The airstrikes killed at least 46 children, Gaza health and rescue officials said, and came amid a worsening dispute over the return of deceased hostages.

Israel renewed its attacks on Gaza, killing several Palestinians and citing alleged Hamas ceasefire violations.

Israel’s firebrand finance minister drops a bombshell. Smotrich confirms the IDF is drafting plans for a Gaza takeover. He says the next phase will be “fast, sharp, and resolute.” He accuses Hamas of breaking the ceasefire,

Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza on Wednesday, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a US-brokered truce, warning it would continue to operate to take out perceived threats.

Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel's top diplomat said Monday.

After months of delays and disappointments, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza. At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from Israel’s war, Leo adopted as his own the Vatican’s official position abhorring antisemitism as he marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews.

President Trump voiced strong support for Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Hamas in Gaza following the killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah. Calling Hamas a “small obstacle to Middle East peace,” Trump declared that Israel has every right to “hit back” but added that “nothing will jeopardize” the fragile ceasefire.

The Red Cross said its staff in Gaza "were not able to intervene directly on-site" as alleged Hamas members were seen burying and then uncovering the remains of a deceased hostage.