In the early 20th century, another New York mogul eyed control of the area for U.S. and other foreign interests

Mughrabi GAZA CITY, Dec 31 (Reuters) - In the weeks before the Gaza ceasefire on October 10, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives,

Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents for another round of winter rain.

Samir Mansour, a man in his fifties who says he has the soul of a 25-year-old, has ways of getting books to people in besieged buildings, makeshift schools and comfortable homes half a world away. His bookshop in Gaza is known for its customer service.

Winter rain has lashed the Gaza Strip and flooded camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by war try to stay dry in fraying tents.

Talks between President Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu were meant to spark progress on the second phase of a Gaza peace agreement.

Sunset bathed the north of Gaza City in golden light Tuesday evening as Izzat Al-Qawasmeh and his 11-year-old son Mohamed climbed through rubble to the top of a building that once housed hundreds of people.

Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents for another round of winter rain.

Hamas is recruiting teenage fighters during Gaza ceasefire after Israeli forces withdrew in October. This as national security analyst Professor Kobi Michael warns about growing militant control.