With the announcement that both Hamas and Israel have signed on to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a rare opportunity has emerged to end two years of terrible violence.

At this point in the war between Israel and Hamas, it’s difficult to get more than anecdotal evidence out of Gaza. Almost every organization that once provided aid and monitored civilian welfare is no ...

Israel’s nearly two-year war pushed parts of Gaza into “man-made” famine, according to a report published in August by a United Nations-backed initiative, deepening the Palestinians’ struggle for ...

When the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7, 2023, Gaza’s Arab neighbors quickly stepped in to provide substantial humanitarian aid to Palestinians living in the enclave. Egypt and Jordan sent ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was last updated on September 11, 2025. Please refer to our explainer article for the latest updates on the crisis in Gaza. Huda Abed Maarouf will never forget the moment ...

JERUSALEM — Numbers alone cannot capture the toll the Israel-Hamas war has taken on the Gaza Strip. But they can help us understand how thoroughly the conflict has upended the lives of 2.1 million ...

The controversial U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid distribution organization in the Gaza Strip plans to quadruple the number of sites where food is handed out, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said ...