Matthew Doran

The Israeli military says a video it released that claimed to show Hamas-built tunnels underneath a southern Gaza hospital actually show different buildings.

The United States president again floats the idea of taking control of the war-ravaged strip, as part of any rebuilding phase.

Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East is certainly sending shockwaves across the region, as the president outlines his vision for relations between the United States and Arab states.

The US president says he was convinced of the idea after discussions with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The US president says he believes the ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia are "more powerful than ever before".

The 21-year-old has been reunited with his family at the Israeli border after 580 days in captivity.

The militant group's leader makes the announcement on social media, but it's not clear when the release will occur. 

Robert Pether was jailed more than four years ago on what his family says were trumped-up charges, and there are concerns he has now developed lung cancer.

As the total ban on any humanitarian aid entering Gaza stretches into its third month, doctors warn babies are starving in hospitals.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says its ship was attacked by Israeli drones in the early hours of Friday morning and needs urgent repairs so it can continue its journey to break the Gaza aid blockade.

A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slips through Israel's air defence systems, hitting near the country's main airport and leaving some people in the vicinity "lightly wounded".

Dry and windy conditions fanned the flames, forcing motorists on the main highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to abandon their cars and run for their lives.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society paramedic was detained a month ago when Israeli forces opened fired on a convoy of ambulances he was travelling with.

Seven-year-old Ali Faraj Faraj, covered in blood and dust, could be seen crying amongst the rubble of a home in Gaza City. His father and five sisters were killed in the strike on Thursday.

Israel launches air strikes on the Lebanese capital Beirut, targeting what it claims was a Hezbollah missile store in the city's south.

The President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has demanded the militant group free the remaining 59 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and hand over its weapons.

Health authorities in the war-ravaged strip say there are not enough supplies of a vital vaccine for 600,000 Palestinian children, as the Israeli blockade of the strip continues.

Israel Police have been accused of turning Jerusalem's Old City into a "militarised zone" and blocking worshippers from praying over Easter, after violent scuffles broke out near one of Christianity's holiest sites.

Benjamin Netanyahu said recognising a Palestinian state would be a "huge reward for terrorism", after Emmanuel Macron suggested France could take the step in coming months.

With Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu threatening to bomb Iran if it does not restrain its nuclear ambition, the discussions in Oman come at a crucial time. 

The Israeli government says it is preventing supplies from entering Gaza to pressure Hamas, but doctors argue it is women and children who are being impacted the most.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society releases more video of the moments before Israeli forces opened fire on a convoy of paramedics and emergency workers.

Australia has joined international demands for an independent investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency workers in southern Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire on their convoy. 

The bodies of 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency crews were uncovered in a mass grave last weekend, a week after Israeli forces opened fire on their convoy in southern Gaza

Gaza's health ministry says children are among the dead in an Israeli strike on a UN-run clinic in the strip's north, where people had been sheltering.