This comes as Israel has vowed to seize large parts of the Palestinian territory to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages, 24 of whom are believed to be alive.

Israel announced Saturday that its military has completed the establishment of a new security corridor in the Gaza Strip, effectively taking full control over Rafah.

The announcement came after Netanyahu’s defense minister said that Israel would seize large areas of Gaza and add them to its so-called security zones.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel is establishing a new security corridor across the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas, suggesting it would cut off the southern city of Rafah ...

Israel’s demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old war, freeing scores of ...

Israel has said it has "eliminated" one of Iran's top military commanders. "For the second time in 5 days—the IDF has eliminated Iran's War-Time Chief of Staff, the regime's top military ...

Israel's military spokesman said that the country’s air force has destroyed 120, or about one-third, of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers since the beginning of its confrontation ...

Netanyahu has insisted that controlling the border is critical to Israel’s security. The Egypt-Gaza border in March, before the Israeli military took control of the corridor.

Israel’s defense minister said the military is taking control of significant territory to establish security zones.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is establishing a new security corridor across Gaza. In a statement issued Wednesday, he described it as the Morag corridor.

Israel announced it completed the construction of the new Morag corridor, essentially separating the southern city of Rafah from the rest of the Gaza Strip, further squeezing Palestinians into ...

Israel has also reasserted control over the Netzarim corridor, also named for a former settlement, that cuts off the northern third of Gaza, including Gaza City, from the rest of the narrow ...