Israel faces growing tensions as the Gaza war strains IDF reservists and reignites a fierce debate over Ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, testing Netanyahu’s government and Israel’s unity.

Israel has ordered residents to leave Gaza City, which it says is Hamas’ last stronghold. Hundreds of thousands of people remain there, struggling under conditions of famine.

Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders because they have nowhere safe to go.

Israel's strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha killed a Qatari security official and created diplomatic tensions between Washington and its key Middle East allies.

For decades, wealthy Gulf Arab states cast themselves as oases of stability in a region mired in conflict, building gleaming capitals with fast-growing economies powered by by millions of foreign workers drawn to economic opportunity and a tax-free lifestyle.

After nearly two years of fighting in Gaza, the Jewish state risks becoming a pariah, even among longtime allies.

Rosana Prieto and her village in northwestern Spain have used a major cycling race to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza.

The nearly two-year war in Gaza and the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict are expected to be at the top of the agenda for world leaders at their annual General Assembly gathering starting Sept. 22.