The Israeli government has stopped foreign journalists from entering the strip since the start of the war, citing security concerns.

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, Gaza’s lifeline to the outside world.

Two Palestinian boys have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza while collecting firewood, according to their families.

Israel has said that it will reopen the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt within days for travelers on foot, a move that would allow Palestinians who fled the enclave during the two-year war to return home for the first time.

Israelis expressed relief as the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage taken into Gaza, were recovered Monday.

By 2024, the Israel-Hamas war had pushed millions of Gazans into poverty and food insecurity.

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met in Israel on Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as local authorities reported further violence in Gaza.

The FPA filed its petition in September 2024 demanding unfettered press access for foreign journalists to Gaza in the face of the government’s policy allowing only embeds for Israeli journalists, and to a lesser extent for foreign journalists, in which reporters enter specific areas of Gaza with IDF forces.