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Palestinians perform burial rites at the mass funeral of people allegedly killed in a November 2023 Israeli strike, in Gaza City, August 4, 2026. (Fathi Ibrahim/Flash90)
August 4, 2026, 9:58 pm
Hamas holds mass funeral for 112 people it says were killed in IDF strike at start of Gaza war
Burial comes after months-long effort to extract victims from rubble; IDF has not commented on specific alleged strike; separately, IDF said tightening policy on Gaza strikes amid pressure from Board of Peace
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and Agencies
Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli military strike that, according to Hamas-run health authorities, killed at least one person in Gaza City, July 9, 2026. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
July 10, 2026, 8:39 am
6 said killed by IDF in Gaza; Israel tries, fails to assassinate Hamas spokesman
Gaza source says Hassem Qassem was not in vehicle when it was struck by drone, bodyguard slain; IDF says strikes this week killed Islamic Jihad commander, Hamas sniper, Oct. 7 terrorist
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Palestinians look for their belongings amid the debris of a collapsed house previously damaged at the Maghazi refugee camp in the central of Gaza Strip on January 5, 2026. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
January 9, 2026, 8:21 am
Hamas says 13 killed by IDF strikes after failed rocket attack from Gaza at Israel
IDF and Shin Bet say strikes ‘precisely’ targeted terrorists and infrastructure in response to attempted attack; terror group’s civil defense agency claims 5 children killed
By ToI Staff and AFP
People use brooms to sweep a road during "We Will Rebuild It Again" campaign, organized by the Gaza Municipality in partnership with the Palestinian NGO Network and the Gaza Chamber of Commerce, on November 15, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
November 20, 2025, 11:33 am
In Gaza, a grueling search for the dead under the rubble
Thousands of bodies remain trapped under ruins of destroyed buildings, according to Hamas authorities; residents say they are trying to extract deceased relatives by themselves
By AFP and ToI Staff
A family sits outside their damaged home, surrounded by the the rubble of neighboring residences, all devastated in the war in Gaza City, Nov.14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
November 15, 2025, 3:12 pm
US: Failure to back UN resolution based on Trump’s Gaza plan is a vote for Hamas, war
Attempt to ‘re-litigate the past will come with a real human cost,’ says US envoy to UN; vote on Security Council resolution to empower International Stabilization Force set for Monday
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and AFP
People walk past a tree that fell due to heavy winds outside the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, November 14, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2025, 11:36 am
12 rescued from cars as first major rains of season cause floods, fire
Lightning strikes tree, apparently igniting nearby electric lines, as part of Tel Aviv light rail shuts down; Hamas urges displaced Gazans to dig drainage channels between tents
By ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders carry their belongings along the coastal road in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, September 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
September 13, 2025, 9:11 pm
IDF says 280,000 Gaza City residents have left; high-rise said used by Hamas hit in strike
Hamas claims far fewer of the estimated one million Gazans living in the city have evacuated ahead of planned ground offensive
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Relatives mourn over the bodies of Manal Abd Rabbo and her sister Fatima, who were among 13 people, including two women and eight children, reported killed in an Israeli strike while waiting to receive nutritional supplements at a Project Hope-run medical clinic in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 10, 2025, 4:24 pm
Gaza officials say 8 children among 13 killed in strike IDF says targeted Hamas Oct. 7 terrorist
IDF says it’s probing reports of civilian casualties in incident that appears to hit medical clinic; footage shows bodies of women and children lying in pools of blood amid dust and screaming
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan, Agencies and ToI Staff
Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal, who the IDF says is part of Hamas's military wing, speaks to reporters at the site of a strike on the Safad School in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, September 1, 2024. (STRINGER/AFPTV/AFP)
June 8, 2025, 12:47 pm
IDF: Records prove spokesman for Gaza Civil Defense is ‘active terrorist’ in Hamas
Documents show a request to transfer individuals working in civilian agencies to military duties, among them Mahmoud Basal, who is widely quoted in international media
By Emanuel Fabian
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