The Latest Breaking News from Gaza Strip

International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel halted deliveries of food, water, fuel and electricity to Gaza’s 2.3 million people and prevented entry of supplies from Egypt. The war has claimed at least 2,700 lives on both sides.

The surprise attack on Israel has brought the militant group back into the spotlight. A Hamas official tells NPR the attack was meant in part to lead to the release of Palestinians in Israeli jails.

Israel's military told the United Nations that all of northern Gaza's population needs to be evacuated in 24 hours, the U.N. said. The order affects a region that is home to about 1.1 million people.

Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006

Israel is committed to destroying the military and governing capabilities of Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, the Israeli prime minister said.

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, measuring 25 miles long and no more than 7 miles wide

The world’s largest ‘open-air prison’ with 2.3 million people is under an intense Israeli bombardment since Saturday.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict was reignited once again on October 7 after a surprise offensive launched by Hamas against Israel. In retaliation, Israel ordered air strikes and a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave. This is a new deadly episode in a conflict that has its roots…

Airstrikes have pounded neighborhoods throughout the night and into Wednesday as Israel stepped up its offensive on the Gaza Strip in response to an unprecedented attack by Hamas

Hamas was founded in 1987 and has controlled Gaza Strip since 2006

At least six Palestinian journalists have been killed in less than a week as Israel shells Gaza.