“I was so, so happy,” said Ibrahim Dremali, a South Floridian from Gaza. Dremali, a religious leader who lives in Tamarac, grew up in the Gaza strip, where many of his family members remain.

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.

The owner of a hotel in Orlando, Florida’s tourist district has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department over discrimination allegations.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is due to take effect from 8.30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Sunday, following final approval of the deal by the Israeli government.

Netanyahu says a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages.

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn’t been reached yet, officials said Monday.

President-elect Trump repeated his warnings that all hell will break loose in the Middle East if hostages kidnapped from Israel and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are not released ... at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. “All hell will break out.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says an aid convoy was shot at by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued Monday, the WFP said it "strongly condemns the horrifying incident on January 5,

Satellite images provide one way to get a sense of the devastating impact of the war on the Gaza Strip. Research released in the U.S. on Thursday estimates 59.8% of all buildings in the territory Gaza likely have been damaged in the war.

An explosion was seen on the Gaza skyline from southern Israel early on Sunday morning ahead of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas which is set to begin, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip.

Qatar, which mediated the agreement, said the cease-fire deal was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.