All news on the topic: Gaza War

The ceasefire in Gaza has officially come into effect, Israel’s military has said.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza, pausing hostilities in the devastated territory and bringing the best hope yet of a definitive end to a bloody two-year conflict that has killed tens of thousands, destabilised much of the Middle East and prompted protests around the world.

Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a "historic" Gaza peace deal that will see both sides stop fighting and begin releasing hostages and prisoners.

The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes build for a possible ceasefire in Gaza after Benjamin Netanyahu said a hostage release could be announced "in the coming days".

The environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has informed Swedish officials that she is experiencing harsh treatment in Israeli custody following her detention and removal from a flotilla delivering aid to Gaza, according to correspondence reviewed by the Guardian.

Large numbers gathered at pro-Palestinian rallies across Europe on Saturday, demanding an immediate cessation of the war in Gaza and the release of activists from a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the region.

Activists, including Greta Thunberg, on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza say they have been encircled by Israeli warships performing "dangerous and intimidatory manoeuvres".

Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza and called on Hamas to agree to it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would grant amnesty to Hamas if it releases the remaining hostages and is willing to leave Gaza.

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire resulted in the deaths of at least 38 people throughout Gaza, according to health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire increases, yet Israel’s leader remains resolute in continuing the conflict.

The few remaining hospitals and clinics in central and southern Gaza are being overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of injured and sick patients fleeing a new Israeli offensive in the north of the devastated territory, medics say.

Yvette Cooper has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of allowing children in Gaza to die of starvation.

The Prime Minister is expected to recognize Palestinian statehood on Sunday while also announcing new sanctions on Hamas.

The first group of seriously ill and injured children from Gaza are on their way to the UK to receive NHS treatment.

Spain called Israel’s acting ambassador in Madrid Friday in response to comments made by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office that accused the European nation’s prime minister of threatening Israel.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel on Sunday, as Israeli forces intensified their assault on northern Gaza, resulting in the destruction of another high-rise building and the deaths of at least 12 Palestinians.

Europe’s plans to construct a missile and drone shield similar to the Iron Dome face potential setbacks due to increasing anti-Israeli sentiment over the conflict in Gaza.

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration outlining “tangible, time-bound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, without the involvement of Hamas.

US President Donald Trump had dinner with the Qatari prime minister in New York on Friday, just days after US ally Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha.

Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s troubled past, relations with the EU, and Gaza are set to be discussed during a meeting between Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Irish Premier Micheal Martin.

The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.

Ursula von der Leyen has implored divided EU governments to take action against Israel for its "man-made famine" in Gaza.