Terror threats from Hamas force Gaza aid organization to temporarily halt operations, highlighting ongoing interference with humanitarian assistance reaching civilians.

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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said the strike in Doha, Qatar, was to avenge Oct. 7. "The days are over when terror leaders can enjoy immunity," he said.

American veterans are working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to get aid to Palestinians in need of food after facing nearly two years of war.

An Israeli military spokesperson said on Thursday that it now controls about 40% of the city, where about one million people lived prior to the war.

Abu Obeida, the longtime spokesperson for Hamas' Qassam Brigades, was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza over the weekend, Israel's defense minister claims.

The United States condemned a U.N. General Assembly resolution supporting the creation of a Palestinian state that passed 142-10, calling it a gift to Hamas.

Hamas is a terrorist organization committed to Israel’s destruction. But some of its foremost victims aren’t Israeli Jews — they’re Arab.