As the long-awaited ceasefire comes into effect, here’s a look – in 6 graphics – at what Gaza is like after 15 months of war.

For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington's support for its ally, and the two also discussed Iran and Israeli hostages in Gaza,

It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May.

Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,

A leader of an Israeli activist organization that was accused of disrupting the flow of aid into Gaza and subsequently sanctioned by the Biden Administration expressed her relief Tuesday that President Donald Trump had rescinded the policy.

Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days before they were expected to return to their home areas in accordance with the timeline of a ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas.

"Talks will start in two weeks on the second phase, with discussions to address three main points: a full withdrawal of the Israeli military from Gaza, a permanent ceasefire in the enclave and the exchange of all hostages for Palestinian prisoners,