Fares Akram

The United Nations said Friday the Israeli military had told its staff on the ground that all residents of northern Gaza had until midnight to relocate south. It called the task "impossible."

Hamas accused Israel of undermining an agreement that allowed foreigners and dual-nationals to start leaving the Gaza Strip, risking a collapse of the deal as countries from the U.S. to

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(Bloomberg) -- Israel said it expects Palestinian militant group Hamas to release more hostages on Saturday, a day after a four-day cease-fire began in the Gaza Strip.

Israel and Hamas agreed Monday to extend a cease-fire in their devastating war until Thursday morning, as 11 more freed hostages arrived in Israel.

While most Palestinians are furious at Israel, some are also expressing anger at the Islamic group that has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2009.

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden warned Israel against an invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas remained deadlocked.

The U.S. had been hoping for a breakthrough in the negotiations before Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, which began after sundown Sunday.

A recent UN-backed report said famine is imminent in northern Gaza where 70% of the population is on the brink of starvation.

There are more than one million in Rafah, most of whom fled there after the outbreak of the war in October. Israel says Rafah is the last bastion of Hamas.