The Latest Breaking News from Gaza

Smoke billowed over Gaza City on Saturday, yet for the first time in months, residents felt a ceasefire was within reach as they welcomed US President Donald Trump's call for Israel to stop bombing.

This is the closest that Israel and Hamas have come to ending the war since the October 7 attacks almost exactly two years ago.

Spain, Italy, and Portugal are preparing for mass protests against Israel's war in Gaza

Hamas says it is willing to return all remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the bodies of the dead in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan

As efforts continue to resolve Israel’s war in Gaza, the conflict is threatening to destabilise the wider region. A rare joint naval exercise between once-rivals Turkey and Egypt is being seen as a warning to Israel, as long-standing alliances shift and new rival partnerships take shape across the Eastern Mediterranean.

Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offenses after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England

The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday said it was "essential" to end the Gaza war immediately, as Israel bombarded the territory even after US President Donald Trump called on it to stop.

“I believe they are ready for a lasting peace.” the US president wrote on social media after Hamas announced it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians.

Hamas says it has agreed to release all remaining Israeli hostages, but asks for further negotiations on issues outlined in the US peace plan on Gaza

Hamas' acceptance of key parts of Trump’s deal marks its most significant concession since the war began.

President Donald Trump welcomed Hamas’ response to his proposed Gaza ceasefire plan on Friday, immediately calling on Israel to halt military operations in the enclave.