The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Heavy urban combat raged in and around Gaza's biggest cities Thursday as the bloodiest ever war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas entered its third month since the October 7 attacks.

The Israeli military hit Rafah in southern Gaza overnight, residents say, as United Nations officials warn there are no safe places left in the besieged territory

Israel says comments by Unicef chief were insufficient and came only as a result of international pressure

Biden’s rhetoric toward the Netanyahu government is toughening. But critics say his words aren’t backed up by the threat of action

UN secretary general says situation ‘fast deteriorating into catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications’

US president decries ‘unimaginable cruelty; of reported sexual violence and says we ‘can’t just look away’

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