Middle East Conflict

While it's hard to gauge the regime's popularity, one analyst said "there is massive unrest" among large swaths of the population.

The escalating death toll has rocked the U.S.-backed truce and caused Palestinians to say it does not feel like the war has ended.

The limited reopening of the Rafah crossing will allow some foot traffic in and out of the Palestinian enclave.

Aid trucks were photographed entering the crossing over the weekend while dozens of ambulances assembled at the crossing.

The strikes came a day before the Rafah crossing along Gaza's border with Egypt is set to open, marking a major step in the second phase of the ceasefire.

Gaza's Health Ministry has recorded more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on Oct. 10.

Residents of the enclave described desperate conditions as they awaited the reopening of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Hamas remains heavily armed and still holds thousands of rockets and anti-tank missiles and tens of thousands of Kalashnikov rifles, Israeli officials say.

The return of the last hostage remains saw the clock that had presided over a Tel Aviv square since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks finally turned off.

Gaza’s government urged its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the Palestinian technocratic body with U.S. oversight that is meant to exclude Hamas.

The return of Ran Gvili has been seen as the remaining obstacle to opening the Rafah crossing and forward with the next phase of the ceasefire.