Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Hamas war

For many Israelis and Jews around the world, the horrors committed by Hamas militants during their stunning onslaught on southern Israeli communities is triggering painful memories of a calamity of a far greater scale: the Holocaust.

The Gaza Health Ministry says 2,329 Palestinians have been killed since the latest fighting erupted, making this the deadliest of the five Gaza wars for Palestinians.

Hezbollah involvement in Israel-Hamas war could determine the direction of a battle that is poised to reshape the Middle East.

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts.

BBC News did not report that Ukraine provided weapons to Hamas; a video circulating online was fabricated to look like it came from the news outlet. The United States military is not planning to reinstitute the draft, contrary to claims online. And Bill Gates didn't obtain approval for an "air vaccine" that will be administered without people's approval — a website is misrepresenting a Yale University study that tested an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine on mice, and was not funded or tied to the billionaire philanthropist in any way.

Medics in Gaza are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.

Authorities say a 71-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounded a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war.

Hamas and Israel have both been accused of breaking international law during their latest conflict, and the United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by all sides. But enforcing the law amid the fog of war is difficult. Here's a look at some of the issues.

They range from babies to the elderly. Most are civilians. Israel says at least 199 people taken during the Hamas attack are being held captive in Gaza. Here are some of their stories.

As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge, many ask why neighboring countries don’t take them in. Egypt and Jordan have replied with staunch refusal. Here is a look at what's motivating their stances.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin say the United States is ready to protect American forces or personnel in the Middle East should the Israel-Hamas war escalate as they expect. 

Economic crises are rippling through the countries bordering Israel, raising the threat of a chain reaction from the war against Hamas that further worsens stability in the region.

Israel has announced an expanded ground operation after knocking out communications and creating a near-blackout of information in the Gaza Strip with increased bombardment and artillery fire overnight.

The widening ground offensive came as Israel pounded the territory from air, land and sea. The bombardment knocked out most communications in the territory, but they were slowly being restored early Sunday.

In just 25 days of war, more than 3,600 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza, according to the strip’s health authorities. They were hit by airstrikes, smashed by rockets, burned by blasts and crushed by buildings. 

The Gaza director for UNRWA says the agency is supporting bakeries across Gaza aiming to get bread to 1.7 million people. But, he says, the refrain from people on the street now is “Water! Water!”

When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants' deadly attack on southern Israel, Palestinians say a different kind of war took hold in the occupied West Bank.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, more than 45,000 Ukrainians have sought refuge in Israel, picking up the pieces and finding ways to cope. Then, Israel’s war erupted.

Israel’s offensive has turned much of Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape; the nearly 1 million Palestinians who have fled face unprecedented calamity when they return.

Hamas released 24 of the about 240 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war. Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison.

Plastic chairs as beds. Meals of bread and rice. Hours spent waiting for the bathroom. As former hostages return to Israel after seven weeks of Hamas captivity, information about the conditions of their confinement has emerged.

Israel’s military says it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza in pursuit of Hamas. It has ordered more evacuations in the crowded south, followed by heavy bombardment.

Bethlehem is gearing up for a subdued Christmas without festive decorations in Manger Square. Officials in Jesus’ traditional birthplace have decided to forego celebrations due to the Israel-Hamas war.

Since Hamas operatives crossed into Israel on a killing and kidnapping spree Oct. 7, a society that enjoyed 15 years of calm and prosperity remains haunted by scenes of slaughter. 

The Israeli military campaign against Hamas in Gaza is among the deadliest and most destructive in history, by some measures outpacing Allied bombings of Germany during World War II.

The number of Israeli soldiers wounded in the war with Hamas is growing, a hidden cost of the war that will be felt acutely for years to come. 

The international community overwhelmingly considers Israel’s settlements to be illegal and obstacles to peace by occupying land the Palestinians seek for their state.