Israel Hamas Conflict

US military commanders described the incident as a "complex attack" by Houthi rebels.

How many casualties would warrant a full-blown offensive? Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region.

The strike was one of the most serious attacks from Hezbollah in the months of fighting that accompanied Israel's war in Gaza.

A note attached to the device, which appeared to be made from a jerry fuel can, duct tape, large bolts and a cigarette lighter, read: "Enough! Take down flag! One chance!"

Speaking to citizens rocked by a horrific day of attacks by Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a promise. But is Israel still trying to 'destroy' Hamas?

An expert said the group was "kind of like the Joker" and likely wanted to see Iran strike out at Israel in retaliation.

A senior Iranian official called the blasts a "terroristic" attack, without elaborating on who could be behind them.

Saleh Arouri and three others have died in a strike reportedly carried out by an Israeli drone.

The tank commander had a wife, who was expecting their second child, and a son.

The troop movement could signal that fighting is being scaled back in some areas of Gaza.

As we enter 2024 what lies ahead on the global stage may seem more uncertain than it has in years.

Displaced Palestinians found little to celebrate on New Year's Eve in Muwasi, a makeshift camp in the mostly undeveloped area of southern Gaza's Mediterranean coast

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for its new weapons sales as he pushed back against international calls for a ceasefire.

Israel and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war.

Christians in unsettled and devastated parts of the world have tried to find their own way to celebrate the holiday.

At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials said on Sunday, while the number of Israeli soldiers killed in combat over the weekend rose to 15.

Fifteen Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in Gaza over the weekend, the Israeli military

"While you're carolling, kids are dying in Gaza," one woman yelled, before her microphone was cut off.

For the first time, the Christmas tree will not be put up and the streets will not be lit.

More than 90 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza

The resolution culminated a week and a half of high-level diplomacy by the United States, the UAE on behalf of Arab nations and others.

A flurry of diplomatic activity has started in the Middle East to secure another truce and swap of hostages.

A large chunk of global trade faces being rerouted around the Middle Eastern waterway, adding time and costs for shipping companies.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted container ships and oil tankers passing through a narrow waterway carrying 10 per cent of the world's trade.

Photos released by the IDF showed the hostages had written 'Help' and 'SOS' on white banners to try and attract the attention of soldiers.

The tunnel is wide enough to drive a large vehicle through, reaches up to 50 metres underground and is equipped with electricity, ventilation and communication systems.

The two women, described as a mother and daughter, were walking to the Sister's Convent yesterday, the patriarchate said.

The three young men in their 20s had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops, an official says.

Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza who had been misidentified as a threat, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The federal government is considering the US request as attacks on global shipping in the Middle East continue.

They stressed their condemnation of Hamas but also sounded the alarm on the "diminishing safe space for civilians in Gaza".

Israel's military has pushed ahead with its air and ground offensive of Gaza, bolstered by a US veto derailing UN Security Council efforts to end the fighting.

Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month.

The ground offensive that has brought some of the devastation and mass displacement seen in the north to the south.

More than 100 Palestinian militants left the kibbutz of Nir Oz with some 80 of its roughly 400 residents. That means people from the kibbutz made up a third of the 240 hostages taken in all.

America is facing the highest risk of a terrorist attack in years following the Hamas attack that killed more than 1200 Israelis, the FBI warned.

The block of 27 nations is raising security spending amid high tensions caused by the Israel-Hamas war.

The higher level indicates that Israelis should take additional precautions while visiting.

There have been widespread claims of breaches of international law by Hamas and Israeli forces since war erupted

The attack marks a potential escalation in the Israel Hamas conflict.

Israel pounded targets and ordered more neighbourhoods to evacuate, driving up the death toll as the US and others urged it to do more to protect civilians

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that Israeli authorities have recalled their team of negotiators from Qatar after reaching a "dead end" in talks to end the fighting in Gaza.

Fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip moments after the truce expired, but not before Israel dropped a message from the sky.

Israel's military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired today, blaming the militant group for breaking the ceasefire.

Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute disagreements over the hostages to be freed by Hamas in exchange for another day of a halt in fighting.

Families of Israeli hostages on a speaking tour in Australia have been left terrified after pro-Palestine activists stormed their hotel in Melbourne.

The cease-fire has paused the deadliest fighting between Israel and Palestinians in decades.

The Israel Defence Forces is assessing claims Kfir and the other Bibas family were killed in an Israeli strike.

Israel said a number of its soldiers were injured and fired back during clashes, but the truce remains.

US warships are coming under intensifying fire, as they try to clamp down on conflict spreading throughout the middle east.