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Aid agencies have described a catastrophic situation in north Gaza, where 300,000 displaced Palestinians have returned.

A senior Hamas commander has reappeared in a new video, seemingly alive and well after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced his death last May.

The Hamas Beit Hanoun Battalion Commander was filmed walking among the rubble as he spoke of Hamas's 'victory' in Gaza. In May the IDF claimed to have eliminated him.

A video shows Hussein Fayyad, previously declared dead by Israel, reappearing in Gaza to discuss the failed Israeli military objectives. A video published on Wednesday shows Hussein Fayyad (Abu Hamza), commander of the Beit Hanoun Battalion in the Al ...

Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Israel said a total of eight hostages, three Israelis and five Thais,

(AP video by Shlomo Mor) At the start of the war, Majida Abu Jarad and her family were forced to leave their house in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Hanoun. Now, with a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel reached, they are packing for their return.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to northern Gaza on Tuesday after the Israeli military withdrew from a key crossing that had previously blocked their movement during the Hamas-Israel war. The withdrawal was part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel earlier this month.

Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, more than a year after their home was struck by Israeli forces.

Hamas is increasing its staged events. It is releasing three Israelis and it is seeking to showcase its “victories” over Israel. It is using Jabaliya