Other Hamas and Palestinian sources said that Hamas captors have been instructed to murder any live hostages if the IDF gets close. The Hamas terrorist organization fears the possibility of a joint US-Israeli military operation to rescue hostages in the Gaza Strip,

The aid agency says its buildings in the central part of the territory were attacked after the military targeted Deir al-Balah, which had largely been spared.

Israel shows little sign of easing its bombardment of Gaza. And with the hunger crisis in the strip worsening, questions are being asked about Israel's ultimate goal.

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas carried out military operations east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during which 25 Israeli troops were killed or wounded.

Israel’s ability to continue its military onslaughts is dependent on a sophisticated international funding system.

The Israeli military has issued new evacuation warnings for central Gaza, an area where ground operations have been rare.

The families of the remaining hostages in Gaza said they were “shocked and alarmed” to learn Monday that the Israeli military has expanded its operation to Deir al-Balah, a city where

The Israeli military has launched a ground operation on Monday in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, sending in tanks a day after dropping leaflets on neighbourhoods advising people to evacuate.

The World Health Organization say that their staff residence in Deir al Balah, Gaza, has been attacked three times by the IDF after Israeli military entered the premises.

The report comes amid a deepening starvation crisis in Gaza and less than a week after the killing of more than 85 Palestinians by Israeli forces at a food aid checkpoint. Newsweek has reached out to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for comment via email and WhatsApp on Saturday.