The 2019 Gaza–Israel clashes code-named by Israel as Operation Black Belt, took place in November 2019, between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) following the targeted killing of senior PIJ commander Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza, and the attempted killing of senior PIJ commander Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus, Syria ...

2 days ago · Emotional scenes in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank as 183 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are freed under a ceasefire and captive-for-prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas.

Jan 23, 2025 · Follow the latest news on the Israel Gaza war. Get live updates, maps, verified video reports and expert analysis from BBC journalists on the ground.

Jan 27, 2025 · 3 of 27 | Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

Jan 20, 2025 · By the time the fighting ended, Israel had captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza from Egypt, most of the Golan Heights from Syria, and East Jerusalem and the West Bank from Jordan.

The Gaza war[o] has been fought between Israel and Hamas -led Palestinian militant groups [p] in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war since 2008 in the Gaza–Israel conflict, and the most significant military engagement …

6 days ago · A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is under way after 15 months of war. The deal aims to bring a permanent end to the fighting and free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian ...

Jan 24, 2024 · Israel has fiercely responded to that attack by besieging and bombing Gaza, devastating large parts of the enclave and displacing at least 1.93 million people, according to the United Nation’s...

Oct 9, 2023 · Both Israel and Egypt have kept their borders largely shut and are responsible for further deteriorating the already weakened economic and humanitarian situation in Gaza. The latest death toll...

Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a...