With a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas tantalizingly close, families of hostages in the Gaza Strip are afraid to get their hopes up and agonizing over the unknown. “These days are horrible for us,” Yafit Zailer said Wednesday,

A Palestinian report on Wednesday said at least 36 people had been killed as the Israeli military continues to attack the Gaza Strip despite widespread hopes of a ceasefire deal in Qatar. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported dozens of deaths and numerous injuries in new Israeli operations across various parts of the largely destroyed coastal

Negotiators said a deal between Israel and Hamas was closer than ever even as Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continued, killing at least 13.

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza's Deir al-Balah killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded others, medics told Reuters on Tuesday. In a separate strike on a house in Rafah, five people including a woman were killed,

Among the dead were six women and four children, health officials said, as negotiators try to conclude a deal to end the 15-month war.

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including six women and four children, health officials said, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be narrowing in on a ceasefire deal to end the 15-month war and release dozens of hostages.