For decades, Germany has stood squarely in Israel’s corner, its dark history of Jewish persecution shaping its modern-day policy of virtually unquestioned backing.

Israel, Hamas and the Trump administration have issued different messages about where efforts to reach a truce stand.

Another six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza would reduce Israel's economic growth by a half point in 2025 and further raise the debt burden, Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said on Tuesday.

Saskatoon nurse Casey Eberl was working in Gaza when Israel used heavy airstrikes to break a two-month-long ceasefire.

Israel also is pressing ahead with a U.S.-backed aid distribution plan in Gaza after the chief executive of the program resigned, saying it wasn’t possible to implement while remaining neutral.

Former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy says Israel faces an "impossible dilemma" between bringing home hostages and defeating Hamas.

A little girl seen emerging from the flames of an Israeli strike in Gaza recalls the moment "fire filled the sky," killing her mother and siblings.