Gaza

A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militant group will head to Egypt on Thursday for dialogue on defusing the escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, an official said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that an Israeli held captive in Gaza is alive, a day after Hamas released a rare video of him.

After three days of fighting, US President Joe Biden welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza-based militants on Sunday