by Sarah Leah Whitson On January 1, 2009, Israeli forces killed 16 Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military claimed that the dead were Hamas militants who had been planning an attack on Israeli forces.

The United Nations Security Council on Friday passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict, as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and urged an end to the violence.

By: David A. Andelman The hostage crisis in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976 was a turning point in the history of counter-terrorism. It was the first time that a government had taken the risk of launching a rescue mission to save its citizens from terrorists.

The Israeli military’s bombardment of Gaza has dominated headlines for the past week, but the conflict has also had a devastating impact on Palestinians in the West Bank.

By David S. Wimberley The Middle East is a region where the most seemingly insignificant event can have far-reaching consequences. The assassination of Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyeh in Damascus on February 12, 2008, is a case in point.

Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans Israeli soldiers stand guard at the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on July 16, 2018.

By JONATHAN S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The residents of Gaza are pinning their hopes on a new truce proposal, but they remain skeptical that it will bring an end to the Israeli military offensive that has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians and displaced tens of thousands more.

By JANE PERLEZ Published: October 2, 2004 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip, Oct. 1 - Israeli troops pushed deeper into the Rafah refugee camp on Friday, as the Israeli government continued to debate a plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.