Israel & the Palestinians

Jumaa Zawayda didn't know if his home was among those destroyed after Israel ordered thousands to evacuate Jenin.

Mahdawi was among multiple international students and graduates detained after their involvement in the protest movement against the war in Gaza.

Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.

Egyptian and Qatari mediators suggest a truce of up to seven years and a permanent end to the war.

Thirty-six members of the largest body representing Jews in the UK warn "Israel's soul is being ripped out".

Asaad al-Nassasra has been missing since Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in south Gaza three weeks ago.

Israel's defence minister also said it had taken over a "security zone", which separates the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis.

Eighteen months since Omri Miran was taken hostage by Hamas, his wife Lishay still sends family updates, which she hopes he will read one day.