The military wing is struggling to pay fighters, while the Gaza government Hamas has long run is cutting services and salaries for police and ministry employees.

Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.

These dire conditions warrant sustained international pressure on Israel to allow trucks with humanitarian aid to enter Gaza immediately and allow this to be distributed through the United Nations (UN).

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday accused the Israeli government of failing to prevent a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and of violating international law by denying aid.

Israel’s stock market has defied the odds to become the strongest performer in the Middle East over the past 22 months of conflict, reaching record highs even as the country navigates multiple wars, political unrest,

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said that her department refused "to allow our digital currency platforms to become safe havens for terrorist financing. ” The US Department of Justice published a forfeiture claim on nearly $2 million in digital currency used to financially support Hamas,

Israel and the United States have withdrawn their delegations from Gaza ceasefire negotiations, citing Hamas lack of good faith in the talks. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the move, saying mediators had made

An Israeli official said the decision to recall the negotiators was made to try and "shake up" the negotiations and put additional pressure on Hamas.

The war in Gaza was triggered on October 7, 2023, when Hamas killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took some 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Since then, Israel's