Each of the three men had taken steps to familiarise themselves with weapons, with one visiting a shooting range in Bangkok.

Hamas has intensified its attacks on Israel, launching over 20 rockets from Gaza in recent days, marking a significant escalation of hostilities. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that a rocket was fired at the Kerem Shalom area,

Israeli officials reportedly did not want U.N. investigators to have access to prisons where Palestinian detainees have allegedly been subjected to rape and other sexual violence.

The White House is hoping to see a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas concluded before Joe Biden leaves office, Antony Blinken has said.

Our planet is the closest it has ever been to a global nuclear holocaust, the scientific community has warned over the past two years.

A renewed push is underway to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month war and return Israeli hostages before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

Israel said Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether 34 hostages it said it was ready to free were dead or alive, throwing doubt on the group's assertion that it needed time to ascertain their fate.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

From Richard Stubbs, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

US va Hamas | Hamas Warns US | Trump's Threat To Hamas | Hamas Response to Trump | World War | War | Isarel | Hostage | Gaza War US President-Elect Donald Trump reiterated his threat to terror group Hamas to release all Israeli hostages before he assumes office on January 20 or there will be "hell to pay".

The deal would secure release of a third of the approximately 100 hostages who remain in Gaza, including two dual U.S.-Israeli nationals. In return, Israel would release some Palestinian prisoners.