What should have been a night of peace and worship turned into hours of suffering and freezing temperatures,’ says ...

The first six-week phase of the ceasefire ends on Saturday and negotiations on phase two have barely begun.

Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal with Hamas, rather than begin negotiations over the more politically fraught second stage.

Israel is reportedly seeking a six-week extension to the first phase of the ceasefire. Hamas is opposed to this.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that Israel was prepared to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip 'at any moment' while vowing to complete the war's objectives 'whether through ...