Hamas has swiftly reestablished its hold over areas from which Israel withdrew, killing dozens of Palestinians it accused of collaborating with Israel.

Heavy rain has hit Gaza's Muwasi tent camp, worsening conditions for residents already struggling with flooding and damaged infrastructure after two years of war.

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out. Officials in Gaza have received “hundreds of pleas for help,

Under the current ceasefire that took effect on Oct 10, Palestinian militants in Gaza have released the remains of 25 hostages held in the territory.

Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a U.N. resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a U.S. effort to pass its own text at the Security Council that would endorse President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan,