An Israeli center-left opposition party leader and former general sparked an outcry this week when he made rare criticism of the toll of the war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, "the heartbreaking price of which is paid by children, the elderly, the sick," must end and food must be allowed in.

Per Israeli officials, 93 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, but experts say that is not nearly enough.

Austrian singer JJ, who won this year's Eurovision Song Contest, called in an interview published on Thursday for Israel to be excluded from the 2026 edition in Vienna due to the war in Gaza.Eurovision,

Britain, France and Canada called the Israeli plans for escalation “disproportionate” and “egregious” at a time when the U.N. is warning the population is at risk of famine.

JERUSALEM — The war in the Gaza Strip has reached one of its darkest periods. Israel's blockade of all food and supplies enters its 12th week. The military has launched another major offensive against Hamas, including “extensive” ground operations.

The morning after the shooting of two members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, university protests in Chicago against the Israel-Hamas war continued.

After Israel eased its 11-week aid block this week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Gaza's entire population is at risk of famine.