Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed humanitarian aid organization which accused Hamas of carrying out the assault. Hamas has yet to respond to the allegations.

The group, which has been harshly criticized by the U.N. and other aid providers, said at least five people had died in an attack on one of its buses.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says at least five of its workers were killed and some are feared to be taken hostage following an attack by Hamas terrorists on Wednesday night.

Former commander of the British military forces in Afghanistan tells Arutz Sheva Hamas attacked the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's workers out of desperation as the aid provided to Gazans undermines its rule.

After more than 600 days of war and years of being steered by the brothers Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas has a new leader in the Gaza Strip.

The confirmation of Mr Sinwar’s death changes little in and of itself. Hamas has already appointed a replacement and it has weathered the killings of many of its bosses. But it could shift the balance within the movement’s leadership, formerly dominated by Gazans, just as Israel once again increases pressure on the coastal strip.

As Abu Shabab and his militia continue to fend off the allegations, Basem Naim, Hamas Political Bureau member and spokesperson, asserted that the group had little influence in Gaza, marking an apparent blow to Israel's efforts to challenge Hamas' rule in the territory.

Mahmoud Abbas gave assurances to President Emmanuel Macron of France, who has set conditions for possible recognition of a Palestinian state at a U.N. conference next week.

The Israeli military says it detained Hamas members during an operation in southern Syria. A local TV station in Syria reported that a force of about 100 Israeli troops stormed the southern Syrian village of Beit Jin near the border with Lebanon early Thursday,