Gaza strikes
Trump says US backs Israel '100%' over Gaza escalation
The tiny, densely populated enclave's health ministry said among those killed on Sunday were a pregnant woman and a four-month-old baby. The Israeli military...
Israel said around 50 rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave and its air defence systems intercepted dozens of them.
The announcement by Education Minister Naftali Bennett was a dramatic climbdown from his Jewish Home party's earlier threat to leave the coalition if he was not named defence minister.
The flare-up came after a deadly Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip on Sunday that led Hamas to vow revenge.
After a quiet night, Israel’s military told residents in the south they could return to their daily routines.
There was no formal comment from Israel, but an Israeli official who spoke on condition of anonymity denied a cease-fire had been reached.
Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz sidestepped questions on Wednesday on whether Israel had agreed to a ceasefire but said it was not interested in an escalation towards war.
Israeli forces foiled an attempt by the Hamas militant group to rebuild an attack tunnel, the Israeli military said.
The rocket caused no injuries or damage in Sderot, where it landed in a residential area, police said.
Egypt's government has kept its border with the Gaza Strip largely closed since Mohamed Morsi was ousted.
Hundreds of Jews & Arabs gathered in Jerusalem in a show of solidarity against the current violence.
It’s understood two were killed by live fire & 126 wounded during the violence on the Israel-Gaza border.
The Israeli military said it held Hamas responsible for any attacks from Gaza.
The soldiers shot across the border into Gaza after the Palestinians came too close to the Israeli frontier.
A ceasefire last August ended the fighting which killed over 2,000 Palestinians and six Israelis.
United Nations investigators say both sides failed to protect civilians.
The alleged Hamas plot was hatched during the July-August war in Gaza.
More than 2,100 Palestinians were killed during the fighting, most of them civilians and children.
Palestinians and Israelis will today hold talks to cement a ceasefire agreed to by both sides.