Nada, who had escaped Gaza with her wounded father, Thabet, almost a year ago, was desperate to go back to see her mother and five siblings who have been living in a small garage since their house in Gaza City was destroyed in December, 2023. They will leave the moment the Rafah crossing, on the Egyptian border, is opened by Israel and Egypt.

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Russia's UN Ambassador said the US ignored its calls for a meeting on Gazan children in December. Read more at straitstimes.com.

During her first official White House briefing as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt announced that Trump had prevented a “preposterous waste of taxpayer money.” Trump’s team,

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war.

Ukraine would welcome a decision by Israel to transfer Russian-made weapons seized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon or elsewhere from Israel’s enemies. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine welcomes the achievement of an agreement in principle between the State of Israel and Hamas regarding the stabilization in the Gaza Strip and the release of the captured hostages. — Ukrinform.

Hamas-led terrorists freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants,

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman discussed developments in the Gaza Strip, Syria and the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday.

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday praised US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza. In the interview with Channel 14, Cohen claimed that Trump’s plan was “based on sound logic.”

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal comes into effect, we speak with Jotam Confino to hear why he thinks the deal is unlikely to hold and why Israelis are angry with Netanyahu’s government...

Another exchange of hostages held by Hamas and other militants in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails is scheduled on Thursday.