Israel bombs Gaza and Hamas aims rockets at Israel as top U.S. diplomat departs region. But now-expired truce saw scores of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed.| Los Angeles Times
The recent hostage-for-prisoner swaps between Hamas and Israel have focused attention on the number of Palestinian minors imprisoned by Israel.| Los Angeles Times
This moment in the Israel-Hamas saga can be glimpsed in the fate of two fathers, strangers who share misfortunes brought on by larger powers and are now left to find their way| Los Angeles Times
As the Palestinian militant group Hamas frees more hostages amid a temporary truce with Israel, a harrowing glimpse of captivity in war-torn Gaza emerges.| Los Angeles Times
Hamas' tactics are brutal and shocking, but its goal of ending Israel's occupation is widely shared among Palestinians.| Los Angeles Times
A Times special correspondent in Gaza offers a personal account of living in a place where nowhere feels safe.| Los Angeles Times
The World Food Program issued a statement condemning the violence that erupted in northern Gaza as Palestinians tried to reach a convoy of trucks carrying food.| Los Angeles Times
The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned that airdrops are 'expensive, inefficient and can even kill starving civilians' and won’t reverse the increasing starvation.| Los Angeles Times
Health officials in Gaza say Israeli strikes over the last 24 hours have killed at least 38 people, including a mother and her two children sheltering in a tent.| Los Angeles Times
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Weeks after Hamas militants paraded her nearly naked body, young Israeli festival-goer Shani Louk is confirmed dead. Many families still await news of their loved ones.| Los Angeles Times
A forensic investigator in Tel Aviv works to reassemble remains of victims of Hamas militants, trying to understand the causes of death and the underlying cruelty.| Los Angeles Times
Ongoing coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.| Los Angeles Times