Gaza

UN rights council calls meeting on Gaza conflict

The UN Human Rights Council said it will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to…

French PM denounces 'anti-Semitic' Gaza protests

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Monday slammed "intolerable" acts of anti-Semitism after a rally…

Obama urges 'immediate ceasefire,' sends Kerry for talks

President Barack Obama called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza on Sunday, on the bloodiest…

Obama sending Kerry to Cairo for talks: White House

President Barack Obama expressed concern over the loss of life in Gaza in a call…

Gaza truce collapses as Israel 'responds to Hamas fire': army

JERUSALEM - A short-lived humanitarian truce in Gaza's battered Shejaiya neighbourhood appeared to have collapsed…

Gaza death toll passes 400: health ministry

The death toll in Gaza passed 400 on Sunday as Israel pressed its biggest offensive…

Hamas says accepts call for 3-hour humanitarian truce

The Islamist Hamas movement said Sunday it had accepted a proposal for a three-hour humanitarian…

Diplomatic drive intensifies as Gaza death toll soars

by Mai YAGHI, John DAVISON GAZA CITY - Fresh Israeli bombardments killed five people in…

47 Palestinians, 3 Israelis die as Gaza conflict escalates

Israel's operation against Hamas saw one of its bloodiest days on Saturday with 47 Palestinians…

Israeli tank fire kills 5 members of family in Gaza: medics

At least five members of a single family, among them women and a child, were…