Hamas's Oct. 7 attack and Israel's subsequent war in Gaza have given Islamists new momentum and a new outlook on their recent political setbacks.

A continuing war in Gaza would also be costly for Israel, a country increasingly isolated and targeted by international legal challenges to its military campaign, which began after Hamas attacked ...

The UN rights office said on Friday it had recorded at least 798 deaths at aid distribution points in Gaza, including those ...

News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations President Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sept. 20.

Reoccupying Gaza would result in additional military casualties and, quite possibly, the deaths of more hostages. According to myriad public opinion polls, about 70 percent of Israelis support a deal ...

A view of destruction following the Israeli attack on the house of Hamas Political Bureau Member Dr. Salah al-Berdawili and Abu al-Agha families in Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 23, 2025.

Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright ...

Possible Elections and the Future of Gaza Rafah—the southern city that became a refuge for 1.4 million Palestinians after the war began in October—remains a stronghold for four Hamas battalions.

Children carry signs reading in Arabic: "We refuse to die" during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025.

But Mr. Netanyahu has now made it clear that he will not agree to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority handling civilian affairs in Gaza unless it changes some of its conduct and unless its ...

A deal to end the horrific suffering of Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages is agonizingly close. Tragically, the biggest obstacle to peace in Gaza might be political self-preservation ...

Israel and Gaza are unquestionably critical to many voters, but that doesn’t mean that — at this point in the game — they provide the best opportunity for candidates to win over undecided ...