After thousands of Gazans took to the streets in a rare display of defiance against the Hamas terror group, a strategic advisor for a Christian advocacy group believes detailed the reason for the

U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher said in a post on X that the bodies were buried near "wrecked & well-marked vehicles."

The United States held Hamas responsible for recent casualties in the Gaza Strip during a United Nations Security Council meeting. Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea claimed every death could have been avoided if Hamas had accepted a peace proposal last Wednesday.

Hamas said it had accepted a proposal for a new cease-fire, which would see some hostages released from captivity in Gaza. But details were elusive.

Protests against Hamas come amid a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most infrastructure including medical facilities has been demolished. Additionally, the U.N. has decided to reduce aid operations in the strip, citing Israel's "devastating strikes" and blockade of humanitarian aid entry. Aid workers have been killed in Israeli strikes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the military is dividing Gaza and "seizing territory" to force Hamas to free hostages held in the Palestinian territory.

DEIR-AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 85 Palestinians ... which has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union. Meanwhile, the Israeli military restored a blockade on ...

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians marched between the wreckage of a heavily destroyed town in northern Gaza on Wednesday in the second day of anti-war protests, with many chanting against Hamas in a rare display of public anger against the group.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza marked the normally festive Eid al-Fitr on Sunday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and mourning for several children killed in Israel’s latest airstrikes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to let Hamas leaders leave Gaza but demanded the group abandon its arms, as his country kept up its bombardment of the Palestinian territory.