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An invasion of Gaza would be ‘very much at the extreme end’ of plans shaped for years by Israeli military, experts tell The Independent

There are currently 173,000 active soldiers in the Israeli army, including 8,000 commanders, and another 300,000 reservists have been called to fight Hamas

Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006

Universities and mosques have been targeted by airstrikes in the latest conflict to erupt between Israel and Palestine

Previous incursions have caused thousands of civilian casualties. This time could be worse, Richard Hall writes

As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages, the number of hate crimes in the United States is on the rise. The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat targeting Arabs, Muslims and Jews in the near to medium term. Vigils have been taking place after a…

In any multi-racial democracy, foreign disputes can quickly become domestic political problems. Sir Keir Starmer, like Rishi Sunak, has been firm on his support for Israel and its right to defend itself following Hamas’s terrorist attack which left 1,400 people dead and saw more than 200 taken hostage. But as…

Netanyahu sends in hardware to ‘prepare battleground’ as ministers debate evacuation of trapped Britons

This is a struggle where neither side is able to demonstrate grief for the other

Army describes ‘relatively large’ ground incursion. Plus, why Dutch maternity care is the envy of the world

After Hamas’s deadly attacks on October 7, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) appeared inevitable. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government apparently had little choice, given that the attack shocked Israel to its very core.