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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa070)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza","crawl_time":1772477501,"first_indexed_time":1697038149,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The Israel-Hamas War - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.","Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\nSince Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\nHighlights\nAt These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum\nA fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.\nFebruary 18, 2026\nBy\nDavid M. Halbfinger\nBilal Shbair\nand\nCredit\nGaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire\nIsrael and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024.\nFebruary 2, 2026\nBy\nIsabel Kershner\nand\nBilal Shbair\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nWhat to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza\nThe only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory.\nFebruary 2, 2026\nBy\nEphrat Livni\nCredit\nSamar Abu Elouf for The New York Times\nIsrael Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen\nA local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders.\nJanuary 31, 2026\nBy\nNatan Odenheimer\nand\nFatima AbdulKarim\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nThe Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza\nMore in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza ›\nCredit\nIllustration by The New York Times\nAs Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus\nThe hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.\nOctober 1, 2025\nBy\nLiam Stack\nand\nSaher Alghorra\nCredit\nGazans Are Dying of Starvation\nAfter 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.\nJuly 29, 2025\nBy\nRawan Sheikh Ahmad\nIsabel Kershner\nAbu Bakr Bashir\nand\nSaher Alghorra\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nCredit\nNatalie Naccache for The New York Times\nWounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment\nA recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization.\nSeptember 24, 2025\nBy\nNader Ibrahim\nand\nIsmaeel Naar\nCredit\nIsmaeel Naar\/The New York Times\nPlight of Hostages Held by Hamas\nMore in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas ›\nFreed From Hamas, but Not Captivity\nIn the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.\nOctober 9, 2025\nBy\nAvishag Shaar-Yashuv\nand\nIsabel Kershner\nCredit\nCredit\nDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nCredit\nOfir Berman for The New York Times\nCredit\nDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\nDiplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict\nMore in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict ›\nCredit\nDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nIsrael at War With Itself\nThe longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.\nOctober 7, 2025\nBy\nRoger Cohen\nDavid Guttenfelder\nand\nSaher Alghorra\nCredit\nDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\nCredit\nRina Castelnuovo for The New York Times\nCredit\nThe Oct. 7 Attacks\nMore in The Oct. 7 Attacks ›\nCredit\nAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times\nCredit\nTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\nCredit\nAfif Amireh for The New York Times\nIsrael’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures\nThe highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.\nFebruary 27, 2025\nBy\nIsabel Kershner\nCredit\nTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\nCredit\nSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\nLatest\nSearch\nSettlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land\nFor two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home.\nBy\nAzam Ahmed\nFeb. 23, 2026\nIn Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality\nIsraeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared.\nBy\nIsabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer\nand\nSaher Alghorra\nFeb. 19, 2026\nAdditional results have loaded","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Middle East](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world\/middleeast)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252Fnews-event%252Fisrael-hamas-gaza&asset=masthead)\n\nMonday, March 2, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\nIsrael-Hamas Cease-Fire\n\n- [Conditions in Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-rebuilding.html)\n- [Board of Peace](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-board-of-peace.html)\n- [Draft Gaza Plan](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/10\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-weapons-draft-plan.html)\n- [Israel’s Oct. 7 Failings](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/06\/world\/middleeast\/netanyahu-blame-oct-7.html)\n- [Rafah Crossing Reopens](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/02\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#after-sponsor)\n\n[World](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/world)\n\n# The Israel-Hamas War\n## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\n## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\n\n## Highlights\n1. ### [At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/18\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-schools-peace-curriculum.html)\n   A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.\n   \n   February 18, 2026By David M. HalbfingerBilal Shbair and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/12\/multimedia\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/12\/multimedia\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n2. ### [Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/02\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html)\n   Israel and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024.\n   \n   February 2, 2026By Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair\n   \n   ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/02\/multimedia\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/02\/multimedia\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n3. 1. ### [What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/01\/world\/middleeast\/rafah-crossing-gaza-egypt-israel.html)\n      The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory.\n      \n      February 2, 2026By Ephrat Livni\n      \n      ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/27\/multimedia\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/27\/multimedia\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      CreditSamar Abu Elouf for The New York Times\n   2. ### [Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/31\/world\/middleeast\/israel-strikes-gaza-rafah-reopening.html)\n      A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders.\n      \n      January 31, 2026By Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim\n      \n      ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31\/multimedia\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31\/multimedia\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#after-mid1)\n\n## [The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza)\n[More in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza)\n\n1. [We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/10\/06\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-loss.html)\n   \n   We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive?\n   \n   October 9, 2025By Vivian YeeLauren LeatherbySamar Abu EloufBilal ShbairIyad AbuheweilaAbu Bakr Bashir and Aaron Boxerman\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/world\/gaza-voices-promo\/gaza-voices-promo-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditIllustration by The New York Times\n2. [As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/01\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-city-exodus-aid.html)\n   \n   The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.\n   \n   October 1, 2025By Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/26\/26visualUploader-90198-cover\/26visualUploader-90198-cover-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n3. [Gazans Are Dying of Starvation](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-starvation.html)\n   \n   After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.\n   \n   July 29, 2025By Rawan Sheikh AhmadIsabel KershnerAbu Bakr Bashir and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/07\/24\/multimedia\/24gaza-promo-pcgm\/24gaza-promo-pcgm-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n4. [Relief, Grief and Pain as Gaza’s Wounded Are Flown to Safety](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/24\/world\/middleeast\/evacuation-flight-gaza-abu-dhabi.html)\n   \n   Hungry and injured passengers on a medical evacuation flight showed the toll of nearly two years of bombardment.\n   \n   September 24, 2025By Ismaeel Naar\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/22\/multimedia\/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj\/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditNatalie Naccache for The New York Times\n5. [Wounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/middleeast\/100000010375764\/evacuation-flight-gaza-injured.html)\n   \n   A recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization.\n   \n   September 24, 2025By Nader Ibrahim and Ismaeel Naar\n   \n   ![Members of the Ladawi family on the plane.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/08\/29\/multimedia\/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq\/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditIsmaeel Naar\/The New York Times\n\n## [Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas)\n[More in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas)\n\n1. [Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/06\/world\/middleeast\/emily-damari-hostage-israel.html)\n   \n   In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again.\n   \n   October 9, 2025By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Isabel Kershner\n   \n   ![Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/11\/multimedia\/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg\/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n2. [In Israel, Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack Is Quiet but Inescapable](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/07\/world\/middleeast\/october-7-anniversary-israel.html)\n   \n   The somber milestone comes with peace talks underway, hostages from the Hamas-led attack still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever.\n   \n   October 7, 2025By David M. Halbfinger\n   \n   ![Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/07\/multimedia\/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh\/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n3. [Trump Calls on Israel to Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Agrees to Parts of Cease-Fire Plan](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-hamas-israel-cease-fire.html)\n   \n   President Trump said he believed Hamas was “ready for a lasting peace” after the militant group offered to release hostages and discuss the U.S.-led peace proposal.\n   \n   October 3, 2025By Katie Rogers\n   \n   ![Displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip last week.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/03\/multimedia\/03dc-prexy-qkhj\/03dc-prexy-qkhj-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n4. [They Have Waited Two Years for the Hostages. These Are Their Rituals.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/05\/opinion\/israel-gaza-hostages-october-7-anniversary.html)\n   \n   Families of captives in Gaza find private ways to stay connected to their loved ones.\n   \n   October 6, 2025By Ofir Berman and Sarah Wildman\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/multimedia\/06wildman-promo-bjzl\/06wildman-promo-bjzl-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditOfir Berman for The New York Times\n5. [Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Are on the Brink of a Hostage Deal](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/04\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-trump-netanyahu.html)\n   \n   Both sides have reacted positively to a United States proposal for a cease-fire, but many details remain to be ironed out, including whether Hamas will disarm.\n   \n   October 4, 2025By Aaron BoxermanNatan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon\n   \n   ![Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/04\/multimedia\/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf\/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#after-mid2)\n\n## [Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas)\n[More in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas)\n\n1. [Optimism on Trump’s Gaza Plan, but No Guarantees. Here’s What to Know.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/04\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-trump-gaza-deal.html)\n   \n   Israel and Hamas said they will work with President Trump’s proposal to end the Gaza war. But persistent sticking points could derail a diplomatic breakthrough.\n   \n   October 6, 2025By Aaron Boxerman\n   \n   ![Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war against Hamas in Gaza.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/04\/multimedia\/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg\/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n2. [Gaza Peace Talks Take Place Just Ahead of 2nd Anniversary of Oct. 7](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/06\/world\/middleeast\/israel-gaza-hamas-peace-talks.html)\n   \n   As Israelis brace for a day of mourning and commemoration, negotiators for Israel and Hamas met with mediators in Egypt to hash out an end to the war.\n   \n   October 6, 2025By Ephrat Livni\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/multimedia\/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv\/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n3. [Israel at War With Itself](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/05\/world\/middleeast\/israel-challenges-gaza-war.html)\n   \n   The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.\n   \n   October 7, 2025By Roger CohenDavid Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/03\/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover\/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n4. [Recognition or Not, a Palestinian State Seems More Remote Than Ever](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/22\/world\/middleeast\/palestinian-recognition-israel.html)\n   \n   Even before the war in Gaza, negotiations failed to produce peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.\n   \n   September 22, 2025By Aaron Boxerman\n   \n   ![A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/22\/multimedia\/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb\/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditRina Castelnuovo for The New York Times\n5. [The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/30\/world\/middleeast\/palestinian-state-recognition-maps.html)\n   \n   France, Luxembourg, Malta and Andorra are the latest to recognize a Palestinian state.\n   \n   September 22, 2025By Ashley Wu\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/07\/30\/multimedia\/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index\/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index-square640-v3.png?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n\n## [The Oct. 7 Attacks](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-oct-7-attacks)\n[More in The Oct. 7 Attacks ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-oct-7-attacks)\n\n1. [Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/13\/world\/middleeast\/israel-oct-7-palestinians-trial.html)\n   \n   Israel has extensively documented the 2023 Hamas-led assault and is believed to be holding at least 200 Palestinians suspected of involvement. Not one has been charged or put on trial.\n   \n   August 13, 2025By Johnatan Reiss\n   \n   ![Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/06\/06\/world\/00int-israel-prosecutions-top\/00int-israel-prosecutions-top-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times\n2. [In Oct. 7 Report, Israeli Security Agency Puts Some Blame on Netanyahu Government](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/04\/world\/middleeast\/israel-oct-7-attack-shin-bet.html)\n   \n   The Shin Bet said that it had disregarded intelligence from Gaza about a planned Hamas raid, but also that government policies may have emboldened the militants to attack.\n   \n   March 5, 2025By Ephrat Livni\n   \n   ![Ashkelon, Israel, moments after a rocket siren was sounded on Oct. 7, 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/03\/04\/multimedia\/04israel-report-htkw\/04israel-report-htkw-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\n3. [How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/18\/world\/europe\/israel-hamas-oct-7.html)\n   \n   With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.\n   \n   January 20, 2025By Erika Solomon\n   \n   ![Palestinians celebrating in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after news of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel emerged on Wednesday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/18\/multimedia\/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg\/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditAfif Amireh for The New York Times\n4. [Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/world\/middleeast\/israel-military-hamas-oct-7.html)\n   \n   The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.\n   \n   February 27, 2025By Isabel Kershner\n   \n   ![Israeli soldiers on patrol in Sderot, Israel, the day after the Hamas attack in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/27\/multimedia\/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw\/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\n5. [Hamas Official Expresses Reservations About Oct. 7 Attack on Israel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/24\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-official-interview-attack-israel.html)\n   \n   Mousa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’s foreign relations office, said he would not have supported such an attack on Israel had he known of the devastation it would wreak on Gaza.\n   \n   February 24, 2025By Adam Rasgon\n   \n   ![Hamas militants during the handover of three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/24\/multimedia\/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv\/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#after-mid3)\n\n- ## [Latest](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel)\n- [Search](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel)\n\n1. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/01\/multimedia\/01a2_insider-gaza-wedding-vmkb\/29a2_insider-gaza-wedding-vmkb-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   Times Insider\n   \n   [Sharing a Love Story That Stretched Across Gaza’s Closed Border](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/01\/insider\/gaza-wedding-love.html)\n   \n   A young Palestinian couple met just before the war. For a weddings reporter at The Times, their marriage was a chance to capture a glimpse of joy.\n   \n   By Sadiba Hasan\n   \n   March 1, 2026\n2. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/28\/multimedia\/28iran-Netanyahu-01-lzhb\/28iran-Netanyahu-01-lzhb-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   news analysis\n   \n   [Netanyahu Takes His Shot at Regime Change in Iran](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/28\/world\/middleeast\/netanyahu-regime-change-iran.html)\n   \n   The United States and Israel have declared their war aim as paving the way for a popular uprising against the government in Tehran.\n   \n   By David M. Halbfinger\n   \n   Feb. 28, 2026\n3. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/28\/multimedia\/28columbia-ice-vlzj\/28columbia-ice-vlzj-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [A Tale of Two Seasons at Columbia, and Two Responses to Student Arrests](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/28\/nyregion\/columbia-student-ice-arrest.html)\n   \n   When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.\n   \n   By Troy Closson, Sharon Otterman and Luis Ferré-Sadurní\n   \n   Feb. 28, 2026\n4. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/28\/multimedia\/cul-berlinale-fallout-wmvj\/cul-berlinale-fallout-wmvj-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Are Germany’s Top Cultural Events Becoming Impossible to Run?](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/27\/arts\/berlin-film-festival-tricia-tuttle-israel-gaza.html)\n   \n   A dispute over free speech at the Berlin Film Festival around Israel’s actions in Gaza, and rumors of the festival director’s firing, raised broader worries about Germany’s cultural landscape.\n   \n   By Thomas Rogers\n   \n   Feb. 27, 2026\n5. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/26\/multimedia\/26int-Israel-Shinbet-vglm\/26int-Israel-Shinbet-vglm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/26\/world\/middleeast\/israeli-agent-smuggling-gaza.html)\n   \n   The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza.\n   \n   By Natan Odenheimer\n   \n   Feb. 26, 2026\n6. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/26\/multimedia\/26xp-albanese-bvmq\/26xp-albanese-bvmq-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/26\/us\/francesca-albanese-lawsuit-trump-sanctions-israel-gaza.html)\n   \n   The family of Francesca Albanese, a critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, asked a court to void the Trump administration’s sanctions against her.\n   \n   By John Yoon\n   \n   Feb. 26, 2026\n7. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/23\/multimedia\/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm\/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/23\/world\/palestinian-west-bank-settlers-displacement.html)\n   \n   For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home.\n   \n   By Azam Ahmed\n   \n   Feb. 23, 2026\n8. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/21\/multimedia\/21cul-verlinale-winner-vptk\/21cul-verlinale-winner-vptk-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Political Drama ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/21\/movies\/berlinale-film-festival-winners.html)\n   \n   The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, “Salvation,” took the runner-up prize.\n   \n   By Thomas Rogers\n   \n   Feb. 21, 2026\n9. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/19\/multimedia\/19dc-prexy-02-fwqg\/19dc-prexy-02-fwqg-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Trump’s Board of Peace Promises Billions for Gaza, With Few Details](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-board-of-peace.html)\n   \n   At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith.\n   \n   By Michael Crowley\n   \n   Feb. 19, 2026\n10. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/19\/multimedia\/19dc-scene-top-gzkv\/19dc-scene-top-gzkv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    White House Memo\n    \n    [With a Golden Gavel and a Threat to Iran, Trump Launches His Board of Peace](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/us\/politics\/trump-board-of-peace-meeting.html)\n    \n    The first gathering of President Trump’s alternative to the United Nations is a manifestation of a Trump World Order.\n    \n    By Shawn McCreesh\n    \n    [Leer en español](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/es\/2026\/02\/20\/espanol\/estados-unidos\/trump-junta-paz-inauguracion.html \"Read in Spanish\")\n    \n    Feb. 19, 2026\n11. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/19\/multimedia\/19cul-berlinale-politics-bmfp\/19cul-berlinale-politics-bmfp-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [A Festival Tried to Focus on Film. Politics Stole the Spotlight.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/movies\/berlin-film-festival-politics.html)\n    \n    Reporters’ attempts to draw stars into debates about Gaza and other highly charged topics have threatened to overshadow the movies at the Berlin Film Festival.\n    \n    By Thomas Rogers\n    \n    Feb. 19, 2026\n12. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/19\/multimedia\/19int-iran-ukraine-gaza-01-zhkf\/19int-iran-ukraine-gaza-01-zhkf-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [The Three Conflicts Witkoff and Kushner Are Trying to Solve This Week](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/world\/europe\/witkoff-kushner-iran-ukraine-israel.html)\n    \n    Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant.\n    \n    By Steven Erlanger\n    \n    Feb. 19, 2026\n13. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/19\/multimedia\/19int-gaza-bop-promo\/19int-gaza-bop-promo-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/19\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-rebuilding.html)\n    \n    Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared.\n    \n    By Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer and Saher Alghorra\n    \n    Feb. 19, 2026\n14. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/18\/multimedia\/18int-un-gaza-peace-bckj\/18int-un-gaza-peace-bckj-square320-v3.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [U.N. Security Council Meets on Gaza, a Day Before Board of Peace Gathering](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/18\/world\/middleeast\/security-council-israel-gaza-board-peace.html)\n    \n    Amid criticism over the board’s structure and broad mandate, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. defended the board, saying “a new way” was needed to address the situation in Gaza.\n    \n    By Farnaz Fassihi\n    \n    Feb. 18, 2026\n15. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/18\/world\/middleeast\/2026-02-18T183623Z_1568734244_RC2FOJA716FZ_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-RAMADAN\/2026-02-18T183623Z_1568734244_RC2FOJA716FZ_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-RAMADAN-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    TimesVideo\n    \n    [Muslims in Gaza Observe Ramadan Amid Fragile Cease-Fire Deal](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/middleeast\/100000010721237\/gaza-ramadan-israel-hamas.html)\n    \n    Muslims in Gaza broke their fast for the start of Ramadan on Wednesday. The holy month began amid a fragile cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.\n    \n    By Jorge Mitssunaga\n    \n    Feb. 18, 2026\n16. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/17\/multimedia\/17gaza-talks-01-lhtq\/17gaza-talks-01-lhtq-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/17\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-board-of-peace-disarmament.html)\n    \n    The direct talks last week came as officials urgently try to find a breakthrough on the issue of Hamas’s weapons, fearing the cease-fire in Gaza could collapse.\n    \n    By Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon\n    \n    Feb. 17, 2026\n17. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/12\/multimedia\/12Gaza-Funds-01-jqlv\/12Gaza-Funds-01-jqlv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Said to Have Raised First Pledges for Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/13\/world\/middleeast\/board-peace-pledges-gaza.html)\n    \n    The United Arab Emirates and the United States have each committed more than \\$1 billion to President Trump’s new international initiative, officials said.\n    \n    By Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer\n    \n    Feb. 13, 2026\n18. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/14\/multimedia\/12CUL-PEN-AMERICA-qbgm\/12CUL-PEN-AMERICA-qbgm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [PEN America Names New Leadership After Gaza Fallout](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/12\/arts\/pen-america-new-ceo-gaza.html)\n    \n    After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as co-chief executives.\n    \n    By Jennifer Schuessler\n    \n    Feb. 12, 2026\n19. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/11\/multimedia\/11met-hot-girls-SWAP2-zwtv\/11met-hot-girls-SWAP2-zwtv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [‘Hot Girls for Zohran’ Co-Founder Floated Conspiracy Theories About Israel](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/11\/nyregion\/kaif-gilani-hot-girls-zohran.html)\n    \n    Kaif Gilani was fired from Brad Lander’s House campaign after his social media history, which included praise for Hamas and virulent attacks on the police, emerged.\n    \n    By Nicholas Fandos\n    \n    Feb. 11, 2026\n20. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/11\/multimedia\/11int-theworld-asia-nl-top-kjlw\/11int-theworld-asia-nl-top-kjlw-square320-v2.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n    \n    [A Crucial Step in Trump’s Gaza Plan](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/10\/world\/trump-gaza-hamas-disarm-ukraine-epstein.html)\n    \n    Persuading Hamas to give up its weapons is the “linchpin of everything” in the president’s plan.\n    \n    By Katrin Bennhold\n    \n    [Leer en español](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/es\/2026\/02\/11\/espanol\/mundo\/plan-paz-gaza-hamas.html \"Read in Spanish\")\n    \n    Feb. 10, 2026\n\nPage **1** of **10**\n\n1. 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Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\n## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire.\n\n## Highlights\n1. ### [At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/18\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-schools-peace-curriculum.html)\n   A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.\n   \n   February 18, 2026By David M. HalbfingerBilal Shbair and\n   \n   ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/12\/multimedia\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/12\/multimedia\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt\/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n2. ### [Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/02\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html)\n   Israel and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024.\n   \n   February 2, 2026By Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair\n   \n   ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/02\/multimedia\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/02\/multimedia\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm\/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n3. 1. ### [What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/01\/world\/middleeast\/rafah-crossing-gaza-egypt-israel.html)\n      The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory.\n      \n      February 2, 2026By Ephrat Livni\n      \n      ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/27\/multimedia\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/27\/multimedia\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk\/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      CreditSamar Abu Elouf for The New York Times\n   2. ### [Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/31\/world\/middleeast\/israel-strikes-gaza-rafah-reopening.html)\n      A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders.\n      \n      January 31, 2026By Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim\n      \n      ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31\/multimedia\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31\/multimedia\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh\/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp)\n      \n      CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n\n## [The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza)\n[More in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza)\n\n1. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/world\/gaza-voices-promo\/gaza-voices-promo-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditIllustration by The New York Times\n2. [As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/01\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-city-exodus-aid.html)\n   \n   The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading.\n   \n   October 1, 2025By Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/26\/26visualUploader-90198-cover\/26visualUploader-90198-cover-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n3. [Gazans Are Dying of Starvation](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/24\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-starvation.html)\n   \n   After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine.\n   \n   July 29, 2025By Rawan Sheikh AhmadIsabel KershnerAbu Bakr Bashir and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/07\/24\/multimedia\/24gaza-promo-pcgm\/24gaza-promo-pcgm-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n4. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/22\/multimedia\/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj\/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditNatalie Naccache for The New York Times\n5. [Wounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/middleeast\/100000010375764\/evacuation-flight-gaza-injured.html)\n   \n   A recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization.\n   \n   September 24, 2025By Nader Ibrahim and Ismaeel Naar\n   \n   ![Members of the Ladawi family on the plane.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/08\/29\/multimedia\/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq\/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditIsmaeel Naar\/The New York Times\n\n## [Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas)\n[More in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas)\n\n1. 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These photos show her learning to be alive again.\n   \n   October 9, 2025By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Isabel Kershner\n   \n   ![Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/11\/multimedia\/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg\/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n2. ![Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/07\/multimedia\/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh\/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n3. ![Displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip last week.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/03\/multimedia\/03dc-prexy-qkhj\/03dc-prexy-qkhj-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n4. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/multimedia\/06wildman-promo-bjzl\/06wildman-promo-bjzl-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditOfir Berman for The New York Times\n5. ![Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/04\/multimedia\/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf\/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n\n## [Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas)\n[More in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas)\n\n1. ![Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war against Hamas in Gaza.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/04\/multimedia\/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg\/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n2. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/06\/multimedia\/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv\/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n3. [Israel at War With Itself](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/05\/world\/middleeast\/israel-challenges-gaza-war.html)\n   \n   The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself.\n   \n   October 7, 2025By Roger CohenDavid Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra\n   \n   ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/10\/03\/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover\/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditDavid Guttenfelder\/The New York Times\n4. ![A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/22\/multimedia\/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb\/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditRina Castelnuovo for The New York Times\n5. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/07\/30\/multimedia\/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index\/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index-square640-v3.png?auto=webp)\n   \n   Credit\n\n## [The Oct. 7 Attacks](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-oct-7-attacks)\n[More in The Oct. 7 Attacks ›](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/issue\/world\/2024\/10\/21\/the-oct-7-attacks)\n\n1. ![Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/06\/06\/world\/00int-israel-prosecutions-top\/00int-israel-prosecutions-top-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times\n2. ![Ashkelon, Israel, moments after a rocket siren was sounded on Oct. 7, 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/03\/04\/multimedia\/04israel-report-htkw\/04israel-report-htkw-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\n3. ![Palestinians celebrating in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after news of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel emerged on Wednesday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/01\/18\/multimedia\/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg\/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditAfif Amireh for The New York Times\n4. [Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/27\/world\/middleeast\/israel-military-hamas-oct-7.html)\n   \n   The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.\n   \n   February 27, 2025By Isabel Kershner\n   \n   ![Israeli soldiers on patrol in Sderot, Israel, the day after the Hamas attack in 2023.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/27\/multimedia\/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw\/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times\n5. ![Hamas militants during the handover of three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/24\/multimedia\/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv\/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv-square640.jpg?auto=webp)\n   \n   CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times\n\n- ## [Latest](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel)\n- [Search](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/news-event\/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel)\n\n1. ![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/23\/multimedia\/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm\/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n   \n   [Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/23\/world\/palestinian-west-bank-settlers-displacement.html)\n   \n   For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. 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Boilerpipe Text	Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. Highlights At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters. February 18, 2026 By David M. Halbfinger Bilal Shbair and Credit Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire Israel and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024. February 2, 2026 By Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory. February 2, 2026 By Ephrat Livni Credit Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. January 31, 2026 By Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza More in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza › Credit Illustration by The New York Times As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading. October 1, 2025 By Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra Credit Gazans Are Dying of Starvation After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine. July 29, 2025 By Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Isabel Kershner Abu Bakr Bashir and Saher Alghorra Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times Credit Natalie Naccache for The New York Times Wounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment A recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization. September 24, 2025 By Nader Ibrahim and Ismaeel Naar Credit Ismaeel Naar/The New York Times Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas More in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas › Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again. October 9, 2025 By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Isabel Kershner Credit Credit David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times Credit Ofir Berman for The New York Times Credit David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict More in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict › Credit David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times Israel at War With Itself The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself. October 7, 2025 By Roger Cohen David Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra Credit David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Credit Rina Castelnuovo for The New York Times Credit The Oct. 7 Attacks More in The Oct. 7 Attacks › Credit Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times Credit Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Credit Afif Amireh for The New York Times Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later. February 27, 2025 By Isabel Kershner Credit Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times Credit Saher Alghorra for The New York Times Latest Search Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home. By Azam Ahmed Feb. 23, 2026 In Devastated Gaza, Grandiose Peace Plans Clash With Reality Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed about 600 people since a cease-fire began, according to health officials in the territory. Many displaced Palestinians are still living in tents. And there are some 60 million tons of war debris to be cleared. By Isabel Kershner, Adam Rasgon, Aaron Boxerman, Natan Odenheimer and Saher Alghorra Feb. 19, 2026 Additional results have loaded
Markdown	[Skip to content](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#site-content)[Skip to site index](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#site-index) Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation Search [Middle East](https://www.nytimes.com/section/world/middleeast) [Log in](https://myaccount.nytimes.com/auth/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252Fnews-event%252Fisrael-hamas-gaza&asset=masthead) Monday, March 2, 2026 [Today’s Paper](https://www.nytimes.com/section/todayspaper) Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire - [Conditions in Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/world/middleeast/gaza-rebuilding.html) - [Board of Peace](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-board-of-peace.html) - [Draft Gaza Plan](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/middleeast/hamas-weapons-draft-plan.html) - [Israel’s Oct. 7 Failings](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/middleeast/netanyahu-blame-oct-7.html) - [Rafah Crossing Reopens](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html) Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#after-top) Supported by [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#after-sponsor) [World](https://www.nytimes.com/section/world) # The Israel-Hamas War ## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. ## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. ## Highlights 1. ### [At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world/middleeast/gaza-schools-peace-curriculum.html) A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters. February 18, 2026By David M. HalbfingerBilal Shbair and Saher Alghorra ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/12/multimedia/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/12/multimedia/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 2. ### [Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html) Israel and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024. February 2, 2026By Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/02/multimedia/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/02/multimedia/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 3. 1. ### [What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/middleeast/rafah-crossing-gaza-egypt-israel.html) The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory. February 2, 2026By Ephrat Livni ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/27/multimedia/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/27/multimedia/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSamar Abu Elouf for The New York Times 2. ### [Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-rafah-reopening.html) A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. January 31, 2026By Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/31/multimedia/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/31/multimedia/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#after-mid1) ## [The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza) [More in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza) 1. [We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/10/06/world/middleeast/gaza-loss.html) We kept wondering: Did they find their missing relatives? Were they even still alive? October 9, 2025By Vivian YeeLauren LeatherbySamar Abu EloufBilal ShbairIyad AbuheweilaAbu Bakr Bashir and Aaron Boxerman ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/world/gaza-voices-promo/gaza-voices-promo-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) CreditIllustration by The New York Times 2. [As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/middleeast/gaza-city-exodus-aid.html) The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading. October 1, 2025By Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/26/26visualUploader-90198-cover/26visualUploader-90198-cover-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 3. [Gazans Are Dying of Starvation](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html) After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine. July 29, 2025By Rawan Sheikh AhmadIsabel KershnerAbu Bakr Bashir and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/24/multimedia/24gaza-promo-pcgm/24gaza-promo-pcgm-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 4. [Relief, Grief and Pain as Gaza’s Wounded Are Flown to Safety](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/world/middleeast/evacuation-flight-gaza-abu-dhabi.html) Hungry and injured passengers on a medical evacuation flight showed the toll of nearly two years of bombardment. September 24, 2025By Ismaeel Naar ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/22/multimedia/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) CreditNatalie Naccache for The New York Times 5. [Wounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010375764/evacuation-flight-gaza-injured.html) A recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization. September 24, 2025By Nader Ibrahim and Ismaeel Naar ![Members of the Ladawi family on the plane.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/08/29/multimedia/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditIsmaeel Naar/The New York Times ## [Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas) [More in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas) 1. [Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/world/middleeast/emily-damari-hostage-israel.html) In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again. October 9, 2025By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Isabel Kershner ![Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/11/multimedia/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 2. [In Israel, Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attack Is Quiet but Inescapable](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/world/middleeast/october-7-anniversary-israel.html) The somber milestone comes with peace talks underway, hostages from the Hamas-led attack still in Gaza, more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and Israel more isolated than ever. October 7, 2025By David M. Halbfinger ![Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/07/multimedia/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 3. [Trump Calls on Israel to Stop Bombing Gaza After Hamas Agrees to Parts of Cease-Fire Plan](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/us/politics/trump-hamas-israel-cease-fire.html) President Trump said he believed Hamas was “ready for a lasting peace” after the militant group offered to release hostages and discuss the U.S.-led peace proposal. October 3, 2025By Katie Rogers ![Displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip last week.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/03/multimedia/03dc-prexy-qkhj/03dc-prexy-qkhj-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 4. [They Have Waited Two Years for the Hostages. These Are Their Rituals.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/israel-gaza-hostages-october-7-anniversary.html) Families of captives in Gaza find private ways to stay connected to their loved ones. October 6, 2025By Ofir Berman and Sarah Wildman ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/multimedia/06wildman-promo-bjzl/06wildman-promo-bjzl-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditOfir Berman for The New York Times 5. [Netanyahu Says Israel and Hamas Are on the Brink of a Hostage Deal](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-trump-netanyahu.html) Both sides have reacted positively to a United States proposal for a cease-fire, but many details remain to be ironed out, including whether Hamas will disarm. October 4, 2025By Aaron BoxermanNatan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon ![Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/04/multimedia/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#after-mid2) ## [Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas) [More in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas) 1. [Optimism on Trump’s Gaza Plan, but No Guarantees. Here’s What to Know.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/world/middleeast/hamas-trump-gaza-deal.html) Israel and Hamas said they will work with President Trump’s proposal to end the Gaza war. But persistent sticking points could derail a diplomatic breakthrough. October 6, 2025By Aaron Boxerman ![Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war against Hamas in Gaza.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/04/multimedia/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 2. [Gaza Peace Talks Take Place Just Ahead of 2nd Anniversary of Oct. 7](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-peace-talks.html) As Israelis brace for a day of mourning and commemoration, negotiators for Israel and Hamas met with mediators in Egypt to hash out an end to the war. October 6, 2025By Ephrat Livni ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/multimedia/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 3. [Israel at War With Itself](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/world/middleeast/israel-challenges-gaza-war.html) The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself. October 7, 2025By Roger CohenDavid Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/03/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 4. [Recognition or Not, a Palestinian State Seems More Remote Than Ever](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/world/middleeast/palestinian-recognition-israel.html) Even before the war in Gaza, negotiations failed to produce peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. September 22, 2025By Aaron Boxerman ![A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/22/multimedia/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditRina Castelnuovo for The New York Times 5. [The Changing Map of Palestinian Recognition](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/world/middleeast/palestinian-state-recognition-maps.html) France, Luxembourg, Malta and Andorra are the latest to recognize a Palestinian state. September 22, 2025By Ashley Wu ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/30/multimedia/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index-square640-v3.png?auto=webp) Credit ## [The Oct. 7 Attacks](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-oct-7-attacks) [More in The Oct. 7 Attacks ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-oct-7-attacks) 1. [Israel Hasn’t Prosecuted a Single Suspect for the Oct. 7 Attack](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/world/middleeast/israel-oct-7-palestinians-trial.html) Israel has extensively documented the 2023 Hamas-led assault and is believed to be holding at least 200 Palestinians suspected of involvement. Not one has been charged or put on trial. August 13, 2025By Johnatan Reiss ![Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/06/06/world/00int-israel-prosecutions-top/00int-israel-prosecutions-top-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times 2. [In Oct. 7 Report, Israeli Security Agency Puts Some Blame on Netanyahu Government](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/world/middleeast/israel-oct-7-attack-shin-bet.html) The Shin Bet said that it had disregarded intelligence from Gaza about a planned Hamas raid, but also that government policies may have emboldened the militants to attack. March 5, 2025By Ephrat Livni ![Ashkelon, Israel, moments after a rocket siren was sounded on Oct. 7, 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/03/04/multimedia/04israel-report-htkw/04israel-report-htkw-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times 3. [How the Oct. 7 Attacks Transformed the Middle East](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/world/europe/israel-hamas-oct-7.html) With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways. January 20, 2025By Erika Solomon ![Palestinians celebrating in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after news of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel emerged on Wednesday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/01/18/multimedia/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditAfif Amireh for The New York Times 4. [Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/middleeast/israel-military-hamas-oct-7.html) The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later. February 27, 2025By Isabel Kershner ![Israeli soldiers on patrol in Sderot, Israel, the day after the Hamas attack in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/02/27/multimedia/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times 5. [Hamas Official Expresses Reservations About Oct. 7 Attack on Israel](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/world/middleeast/hamas-official-interview-attack-israel.html) Mousa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’s foreign relations office, said he would not have supported such an attack on Israel had he known of the devastation it would wreak on Gaza. 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By Troy Closson, Sharon Otterman and Luis Ferré-Sadurní Feb. 28, 2026 4. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/28/multimedia/cul-berlinale-fallout-wmvj/cul-berlinale-fallout-wmvj-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Are Germany’s Top Cultural Events Becoming Impossible to Run?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/arts/berlin-film-festival-tricia-tuttle-israel-gaza.html) A dispute over free speech at the Berlin Film Festival around Israel’s actions in Gaza, and rumors of the festival director’s firing, raised broader worries about Germany’s cultural landscape. By Thomas Rogers Feb. 27, 2026 5. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/26/multimedia/26int-Israel-Shinbet-vglm/26int-Israel-Shinbet-vglm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Israeli Intelligence Agent Charged in Smuggling Goods Into Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/world/middleeast/israeli-agent-smuggling-gaza.html) The indictment against an agent of the Shin Bet security agency added to a growing list of Israelis accused of exploiting their positions in the security forces to profit from the war in Gaza. By Natan Odenheimer Feb. 26, 2026 6. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/26/multimedia/26xp-albanese-bvmq/26xp-albanese-bvmq-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Family of U.N. Expert Critical of Israel Sues Trump Over Sanctions](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/us/francesca-albanese-lawsuit-trump-sanctions-israel-gaza.html) The family of Francesca Albanese, a critic of Israel’s war in Gaza, asked a court to void the Trump administration’s sanctions against her. By John Yoon Feb. 26, 2026 7. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/23/multimedia/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/palestinian-west-bank-settlers-displacement.html) For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. After another violent incursion over the weekend, his family abandoned their home. By Azam Ahmed Feb. 23, 2026 8. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/21/multimedia/21cul-verlinale-winner-vptk/21cul-verlinale-winner-vptk-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Political Drama ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Top Prize at Berlin Film Festival](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/movies/berlinale-film-festival-winners.html) The film, from the director Ilker Catak, explores political repression in Turkey. Another movie set in the country, “Salvation,” took the runner-up prize. By Thomas Rogers Feb. 21, 2026 9. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/19dc-prexy-02-fwqg/19dc-prexy-02-fwqg-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Trump’s Board of Peace Promises Billions for Gaza, With Few Details](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-board-of-peace.html) At the inaugural meeting of his new organization, President Trump also endorsed a divisive foreign leader and heard an attack on his former prosecutor, Jack Smith. By Michael Crowley Feb. 19, 2026 10. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/19dc-scene-top-gzkv/19dc-scene-top-gzkv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) White House Memo [With a Golden Gavel and a Threat to Iran, Trump Launches His Board of Peace](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-board-of-peace-meeting.html) The first gathering of President Trump’s alternative to the United Nations is a manifestation of a Trump World Order. By Shawn McCreesh [Leer en español](https://www.nytimes.com/es/2026/02/20/espanol/estados-unidos/trump-junta-paz-inauguracion.html "Read in Spanish") Feb. 19, 2026 11. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/19cul-berlinale-politics-bmfp/19cul-berlinale-politics-bmfp-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [A Festival Tried to Focus on Film. Politics Stole the Spotlight.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/movies/berlin-film-festival-politics.html) Reporters’ attempts to draw stars into debates about Gaza and other highly charged topics have threatened to overshadow the movies at the Berlin Film Festival. By Thomas Rogers Feb. 19, 2026 12. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/19int-iran-ukraine-gaza-01-zhkf/19int-iran-ukraine-gaza-01-zhkf-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [The Three Conflicts Witkoff and Kushner Are Trying to Solve This Week](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/world/europe/witkoff-kushner-iran-ukraine-israel.html) Iran, Ukraine and Gaza are in play as the Trump envoys conduct talks on all of them. But progress in each conflict is scant. 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Security Council Meets on Gaza, a Day Before Board of Peace Gathering](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world/middleeast/security-council-israel-gaza-board-peace.html) Amid criticism over the board’s structure and broad mandate, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. defended the board, saying “a new way” was needed to address the situation in Gaza. By Farnaz Fassihi Feb. 18, 2026 15. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/18/world/middleeast/2026-02-18T183623Z_1568734244_RC2FOJA716FZ_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-RAMADAN/2026-02-18T183623Z_1568734244_RC2FOJA716FZ_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-RAMADAN-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) TimesVideo [Muslims in Gaza Observe Ramadan Amid Fragile Cease-Fire Deal](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010721237/gaza-ramadan-israel-hamas.html) Muslims in Gaza broke their fast for the start of Ramadan on Wednesday. The holy month began amid a fragile cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. By Jorge Mitssunaga Feb. 18, 2026 16. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/17/multimedia/17gaza-talks-01-lhtq/17gaza-talks-01-lhtq-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Presses Hamas on Disarmament, Officials Say](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-board-of-peace-disarmament.html) The direct talks last week came as officials urgently try to find a breakthrough on the issue of Hamas’s weapons, fearing the cease-fire in Gaza could collapse. By Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon Feb. 17, 2026 17. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/12/multimedia/12Gaza-Funds-01-jqlv/12Gaza-Funds-01-jqlv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Said to Have Raised First Pledges for Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/world/middleeast/board-peace-pledges-gaza.html) The United Arab Emirates and the United States have each committed more than \$1 billion to President Trump’s new international initiative, officials said. By Adam Rasgon and Natan Odenheimer Feb. 13, 2026 18. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/14/multimedia/12CUL-PEN-AMERICA-qbgm/12CUL-PEN-AMERICA-qbgm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [PEN America Names New Leadership After Gaza Fallout](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/arts/pen-america-new-ceo-gaza.html) After a 16-month search, the free speech group has chosen two longtime employees, Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, as co-chief executives. By Jennifer Schuessler Feb. 12, 2026 19. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/11/multimedia/11met-hot-girls-SWAP2-zwtv/11met-hot-girls-SWAP2-zwtv-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [‘Hot Girls for Zohran’ Co-Founder Floated Conspiracy Theories About Israel](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/nyregion/kaif-gilani-hot-girls-zohran.html) Kaif Gilani was fired from Brad Lander’s House campaign after his social media history, which included praise for Hamas and virulent attacks on the police, emerged. By Nicholas Fandos Feb. 11, 2026 20. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/11/multimedia/11int-theworld-asia-nl-top-kjlw/11int-theworld-asia-nl-top-kjlw-square320-v2.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [A Crucial Step in Trump’s Gaza Plan](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/world/trump-gaza-hamas-disarm-ukraine-epstein.html) Persuading Hamas to give up its weapons is the “linchpin of everything” in the president’s plan. 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Readable Markdown	## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. ## Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war has killed tens of thousands in Gaza, left many people starving and devastated the territory, and the flurry of international diplomacy to bring about a cease-fire. ## Highlights 1. ### [At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/world/middleeast/gaza-schools-peace-curriculum.html) A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters. February 18, 2026By David M. HalbfingerBilal Shbair and ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/12/multimedia/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![Students lining up to enter a classroom at an Academy of Hope school in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, this month. ](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/12/multimedia/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt/12Gaza-schools-01-phjt-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 2. ### [Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/world/middleeast/gaza-rafah-border-crossing.html) Israel and Egypt had disagreed for months about how to resume operations at the Rafah border crossing, which has been largely closed since May 2024. February 2, 2026By Isabel Kershner and Bilal Shbair ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/02/multimedia/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![A medical convoy carrying patients in Khan Younis, Gaza, heading for the Rafah crossing on Monday. The opening of the crossing is expected to expedite the exit of thousands of sick and wounded people waiting for treatment abroad.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/02/multimedia/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm/02Rafah-opening-01-bphm-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 3. 1. ### [What to Know About the Rafah Border Crossing in Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/world/middleeast/rafah-crossing-gaza-egypt-israel.html) The only crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt has reopened. The move will allow residents to leave for medical care or return to homes and families in the territory. February 2, 2026By Ephrat Livni ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/27/multimedia/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/27/multimedia/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk/00int-rafahcrossing-wtk01-photo-cbpk-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSamar Abu Elouf for The New York Times 2. ### [Israel Launches Deadly Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to Reopen](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-gaza-rafah-reopening.html) A local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. January 31, 2026By Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/31/multimedia/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp) ![Palestinians mourning their loved ones after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/31/multimedia/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh/31int-gaza-strikes-qvfh-videoLarge.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times ## [The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza) [More in The Scale of Destruction and Hunger in Gaza ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-scale-of-destruction-in-gaza) 1. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/world/gaza-voices-promo/gaza-voices-promo-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) CreditIllustration by The New York Times 2. [As Israel Pounds Gaza City, an Overwhelming Exodus](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/world/middleeast/gaza-city-exodus-aid.html) The hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanded ground offensive are further straining services, aid groups say. Hospitals are overflowing, water is low and diseases are spreading. October 1, 2025By Liam Stack and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/26/26visualUploader-90198-cover/26visualUploader-90198-cover-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 3. [Gazans Are Dying of Starvation](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/world/middleeast/gaza-starvation.html) After 21 months of devastating conflict with Israel, Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians — the young, the old and the sick — are facing what aid groups say is impending famine. July 29, 2025By Rawan Sheikh AhmadIsabel KershnerAbu Bakr Bashir and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/24/multimedia/24gaza-promo-pcgm/24gaza-promo-pcgm-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 4. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/22/multimedia/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj/00int-gaza-evac-promo-gvwj-square640-v2.jpg?auto=webp) CreditNatalie Naccache for The New York Times 5. [Wounded Gazan Children Flown to Abu Dhabi for Treatment](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000010375764/evacuation-flight-gaza-injured.html) A recent flight to the United Arab Emirates from Israel carried 155 Palestinians in need of medical treatment, most of them children. It was the latest in a string of evacuations facilitated by the Emirates and the World Health Organization. September 24, 2025By Nader Ibrahim and Ismaeel Naar ![Members of the Ladawi family on the plane.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/08/29/multimedia/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq/00int-gaza-evacuation-01-jcpq-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditIsmaeel Naar/The New York Times ## [Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas) [More in Plight of Hostages Held by Hamas ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/plight-of-hostages-held-by-hamas) 1. [Freed From Hamas, but Not Captivity](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/world/middleeast/emily-damari-hostage-israel.html) In the tunnels of Gaza where she was held captive, Emily Damari learned how to survive. These photos show her learning to be alive again. October 9, 2025By Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Isabel Kershner ![Freed From Hamas, but Not CaptivityBack home in Israel, an ex-hostage fights for those left behind.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/11/multimedia/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg/00Israel-hostage-emily-01-wmpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) Credit 2. ![Mourners at a memorial service marking two years since Oct. 7, 2023, in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on Tuesday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/07/multimedia/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh/07Int-oct7-anniversary-01-ztkh-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 3. ![Displaced people in the southern Gaza Strip last week.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/03/multimedia/03dc-prexy-qkhj/03dc-prexy-qkhj-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 4. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/multimedia/06wildman-promo-bjzl/06wildman-promo-bjzl-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditOfir Berman for The New York Times 5. ![Images of Israeli hostages, still held by Hamas inside Gaza, on a banner at a beach in Tel Aviv on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/04/multimedia/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf/04int-gaza-israel-gzlf-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times ## [Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas) [More in Diplomatic Efforts to End the Conflict ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/negotiations-between-israel-and-hamas) 1. ![Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war against Hamas in Gaza.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/04/multimedia/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg/04int-israel-hamas-wtk-ftpg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 2. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/06/multimedia/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv/06int-israel-hamas-talks-mglv-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times 3. [Israel at War With Itself](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/world/middleeast/israel-challenges-gaza-war.html) The longest war of an endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict has come to challenge Israel’s own image and understanding of itself. October 7, 2025By Roger CohenDavid Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/10/03/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover/05int-mideast-israel-video-51927-cover-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditDavid Guttenfelder/The New York Times 4. ![A wall in Jerusalem separating Israeli and Palestinian areas in 2010.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/22/multimedia/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb/22unga-blog-two-state-mwgb-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditRina Castelnuovo for The New York Times 5. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/07/30/multimedia/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index/2025-07-30-palestinian-recognition-index-square640-v3.png?auto=webp) Credit ## [The Oct. 7 Attacks](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-oct-7-attacks) [More in The Oct. 7 Attacks ›](https://www.nytimes.com/issue/world/2024/10/21/the-oct-7-attacks) 1. ![Damage at kibbutz Be’eri, which was a target during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, the deadliest in Israel’s history.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/06/06/world/00int-israel-prosecutions-top/00int-israel-prosecutions-top-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditAvishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times 2. ![Ashkelon, Israel, moments after a rocket siren was sounded on Oct. 7, 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/03/04/multimedia/04israel-report-htkw/04israel-report-htkw-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times 3. ![Palestinians celebrating in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, after news of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel emerged on Wednesday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/01/18/multimedia/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg/18mideast-reshaped-top-fjkg-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditAfif Amireh for The New York Times 4. [Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Failures](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/world/middleeast/israel-military-hamas-oct-7.html) The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later. February 27, 2025By Isabel Kershner ![Israeli soldiers on patrol in Sderot, Israel, the day after the Hamas attack in 2023.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/02/27/multimedia/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw/27-israel-idf-inquiries-01-pljw-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditTamir Kalifa for The New York Times 5. ![Hamas militants during the handover of three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/02/24/multimedia/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv/24mideast-hamas-01-blqv-square640.jpg?auto=webp) CreditSaher Alghorra for The New York Times - ## [Latest](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel) - [Search](https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/israel-hamas-gaza#stream-panel) 1. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/23/multimedia/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm/23israel-westbank-01-tqlm-square320.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) [Settlers Drive a Palestinian Family Off Its Land](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/world/palestinian-west-bank-settlers-displacement.html) For two years, Jewish settlers attacked Rezeq Abu Naim’s land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank at all hours and in all manners. 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