The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Leaders of six Gulf countries and Turkey meet in Qatar, with Israel’s war on Gaza at the top of the agenda.

IDF steps up attacks in north and south and says it has raided Hamas HQ, as increase in civilian deaths reported

Head of UN agency said Israel is ‘repeating horrors from past weeks’. Plus, Volodymyr Zelenskiy will address US senators

Health official describes gunfire and artillery shells outside Kamal Adwan Hospital as hundreds are trapped inside.

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories has urged UN member states to intervene in the crisis in Gaza, accusing the international community of being "paralysed" in its reaction to the tragedy. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Francesca Albanese said she stands by her earlier comments, when the death…

A new production in north London is bringing the rhythms of Jewish storytelling, humour and music to the seasonal theatrical staple

This blog has now closed. Read our full report on the latest developments in Gaza here and our report on a UN meeting to hear accounts of sexual violence committed by Hamas on 7 October here.

Netanyahu, who did not attend Monday’s hearing, has described charges against him as a ‘witch-hunt’.

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF), meanwhile, said Hamas had deliberately embedded itself among civilians so that Gazans would bear the consequences of "Hamas atrocities." Read further on Dynamite News:

If Biden and Blinken don't want the region to erupt, they need to contain Israel's campaign of revenge

Spain, which has long supported Palestine in the ongoing conflict, has upset Israel with its consistent condemnation.