Israeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

Deadlocked over Hamas disarmament, the sides should adopt the kind of international guarantees that helped end the Northern Ireland conflict

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The top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is in Jerusalem seeking to advance the ceasefire deal that Israel and Hamas agreed to months ago.

Dozens of boats carrying activists and aid for Palestinians set sail from Turkey’s Mediterranean coast on Thursday in the latest attempt to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza — just weeks after Israel intercepted a previous flotilla and detained two activists.

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Three professors at Emory University have filed a lawsuit claiming the school violated its free speech policies during a 2024 campus protest over the Israel-Hamas war.