Gaza City

IDF targets senior Hamas terrorist in strike on Gaza City residential building

Israeli officials said they are optimistic Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida was killed in the strike. However, his death has not been confirmed.

 Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida delivers a speech following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025
Einav Zangauker with other hostage families, at Begin Gate in Tel Aviv, August 30, 2025.

'If Matan returns in a bag, I will ensure Netanyahu charged with murder,' Zangauker pledges

Displaced Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee from one area to another within Gaza City, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, August 29, 2025

Israeli evacuation of Gaza City would be unsafe and unfeasible, Red Cross head says

IDF soldiers sit on top of tanks at the Gaza border, August 26, 2025

Seven IDF soldiers wounded by explosive device in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood


Six European foreign ministers condemn Israel's planned Gaza City operation

In the statement, the ministers said that they "condemn the most recent Israeli offensive launched in the Strip and the announcement to establish a permanent presence in Gaza City."

An IDF soldier operates on the outskirts of Gaza City, in northern Gaza, August 27, 2025

Israel to stop humanitarian aid drops in Gaza City in coming days - report

The number of people in the city who must begin evacuating south is around 800 thousand, according to the report.

Palestinians run towards airdropped aid packages, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025

Hamas threatens to kidnap IDF soldiers, warns hostages held in Gaza City combat zones

“We will preserve the lives of the captives to the extent that we can,” the terror group said. “They will remain with our fighters in the places of confrontation, exposed to the same risks.”

Demonstrators block Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv during a protest calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, August 26, 2025

IDF invasion of Gaza City could be on the way, military ends protection for aid groups in area

The special localized ceasefires will still apply to the al-Muwasi area and certain zones in central and southern Gaza.

IDF operates in Gaza, August 29, 2025.

WATCH: Father of Gaza hostage: World must pressure Hamas, not Israel, to release hostages

Ilan, father of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, urges the world to pressure Hamas, not Israel, to secure the release of hostages, speaking out in Tokyo amid growing global tensions.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana flanked by Ilan and Gal Gilboa-Dalal, relatives of Gaza hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 28, 2025.

WATCH: GHF's strategic role in Gaza’s food aid: IDF's new centers push back Hamas influence

The GHF does provide absolute numbers of meals, with those numbers reaching up to around 139 million meals over three months, with an average of around 2.3 million meals per week.

A Palestinian woman carries a box as people seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

IDF strikes terror targets across Gaza Strip as push for Gaza City nears

IDF troops strike targets in Gaza as preparations intensify for a ground assault on Gaza City, Hamas’s main stronghold and command center.

IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, August 28, 2025.

IDF Chief Zamir calls on 'everyone' to enlist, 'contribute their share equally'

Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's comments came amid ongoing discussions regarding how to prevent draft-dodging in Israel's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir (C), Southern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (R), and Gaza Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram (L), in the Gaza Strip, August 27, 2025.

Israel asks global hunger monitor to retract report of famine in Gaza

“The report is deeply flawed, unprofessional, and gravely missing the standards expected from an international body entrusted with such a serious responsibility,” Bar Tal wrote.

 Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 2, 2025

Gaza City evacuation is 'inevitable,' IDF's Arabic spokesman says

Adraee: Every family moving to southern Gaza will receive generous humanitarian aid • 'Vast empty areas' in southern Gaza

Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, August 26, 2025.

Families leave Gaza City after night of Israeli strikes on the city's outskirts

Around half of the enclave's two million people currently live in Gaza City, with several thousand already moved westward, pouring into the heart of the city and along the coast.

A Palestinian child looks on as she sits in a vehicle, at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, August 26, 2025.