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Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas

More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn air strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination. Israel had vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the October 7 attacks.

Israel’s ground offensive is nearing its conclusion amid the threat of indefinite occupation and a continuing insurgency

Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities

People in city bordering Gaza say Israel will never be safe while Hamas exists – but worry it cannot achieve its objective

The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements that followed the Oslo peace accords.

Opposition leader among those accusing PM and his government of severely damaging defence strategy

Netanyahu’s decisions have brought death to Palestinians and harmed his own people. Hamas laid a trap and he walked right in, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland