As Israel expands operations in the enclave, Gazans increasingly voice defiance against Hamas, with dissenters risking their lives to demand freedom from the group’s grip.

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment

Unicef has estimated that 50,000 children have been killed or injured since the conflict in Gaza began two years ago.

Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.

The United States has halted entry via visitor visas for individuals from the Gaza Strip until further notice because some organizations involved in obtaining the visas had close ties with Hamas, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.