US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged top Israeli officials to “capitalize” on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death in order to secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza and bring the war there to a close – but there is little evidence that either of those aims are within close reach.

Israeli forces continued their intense operations inside Gaza after Hamas leader and Oct. 7, 2023 attack mastermind Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight with Israeli forces. The development comes as Israel continues intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip,

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Israel on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war

Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday as they stepped up their operations, preventing critical aid from reaching civilians,

The first aid in two weeks was allowed into northern Gaza following the letter, but the UN's acting humanitarian chief Joyce Msuya described it as a “trickle”. In the letter sent on Sunday, the US expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation and said Israeli actions had contributed to it.

Israeli soldiers sit in a military vehicle near trucks carrying humanitarian aid that wait before making their way to the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at Erez Crossing in southern Israel,

Both candidates are courting Arab American voters, a crucial voting bloc angry over the Biden administration's handling of Israel's war in Gaza.

Vice President Kamala Harris suggested she had a plan if former President Trump does not concede the 2024 election during an interview on NBC Tuesday.