast the shadow of the Holocaust over the minds of today’s Israelis
An era of instability, with changes in the attitudes of large and medium powers, seems to have encouraged turbulence, and the Union is not well prepared to face them
Last week’s attack left thousands of day laborers trapped in Israel. Frightened, they took taxis to the West Bank or were left there by the police after being arrested. Now they are sleeping in a crowded sports center
United Nations and aid groups say such a rapid exodus to the south will cause untold human suffering. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says this is ‘only the beginning’
Raquel Martí, the executive director of UNRWA Spain, is demanding that Israel open the crossings in the territory. If it does not, ‘the people don’t die from the bombs, they will die from starvation’