The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

US President Donald Trump says that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is “close” and could be reached “within the next week”. Trump made the comments late on Friday, indicating he had spoken with individuals involved in the ongoing negotiations. The US administration has been working on a…

US president’s claim greeted with surprise as deaths spiral in Gaza and Israeli forces accused of more ‘war crimes’.

Donald Trump said a peace deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hamas was ‘close’

A British-Iraqi doctor says Israeli officials denied him entry to Gaza for the third time on the same day they allegedly threatened to assassinate him.

Testimony collected by The Independent from Palestinians whose family members have been killed at sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation paints a picture of chaos and death

Israeli leaders are denying claims that soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinians approaching aid sites in Gaza

Editorial: Israel’s attack on Iran overshadowed the ongoing carnage. Its allies are complicit in the horror; they must instead help to build a future for Palestinians

Israel Defense Forces to examine growing evidence of shootings of Palestinians trying to obtain food

Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reports that soldiers operating near food aid sites have deliberately fired on Palestinians.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) rejected a report where soldiers claimed they were told to shoot at crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid even though they poised no threat

Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli forces killed at least 62 people on Friday, including 10 who were waiting for aid in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.