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Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters Thursday in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a top militant leader is believed to be hiding, while pressing their offensive across the besieged territory.

Heavy urban combat raged throughout Gaza on Thursday with some of the war’s most intensive fighting so far reported in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the north and Khan Younis in the south. Aid groups warned that Gazans are running out of places to flee as Israeli strikes were also…

Over the past eight weeks, with only a brief pause, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out a relentless attack on Gaza. Day by day the death toll has grown. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s health ministry nearly 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians.

The onslaught on Gaza risks further destabilising the entire Middle East, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Israeli forces are battling Hamas militants across Gaza after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city

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Some accuse government of a “farce” as they demand more action to secure the release of the 138 captives still in Gaza.

On Day 61 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Israel expressed regret over the casualties on the Lebanese Armed Forces' side after an Israeli shelling targeting Hezbollah assets killed one Lebanese soldier and injured three others.

Palestinian rights advocates denounce a Republican-led measure as push to smear Israel’s critics amid the war in Gaza.