The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed during the war.

COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, said in a statement that starting on Sunday a "limited movement of people only" would be allowed through the Rafah crossing, Gaza's main gateway to the outside world.

“I believe in a real democracy, so I believe that it is perfectly acceptable for people to disagree with me,”

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday said that “unconditional” U.S. aid to Israel in its war with Hamas “enabled a genocide in Gaza,” criticism that implicates the Biden administration’s Middle East policy.

Gaza officials said the Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians. Israel said one of its soldiers was critically wounded in the attack by Palestinian gunmen.

President Trump's peace plan for Gaza has been rejected by far-right Israeli officials who want the land for Jewish settlements.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog ended a contentious four-day visit to Australia on Thursday that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community traumatized by a recent antisemitic mass shooting, but also attracted large-scale demonstrations protesting the civilian toll of the Gaza war.