Gaza Strip

Witkoff at Hostage Square: Majority of Israeli and Gazan public want hostages returned

"There is hardship and shortage, but no starvation. Once we refute this Hamas claim, we can continue negotiations to end the war and bring back all the hostages," Witkoff said.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff arriving in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, August 2, 2025.
Israeli soldiers work next to military vehicles near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 29 2025.

'We're on the brink of disaster': Former cmdr. slams Gaza war, humanitarian strategy

 France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot delivers a speech after a meeting with European partners to suggest a negotiated solution to end the conflict between Iran and Israel at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d'Orsay) in Paris, France, June 19, 2025.

France to halt all Gaza evacuations, deport Gazan student over antisemitic, Nazi social media posts

 Palestinians carry aid supplies in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025; illustrative.

US Republicans fear Gaza crisis could spark 9/11-style attack on US soil - report


Hackers post stills from Evyatar David hostage video, Hamas delegation visits Turkey

Hamas delegation visits Turkey • Syria forms committee to investigate clashes in Sweida • Anti-Zionist Israeli-American Jew onboard the Handala interviewed

 Members of Hamas with the backdrop of the Gaza Strip, amid reports that Hamas has lost control of much of its territory.

Those recognizing a Palestinian state 'can't even tell you where it is,' Rubio says

“At the end of the day, Hamas is sitting there saying: We’re winning the PR war. We’ve got all these countries lining up on our side of this argument."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio against backdrop of Israel and Palestine flags on geopolitical map.

US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders' bid to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza war

The two resolutions failed by 73 to 24, and 70 to 27, in the 100-member chamber in voting late on Wednesday night.

 US Senate floor

Australia, UK leaders discuss Gaza amid Palestinian state recognition plans

Australia has not yet made a formal decision to recognize Palestine though Albanese supports Israel's right to exist within secure borders and Palestinians' right to demand their own state.

 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor Party election night event in Sydney.

An Israeli military official details expansive Israeli humanitarian operation in Gaza

An Israeli military official gave a detailed briefing on the activities associated with COGAT and gave a detailed briefing to journalists laying out Israel’s humanitarian infrastructure.

Humanitarian aid is airdropped over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip, July 27, 2025

Why the New York Times Gaza correction fell short and why it matters - comment

Until the paper is willing to raise its voice for corrections as loudly as it does for dramatic headlines, its credibility will remain under justified scrutiny.

 Headquarters of the New York Times in Manhattan, which has thus far only been the site of anti-Israel demonstrations.  Where is the New York Jewish community?

Not just policy and PR: Nuts and bolts of how Israel lost Gaza food battle – interview

Coordinator of the Israeli Forum of Experts and Civil Society for Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Lihi Levian Joffe, walks the Post through the breakdown of aid distribution in Gaza.

Palestinians climb onto trucks carrying aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip July 29, 2025.

Witkoff heads to Israel in effort to advance hostage deal, survey Gaza aid, source tells 'Post'

Witkoff's first trip to Israel in nearly six months comes as the international community pushes for more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks during a dinner with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025

'They're not hostages, they're POWs': Heritage minister says war focus must be Hamas

Eliyahu said his remarks were not coming from a place of “disregard or detachment,” but that he believed this would be the only way to rescue the remaining hostages.

 Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu attends a government conference at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 8, 2023.

Israeli group of artists, intellectuals call for 'crippling sanctions' on Israel

“Our country is starving the people of Gaza to death and contemplating the forced removal of millions of Palestinians from the Strip,” the letter alleged. 

Activists attend a protest demanding an end to the war in Gaza, and against the humanitarian crises there, outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2025.

Gaza aid org. blasts 'disgruntled' ex-staffer for telling media 'war crimes' committed at aid sites

The former US Green Beret previously said he had "never witnessed the level of brutality against an unarmed, starving civilian population until I was in Gaza."

Palestinians climb onto trucks carrying aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip July 29, 2025.