The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Sharone Lifschitz says she is ‘immensely proud’ of her mother, who shook hands with a Hamas captor

John Polin says there is ‘no partial success’ when it comes to bringing his son Hersch Goldberg-Polin home

It comes as one UN official says ‘nowhere is safe’ for Palestinian citizens in the territory as aerial bombardment continues

This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar Azzouz.

Letter: Yocheved Lifshitz’s response after being released by Hamas made Dvir Aviam-Ezra remember the principles of humanity and equality that kibbutz were founded on

Letter: Hamas’s horrific actions can’t be used under international law as grounds for collective punishment of innocent Palestinians, says Louise Christian

Russia says it discussed evacuation of Russian and other foreign citizens with group led by Mousa Abu Marzook

My elder daughter told me some girls and boys in her school year had drawn Palestinian flags on their hands. My younger daughter told me other nine and 10-year-olds in her class had asked her what “side” she was on.

Palestinians will choose death over refugee status, says Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Al-Haija says; Israeli bombing of Gaza has caused intense humanitarian crisis. India sent aid, but blockade hinders movement. West silent on destruction, Israeli PM seeks to kill all Palestinians.

Since the attack carried out on Israel by Hamas on October 7, the internet has been flooded with thousands of images of the conflict and even more rumours. However, many of the videos and photos circulating are actually false. Two of these images recently went viral. The first image supposedly…

Forty-nine of party’s 199 MPs have either said they want a ceasefire or signed a motion calling for one