Projectiles fired from Gaza hit Ashdod apartment building, port; military targets terror sites across Palestinian enclave; Hamas says children among dead

Number of fatalities may rise as three-story house in al-Shati camp turns to rubble; military says aircraft strikes rocket-launching sites, two Hamas 'terror squads' in Strip

Air force officer: Operations such as this likely 'make the enemy want to stop... but we will continue to act for as long as necessary'

Official says intensified Israeli bombing campaign on Thursday and Friday likely last blows before agreeing to halt fighting, after Hamas sends signals it's ready to take a break

Netanyahu, Ashkenazi thank Western counterparts; Arab states express criticism -- often highlighting Jerusalem more than Gaza

During massive overnight bombardment, military spokesman tells media that troops had entered Strip, in move that may have been aimed at luring the enemy into a deadly trap

'Nothing justifies terrorist rocket fire from Gaza,' top Vienna diplomat says as EU countries take stand for security of Jewish state amid conflict with Hamas

Palestinian Authority security forces have cracked down on some protests; Hamas’s influence said to be spreading widely in the area, sparking fears that relative calm may not last

Military Intelligence believes group hopes to paint itself as 'defender of Jerusalem'; Israeli strikes on Hamas, Islamic Jihad setting them back for years to come, army assesses

Israel fires tank rounds at rioters who break through fence on Lebanese frontier, set fires near Metulla; protests held across Muslim world