Surfers carry their boards into the Mediterranean, warm up on the sand and ride waves off the coast of Gaza City, where the shoreline bears visible damage from the Israel-Hamas war.

AMMAN, Jordan — When Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire earlier this year, it brought into question the fate of militias Israel cultivated during the devastating two-year war as an alternative ruling force in Gaza. Many expected that Hamas — still the dominant force in the Strip — would hunt them down.

Heavy winter rains and strong winds have brought new dangers to displaced Palestinians in a Gaza devastated by Israel.

Members of Gaza’s Civil Defense on Monday said they had recovered the remains of 45 people killed two years ago in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Gaza City.

Two and a half months have passed since Gaza's latest ceasefire took effect, and the supplies being delivered to war-battered Palestinians are once again the subject of fierce debate.

Food security experts said a famine reported in August had been alleviated but that the situation remained dire across the enclave, despite a cease-fire in October and greater flows of aid.

One by one, the soldiers squeezed through a narrow entrance to a tunnel in southern Gaza. Inside a dark hallway, some bowed their heads to avoid hitting the low ceiling, while watching their step as they walked over or around jagged concrete,

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday as more people fled the devastated area, and strikes cut off phone and internet services, making it harder for Palestinians to summon ambulances during the military ...

Palestinian residents reported heavy strikes across Gaza City on Tuesday and Israel’s defense minister said “Gaza is burning” as a new Israeli ground offensive targeted the city. Israel had been pounding the city with airstrikes in the lead-up to the ...

CAIRO, Egypt — Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people overnight in Gaza City, health officials said, as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to leave. The strikes come as Western countries are increasingly fed up with the ...

Lago resort Dec. 29 for a meeting in which the leaders were expected to discuss Iran’s ballistic missile program.