Pressure is on to reach a deal that would see Hamas release at least some hostages before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.

The Gaza ceasefire talks held in the Qatari capital Doha between Israel and Hamas are 90 percent complete, an Israeli television station reported on Saturday citing informed sources. However, disagreements persist regarding the transition from the first phase of the ceasefire to subsequent phases,

At least 20 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency said Saturday. In Gaza City alone, nine Palestinians were killed in multiple attacks,

Several people were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Friday, according to Palestinian reports. At least seven people were killed when the Israeli military hit a group of people in Al-Bureij in the centre of the coastal strip,

The Israeli military this week found and recovered the remains of Youssef Ziyadne, just days after his name appeared on a Hamas list of hostages to be released.

Gaza's civil defense agency said an Israeli air strike on a school-turned-shelter on Saturday killed eight people, including two children.

At least 17 more Palestinians were killed Friday in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip as its genocidal war continues for more than 15 months. The Israeli army has continued a large-scale ground offensive in northern Gaza since Oct.

The number of "traumatic injury deaths" in Gaza since October 2023, which does not include deaths caused by disruption to health care, insufficient food, clean water and sanitation, and disease outbreaks,