Israel had hunted the architect of the 7 October atrocities for more than a year. A chance encounter in Rafah got him.

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is raising new questions over the course of the war and the fate of hostages still held by the terrorist group, with the U.S. calling on both sides to seize the opportunity to end the fighting,

In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least 15 people, including five children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.