The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has ordered troops to "prepare to operate" in Rafah, the last major town in the Gaza Strip Israeli ground troops have yet to enter.

Australia's foreign minister faces growing calls to unfreeze humanitarian aid for Palestinian refugees.

On Day 126 of the Israel-Hamas war, Washington urged Israel to take caution in moving toward Rafah as the Israeli army continues its hunt of Hamas militants, saying outright that the Biden administration is opposed to a military operation in the overcrowded city given the current circumstances in the area.

The risk of a "major miscalculation" in the Middle East is growing by the day as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, Comfort Ero, president of the Crisis Group NGO, told AFP. Ongoing conflicts across the globe, from Sudan to Ukraine, are also creating a bleak geopolitical landscape.

Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy.

Biden and UN say assault on city where 1.3m civilians are sheltering would be disastrous

Growing fears among more than a million displaced people in Rafah as Israel threatens large operation in the city.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that his organization's Palestinian refugee agency cannot be replaced, even as it faces criticism after 12 staffers were implicated in Hamas's attack on Israel.

Editorial: It is hard to believe that life could get worse for Palestinians there – but there is every sign that it will

Argentina's President Javier Milei on Thursday likened Hamas's attacks on southern Israel to the Holocaust, after touring a kibbutz targeted in the October 7 raids.

The Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot. A U.S. strike in Baghdad kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia.