In unverified quotes, anti-Hamas militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab says coordination with Israel would only take place through mediators and for humanitarian purposes

Now, as the presumed new Hamas commander in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad holds the fate of the hostages and, to a large extent, the entire Strip in his blood-stained hands. “He was always recognised by our people as one of the more capable commanders,” said Maj Gen Yaakov Amidror, Israel’s former national security advisor.

The military has begun operating in areas in the center of the Gaza Strip where it has not yet operated, and due to concerns about the lives of hostages, is exercising extreme caution in destroying terrorist routes.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the military is allowing them to loot food and other supplies from their trucks.

Israeli troops shot and killed at least eight Palestinians near a humanitarian aid distribution center in the Rafah, Gaza, early Saturday.

Hundreds of activists are marching the length of the Gaza Strip to protest and raise funds for Palestinian aid. The 25-mile walk began in Lurgan town on Saturday morning and will end in Omeath village,

People across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip have marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes, with little hope the war with Israel will end

Talking with ABC News for his first-ever interview, the new executive chairman of the controversial United States -backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) discussed dozens of people being killed near the aid distribution centers and one of the sites being shut down within 10 days of opening.

With food supplies dwindling, families were having to make do with what they could scrape together for the three-day feast.

The distribution of aid from a controversial new US- and Israel-backed organization into Gaza was paused for 24 hours on Wednesday after Palestinians en route to a distribution site came under fire for three straight days,

Among Palestinian victims of Israeli fire, 5 killed near aid distribution sites in southern, central Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı