Senior Israeli and Syrian ministers met in Paris for four hours on Thursday under the auspices of President Trump's special envoy Tom Barrack and discussed de-escalation of tensions between the countries.

The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.

Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.

At least five Palestinians were killed in central Gaza late Wednesday, according to the morgue at Al Aqsa hospital that received the bodies Thursday in the city of Deir al-Balah.

Budget carrier Wizz Air plans to return to full-capacity in Israel by September as it positions itself as the largest inbound carrier into the country, Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi told Reuters on Thursday.

The aid agency says its buildings in the central part of the territory were attacked after the military targeted Deir al-Balah, which had largely been spared.

The UK government has been urged to prioritise securing the release of a British couple detained in Iran. Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both 52 and from East Sussex, have been charged with espionage, which they deny,

The president opened the door to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. He needs to close it.