GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to further hostilities....
EXPLAINER: How Did Hamas Grow Its Arsenal to Strike Israel?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli territory and with greater accuracy than ever before. The unprecedented barrages reaching as far north as the seaside...
EXPLAINER: Why Is Gaza Almost Always Mired in Conflict?
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Strip was pounded this week by hundreds of Israeli strikes from sea, land and air, while the enclave's militant Hamas rulers fired hundreds of rockets into Israel. It's the fourth round of major conflict between Israel and Hamas since 2008, with the tiny...
Deaths Rise as Palestinians Flee Heavy Israeli Fire in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an operation to...
Israel Threatens Gaza Ground Invasion Despite Truce Efforts
JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no...
Hamas, Israel Fighting Escalates Even Amid Truce Efforts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday, and Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes. The relentless escalation of hostilities came even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person talks with the two sides, intensifying efforts at mediation. Previous fighting between Israel and...
Israel Says it Has Completed Gaza Strikes After Rocket Fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said early Friday it has completed a series of airstrikes on targets linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza after overnight rocket fire that rattled a day-old truce. The Palestinian territory’s Hamas rulers, who kept to the sidelines of this week’s fighting,...
Alison Weir Answers 5 Questions on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
After speaking to a packed house at Clovis Community College on Wednesday about the U.S. role in furthering bloodshed between Israel and the Palestinian people, Alison Weir answered questions from GV Wire's Bill McEwen on the following topics: — The Israeli elections held Tuesday, Sept. 17, which could result in...
HBO's 'Our Boys' Israeli-Palestinian Drama Is Must-See TV
The new HBO docudrama "Our Boys" — a riveting look at the killings of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers that led to the 2014 Gaza war — premieres Monday night. Co-created by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, the 10-part series dramatizes the abduction of three Israeli teens in the West Bank and...
HBO's 'Our Boys' Israeli-Palestinian Drama Is Must-See TV
The new HBO docudrama "Our Boys" — a riveting look at the killings of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers that led to the 2014 Gaza war — premieres Monday night. Co-created by Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, the 10-part series dramatizes the abduction of three Israeli teens in the West Bank and...