The United Nations has officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with its experts saying 500,000 people were facing “catastrophic” hunger. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said the famine was entirely preventable,

Here are all the headlines from Israel, Gaza, and the wider Middle East on Thursday, August 21: Gaza City offensive underway Hundreds of thousands of civilians who had sheltered in Gaza City were ordered to evacuate and seek refuge in southern Gaza on ...

Gazans reported heavy bombardment overnight and are scared they will face yet another mass displacement.

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire and release of half the hostages still held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

Details of the operation remain scarce. However, the military says up to 50,000 reservists are set to be mobilized in early September. Here is a round-up of developments in Israel, Gaza and the wider Middle East on Wednesday,

Israel approved new settlements in the occupied West Bank, while its troops have reached the outskirts of Gaza City. The developments raise questions about the viability of a cease-fire proposal.

Her eight-day trip to Israel early in August added clarity to events occurring in a part of the world that has been a major focus of U.S. foreign policy, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak said Tuesday in Minot during a swing through the state.

In many ways, the US-Israel partnership has not shed its Cold-War origins and advanced into the twenty-first century.

The announcement comes as more Israelis want the war to end in a deal that will free the remaining hostages held by Hamas.

Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.

Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law.

Australia’s prime minister responds to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that he is ‘weak’ and has ‘betrayed Israel.’ Photo: Hilary Wardhaugh/Bloomberg News; Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via