Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.

After 19 months of pounding Gaza, Israel is now under growing pressure from unlikely quarters – some of its closest Western allies.

A pediatrician and mother of 10 is mourning the deaths of nine of her young children after an Israeli airstrike hit their home in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.

Israeli troops "will stay and hold the ground in areas we've already fought for longer," an IDF spokesperson told Newsweek.

Gov't officials have said that once the full-scale ground op. begins, Israel will not withdraw from areas it has entered, even as part of a deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “probably” killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza.

In the years before he was accused of killing two Israeli Embassy employees, the suspect in the fatal shootings was an active participant in Chicago’s left-wing protest scene, speaking out against police violence and a proposed Amazon headquarters.