Julian Borger

With the threat of famine and the invasion of Rafah looming over Gaza, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are discussing a ceasefire deal. Julian Borger reports

Gazans thrown into confusion by Hamas’s acceptance of a deal, followed by Israel’s sceptical response and bomb attacks

Gaza border authority confirms the presence of Israel’s tanks at the crossing, the sole gateway between Egypt and Gaza for humanitarian aid

It’s a moment of truth for Biden’s policy on Israel and the Palestinians – and at the least will make continued prevarication harder to disguise

Move would mark significant pivot in relations as pressure builds on Israel to pull back from attack in Gaza

The decision to place a weapons shipment on hold sends a message to Netanyahu that the US dog is beginning to regain control of its tail

Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ and cites the ‘heroism and arms embargo’ of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war

State department also says not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations

Protesters block trucks, throw food into road and set fire to vehicles at Tarqumiya checkpoint near Hebron

Samantha Power says barely 100 trucks of aid a day enter Gaza, far less than 600 needed to address threat of famine