But Hamas, ideologically committed to fighting Israel, has a deeply-rooted and well-armed membership across the Gaza Strip.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense Minister Israel Katz on a tour in the Gaza Strip, August 5, 2025. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY) Defense Minister Israel ...

Israel considers the disarmament of Hamas a key condition for any deal to end the conflict, but Hamas has repeatedly said it is not willing to lay down its weapons. Last week, indirect negotiations ...

Palestinians in Gaza are reacting to a possible shift in the world's attention away from the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to a new ...

As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached ...

Egyptian forces set up a base in the town of Gaza and attempted to drive the Israelis back but, by that autumn, the area they controlled around the town was just about 25 miles long and 5 miles wide.

FILE - A photo of slain hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains are being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is displayed during a rally calling for the return of the deceased hostages held in Gaza, in Tel ...

Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in the besieged territory reported ...

Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot called for a return to combat operations in the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of Hamas’s military capabilities, stating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ...

The intensive fighting by the Israeli armed forces in the north of Gaza Strip has ended, according to the Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant. The minister also said the intensive phase of the ...